Archive for March, 2010

Executive Chef Neil Foster’s guidelines to successful home cooking the next chapter…

Monday, March 29th, 2010

We’ve looked at tips to help before you begin cooking and useful guidelines to help out during the cooking process. Logically now we’re going to look at post cooking analysis. (more…)

Fota Island Senior Scratch Cup with TopGolfer

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Fota Island hosted the first event in an innovative new golf tour created especially for Ireland’s top amateur club golfers on Sunday. (more…)

A focus on your short game with Kevin Morris

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Kevin Morris recommends that golfers need to spend more time working on their short game; in general people spend too much time practicing with their driver. Fota Island has a very impressive short game practice facility which will help improve your short game to no end. (more…)

Free Bootcamp at Fota Island Spa

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Put your endurance to the test with a bootcamp session at Fota Island Hotel and Spa with open day free trial on Thursday 25th March. (more…)

Executive Chef Neil Foster’s guidelines to successful home cooking

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Executive Chef Neil Foster offers some useful easy to follow guidelines to help make the experience of cooking at home more enjoyable. (more…)

Kevin Morris’s favourite course at Fota Island Resort

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Kevin’s favourite course to test his game is currently the Belvelly course. The Belvelly course can boast the toughest opening four holes in the country, it is a Par 72 course stretching over 7121 yards from the championship tees, includes the new nine-hole layout also developed by Jeff Howes. (more…)

Bitter sweet times at Fota Island Resort

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Hey all,

I’m sure by now many of you may have heard the news that Fota Island Resort is now under the control of the state owned Anglo Irish Bank. In the coming months we will be working closely with the receiver from Anglo Irish to maintain the high standard in service and excellent attention to detail that has always been and will continue to be delivered by our dedicated staff. This has been a trying time for many here at the resort and it’s great to see that it has not affected the work carried out by all Fota Island; we always do and will endeavour to make every guests stay or event as enjoyable as ever. (more…)

Post treatment tips from the Fota Island Spa

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Nicola one of the Spa supervisors here at Fota Island Spa has come up with a few post treatment tips to help get the most out of your treatments. (more…)

Advice from Fota Island Golf Pro Shop

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Kevin Moris and the team here at Fota Island Golf Pro-Shop think that this is a good time to get custom fit for your clubs. (more…)

What to think about before coming to the Spa

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Pre-treatment tips from Fota Island Spa:

  • Drink plenty of water before you come to the spa for your treatment. This will ensure the body is hydrated. (more…)