JACK BROSNAN grew up around The Gleneagle. Now he tends the bar at this famous Kerry hotel.
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Have you ever dreamed of running a hotel or hospitality operation? BRYAN DAVERN, General Manager ofThe Dean, tells us about life at the helm of one of Dublin’s hottest hotels and offers advice for building a successful career.
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LORNA HEALION, 22, found a creative outlet in the event and hospitality marketing sector. The Sales & Marketing Assistant at Dublin’s five star Merrion Hotel tells us what she enjoys most about her role.
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Trying to decide what to do with your life after you finish school is not easy and no one knows this more than ORLA CALLAHAN who changed direction twice before she found her calling in human resources. The HR Manager at the Maldron Hotel Wexford and Clayton Whites Hotel shares her career journey to date and offers some helpful advice for finding the right job – and the best employer – to suit you.
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COLETTE TIERNAN, 22, is working her way up the career ladder in the Sligo Park Hotel, moving from the housekeeping department to the front office, and picking up a Rising Star Award along the way.
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Through tourism, 21-year-old NICOLE LANDY can combine her love of travel with her passion for helping people. The TU Dublin student talks about her course in Tourism Marketing and her part-time role at EPIC, the Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin’s IFSC.
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SHANE HANNON was born in Bermuda and spent his early years in Barbados before moving to his parents’ native Ireland at 10 years of age. Now 23, he has worked around the world, helped by his course at Shannon College of Hotel Management.
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If you like the sound of tourism but you’re not sure about being ‘front of house’ dealing with guests and customers everyday, never fear. There are plenty of jobs where you can work behind the scenes to help power tourism businesses. HELEN LACEY, 22, tells us about her role in the accounts department of the busy Connacht Hotel in Galway.
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Twenty-year-old AMY BRADY has landed her dream job working in Kilronan Castle Hotel & Spa in Roscommon. She reveals why spa therapy is the perfect role for her.
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As a Pastry Chef at Hotel Westport LINDA ROGERS (21) combines her passion for food with a love of business.
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When AIDAN MORONEY was offered an opportunity to work in Bunratty Castle as part of his third year work placement on his Travel & Tourism Management course at IT Tralee, he leapt at the chance to spend 10 weeks as a tour guide in the famous Co Clare attraction.
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An interest in travel attracted ORLAITH GILTINAN into the tourism industry.
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SINEAD DELANEY followed her father into the tourism industry and landed her dream job at Ashford Castle.
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At 21 years of age, GARY BUTTERFIELD is working towards achieving the world’s most prestigious wine qualification.
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ANDREA DONOGHUE is a therapist in Clayton Whites Hotel in Wexford at the Tranquility Spa & Wellness Centre. She explains why she loves working in beauty.
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As General Manager of Ireland’s only theme park, Tayto Park, where you can ride the Cú Chulainn rollercoaster, take a Tayto factory tour, see an exciting collection of mammals and birds and hang out with Mr Tayto, CHARLES COYLE has our idea of a dream job. He reveals what a day at the famous park is like and tells us what kind of skills you need to be a hit in tourism.
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A love of food inspired PATRICK PHILLIPS to become a chef.
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MEGAN ELSEY works as a receptionist at Cork’s four star River Lee Hotel.She tells us about life at the front desk.
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