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New McDonalds for Cork

McDonald’s has opened a new restaurant at a motorway service station in Co Cork.

The restaurant, which will employ 65 people, is located at the Circle K services at Junction 14 on the M8, just north of Fermoy.

With an initial investment of €2m, it will be operated by franchisee Chris Pim, who also operates McDonald’s restaurants in Kilkenny, Dungarvan and Cashel.

The 65-seater restaurant will feature table service, an indoor digital play table for children and Samsung Galaxy tablets which can be used to surf the web.

Media tour 'Winter Wonderland'

Fáilte Ireland, together with Tourism Ireland, is this week showcasing attractions in counties Dublin, Wicklow, Carlow, Kilkenny and Kildare to a group of US media who are in

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Ireland on a ‘Winter Wonderland’ press trip to experience the countdown to the festive season.

With a combined US audience/readership of nearly 8 million, the group include a freelance journalist for the Hollywood Times, representatives from online media such as GoNOMAD.com and The Daily Meal,The Georgetowner, a weekly regional newspaper in Washington and Creators Syndicate, Carolina magazine, Coast magazine & Social Quarterly.

Liam Campbell, International Publicity Manager with Fáilte Ireland welcomed the group to Ireland, said:

Aileen and Deirdre are 'Thought Leaders'

Aileen O'Brien, founder of O’Brien PR and Donegal hotelier Deirdre McGlonne have .

The ‘Thought Leader’ distinction is the highest accolade the All-Ireland Business Foundation awards and means that the company or individual is recognised as an expert and market leader in their chosen field.

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Beatrice takes Employee title

Beatrice O’ Donoghue from Castleknock, Dublin and receptionist t Sandymount Hotel has been named the Irish Hotels Federation Dublin Employee of the Year.

The IHF began rolling out the Branch Employee of the Year awards scheme to celebrate and recognise exceptional employees who make an outstanding contribution to their workplace. Over 60,000 people are employed by hotels and guesthouses across the country in all areas of operations including food and beverage; catering; accommodation services; reception; leisure centre and spa; facility management; sales and marketing; human resources; IT; management and finance.

Ashling plan rejected

Plans for a multi-million euro aparthotel beside the Ashling Hotel in Dublin, which is owned by Galway's Flannery family, have been refused by An Bord Pleanála whose inspector recommended that the project be approved.

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The Flannerys had sought permission for a nine-storey aparthotel at the site, which would have had 27 self-contained executive suites. They originally sought permission for a 10-storey building that would have had 31 suites.

The project would have involved the demolition of four semi-derelict buildings adjacent to the existing Ashling Hotel.