Christmas breaks come as a gift to hospitality sector after lockdowns
Hoteliers report busy bookings, especially for ‘Twixtmas’ between Christmas and New Year
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36 hours in Ballybunion: ‘Main Street has become a bit of a disaster’
Our series on Irish tourist spots continues with a visit to the Kerry town, where little has changed
Paul Flynn: My favourite pairing for food has always been music
The thought of getting back to Dublin for gigs and meals has been sustaining me through this time
Indoor hospitality and household visits resume in Northern Ireland
Minister hails latest easing of Covid-19 rules while just 53 further cases of virus reported
Planning permission granted for 55-bed hotel in Dublin 2
Ray Byrne and Eoin Doyle to open premises in former telephone exchange buildings
Russian oligarch cuts price of Morrison Hotel to €68m to find buyer
Russia's richest woman, Yelena Baturina, had sought €80m for the luxury Dublin hotel
Businesses seek €110m in Covid aid, Flutter to appeal $870m ruling, and pandemic brain fatigue
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Redevelopment plan for Dublin’s Rí-Rá and Globe venues on hold
Three appeals lodged against permission for big expansion of the capital’s Central Hotel
Last orders for Rí-Rá and Globe as Central Hotel gets green light to expand
‘We are running out of places to dance,’ says councillor objecting to plans
Options aplenty for those with young families in burgeoning staycation market
Whether toddlers or teenagers, there are great escapes available in Irish hotels for kids and parents alike
Rí-Rá at risk in major redevelopment plan for Central Hotel
Application seeks permission to partially demolish hotel and reconfigure nightclub
Golden memories to the fore as TG4 sift the GAA archives
Epochal hurling titles for Galway and Offaly and Kerry’s four-in-a-row rare highlights in a dark era
What will happen to all those new hotels Dublin was to get?
At the start of 2020 almost 100 new hotels were planned for Dublin. What about now?
Coronavirus: Calls for ‘transparent’ testing strategy for direct provision system
Residents of Balseskin centre in Dublin claim nearly 100 asylum seekers have tested positive
Russian oligarch tees up €85m sale of Dublin’s Morrison Hotel
Russia’s richest woman Yelena Baturina paid €22m to acquire property
100 new hotels for Dublin: Is that too many – or too few?
Amid a housing crisis, scores of hotels are being built or planned for the capital
Irishman takes top award in ‘interior design Oscars’
London-based Bryan O’Sullivan given the gong by Elle Décor
Hotel market in 2019 dominated by 'big ticket' Dublin deals
Capital to see 15% increase in supply by end of 2020 as 3,600 new rooms come on stream
‘I thought the end of the music industry would be amazing’
Barry McCormack looks beyond Dublin for his brilliant, almost-concept album Mean Time
Fallon & Byrne runs into trouble over extension plans
Dublin food hall’s plan for three-storey extension to flagship store faces objection
Value of Irish hotel sales hits €221m amid pick-up in tourist numbers
Report by Cushman & Wakefield highlights significant pick-up in activity in sector
A 007 ski experience in Austria, or a mid-term break in Westport?
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Dublin’s Central Hotel acquired by Deutsche Finance
Hotel and nearby Trinity Street Car Park bought in DFI joint venture with BCP Capital
Travel deals: Adventure weekend for thrill seekers in Co Sligo
Try surfing, sea angling, sailing or rock climbing for all ages and abilities
Sligo foodie tours, Barcelona ecoluxury, Cork staycation
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A five-star retreat from bustling Belfast
At the Culloden Estate and Spa the food is fab, rooms are large and the focus is on relaxation
Central Hotel on sale for €40m with expansion plans for 112 bedrooms
Plans to renovate and upgrade hotel approved by An Bord Pleanála
Kavanagh checks into the Shelbourne at just the right time
In a bumper year for the Dublin hotel its new general manager isn’t resting on his laurels
Leading hotelier Sir William Hastings dies
Founding of Hastings Hotel group built a multi-million pound hospitality business over a career spanning 50 years
Our Limerick crime comic: ‘I wanted to do something Irish’
The graphic novel Savage Town ‘treats Limerick the way The Wire treats Baltimore’
Hastings hotel group squares up to Brexit
Renowned family remains optimistic about future but wants political stability
Merrion Hotel owner reports profits of £4.9m
Turnover at Hastings Hotels Group continues to improve despite Brexit headwinds
Hastings plan part of wider boom for Belfast hotels
More than 23 hotels in Belfast are under construction or being expanded
Bill Clinton advises Irish politicians to ‘work together’
Ex-president says it’s better for parties not to ‘hold firm’ as Ireland needs a government
‘Micro hotels’ becoming the latest trend in Dublin
Investors looking to turn Andrew’s Lane Theatre into new hotel with pod-like rooms
Sarajevo: beauty shining through a history of violence
The ‘Jerusalem of Europe’ has endured two world wars and a horrendous civil war. Even so, a generosity of spirit endures among the people
Merrion Hotel co-owner to create 150 jobs in Belfast
Hastings to develop £30m luxury hotel in Windsor House complex
Dublin anti-Bid drive claims 500 signatures against ‘double tax’
Petition attracts backing from hotels, travel agents and retailers
Deutsche snaps up €400 million Project Spring loans
Project includes loans secured on several prominent buildings in Dublin city
Fire brought under control at Dublin restaurant
Diners at Japanese restaurant evacuated after fire began in basement
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