Author: Joe Kearney

Since its inception, the McKeever Hotel Group’s strategy has always been to invest in smaller, more rural hotels. In July, however, it broke with form

Speciality coffee is evolving its own identity and two of Belfast’s earliest adopters are Ben Craig and Simon Johnston, whose Root and Branch brand is

With Brexit negotiations now underway, there are fears that the any new arrangement which impinges on the free movement of labour across the EU could

At the age of 31, experienced chef, Tim Brunton, faces a new challenge as he helps hotelier, Ken Sharp, establish himself as the new owner

  This year’s Licensed & Catering News Awards will, for the first time, recognise those local bars that work hardest to place themselves at the

Jean-Christophe Novelli (56), the world-renowned French chef who will open his only Irish restaurant at the City Quays hotel in Belfast next year, has told

Dogs are part of the family in around 320,000 homes across Northern Ireland – but is it a good idea to allow owners to bring

It’s been an encouraging year for drinks giant, Diageo and while there may well be uncertainty ahead, Jorge Lopes is keeping a customary cool head…

Ken Sharp’s plans for Bangor’s Boat House restaurant, which he acquired in the autumn of last year, involve a much closer working relationship with near-neighbour,

A rising tide doesn’t always lift all the ships and so it is with the hospitality trade. Colin Neill has been talking to Russell Campbell