Choice Talks 007 – Ross Quigley – Quigley Meats

We had the pleasure of talking with Ross Quigley from Quigley Meats about the challenges they face throughout the COVID19 Pandemic. He discusses what COVID19 precautions his staff go through on the daily and how customer safety is an important factor to them.

Choice Talks 006 – Alan Blaney – Bunzl Rafferty

We had the pleasure of speaking with Alan Blaney, General Manager of Bunzl Rafferty about how they had to change how they conducted business and their business model during COVID19. He discuss how they relied more on technology and also moved into the B2C market. He also encourages employers to look after their employees mental […]

Choice Talks 005 – Colm Daly – Flogas

In our latest Choice Talk with spoke with Colm Daly, Bulk Gas Sale Manager at Flogas about how the COVID19 pandemic has impacted the way they do business. Flogas is a leading supplier of both Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LP Gas) & Natural Gas providing thousands of businesses and homes throughout the UK & Ireland with […]

Choice Talk 04 – Erick Thien Tran – Rentokil Initial

In our latest Choice Talk, we talk with Erick Thien Tran, Digital Marketing Manager at Rentokil Initial about the challenges the company has faced during COVID and how they had to adapt their business plan. Learn more about Rentokil Initial here: https://www.rentokil-initial.com/

Level 5 Restrictions – How can FCP help

As of midnight, Wednesday October 21st, all of Ireland was placed on Level 5 Restrictions. Ireland has now returned to a state of lockdown that is similar to March 2020. As these new restrictions would be extremely difficult for most establishments, the Tánaiste indicated that the hospitality sector should come back in a few weeks’ […]

The Future of Irish Pubs

The government’s plan for the future of Irish pubs was distributed to publicans on Sunday morning ahead of the publication of its medium-term plan as to how the country is to “Live with Covid-19”. This radical plan will for the foreseeable future alter the way in which pubs of all kinds, dry and wet, operate […]

What to do – Employee travels during COVID

The Government’s travel ‘green list’ was published on 23 July and includes the countries that are safe to travel to during the pandemic. It was revised on 4 August and now features Estonia, Finland, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Slovakia. With the current surge in global numbers of people affected by the […]

Choice Talks 003 – Brian Bowler, GM, The Montenotte Hotel

In this video we asked General Manager of the Montenotte Hotel, Brian Bowler about the challenges of reopening the hotel during the COVID19 pandemic. We discussed the safety precautions in place, obstacles they had to overcome and the future challenges facing the hospitality sector. To find out more about the Montenotte Hotel visit – https://www.themontenottehotel.com

Choice Talks 002 – Barry Francis talks about reopening ‘The Wilder’

In this video we ask Barry Francis about the challenges of reopening the Wilder hotel during the COVID19 pandemic. We discuss the safety precautions made, obstacles overcome and future challenges in for the hospitality sector. To find out more about the Wilder Townhouse visit – https://www.thewilder.ie/en/

COVID19 Response Plan

With the HSA role now ensuring workplaces are following the Return to Work Safely Protocol (the “Protocol”). In recent weeks, the HSA has outlined the key questions an inspector may ask during a workplace inspection. Here are four key questions that may be asked during a COVID19 workplace inspection: Has a Covid19 response plan been […]