• Robert Abela says an international restaurant brand will invest in Malta with Maltese partners.
• The Budget on 26 October will cut income tax again, and energy and fuel subsidies stay.
• Victoria's mayor wants Gozo to win overnight guests ahead of its 2031 culture year.
• An economist notes tourist arrivals rose 16.5% early this year while spending per visitor fell 1.8%.
• A MaltaToday survey puts population growth and traffic at the top of people's worries.
• Vada, a café in Stoneybatter open for about a year, gets 8.5 out of 10 from the Irish Examiner.

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• Dublin City Council approved a restaurant on O'Connell Street, but it may not sell hot food to take away.
• Afternoon visits to Irish food outlets grew fastest in the second quarter, while mornings fell 3.3%.
• Harcourt Developments expects more than €37 million in turnover this year, about 6% more than last year.
• Maltese caterers and the Nationalist Party again asked for VAT on catering to drop to 7%.
• Planners refused tables and chairs in front of the Ġieżu church in Rabat after more than 180 objections.

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• Inspectors closed twelve Irish food businesses in September, mostly for pests and poor hygiene.
• The EU's top court says Dublin Airport's 32 million passenger cap must count when slots are shared out.
• A Kenmare chef cooks lobster and cheese ravioli live on American TV on Friday, with Tourism Ireland.
• Tourists added more than 90,000 people to Malta's population in August 2025.
• A man who demanded a free meal in St Paul's Bay was fined €2,000.

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• Jack Rice of Comet is Euro-Toques Young Chef of the Year, and Aengus Moloney of Aniar is Rising Pastry Chef.
• During the Ploughing, restaurant card spend in Tullamore rose 44% on last year, while pubs fell 27%.
• The Royal Spa Hotel in Lisdoonvarna is for sale at €1.25 million after 46 years with one family.
• SETU Waterford will host the Knorr Student Chef of the Year final on 4 March 2027.
• Malta's Lands Authority gave Piccolo Padre in Sliema 30 days to clear its tables from a public pavement.

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• McDonald's is testing hand-breaded chicken in some Dublin restaurants from mid-October until February.
• The restaurant sector fell from second to fifth place in an Irish customer experience ranking.
• The WRC ordered a festival caterer to pay a worker €2,321.75 in wages she was still owed.
• A 150-seat restaurant in Howth is for sale with a guide price of €2.8 million.
• Malta International Airport handled 1,109,789 passengers in September, 12% more than a year ago.

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• Ireland's minimum wage goes up 79 cent to €14.94 an hour from 1 January 2027.
• Budget 2027 gives €15 million to rural pubs, while Dublin publicans say it does nothing for them.
• Hospitality insolvencies in Ireland fell 23% in the first nine months of the year, PwC says.
• Malta welcomed 539,655 tourists in August, up 14.7% on a year earlier.
• Malta's budget comes on 26 October; energy subsidies are expected to stay.
• Ta' Victor in Marsaxlokk closes in November, while Buddha-Bar opens in St Julian's on 29 October.

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