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Montenotte Hotel wins Digital Award

The Montenotte Hotel has been named this year's Digital Marking Transformer montenotte1020

at the annual Cork Chamber awards.

The Digital Marketing Awards recognise the responsive, strategic and creative approaches that businesses are bringing to all digital platforms.

This year's event was held virtually and was presented by Sinéad Kennedy. Chamber President Paula Cogan said that this year has seen digital skills have come to the fore like no other.

Brian Bowler, General Manager of The Montenotte Hotel said their sales and marketing team harnessed their digital platforms and content to build brand awareness, relationships and engage with potential future guests and past visitors of The Montenotte. "I am delighted that our team and their excellent work in the area of Digital Marketing is being recognised with this accolade.”

Pubs carry €2,000 pw overheads

More than a fifth of pubs in Ireland have continuing costs of up to €2,000 a week to sustain while generating no revenue during lockdown, according to new research from the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland . pub

The research, conducted among 1,085 publicans in Ireland last week, reveals that over one fifth (22%) have incurred continuing costs of between €1,000 and €2,000 per week for items such as salaries, salary top-ups, rent and maintenance, among others, during the lockdown.

60% of publicans reveal that government subsidies cover only 20% or less of their costs per month.

TDs to lobby for Shannon support

Independent TDs from across the west of Ireland are calling for a range of urgent State supports for Shannon Airport after Shannon Group updated them on how business TD1020

operations at Shannon Heritage and Shannon Airport have been “decimated” as a result of Covid.

The TDs gave a commitment to Shannon Group to meet with the Taoiseach, Minister for Transport and airline representatives with a number of key requests:

Pictured in the Departures Terminal at Shannon Airport, County Clare, following the meeting are left to right; Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent Group), Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon Galway, Independent Group), Richard O’Donoghue (Limerick County, Rural Independent Group), Noel Grealish (Galway West, Regional Independent Group), Mary Considine (CEO, Shannon Group) and Ray O'Driscoll (Chief Operating Officer, Shannon Group).

Doyle to head BA

Sean Doyle, the Aer Lingus chief executive and chairman, is to become the new chief executive of British Airways. seandoyle

In a statement this morning, IAG - which owns both Aer Lingus and British Airways - said that BA chief executive Alex Cruz is to step down from the role. However, he will remain on as the airline's non-executive chairman.

Meanwhile, Donal Moriarty, chief corporate affairs officer at Aer Lingus, will become the airline's interim chief executive.

A permanent appointment will be announced in due course, IAG said.

Sean Doyle worked at British Airways for 20 years before moving to head Aer Lingus nearly two years ago. He will also take over the BA chairman role after a transition period.

Waterford Arts feast despite Covid

Organisers of the 19-year-old 'Imagine' Arts Festival in Waterford have moved much of their programme away from live performance because of the Covid-19 restrictions but are warearfordarts

promising an online "feast".

The festival takes in three separate events involving traditional music, visual arts and literature and will start on 16 October, with the committee re-arranging the schedule to stay in line with the latest restrictions on gatherings.

The festival chairperson, Jane Keen, said: "In the true Waterford spirit, we have hung on till the last moment in the hope that we would be able to offer people live performances, music and readings to lighten up the dark days of Covid.