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Rugby cup promotes tourism

Tourism Ireland has announced details of its promotional campaign to leverage the tourism benefits of the upcoming Women’s Rugby World Cup. The announcement was

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made as the Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 Trophy Tour arrived in the Tourism Ireland office in Dublin.

Pictured are Tourism Ireland ceo Niall Gibbons and chairman Joan O'Shaughnessy with the trophy..

Tourism Ireland is urging rugby fans and potential visitors everywhere to come for the games and then stay for the craic – reminding them that, in Ireland, we love our rugby and we’re prepared to be the perfect host for this year’s tournament in Dublin and Belfast. Pool stages kick off on 9 August in Dublin (in UCD) and the finals will be played in Belfast (Queen’s and Kingspan Stadium) on 22-26 August.

Starbucks kiosk

The Starbucks franchisee has boughtthe kiosk at the centre of Ballsbridge.

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Brothers Colum and Ciarán Butler, who run the Starbucks operation in Ireland, are the new owners of the hexagon-shaped kiosk that has traded for decades at the junction of Lansdowne, Pembroke and Northumberland roads.

The island site was originally used as a store by the Pembroke Fire Brigade from 1920 onwards.

Hotel for Gleesons pub

Gleeson’s pub in Booterstown is to be extended into a boutique hotel to capitalise on the acute shortage of guest accommodation in the city.

Proprietor John Gleeson, recently elected as chairman of the Dublin-based Licensed Vintners Association, said entering the hotels sector has become an attractive option for some suburban publicans seeking growth, as pubs’ traditional reliance on under-pressure alcohol sales continues to wane.

Gleeson’s, which was opened by the family on the current site in the 1950s, is expected to invest about €1.6 million in the scheme, which will add about 16 bedrooms above the existing, extensive food and beverage facilities.

The existing restaurant will be reconfigured to incorporate a lobby for the hotel. Gleeson’s is expected to compete in the mid-to-upper range of the market, with larger rooms than is usual in the city.

Castles theme at workshop

Fáilte Ireland is working with local tourism businesses across Ireland’s Ancient East, including Kilkenny, on a Visitor Experience Development Plan focusing on the rich heritage

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associated with our castles, conquests and Vikings.

The first meeting took place in Hotel Kilkenny and brought together over 50 interested parties from Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Louth, Meath, Tipperary, Waterford Westmeath and Wexford, to help position Ireland’s Ancient East as the most enjoyable, engaging and accessible cultural experience in Europe.

Pictured at the workshop were Triona Mahony, Munster Vales, Jayne Sutcliffe, Tipperary County Museum, Jenny DeSaulles and Eamonn McEneaney, Waterford Treasures.

Guilbaud grows profit

Accounts for the Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud company , Becklock Ltd, show that accumulated profits at the business increased by €210,458, going from €564,531 to €774,989 in the 12 months to the end of last August.

The company's cash reserve during the year increased more than four-fold, from €371,419 to €1.479m.

Last year, the restaurant closed for three months for renovations.

The project involved a new kitchen and the business did not increase the number of tables beyond the existing 20.