A Réunion with a difference in Killarney

The team at The Gleneagle pictured welcoming students and teachers from Réunion Island, front, from left, Natalie Arnaud, Tibilip Moulin, Mayline Robinet, Ann-Sophie Masson, Angelique Poudroux, Tea Mezino, Esteban Bernard-Planesse, Aurore Robert, Rohann Abelard, Marc Gonthier and TJ O’Conner, MTU with, at back, Ann O’Leary, Noreen O’Gorman, John Drummond, Jadwiga Surmiak, Sylwia Godzik, John Dolan, Eilis Loughrey and Lynda Conroy from The Gleneagle.
Picture: Don MacMonagle

The team at The Gleneagle in Killarney welcomed students from Réunion Island this week as part of an MTU Erasmus work placement programme.

The visiting students, from the Lycée Professionnel Hôtelier Christian Antou hospitality school, are undertaking a four-week placement across key hotel departments, including housekeeping, food and beverage service and kitchen operations.

More students will arrive in April for traineeships in Killarney, Dingle, Sneem and Kinsale.

Eilis Loughrey, Director of People and Culture at The Gleneagle, said they are delighted to welcome these talented students to join a diverse and dynamic workforce.

“We hope this partnership will provide them with valuable industry experience while also giving our team the opportunity to gain fresh insights and perspectives.”

TJ O’Connor, senior lecturer at MTU said: “This initiative fosters international collaboration and provides valuable industry experience for the next generation of hospitality professionals.”

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