Dalata first half revenues edge 1% higher as new openings offset lower room rates
Hotel group agreed in July to be bought by a Nordic consortium for €1.4bn
Dermot Crowley
Nordic group agrees to buy Dalata for €1.4bn
Dublin-listed hotel group’s board plans to recommend to shareholders
Scandinavian consortium circling Dalata yet to make any fresh offer to buy the group
Hotel group’s board said it ‘continues to engage’ with parties who are participating in the formal sales process
Nordic group mulls higher offer for Dalata as it buys more shares in Irish hotel chain
Oslo-based investment firm Eiendomsspar and Swedish hotel company Pandox had €1.3bn bid rejected this month
Hotels group Dalata hires Rothschild to potentially find buyer
Ireland’s largest hotels business says strategic review is designed to find additional capital, including through a potential sale of listed group
Norwegian hotels investor builds 5.45% stake in Dalata
Company declines to say if it has plans to increase its holding but denies any strategic stakebuilding
Dalata completes hotel group’s first private debt placement
Maldron and Clayton band operator has also refinanced its existing bank facilities, increasing its debt capacity to €600m
Dalata opens new hotel in Liverpool
The group also plans to open a Maldron hotel at Croke Park in Dublin in 2026 along with a hotel in Edinburgh in the same year
‘When I start buying hotels with golf courses...it’s over’ Dalata’s Dermot Crowley
Hotel group’s chief executive says the secret sauce for its success to date has been its people
Dalata spends €3m on refresh of four-star hotels and group
Dalata chief executive Dermot Crowley says the investment will deliver consistency in its communications with customers
Dalata hotels on a roll as UK expansion fuels growth
But questions remain about future of travel and tourism as consumer concerns bite
Dalata to invest €55.3m in new Edinburgh hotel
Hospitality group says it has also completed the purchase of Hard Rock hotel in Amsterdam
Hotel group Dalata prepares for hospitality VAT rate of 13.5%
Group revenues climbed 29% in the first half of the year with like-for-like Revpar up 23% amid improved occupancy rates
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Joe Brennan: Hotel group has been the top performing stock so far this year on the Iseq 20
Dalata hits record €500m revenue in 2022 as it continues recovery from Covid
Hotel group boss says accusations of price gouging are not fair and not an issue that emerges in customer reviews
Dalata sells north London hotel for €24.7m
Clayton Crown Hotel no longer considered core asset for group
Dalata sees revenue rise 40% as Covid restrictions are removed
Dalata narrowed its pretax losses from €111.5m in 2020 to €11.4m last year
Dalata Group agrees deal for Dusseldorf hotel
Move is in line with company’s plans for European expansion
Gloom envelops hospitality and tourism sector at the end of 2021
Sectors plunged back into uncertainty by the restrictions caused by Omicron variant
‘Work is not a burden – it is something you can find enjoyment in’
Former Dalata chief executive Pat McCann on the seven roles he has lined up for ‘retirement’
Dalata secures 12-month extension to €564m debt
Hotel chain says it has availed of option to extend maturity
Dalata narrows losses as occupancy levels improve
Hotel group reports pick-up in business since reopening of hospitality
Trading picks up for Dalata in second quarter as restrictions ease
But city hotels await return of international travel to fuel demand
Man jailed for five years after €600,000 worth of cannabis found in van
Polish man was to be paid €2,500 to smuggle the drugs into Ireland on ferry from France
'Bad service is what freaks me out'
Interview: Incoming Dalata chief Dermot Crowley hopes to clock up new lease deals in Europe
Dalata plans Dublin marketing campaign as its hotels record €3.6m Q1 loss
Ireland’s biggest hotel chain said it had a 14% Dublin occupancy level in first three months
Man (22) remanded over €1.8 million drugs seizure in Cork
Customs officers found 90kg of cannabis herb at Port of Cork terminal at Ringaskiddy
Top hotelier Pat McCann blows whistle on five decades in the business
Arsenal fan says he didn’t want to go out like Arsène Wenger, who ‘stayed on too long’
Dalata hotels posts loss of €112m due to Covid while Pat McCann to step down as CEO
McCann will be replaced by deputy CEO Dermot Crowley, having founded Ireland’s biggest hotel chain in 2007
Dalata has better-than-expected year despite Covid-19 pandemic
Hotel group says outlook for 2021 remains uncertain as vaccines begin to roll out
Dalata agrees new debt facility as it recovers from Covid-19
Biggest hotel operator in the State has said customer experience will now be different
Man remanded in custody after pleading guilty to knife attack on family
Woman spent nine hours undergoing emergency surgery after Christmas attack
Man (54) charged with stabbing three members of same family in Cork
Woman spent nine hours undergoing surgery, court hears
Planning permission secured for two Dalata hotels in UK
McAleer & Rushe developing hotels in Glasgow and Birmingham for Irish group
Dalata to open new hotel in Dublin’s Spencer Place
New 200-bed four-star hotel will operate under ‘bespoke’ branding
Brexit yet to impact on Ireland’s largest hotel group
Dalata reaffirms earnings guidance, and notes strong performances in its Dublin hotels
Dalata in €100m deal to acquire London hotel being developed
Rival Prem Group opens first venture in Belgium with Premier Suites in Antwerp
Dalata signs deals for new hotels in Birmingham and Bristol
New deals on four-star hotels will add 580 rooms to UK portfolio
Dalata raises funds to support research for sick children
Irish hotel group has so far raised €419,000 to fund Crumlin hospital cancer treatments
Dalata chief Pat McCann’s pay package hits €1.71m
McCann’s salary increased by €100,000 to €575,000 in 2017, while his bonus rose to €633,000
Outstanding field for chief financial officer of the year
‘Irish Times’ Business Person of the Year awards: the CFOs
Revenue per room at hotel group Dalata up 9.5% in Dublin
Largest operator of hotels in the State signs deal for Maldron hotel to be built in Glasgow
Dalata acquires additional 33 suites at Clarion Liffey Valley
Irish hotel group takes another step towards full ownership of Dublin hotel
Dalata buys four-star hotel in Birmingham for £31m
Hotel la Tour located in UK city centre to be rebranded as a Clayton hotel
Dalata submits plan to redevelop Tara Towers Hotel
Replacement of existing Dublin hotel with mixed-use scheme including hotel planned
Dalata agrees sale and leaseback of Cardiff hotel for €26m
The Irish hotel group will lease the Clayton back for £1.15m
Dalata acquires stake in two Dublin hotels for €62.5m
Hotel group also announces acquisition of freehold interest of Maldron Hotel Portlaoise
Shareholders criticise bonuses to Dalata CEO and executives
‘Short-term cash bonuses of 100% of salary far too high,’ says David McCabe
Dalata announces new hotel deal for Newcastle
Four-star Maldron to be built near Central Station and Newcastle United’s stadium
Dalata to open €26m hotel in Kevin Street in 2018
New hotel will employ 70 people once it is operational in 2018
Dalata buys second Cork city centre hotel for €10.2m in cash
Part-completed 121 bedroom hotel on South Mall will operate under Maldron brand
Dalata to consider paying first dividend next year
Ireland’s largest hotel operator says it is performing ahead of expectations
Dalata hotel group’s management team paid almost €2m
Chief executive Pat McCann paid bonus of €420,000 on top of his €420,000 salary
U+I makes big profit after selling Charlemont Clinic site
Developer sitting pretty after selling on city centre site to hotels group Dalata for €11.9m
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