17th January 2025: Marta Miranda, Food & Beverage Supervisor at The Green, O’Callaghan Collection has been announced as the 2024/2025 Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) Dublin Branch ‘Employee of the Year’.
The announcement was made at an awards reception in the Aloft Dublin City Hotel, where guests gathered to celebrate and recognise 29 nominees from hotels and guesthouses across Dublin who made an outstanding contribution to their workplace.
IHF Dublin Branch Chair, Jonas Treffers said “As Chair of the IHF Dublin Branch, I’m proud to celebrate the people who are the heart of our city’s hospitality. This award honours those ‘Shaping Brighter Futures’ and the Dublin hotels leading the way in fostering talent through innovation and dedication.”
At the event, IHF CEO Paul Gallagher spoke about the importance of recognising today’s nominees for their fantastic contribution to our industry, noting that people are key to the success of our sector and that this does not come about by accident. Every day, thousands of talented and passionate people strive to make Irish tourism a success, ensuring our visitors feel welcome and creating lasting and truly memorable experiences for our guests.
Prior to working at the O’Callaghan Collection, Marta worked in a number of premium vacation locations throughout Europe including Lapland and Zakynthos, where she honed her customer service skills in a range of five-star properties. On joining the O’Callaghan Collection, Marta worked as a receptionist. Marta was selected by The O’Callaghan Collection as their first Operations Trainee Manager with a tailored trainee programme created by the hotel to encourage her development. Marta’s colleagues say that “Marta takes every opportunity to make guests feel special.” The O’Callaghan Collection looks forward to Marta becoming their next Operations Manager at the end of the trainee programme.
Other awards on the night were:
‘Rising Star Award’ to Irina Antal Corbu from the Ashling Hotel Dublin
‘Ground Breaker Award’ to Vannessa Carassimi from Aloft Dublin City Hotel
‘Trailblazer Award’ to Jean Zuluaga from the Talbot Hotel Stillorgan
‘Customer Champion Award’ to Angela Ruth Banaag from The Fitzwilliam Hotel Dublin
‘Visionary Excellence Award’ to Ana Postolachi from the Aspect Hotel Park West
‘Heart of Hospitality Award’ to Sharon Loughran from the Clayton Hotel Liffey Valley
‘Catalyst for Change Award’ to Savannagh Mitchell from the Carlton Hotel Dublin Airport
Margaret Corbett, judge on the evening said “It was an honour to meet such passionate and driven individuals. Their dedication and care for the industry inspires confidence that the future of hospitality is in outstanding hands.”
The IHF Dublin Branch extends its gratitude to the expert judging panel comprised of Margaret Corbett City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Peggy Kim of The Firm, Hospitality Recruitment, who had the difficult job of selecting a winner from the nominees.
The members of the IHF Dublin Branch now wish Marta the very best of luck as she goes on to represent them at the upcoming National IHF Employee of the Year Awards which will be held during the IHF’s Annual Conference at the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney in late February this year.
