Are you between the ages of 18 and 64 and working in the hospitality or service-based industry? Have you completed cancer treatment within the last three years? If so, we want to hear from you!
Trinity College Dublin would like to invite you to participate in an important research study on returning to work after cancer in the hospitality or service-based industry.
About the Study
All our lives have been touched in some way by cancer. For those with a diagnosis returning to work after cancer treatment can be a challenging journey. Our study aims to understand the unique experiences and challenges faced by individuals in the hospitality and service sectors returning to work after treatment. Your insights will help us develop better support systems and resources for those navigating the transition back to work after cancer.
Who Can Participate?
We are looking for participants who:

• Are between 18 and 64 years old
• Work/Worked in the hospitality or service-based industry
• Returned/planning to return or unable to return to work (due to cancer treatment difficulties) since finishing your cancer treatment
• Have completed cancer treatment within the last three years

What Will Participation Involve?
Participants will be asked to:

1. Complete a short questionnaire about their employment, cancer diagnosis and treatment.
2. Take part in a one-on-one interview to share their personal stories and experience of returning to work.

Why Participate?
By sharing your experiences, you will contribute to valuable research that aims to improve support services and workplace policies for cancer survivors. Your participation will help us create a more inclusive and understanding work environment for everyone affected by cancer and help provide future support services needed to return to work after treatment.
For More Information
If you are interested in taking part in our research or would like more information on our study, please provide your contact details in the link below and a member of the research team will be in touch with you as soon as possible:
 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12yB9DjvS0SLfdq_ezIm-YLfBNFlHyfuFmlj9PAOTyVo/viewform?edit_requested=true
 
Alternatively you can contact TCD researcher:
Hayley Connolly
Phone: 087 1783738/ 01 8961349
Email: [email protected]

2024 European offal championship, taking place this year on November 26th in Paris.
Bord Bia France is supporting the European offal championship organized every year on the rungis market.

This is a friendly competition where chefs from all Europe are invited to come and display their best offal based dishes.

Their support to the competition is a way to show the Rungis meat dealers their appreciation for the work done thorough the year (20000 tons of Irish meat and offal are traded every year including a significant proportion of steak cuts and lamb carcasses). It is also an opportunity to engage with traders and high profile  or high potential chefs.
 
Last year Ireland featured well with 2 Irish candidates including our Irish CIBC member Jospeh Doverman who finished 2nd. The competition is supported this year by Famous chef Nicolas Sale and judged by Chef Joseph Viola.

Bord Bia are now looking for one or two Irish chefs to represent Ireland this year:

• To be selected a candidate must send in advance a photo of the dish and his recipe.
• Any profile is welcome chefs competing are usually young professional, not always head chef.
• Travel and accommodation costs covered
• To apply please email: [email protected]