Domini Kemp is sitting with Brian Montague in a sunlit corner of The Commons Café, located beneath the Museum of Literature of Ireland. Kemp and her sister Peaches are behind the café, and it is an oasis in the heart of the city. Beautiful wrought iron doors lead to a well-tended garden centred around a tree that James Joyce stood beside when he graduated from UCD back in 1902. Sipping coffees, Kemp and Montague are reading a 34-page booklet detailing plans for their new business, Valence Hospitality. Valence is raising a €20 million Hospitality Acquisition Fund (HAF) to acquire in…

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