DIT student is finalist in Euro-toques Young Chef of the Year Competition

DIT culinary art student, Chris Fullam (on the far right of the above picture), is one of the finalists in the Euro-toques Young Chef of the Year Competition. The competition, run in association with Fáilte Ireland and sponsored by La Rousse Foods, aims to develop Irish cooking and promote Irish cuisine. It's a prestigious competition and Chris faces stiff competition for a prize that includes an all expenses paid stage at two-starred Michelin restaurant, The Square in London.

The final will be held on Sunday November 23rd at a venue in Dublin. The venue has yet to be decided but you can keep up-to-date with the competition by following #youngchef2014 on twitter or liking Euro-toques Ireland on Facebook.

For more information see the article on DIT's News & Events.

Bank holiday and review week

PLEASE NOTE THAT CATHAL BRUGHA ST LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED FROM 5 PM ON FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER UNTIL 9 AM ON TUESDAY 28TH. THE LIBRARY WILL OPEN NORMAL HOURS (INCLUDING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENINGS) FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

National Bread Week

This week is the first ever National Bread Week (13th - 18th October 2014). Events, including tastings and promotions, are taking place in bakeries and shops across the country all week.

One such event took place today (16th October 2014) in DIT Cathal Brugha St when pupils from Rush National School joined DIT students to learn about making barmbracks and milk bread rolls. The event was part of a link up between the DIT and the Flour Confectioners and Bakers Association to highlight career opportunities in the bread sector.

The visit featured on the front page of today's Irish Times. Click here for more on the visit.

Launch of Food Academy Start Programme

The second Food Academy Start Programme was launched by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny at last months National Ploughing Championships.

The Academy, an initiative of Bord Bia, SuperValu and the Local Enterprise Offices, aims to help local food producers grow their businesses and create 150 new jobs. The programme combines training modules and mentoring on growing a food business. It also offers graduate businesses the opportunity to secure their first retail listing with SuperValu stores. 85 food businesses have already benefitted from the first Food Academy Start Programme.

Programmes are currently being run, contact your Local Enterprise Office to find out more.

An article on the programme's relaunch is available on businessandleadership.com.

Euro-toques Ireland Young Chef of the Year Competition

Euro-toques Ireland, the Irish branch of the European food lobby group Euro-toques, is running a competition for Ireland's young chef of the year.

Entrants must be professional chefs aged between 18 and 26. To enter, send an online entry to Euro-toques Ireland with a link to a social media entry on this year's competition theme 'No Chef is an Island'. The entry can be on a blog, microblog, social networking or image sharing site. Entrants will be shortlisted for further stages in the competition.

The last two winners of the competition, Mark Moriarty and Ciarán Elliot, were both DIT students.

The deadline is fast approaching though and entries need to be sent in before 12 noon on 30th September. More information on the competition is available here.

Its term-time again!

As from Monday 15th September, Cathal Brugha St Library returns to term-time hours. These are: Monday to Wednesday: 9am - 9pm. Thursday: 9am - 5.15pm Friday: 9am - 5pm. We will open the following Saturdays from 10am - 5pm.: November 22 and 29, December 6 and 13, April 25, May 2, 9 and 16.

Good advice from DIT lecturer

DIT Cathal Brugha St's own Mary O'Rawe, lecturer in Management and Strategy at the College of Arts and Tourism, has some good advice for students starting college this year.

Mary's recent article in the Irish Independent has lots of tips on how to manage your own study and make the most of your time at college. She also suggests getting help with academic learning from your librarian.

The article is available here.

August Bank Holiday

The library will be closed for the August Bank Holiday on Monday, August 4th.

Opening hours for that week are as follows:

Tuesday - Friday

9:30 - 5:15