Mayo hotels and guesthouses reps hold inaugural information forum

The IHF’s Fora programme provides a platform for people managers to come together and learn from fellow HR professionals

Human Resource professionals from across hotels and guesthouses in County Mayo recently gathered at Breaffy House Resort in Castlebar for the inaugural Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) Mayo Branch HR Fora.

Part of a national network, the IHF’s Fora programme provides a platform for people managers to come together and learn from fellow HR professionals working in the industry in addition to expert guest speakers.

Declan Heneghan, IHF Mayo Branch Chairperson and General Manager of Knock House Hotel said: “The Fora will facilitate a cross fertilisation of ideas and information around best practice in topics such as training and development, recruitment and career promotions, health and wellbeing, and education, in addition to up-to-date information on innovations and employment legislation.

“It was fantastic to see a wide range of properties represented at our first meeting with a mix of guesthouses and hotels including 3-, 4- & 5-star establishments. The HR Fora provide an exciting opportunity for our HR managers to further develop rewarding workplaces with excellent prospects for skills development and careers.”

The Mayo Branch HR Fora is the most recently established in the countrywide IHF Fora programme, which forms part of the IHF’s wider people development objectives around the group’s Shaping Brighter Futures programme.

Pictured above at the inaugural Irish Hotels Federation Mayo Branch HR Fora at Breaffy House Resort are:

Front row, from left: IHF Mayo Branch Chair, Declan Heneghan, Knock House Hotel; Louise Kelly, The Wyatt Hotel; Karen Kelly, Clew Bay Hotel; Evie Murphy, Great National Hotel Ballina; Breda Walsh, McWilliam Park Hotel; Deirdre Fitzsimons, Irish Hotels Federation and Wilson Bird, Breaffy House Resort.

Back row, from left: Colette Cave, The Mariner Westport; Maureen Carroll, Ashford Castle; Angela Costello, Westport Estate Hotel; Georgina Kilcoyne, Westport Hotel Group; Madeline Dermody, Westport Estate Hotel, Liona Carter, Breaffy House Resort and Niamh Williams, Fáilte Ireland.