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New initiative to enhance Kerry’s food and drink reputation
TASTE THE ISLAND: Over 50 businesses and individuals attended Fáilte Ireland’s 'Taste the Island' workshop in the Great Southern Hotel on Thursday. Pictured were: Mike O’Sullivan (Randles Hotel), Ciara O’Callaghan (Dromhall Hotel), Cyrille Durand (Dromhall Hotel), Katie Graham (Sol Y Sombra) and Tracey Coughlan (Fáilte Ireland). Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan
Over 50 businesses and individuals from Kerry attended Fáilte Ireland’s ‘Taste the Island’ workshop in the Great Southern Hotel on Thursday.
This was part of a series of workshops taking place across Ireland over the next number of weeks to develop a programme of food and drink experiences that can be included in the ‘Taste the Island’ initiative.
The new initiative will showcase Ireland’s world-class food and drink culture across the island of Ireland from September to November by providing visitors with access to authentic food and drink experiences, high quality local ingredients and world class Irish food and drink produce.
“The range and quality of food and drink businesses and experiences that we met at the workshop here in the Great Southern Hotel in Kerry are really world class and have the potential to drive a lot more tourists to this area,” Tracey Coughlan, Fáilte Ireland’s Food Tourism - Strategy and Programmes Manager, said. “We know that there is scope for growth around food and drink for tourists and aligned with our world-famous seascapes and landscapes, we have an incredibly strong offering to motivate tourists to visit here. What’s really important now is that people submit their proposals outlining what they are going to do for ‘Taste the Island’ for what’s shaping up to be chock full season of food festivals and events all showcasing our world class produce."
To kickstart the new and exciting initiative, Fáilte Ireland have invited businesses and individuals interested in providing tourists with a food or drink experience to attend workshops in their local area.
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