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JP Kavanagh has been appointed as General Manager at Belmond Grand Hibernian

A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, Kavanagh began his hospitality career at The Connaught, London and has since built up 23 years’ experience in luxury hotels with the majority of his career spent operating hotels in the UK and Ireland. Kavanagh returns to his hometown of Dublin to draw on his specialist knowledge of the destination in preparation of the launch of Belmond Grand Hibernian. He joins Belmond immediately from the Doyle Collection’s Kensington Hotel in London.

Belmond
Dublin, Ireland
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Martin Mangan has been named President at The Irish Hospitality Institute (IHI)

Martin Mangan, general manger at the Conrad Hotel in Dublin, has been appointed president of the Irish Hospitality Institute (IHI) for the next two years. Martin will now oversee the celebrations of the 50th Anniversary of the IHI taking place next year. Martin said a key focus of his term in office will be to ensure membership growth, enhanced partnership and alliances with additional patrons, the continuous development of its membership base with a greater regional spread with a clear emphasis on attracting younger members and re-invigorating the Young IHI. During his term, Martin will focus on "what he sees as the key strategic priorities of the institute, networking, recognition, mentoring and continuous professional development". One key initiative undertaken by the IHI in 2015 is the completion of 'Tourism Insight', its new online transition year programme aimed at showcasing the job opportunities within the industry to school students at an early age.

Hilton
Dublin, Ireland
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Vincent O’Gorman has been appointed as General Manager at The Westbury Hotel

Formally the General Manager of The Kensington Hotel, London, - one of the capital’s finest pied-a-terre hotels offering exceptional comfort, elegance and period charm - it took only 14 months until his forward thinking and ingenuity secured him the position as General Manager for the group’s flagship hotel. Having worked in the hotel industry his entire adult life, Vincent has gained a wealth of experience, expertise and accolades, which have enabled him to make significant contributions towards the success of each hotel he has been involved with. Vincent’s rise to prominence in the hospitality industry is no surprise considering the rate at which he has progressed since starting out in 1994, as a Trainee Manager for The Doyle Hotel Group. Since then, he has played an instrumental role in the pre-opening phases, redevelopment and the achievement of awards for multiple luxury hotels.

Jurys Doyle
Dublin, Ireland
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Sam Shepherd has been appointed as Group HR Manager at Jurys Inn

Sam Shepherd has been appointed Group HR Manger for Jurys Inn reporting into HR Director, Jennifer Lee. Sam has worked in HR for over 15 years mostly within the retail sector. Her most recent role was with Tesco Stores Ltd where she held a Group HR role in the UK. She then took on a project for the company in Malaysia supporting the transfer of over 100 employees from Makro to Tesco in Kuala Lumpur. In 2007 Sam was promoted and moved to Ireland to take up her new role as Head of HR for Retail at Tesco Ireland.

Jurys Inn
Dublin, Ireland
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Knowland Begins Service in Dublin, Ireland

The Knowland Group, a leading provider of business development solutions for the hospitality industry, announced today the beginning of a new international market in Dublin, Ireland. Dublin is one of many new cities across the globe in which hoteliers now have the opportunity to use Readers, the world's most respected hotel reader board service.

Dublin, Ireland