Martin Beirne, the Training and Development Manager of the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Galway was awarded the inaugural Irish Hospitality Institute Manager of the Year – Continuous Development Manager at the Irish Hospitality Institute Founders’ Banquet and Hospitality Management Awards 2012, which were presented at the Four Seasons Hotel, Dublin recently.

Martin joined the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa Galway 11 years ago after completing a Diploma in Human Resources Management. He himself is a Master Trainer, training all over Europe, the Middle East and Russia, and has a Diploma in Hotel Management and a Diploma in Human Resource Management.

“At the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Galway, we are all delighted that our friend and colleague Martin has been recognised in this way,” says Micheal Stapleton, General Manager of the Radisson Blu Galway.

“Martin holds a senior management role within the hotel, as the hotel’s trainer, as a certified manual handler trainer and a master trainer for all the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Groups, so he’s a key member of our team. We’re pleased and proud to see his hard work rewarded with this great award,” he added.