Category: Venue Spotlight

Russell Campbell has been talking to Eugene and Carole McKenna about their ambitious plans for re-development at two of Ballymena’s most recognisable venues… The Grouse

Jenny Curran and her partner, Tony O’Neill have turned their shared obsession with the virtues of a truly healthy lifestyle into a thriving hospitality business

Intro: Everybody says nice things about the Bull and Ram, the audacious Ballynahinch eatery that represents Derry chef, Kelan McMichael’s first proprietorial foray into the

Patrick Magee had little experience of the hospitality trade when he opened Havana in Belfast city centre in 2013. Last year, however, he and business

There’s been a hostelry of one shade or another near the crossroads at Ballyward in rural County Down for generations – and always with the

David Edwards believes that his bright new coffee shop in Lisburn Square is ideally placed to exploit what he sees as a lack of healthy-eating

Bringing with it a whiff of 19th century New York, The Five Points is an unpretentious and promising addition to the burgeoning entertainment line-up on

Rachel Eastwood has been working in the licensing trade for most of her life. Best known as the licensee of Derry’s Grand Central Bar, she’s

The Balmoral has been a constant of the hospitality scene in Warrenpoint for many decades, but following a recent investment by its owners, it has

Intro: Budding entrepreneur, Peter Ringland (26) and his younger brother, Ben, are among the latest in a new generation of restaurant and hotel operators keen