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The Merrion Hotel was among the objectors to the plan

Council refuses permission for Baggot St hotel scheme

Dublin City Council has refused planning permission for a new hotel scheme for Baggot Street Lower after the five-star Merrion Hotel and local residents objected to the plans.

Business • 24 Sep 24

Air travel was back to pre-pandemic levels - but those figures masked a number of issues for tourism and hospitality firms

Turbulence for tourism despite travel's rebound

Despite a faster-than-expected recovery in travel, the tourism and hospitality sector continued to face significant pressures in 2023, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 30 Dec 23

The Travelodge hotel on Dublin's Townsend Street has been open to the general public since April 2023

Hotel made €8.65m pre-tax profit from State contract

A Travelodge firm recorded a pre-tax profit of €8.65m from operating a Dublin hotel exclusively for International Protection (IP) applicants last year.

Business • 08 Dec 23

A Cork 4 star hotel is to pay €11,000 compensation after declining to host a Traveller girl's Confirmation due to an 'overbooking'

Hotel to pay €11k compensation to Traveller family

A four-star hotel has been ordered to pay out a total of €11,000 compensation after declining to host a Traveller's girl Confirmation celebration at the hotel.

Business • 09 Nov 23

Eamon Waters' Grafton Residence UC has lodged plans for a new eight storey hotel for a site known as Textile House on Johnson's Place and Clarendon Market

New 8 storey hotel for Dublin facing local opposition

Plans for a new 61-bedroom hotel close to St Stephen's Green in Dublin are facing local opposition.

Business • 16 Aug 23

Motel One now has more than 25,000 rooms across its hotel group, with more openings planned later this year

Motel One Group sees sales and profits surge

German budget hotel group Motel One has reported sales of €394m for the first half of the year, an increase of 64% year-on-year.

Business • 02 Aug 23

The proposed building's height is identical to the height of the hotel already granted planning permission

Premier Inn secures green light for Dublin city hotel

Premier Inn hotels has secured the green light for an expanded hotel in the Clery's Quarter site on Dublin's O'Connell Street.

Business • 17 May 23

The Maldron Hotel in Oranmore in Galway has 113 rooms

Maldron Hotel in Oranmore sold to private investor

The Maldron Hotel in Oranmore in Galway has been sold to a private investor.

Business • 28 Mar 23

Arnotts is located on Henry Street in Dublin

Plans to be lodged for 245-bedroom hotel at Arnotts

Developer Noel Smyth's Fitzwilliam Real Estate is to lodge plans for a nine-storey 24-bedroom hotel at Arnotts in the coming days.

Business • 19 Sep 22

Kehoe's pub in Dublin City Centre is part of the group

€37m revenue hit sustained by Fitzgerald's pub group

The pub and hotel group which owns Kehoe's and the Stag's Head in Dublin last year sustained a €37 million hit to revenues due to Covid-19 pandemic impact on the hospitality industry.

Business • 27 May 22

Room occupancy fell from 73% in 2019 to 30% last year as international visitor numbers plummeted and indigenous tourism faced restrictions

Hotels & guesthouses saw revenues fall €2.6bn in 2020

Hotels and guesthouses saw revenues fall by €2.6 billion last year, according to the Irish Hotels Federation, as Covid-19 limited the entire hospitality sector for most of 2020.

Business • 07 Jan 21

All shops will be able to reopen from Monday, while shopping centres can also open on 15 June.

Retail, hotels and bars to reopen earlier than planned

Many retailers will be able to open sooner than previously planned, as part of changes to the Government's Covid-19 roadmap for reopening the economy.

Business • 05 Jun 20

An artist's impression of the proposed new Tatyo Park Hotel

Tayto Park applies for hotel plannning permission

Tayto Park has applied to Meath County Council for planning permission for a 250 bedroom family hotel at the complex.

Business • 25 May 17

Dalata Hotel Group's Pat McCann and Dermot Crowley

Dalata buys hotel development site in Dublin

Dalata Hotel Group has agreed a deal for a hotel development site on Kevin Street in Dublin city centre for €8.1m.

Business • 26 May 16

Planning permission for a new 14-storey hotel, designed by Belfast architect Consarc, was granted in November last year

Dalata signs deal for new 206-room Belfast hotel

Dalata Hotel has signed a development contract with McAleer & Rushe for a 206-room Maldron Hotel on Brunswick Street in Belfast.

Business • 15 Apr 16

The luxury hotel market has continued to grow - as have 'first class' and mid-priced locations

Hotel rates and occupancy rose in 2014 - report

The average price of a hotel room in Ireland rose last year when compared to 2013, according to a new survey, while the percentage of rooms taken up at any one time was also higher year-on-year.

Business • 12 Aug 15

The Psychiatric Nurses' Association annual conference is taking place in the Hodson Bay Hotel in Athlone

Nurses concern over assaults on staff

The Psychiatric Nurses' Association has expressed concern about assaults on staff by some patients in acute psychiatric units.

News • 16 Apr 15

InterContinental Hotels Group owns the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and InterContinental brands

Profits rise at InterContinental Hotels Group

InterContinental Hotels Group, one of the world's largest hoteliers, posted a 10% rise in 2014 profit, led by strong growth in its biggest market, the United States.

Business • 17 Feb 15