Events
28th April 2022
Revenue Optimisation in 2022 Webinar
IHI, in partnership with IDEAS hosted a revenue optimisation webinar chaired by President Brian Bowler on Thursday, 28th April. Brian spoke to a panel of hospitality revenue experts.
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9th March 2022
'Diversity & Inclusion; Belonging and why it matters in a Disrupted World' with guest speaker Margot Slattery
Margot shares the importance of promoting and supporting diversity and inclusion in the workplace as an aspect of good management and how to reap the benefits of a diverse workforce.
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1st February 2022
"Building a Healthy Work Culture: Understanding what is Impacting Your Wellbeing at Work"
"Building a Healthy Work Culture: Understanding what is Impacting Your Wellbeing at Work" with guest speaker Fania Stoney.
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25th November 2021
IHI Hospitality & Tourism Professionals Day 2021
Guest speakers: Duncan O'Rourke, CEO Northern Europe at Accor covers Future-Proofing: Initiatives to Combat the Labour Shortages and Bill Walshe, CEO Viceroy Hotel Group shares The Importance of Brand Pride within the Hospitality & Tourism Industry. Each webinar is followed by a Q&A chaired by President Brian Bowler FIHI and Aaron Mansworth FIHI.
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18th October 2021
A Fireside Chat with Francis Brennan FIHI
We were delighted to host a Fireside Chat with hotelier Francis Brennan FIHI
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07/10/2021
"Greening-Up for a Sustainable Future"
Guest speaker Raquel Noboa MIHI, Founder & CEO of Fifty Shades Greener shares how going green can benefit your business. Supported by out Business Partners FREE NOW.
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Staffing challenges in the wake of COVID-19: Talent management strategies and practices.
Wrapping up the summer season, we kicked off the Autumn 2021 series with "Staffing Challenges in the wake of COVID-19: Talent management strategies and practices", with guest speakers Dr Stefan Jooss, Cork University Business School, UCC & Dr Ralf Burbach, School of Hospitality Management and Tourism, TU Dublin.
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11.00 am, 27th May 2021
Hospitality from an International Perspective with STR
View our webinar with guest panelists from across the globe but with Irish roots who shared with us great insight into how they are finding the recovery and re-opening process, the challenges they have faced, what changes they have made and what they have embraced. Our panelists include: Brian Gleeson - GM Radisson Hotel Group Moscow, Mark O Sullivan - Area GM Minor Hotels Bangkok, Matthew Mullan - Cluster GM Hilton Abu Dhabi, Damien O'Riordan - GM Ritz Carlton Sarasota, Florida and Sarah Duignan - STR
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6th May 2021
FDI in Ireland, IDA’s New Strategy & Economic Outlook with guest speaker Martin Shanahan
IHI President Oonagh Cremins FIHI was joined by Martin Shanahan FIHI, CEO of IDA Ireland. Martin spoke to Oonagh about FDI in Ireland and IDA’s new strategy and economic outlook.
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08 March 2021
The Pillars of a Hospitality & Tourism Career
This year we welcomed four guest speakers from across the industry; Catherine Toolan, MD Diageo Irish Brand Homes, Aaron Mansworth, MD, Trigon Hotels Hotels, Helena Rowe Bradley, eCommerce Team Lead, Net Affinity and Jennifer O'Neill Assistant Sales Director, The Marker Hotel.
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Mental Health & Wellness Series Webinar 3 - Bobby Kerr
As a former co-owner & Chairman/CEO of Insomnia Coffee Company, Bobby is no stranger to challenges. Bobby shares his thoughts on how to steer your business through the current environment and remain motivated.
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Mental Health & Wellness Series Webinar 2 - Elbha Purcell
Elbha Purcell M.I.N.D.I is Head of Dietetics & Wellbeing for Aramark Northern Europe. She graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Human Nutrition from Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh in 2001. She went on to achieve a Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics in 2003. Elbha has over 18 years’ experience as a registered dietitian, she holds memberships for the UK Health Professional Council; British Dietetic Association; the Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute; and CORU. As Head of Dietetics & Wellbeing for Northern Europe, Elbha leads a team responsible for the provision of dietetic support to all healthcare units across Ireland and the UK, along with the creation and delivery of health and wellness programmes across the region.
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Mental Health & Wellness Series Webinar 1 - Dani Sheil
Dani is a personal development coach, mindfulness and yoga teacher and Reiki Master. After graduating from Shannon College of Hotel Management in 1993, Dani worked in Hotel management and is very aware of the importance of finding healthy methods to manage anxiety and stress. Her exploration of wellbeing spans 20 years and 4 continents. She has been working since 2001 to inspire people to find direction and clarity in order to live a purposeful, harmonious and joyous life.
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18th February 2021
A Fireside Chat with John Brennan FIHI, Chairman, Armaris Hospitality
John is non-Executive Chairman of leading hotel investment and management group, Amaris Hospitality. He is also Founder and Managing Director of Cloudbrook Partners, a boutique investment and advisory firm that provides advice to investors in the hospitality sector.
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14th January 2021
"Leaning into 2021" 14th January 10.30AM
Tom Mc Dermott is the Managing Director of Agility Hospitality who help Hospitality businesses adopt a "continuous improvement" culture using "LEAN Six Sigma" tools & principals. Before establishing Agility Hospitality, Tom worked Internationally for Starwood, Cunard, Radisson and subsequently Hilton where he led their “continuous improvement” programme called “Operational Excellence” in EMEA. Tom promotes the adoption of the “bottom up” approach to “continuous improvement” by involving front-line team-members to create sustainable win-win solutions for the guest, team-member, and owner.
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2019 IHI Founders Banquet & Hospitality Management Awards
2019 IHI Founders Banquet & Hospitality Management Awards
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29.07.2020
“Leading Your HR Strategy in the Hospitality Industry in Challenging Times”
On Wednesday, 11th March we held a breakfast seminar “Leading Your HR Strategy in the Hospitality Industry in Challenging Times”, in The Mayson Dublin, with guest speaker Caroline McEnery, Managing Director, The HR Suite. The focus was on managing HR strategies in challenging times and topical areas including the Coronavirus.
IHI National Hospitality Business Management Game
Congratulations to the IHI National Hospitality Business Management Game 2020 Winners, TU Dublin School of Hospitality Management & Tourism. The game was held on March 1st & 2nd at the Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport. The Game was followed by another successful Student Seminar. Amie Kinsella, Charbel Yazbeck, Sarah Kenny, Dylan Leon and Ina Bivol.
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President's Dinner
The President's Dinner honoring Matthias Muller took place on Friday, April 12th at The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. Thank you to all who attended this very special evening.
2019 IHI Founders Banquet and Hospitality Management Awards
CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR’S IHI HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT AWARD WINNERS AND FELLOWS HONOURED AT OUR ANNUAL FOUNDER’S BANQUET On Thursday 28th November we welcomed over 500 industry colleagues to our annual IHI Founder’s Banquet and Hospitality Management Awards where we celebrated the invaluable contributions of four new enrolled fellows and honoured excellence with exceptional winners across 13 categories. Rewarded in recognition in their role, their capability, technical skills and their ability to demonstrate continuous professional development coupled with the energy and innovation they bring to their role. Click on the link below for full list of winners.…
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Netaffinity Podcast Series
Our Patron partners, Netaffinity are presenting a series of webinars and relevant content which is available on their website. The site also includes a section with their new podcast series, which we will be updated weekly and new episodes will also be available every week.
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Lessons from Top to the World Breakfast Seminar
On Thursday,17th October 2019, the IHI held a Breakfast Seminar with guest speaker John Burk, MD Armada Hotel, at Shannon College of Hotel Management. It was a great opportunity to meet and network with industry colleagues and the next generation of young managers in our industry.
2019 IHI Annual Conference
The IHI Annual Conference, Think Different took place on Friday, May 17th at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Dublin. Thank you to all who attended.
Fellows & Patrons Evening
Our Fellows & Patrons evening was held on November 3rd at Dromoland Castle. It was an exceptional evening with delicious food and absolutely superb service.
Oonagh Cremins is elected President of the IHI
On Friday, May 17th, outgoing President Matthias Muller FIHI, handed over the Presidential Chain of Office to incoming President Oonagh Cremins. As well as becoming the IHI President Oonagh also received Fellowship of the Insitute.
GPTW Breakfast Seminar - Dublin
On May 30th, we were delighted to partner with the Great Place to Work Institute who have been working with organisations around the globe helping build Great workplace cultures.
Breakfast Seminar
The IHI were delighted to partner with the Great Place to Work Institute who shared best practices from Ireland's best workplace hotels. The seminar was held on the 2nd of May at the Cork International Hotel.
Mid Summer's Evening
Thank you to all who joined us at The InterContinental Hotel, Dublin on Friday, 21st June. We had a fantastic evening at the fabulous Ice Bar.
IHI National Hospitality Business Management Game 2019
The IHI National Hospitality Business Management Game took place on March 3rd and 4th at the Clayton Dublin Airport Hotel. It was an extremely successful event with seven teams competing. Congratulations to the team from Dundalk IT, who included Andrew Reddan, Erin O’Kane, Niall Fretwell and Nicole Murphy.
IHI Summer in the City BBQ
A very special thank you as well to all who joined us for our City Summer BBQ at the beautifully scenic Clubhouse at Luttrellstown Castle and a special thanks to Ivan King and his team, Hugh Murray, Classic Drinks and Brendan Cullinan, Stafford Lynch (San Pellegrino and Acqua Panna . The sun was shining and we could not have asked for a better evening. We hope you all enjoyed it as well!
2018 Fellows Meeting Grangegoreman
A very special thank you to DIT Grangegorman Campus for hosting the IHI College of Fellows Meeting on September 10th.
IHI Annual Conference 2017
The IHI held its Annual Conference at The Guinness Storehouse with keynote speaker Joe Schmidt - Head Coach of the Ireland Rugby Team
