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Pastry Chef Audrey Cahatol

Tourism Careers Instagram Take Over

Tour Guide Pat Liddy Walking Tours

Restaurant Manager Robert Bowe

Wedding Planner Dean Coyne

General Manager Denyse Campbell

Creative & Marketing Director Richie O'Hara Jnr.

Revenue Manager Finola Twomey

Theme Park Attractions Manager Blathnaid Rock

Activities Instructor Liam Regan

Surfer & Outdoor Activities Instructor Seamus McGolderick

Tourism Careers This is My Office

CEO and Entrepreneur Lorraine Heskin

News

Current Vacancies in the Tourism Industry � 18th November 2025

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Fulfilling Careers: The Pathways to a Career in International Hotel Management

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Current Tourism Industry Vacancies - Monday 29th September 2025

Monday, September 29, 2025

Exciting Live Jobs Open for Applicants in Tourism - Monday 15th September 2025

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Interested in Event Management? Find a Pathway that works for you!

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Teeing Up a Career in Golf Tourism in Ireland

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Discover a Rewarding Career in Ireland�s Flourishing Tourism and Wellness Industry

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Catherine O'Grady Powers, Owner Gleenkeen Farms

Catherine is owner of Glen Keen Farm, one of Irelands largest sheep farms on the Wild Atlantic Way.

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What were the main 'career decision' milestones in your life so far?

From a young age I always had an interest in travel, I would make the trips to Shannon airport annually to pick up our relatives visiting from the states, always loved the buzz of the airport and always had a desire to work in the travel industry. I loved studying French in high school and struck up a pen pal relationship with my dear friend from Paris, whom I visited on many occasions.

I did a business studies course in Limerick and from there had an opportunity to attend an interview with Ryanair, they were recruiting for their reservations teams both in their Dublin and London offices, I was selected for London. Loved life in London, working for Ryanair was a lot of fun and I availed of the tax only air travel around Europe visiting Spain, Greece, Turkey often flying on the jump seats in the cockpit, a fun and carefree life!

When Ryanair decided to decentralise back to Dublin, I was fortunate to land a job with Royal Brunei, an airline owned by the Sultan of Brunei, this was an incredible experience and I started earning 3 times my Ryanair salary! I met my American Husband, Jim who is a Pilot in London and moved to the USA. Home was always pulling at my heart strings and a childhood desire to setup a business on my home-farm had never left my mind.