Check out how much fun we had at 2019 CorkGourmetTrail, one of the highlight events of the #MurphysCorkOysterandSeafoodFestival! Please do not hesitate to share and tag friends so all of our lovely attendees can view. Head to the Cork Oyster Festival Facebook to view the whole video.

What a fun time we had on The Trail for the Cork Oyster Festival! Is it time for the #CorkOysterFestival 2020 yet?! We could absolutely use some oysters and pints to get us through this Tuesday.

To echo the sentiments of Neil Prendeville - Happiest of birthdays to our great friends Mike, Mags and the Coqbull team!!! Pure Cork #PureCork #supportlocal

A year after Cork wept about the closing of Liam Ruiséal bookstore, today I watched our postman struggle with the weight of books being imported via #Amazon Walking past our last bookshops. Remember, we shape our cities through our actions, not our words. #shoplocal

Extremely worrying time for restaurants in Ireland 🇮🇪 The Vat increase by Paschal Donohoe for the restaurant sector is crippling many operators. Together we can send a message to all politicians in the forthcoming election. Commit to reducing Vat on food for Restaurants !!

Our asks of all parties and election candidates who will receive our full manifesto shortly. Leo Varadkar Micheál Martin Mary Lou McDonald Eamon Ryan BrendanHowlin #insurancereform #keepvat9 Show your support by Retweeting

Save the date! #CorkOysterFest #CorkGourmetTrail

That’s it, that’s a wrap.. Our wonderful team are all airborne by now.. Our amazing suppliers have been told to expect no orders (Thanks Tim, Dennis, Elaine, Kevin, Dan...😊) Mairead Jacob 🇺🇦 and I are taking time out, together, at home.. See you in a couple of weeks M & R x

“The time for action is now! There have been a large number of restaurant closures around the Island of Ireland, at a staggering rate of one per day." - Adrian Cummins 🇮🇪🇪🇺 Click on the link to read our Top Ten Asks from our GE manifesto bit.ly/2U038PW #GeneralElection2020

Restaurants put VAT cuts at the top of their pre-election menu #GeneralElection2020 #GE2020 bit.ly/37tmFMQ

Dear Catherine Noone, let me introduce you to my son. At 10 years old he designed a computer program to educate people about autism. Far from "wooden and lacking in empathy" he intends to make the world a better place for people like him #autism #GE2020

Breaking Irish Restaurant Owners Launch #COVID19 Crisis Recovery Plan: 9 Point Survival & Recovery Plan 9 out of 10 Restaurants face permanent closure 90% of Restaurants currently Closed in Ireland with 120,000 Jobs at Risk in the months ahead bit.ly/3eQp1JE

Looking forward to launching soon! We have a target of €60k to raise for Marymount Hospice CUH Charity & Cork Simon Community-we will be appealing to individuals, businesses & communities to come together in what will be an exciting and fun challenge for all!Watch this space! #CorkTogether

Dear hospitality industry of Ireland, please contact your local TD or councillors and ask them to back 1m SD for our industry. For cafés, bar, restaurants and hotels. This is about survival. Please Retweet. #saveourindustry Adrian Cummins 🇮🇪🇪🇺 Restaurants Association of Ireland Leo Varadkar Fáilte Ireland

Update - Cork Restaurants Association of Ireland members convey a massive Thank you 🙏 to CEO & Councillors of Cork City Council for waving of street furniture fees for Cafes & Restaurants Also Cork City Council have waved car park fees Next Programme for Government must enhance town / city centres

The events industry is a lifeblood to the tourism and hospitality sector. Today, and everyday, we stand with our industry colleagues #ThisIsWhoWeAre The Metropole Hotel Cork Trigon Hotels Pure Cork Fáilte Ireland #PureCork

Breaking 🔴395 COVID outbreaks in households in last 7 days 🔴2 cases in Cafes / Restaurants 🔴1 case in a Pub 🔴0 in Hotels Hospitality currently in lockdown

Adrian Cummins 🇮🇪🇪🇺 Fáilte Ireland It makes no sense whatsoever - doing everything right and putting all the relevant safe procedures in place - should be allowed to have a Least 15 ppl inside or else do it on square footage of each premises. The Safety Charter serves no purpose

Thank you to An Taoiseach Micheál Martin for his time this morning on our Cork Chamber call. In particular, I’d like to acknowledge his words about the hospitality industry and the various measures he has taken to try and protect jobs and livelihoods to date. Trigon Hotels

It was an honour & privilege to host Cork Chamber milestone event last year at the hotel. We certainly could not have foreseen what the next year would hold - but, we are resilient and we will prevail. We may be socially distanced but we have never been closer.