Emily Hourican

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Emily Hourican

Hyland made his money in publishing, acquiring the previously Smurfit-owned Business & Finance magazine in 2002, and then the Vincent Browne-founded Magill in 2004. He sold Magill back to Browne in 2017. Over two-plus decades, he developed what was originally a traditional magazine publishing business into something that was very event-focused, including the Dublin Tech Summit.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Emily Hourican

‘Holiday reading’ means so much more than a pulpy beach bonkbusterSummer reading can mean lots of things. For some, it’s a chance to catch up on the “heavyweight” books of the year – three people have told me they’ll be bringing the new Ocean Vuong, The Emperor of Gladness, with them on their holidays this year – for others, it’s a time for the classics, a dip into Finnegans Wake or Crime and Punishment.

3 weeks ago | hospitalityireland.com | Emily Hourican

This article was originally published in the Spring 2025 issue of Hospitality Ireland magazine, in March of 2025. The Moxy Hotel and Residence Inn – part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of hotels and operated by JMK Hospitality Group opened in September 2024. Now Cork hotel manager Roger Russell has been appointed as general manager. He tells Hospitality Ireland about his career so far, and about the dynamic between the two properties.

3 weeks ago | hospitalityireland.com | Emily Hourican

Premium Technology This article was originally published in the Spring 2025 issue of Hospitality Ireland magazine, in March of 2025. The Hospitality Tech Trend Guide 2025 has vital information, clarification and insights for anyone working in the hospitality industry around the ways that AI will transform and boost their business. We hear from Sally Critchlow, Access Hospitality’s head of product, and Calum Towers, product manager at the Access Group, about just some of what lies ahead.

1 month ago | independent.ie | Emily Hourican

Non-fictionThis is a curious book. Even calling it a book is a stretch. Notes to John is “a sort of journal”, according to the introduction to the slim, hardback volume. But only “sort of” because the pieces contained within weren’t intended for Didion’s personal recollections, but rather were addressed to her husband, John Dunne. He is the ‘you’ in these accounts. And remains something of a cypher throughout.