Powerscourt breakfast is a five star dish
POWERSCOURT Resort and Spa was highly commended in the five star category of the 2020 Georgina Campbell Irish Breakfast Awards.
The awards were held in association with Fáilte Ireland and winners were announced last Friday at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin.
Eight businesses across the country were crowned Ireland’s top breakfast venues in categories including five star hotel, B&B and guest house.
The winner in the same category as The Powerscourt was Lough Erne Resort, Enniskillen, with Trump International in Doonbeg also highly commended.
Now in their fourth year, the Georgina Campbell Irish Breakfast Awards celebrate the people and businesses that strive to make the first meal of the day as memorable as any fine dining experience, and with a real sense of place.
Awards founder Georgina Campbell, who is one of Ireland’s foremost food and hospitality writers, believes that breakfast is a food experience that Irish businesses, regardless of size, can do particularly well for their guests and customers. ‘The great thing about being able to offer a hearty Irish breakfast is that you don’t have to be the biggest to be the best and indeed, can be a venue of any size to compete in this important and competitive arena,’ she said.
‘Serving up a good quality breakfast can have a lasting impression on customers. Doing the simplest of things well is enough to encourage a return visit and build a strong reputation for your establishment, regardless of how many people you can seat.’
Celebrity chef Rachel Allen joined Georgina for a Q&A at the awards and said: ‘These awards are unique in that they highlight a meal that is all too often overlooked by business owners as the least important of all their dining options. Not so!
‘Like Georgina, I know what a good quality breakfast can do to enhance the reputation of a business and even a locality.
‘But now, more than ever, we have to focus not only on outstanding service, a warm welcome and delicious Irish produce but sustainability has to be at the heart of everything we do in this industry too.’
Jenny De Saulles, Fáilte Ireland’s Sector Development Director, said: ‘High quality food and dining experiences are an integral part of the tourist experience showcasing the great quality of Ireland’s local produce and the fantastic range of establishments right across the country.’
WICKLOW businesswoman Rosie Cooney was elected as 2020 president of Wicklow Town and District Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber’s AGM which was held on Thursday, February 20. At the same meeting,
Matt Forkin from REA Forkin Estates was elected as vice president. Rosie, who hails originally from Waterford, has been living in Wicklow for the last 30 years .
She has been manager of the AIB in Wicklow for the last two years, having previously worked there for seven years. ‘As a member of the Chamber of Commerce over the past couple of years, Rosie is a long-standing enabler of local business initiatives and events,’ said the Chamber in a statement. ‘She is a strong believer in building relationship with the local community and involving new generations in the future of the community.’
Rosie told Chamber members at the meeting that she wishes to continue Robin Bradley’s legacy in re-energising the Chamber so that it can be inclusive, progressive, and relevant and support its members and the wider community.
She thanked all who had offered their support and paid tribute to outgoing president, Robin Bradley, and the Chamber council for all their hard work and progress made over the past year.