By Meraj Abid
Ireland, 29th March 2023 – The Irish Prison Service in collaboration with the Department of Tourism & Hospitality at Munster Technological University, IASIO and Cork Education and Training Board were delighted to host the second a pop-up restaurant event, The Open Door Restaurant, in Cork Prison on Tuesday 28th, March 2023. The Practical Culinary Skills programme involves six prisoners who undertook an intensive eight-week course that allows for the assessment of learning outcomes but also provides prisoners with the relevant experience of a “live” operational restaurant space. Invited guests will be seated in the Education Unit of the prison and will be served by Hospitality Management students from Munster Technological University (MTU) on the night.
Speaking about the new initiative, Governor of Cork Prison, Ger Manly said, “Prison is not about locking the door, it’s about unlocking poten