Culinary Arts

One of the things I loved about Killybegs is how much time each of the lecturers put into each of the students. I went to study in DIT but halfway through had to pull out. I felt like I was just a number and they didn’t care if I learnt anything or not. Every single lecturer was a pleasure to work with. In Killybegs the lecturers pushed the students and wanted them to succeed in the industry of food and supported them all the way. I think it was definitely the starting point of my career which includes highlights such as; worked in several high end restaurants; author of multiple cookery books; a weekly regular on Virgin Media One television and two series with RTE.

Harvey’s Point Hotel have always had a great rapport with LYIT, its placement students and their graduates. Over the years we have offered work placement opportunities to numerous students from LYIT and found these students to be hard working, committed and interested in all aspects of the hospitality industry. We feel that graduates from LYIT have already had an introduction to the business world outside the classroom, thus bringing their own experience and knowledge to the hotel. We would have no hesitation in recommending recruiting LYIT graduates to other employers.