The bitter row between veteran hotelier Noel O'Callaghan and his two sons will be thrashed out behind closed doors following a 26-page judgment finding the arbitration provisions in a contested 2024 shareholders’ agreement are “valid and subsisting”.
Our columnist sounds off on ways hotels can up their game on everything from room lighting to oversize towels, writes Dawn Gilbertson, The Wall Street Journal.
Ireland’s international reputation for hospitality will be closely watched as more institutional capital enters the hotel market – perhaps no more so than when the Ryder Cup arrives in Adare next year.
Thousands of new hotel rooms have entered the capital in recent years, yet occupancy rates have remained high.
The imminent opening of the luxury Sofitel hotel at Dublin Airport and the arrival of the Hoxton points to strong demand in cities, but regions are struggling to make the capital investment work for new-build hotels.
Ray Byrne and Eoin Doyle own and operate a number of well-known hospitality businesses including the Wineport Lodge in Co Westmeath and the Brazen Head pub in Dublin. Now they are considering bringing their REZz brand of hotels to Dún Laoghaire.
A Scandinavian consortium has reached an agreement to buy Dalata for €1.4 billion. Dalata’s CEO, Dermot Crowley, explains why the deal makes sense.
Feeling undervalued by investors and requiring more capital to fuel its ambitious growth plan, Ireland’s largest hotel group has triggered a strategic review. It is the latest twist in a company formed from the embers of Ireland’s financial collapse.
The Chris Kelly Group has just opened a new 900-person venue in Dublin 2, the largest such opening in years. Its founder Chris Kelly explains how the group now employs 500 people but wants to do more.
New financial information for the core part of the hotel business now separated from Press Up reveals both strength and the need for its eventual refinance.
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