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Objectivist Problematics: Planning For Leisure From An Experiential Perspective?, Ross Neville Jul 2009

Objectivist Problematics: Planning For Leisure From An Experiential Perspective?, Ross Neville

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Despite the fact that the experiential perspective has had a profound impact on the way we view leisure behaviour, experiential matters have been renounced for being overtly subjective. As a corollary, experiential matters have been castigated for their inability to offer concrete criteria for leisure policy and the provisions of services. This paper argues that this dismissal of experiential matters is based on an overinflated dichotomy – the fact/value dichotomy – and that, by valorising objectivist approaches to managing leisure resources, experiential matters have become nothing more than a policy-making faux pas. The paper argues that while experiential matters bring …


Pierre Rolland, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire Jan 2009

Pierre Rolland, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire

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Biography of Pierre Rolland, French chef and key figure in the development of Haute Cuisine in Dublin through his position as award winning head chef in the Russell Hotel, Dublin.


Kenneth George Besson, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire Jan 2009

Kenneth George Besson, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire

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Biography of Ken Besson with information on his father Paul Besson and the Royal Hibernian Hotel, Russell Hotel and Bailey Restaurant which they owned and ran in Dublin.