WorldSkills Hospitality Finalists

Finalists in the hospitality competitions at WorldSkills 2025 have been announced.

Pictured are Alan McCabe, chief examiner with competitors Robert Murray, Yeshuah O'Brien Bayer, Niamh McGee, Emily Callaghan, Jason Downey and Martin Browne, chief examiner.

This September, from Wednesday 17th to Friday 19th, Ireland’s largest skills event , WorldSkills Ireland 2025, returns to the RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin. The three-day celebration of apprenticeships, skills and careers will inspire young people from across the country as they explore exciting, future-focused career paths and options following secondary education.

WorldSkills Ireland 2025 will welcome over 30,000 senior-level secondary students from more than 300 schools nationwide.

Ahead of the event, 180 students and apprentices from across Ireland have been named as competition finalists, including 11 competing in hospitality-based categories such as Cookery, Craft Butchery and Restaurant Service.

A partnership between Government, Education and Industry, 2025 marks the fifth year of Ireland’s national skills event.

Posted: 02/09/2025 11:56