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Two ATU students have won the France Ireland Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism (FICAHT)

Strand Two competition in France. Adam Walsh, a second year Culinary and Gastronomic Science student and Emma Ryan, a second year International Hotel Management student represented ATU at the competition.

The FICAHT network brings together French and Irish Higher and Further Education Institutions delivering education and training in Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism, encouraging student mobility, developing EU-wide programmes through the Erasmus+ scheme. FICAHT is supported by the Embassy of France in Ireland, the Higher Education Authority, the Irish Embassy in France, and Campus France.

Irish students are partnered with French students and through a series of interactions; teams develop, plan, and serve a threecourse menu with drinks celebrating Irish and French produce. The competition’s theme was Innovation, Teamwork and Sustainability. Locally sourced Irish and French ingredients were at the heart of the