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Seán Collender

@presidentrai

Seán Collender, 26th President of the Restaurants Association of Ireland, representing Ireland's Restaurants, Cafés & Gastro Pubs - Term commenced November 2024

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Micheál Ó Cadhain 🇮🇪 Michael Coyne (@coynesgastropub) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I’m driving from one side of Ireland to the other for today’s Hospitality Day of Action protest in Dublin. If you love your Pubs, Restaurants, Gastropubs & Cafés and are in Dublin today please come join us in our protest at 1pm at the Pepper Cannister Church, Upper Mount

I’m driving from one side of Ireland to the other for  today’s Hospitality Day of Action protest in Dublin. 

If you love your Pubs, Restaurants, Gastropubs & Cafés and are in Dublin today please come join us in our protest at 1pm at the Pepper Cannister Church, Upper Mount
Barry Whyte (@barrywhyte85) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hundreds of business owners and workers from the hospitality and retail sectors have turned out for a protest in Dublin. They’ve marched form Mount Street, up by the Department of Finance towards Leinster House were protesters have gathered now. The message from everyone I’ve

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Protestors now listening to speakers from across the sector at a rally outside Leinster House. Paul Lenehan, president of the Restaurants Association said they had been left with no other choice but to protest.

Protestors now listening to speakers from across the sector at a rally outside Leinster House. Paul Lenehan, president of the Restaurants Association said they had been left with no other choice but to protest.
Char Food & Drink (@charfoodguide) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Members of the hospitality industry marched on Leinster House today to demand support for small and medium-sized businesses that are struggling to stay afloat under mounting financial pressure.

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Bhí slua mór ón earnáil fáilteachais agus turasóireachta i mbun agóide i mBÁC faoin easpa tacaíochta, a deir siad atá ar fáil ón Rialtas agus na costaisí arda atá le n-íoc acu. Dúirt an Taoiseach go bhfuil plé ar bun maidir le leasú a dhéanamh ar an gcáin bhreisluacha.

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“We are busy but we are not making any money. We are not going to be millionaires out of it. We just want to be able to pay our mortgages,” RAI Council member, Eimear Killian, said to cheers. irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/1…

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📢 "Let's be clear, this isn't because of a lack of support from the consumer, or a lack of effort on our part - it's because the cost of doing business has spiralled out of control and the Government has refused to take meaningful action to address this." Today, Paul Lenehan,

📢 "Let's be clear, this isn't because of a lack of support from the consumer, or a lack of effort on our part - it's because the cost of doing business has spiralled out of control and the Government has refused to take meaningful action to address this."

Today, Paul Lenehan,
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🚨Breaking Taoiseach ⁦Simon Harris TD⁩ said in the Dail yesterday he has instructed Minister ⁦Peter Burke⁩ to engage with the sectors to review hospitality & retail VAT laws.

🚨Breaking 

Taoiseach ⁦<a href="/SimonHarrisTD/">Simon Harris TD</a>⁩ said in the Dail yesterday he has instructed Minister ⁦<a href="/peterburkefg/">Peter Burke</a>⁩ to engage with the sectors to review hospitality &amp; retail VAT laws.
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👏 Thank you to everyone who participated in the Hospitality Day of Action yesterday! With over 1,800 restaurateurs and hospitality SMEs joining our march and rally to Leinster House, we sent a powerful message to the Government: our industry demands meaningful support. In the

👏 Thank you to everyone who participated in the Hospitality Day of Action yesterday!

With over 1,800 restaurateurs and hospitality SMEs joining our march and rally to Leinster House, we sent a powerful message to the Government: our industry demands meaningful support.

In the
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🚨Restaurants Association of Ireland launches 10-point manifesto🚨 Following last week's rally by the hospitality sector and small business community which was attended by over 1,800 people and in advance of an imminent general election, the RAI has launched a manifesto to fix

🚨Restaurants Association of Ireland launches 10-point manifesto🚨

Following last week's rally by the hospitality sector and small business community which was attended by over 1,800 people and in advance of an imminent general election, the RAI has launched a manifesto to fix
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The Irish Times asked those who own and operate independent hospitality businesses in Ireland to share how things are going for them. The piece makes for incredible reading. Here are some of the responses: - This will be the first year in 58 we’ve not managed to turn a profit

Adrian Cummins 🇮🇪🇪🇺 (@adriancummins) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨Powerful The Irish hospitality sector at breaking point: ‘I feel like I’m neglecting my mental and physical health’ From VAT increases to rising labour costs, business owners talk about sleepless nights over the uncertainty of working in the sector irishtimes.com/food/2024/10/2…

Adrian Cummins 🇮🇪🇪🇺 (@adriancummins) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🙏 One week on from our 'Hospitality Sector in Crisis' Day of Action in Dublin, I want to thank the 1,800 of you who came out to support the cause and to all of you who couldn't make it that have sent messages of support since. [Thank you also to our fantastic MC on the day, Ivan

🙏 One week on from our 'Hospitality Sector in Crisis' Day of Action in Dublin, I want to thank the 1,800 of you who came out to support the cause and to all of you who couldn't make it that have sent messages of support since. [Thank you also to our fantastic MC on the day, Ivan
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Positive words here from Taoiseach Simon Harris TD who says more action will be taken to support restaurants, cafés and other hospitality businesses struggling with the cost of doing business. This rhetoric must be matched with action, however, and the 270,000 people employed in

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A cracking speech from Lord Mayor and FG general election candidate @GeogheganCllr to open our #RAIConference24 this morn. It’s pivotal that we have politicians like James in key positions to support our industry which is heart/soul of towns and cities, including our capital.

A cracking speech from Lord Mayor and FG general election candidate @GeogheganCllr to open our #RAIConference24 this morn. 

It’s pivotal that we have politicians like James in key positions to support our industry which is heart/soul of towns and cities, including our capital.
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Nearly every Political party has referenced a vat reduction or PRSI reduction or both in their manifestos for Business today. Thankfully the Hospitality Representatives kept the focus on the real issues impacting the sector. Manifesto promises must be delivered upon by the next

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We're excited to welcome Seán Collender as the new president of the Restaurants Association of Ireland! Seán, co-owner of the Kinara Group which operates restaurants in Clontarf, Malahide, and Ranelagh began his two-year term as RAI president last week at the Restaurants

We're excited to welcome Seán Collender as the new president of the Restaurants Association of Ireland!

Seán, co-owner of the Kinara Group which operates restaurants in Clontarf, Malahide, and Ranelagh began his two-year term as RAI president last week at the Restaurants
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The Restaurants Association of Ireland 🇮🇪 joins with LVA VFI Irish Hotels Federation ITIC in calling for these measures to be implemented in the Programme for Government so as to support hospitality and tourism

The Restaurants Association of Ireland 🇮🇪 joins with <a href="/LVADublinPubs/">LVA</a> <a href="/VFIpubs/">VFI</a> <a href="/IHFcomms/">Irish Hotels Federation</a> <a href="/Irishtourismind/">ITIC</a> in calling for these measures to be implemented in the Programme for Government so as to support hospitality and tourism