Gael & Garry

We opened the Olive Grove in September '97 and moved into their current premises in October2008.

I, ( Gael  )grew up in the hospitality business in Athy, received a marketing degree & then spent 2 yrs working in restaurants in Australia & America.

Garry studied as a mature student, graduating with a degree in Hotel and Catering Management from Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin. He has worked in two top Swiss Hotels, the Park Hotel in Kenmare and a number of top restuarants in Dublin and New York.

We  have 3 amazing children, Jack, Amelia & Rafe& live in Mount Temple, Athlone.

 

Head Chef - Siobhain

The newest member of The Olive Grove team is Head Chef Siobhan Quinn-MacDonagh.
A Leitrim native, she  studied in Killybegs Collage. 

Siobhain's style of cooking has been hugely influenced by her time working for legendary chef John Howard at Le Coq Hardi,   where she fine tuned her style of cooking which she describes as Classic Irish (classic french with an Irish twist)
A past finalist in The Baileys Young Chef Of The Year.  
Siobhan married and moved back to Leitrim where she took up her first Head Chefs position in Planxty Maguires in Mohill.

 
   
   
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