Dean hotels lost €8.8m in year before sale to investors
Paddy McKillen jnr and Matt Ryan sold majority stake in group last year
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Dean Hotel Group paid €18m cash for The Clarence
Sale ended Bono and The Edge's connection to Dublin hotel
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Dublin’s Clarence Hotel sets sights on tripling room capacity
Plans for the hotel, formerly owned by members of U2, include demolishing Anne’s Bar and building a six storey extension
Press Up to open Asian-style restaurant on former Wagamama premises on South King Street
Kaldero will offer a mix of Filipino, Chinese and Indian cuisine, with a menu designed for shared dining
Press Up moves to secure employment of former Wagamama staff
Company reached agreement to open new concepts at two venues in time for Christmas but must retain staff to operate them
Cheyne does not want to be the long-term owner of Press Up
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New Press Up owner Cheyne Capital plans to invest fresh funding in business
All venues will remain open with the exception of Wowburger on Parnell Street in Dublin
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Dean Hotel company swung to €2.3m operating loss before sale
Majority stake in Press Up-owned property was sold to UK and US investors as part of portfolio of hotels earlier this year
Boutique 10-pin bowling alley operator Lane7 to open at Dundrum Town Centre
UK company signs for unit that had been pencilled in for occupation by Paddy McKillen jnr’s Stella Bowl
McKillen jnr’s Oakmount seeking €5.75m for Mount Merrion site
Union Cafe site secured planning permission in 2018 for development of 50 apartments and commercial space
‘A place in the country’: Getaway where Colm Tóibín and Maeve Binchy were entertained on the market for €435,000
Laois home of late Irish Times literary editor Caroline Walsh and writer and professor James Ryan
Private investor closing in on deal for McKillen jnr’s Lucky Duck pub
Developer came close to selling Aungier Street pub for €2m to owners of Flannery’s and PMac’s before agreeing current deal
Paddy McKillen jnr seeking €2.75m for landmark Lamb Doyle’s pub
Famed premises in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains comes for sale with planning application in train for 14 houses
McKillen jnr completes sale of majority stake in Dean hotels
Deal places value of €355m on Dean Hotel Group and opens door for brand’s expansion into Europe and the US
Paddy McKillen jnr seeking €13.5m for three Dublin pubs
Press Up venues have undergone significant refurbishment works since being acquired by developer and business partner Matt Ryan
H&M to open for business at Clerys Quarter this week
Swedish fashion retailer in final stages of preparing for much-anticipated opening at O’Connell Street landmark scheme
Landmark St Stephen’s Green portfolio, with potential for apartments or boutique hotel, for €13.5m
Prime location offers potential for residential development, or opportunity for Press Up group to revisit boutique hotel plan
Hotel investment spend to surpass €500m as visitor numbers hit new heights
Dublin city hotels secured a record average room rate of €258 in June while revenue per available room came in at €234
Press Up redundancies a harsh reality check for sector
Hospitality group cites sale of hotel group as a reason for laying off staff
Press Up hospitality group cites ‘tough trading conditions’ as it makes 32 head office staff redundant
Group established by Paddy McKillen jnr and Matt Ryan had employed 110 staff at head office in Dublin
Abbey Capital acquires former Hibernian Club for new headquarters
Leading investment manager revealed as €16m purchaser of landmark building at 8 St Stephen’s Green
McKillen jnr to sell majority hotels stake to British property group and Elliot
Deal values Dean Hotel Group’s portfolio of eight hotels, with two more in development, at more than €350 million
Press Up: Paddy McKillen jnr and Matt Ryan’s hospitality leviathan not immune to economic headwinds
Restaurant-bar-hotel group’s rapid expansion expected to slow amid economic pressures
Paddy McKillen jnr gets green light for Booterstown spa and interpretative centre
An Bord Pleanála approves plan for luxury wellness facility on lands adjacent to Booterstown Marsh
Press Up co-founder’s Dublin 2 home sells for 20% above asking price
Matt Ryan’s four-bedroom mews on Lad Lane Upper was reimagined to capitalise on its canalside location
McKillen jnr pulls out of St Stephen’s Green block deals
Oakmount to pursue scaled-back plan for high-end hotel at Topshop’s former flagship premises
Paddy McKillen jnr in bid to develop boutique resort and surf school at Wicklow beach
Developer acquired 21 acres of land overlooking famed Magheramore Beach for €700,000 in 2021
McKillen jnr’s Oakmount seeks tenants for final units at Bray Central
New centre’s tenant line-up includes Penneys, Sports Direct, Butler’s Chocolate Cafe, Stella Cinema and Bert’s Bowl
McKillen jnr and Ryan seek buyer for €250m Press Up hotel portfolio
Oakmount looks to sell five venues including the Dean and the Devlin in Dublin
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McKillen jnr buying up St Stephen’s Green block for high-end Press Up hotel
The developer’s company Oakmount is currently closing in on purchase of several buildings on St Stephen’s Green
Luxury canalside Dublin mews that showcases Irish architecture on the market for €1.895m
Niall McCullough’s design has transformed a derelict coach house off Leeson Street, by the Grand Canal in Dublin 2, maximising light and space
Grafter offices, retail and cafe to open at landmark Topshop building
Flexible workspace provider agrees deal with Paddy McKillen jnr and Matt Ryan for 6-7 St Stephen’s Green
Slickly designed Dublin city apartments on Lad Lane from €880,000
New Oakmount development boasts high-end interiors and is within walking distance of St Stephen’s Green
Press Up co-founder puts architect-designed Lad Lane home on the market for €1.775m
Matt Ryan’s Dublin 2 house was reimagined to capitalise on its canalside location, a few doors down from where Ryan’s mother, the late Caroline Walsh, grew up
Developer Paddy McKillen jnr plans Birmingham hotel venture
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Paddy McKillen jnr firm closing in on €17m deal for landmark Topshop building
Developer to convert UK retailer’s flagship at 6-7 St Stephen’s Green into boutique hotel
Ready-to-go residential development site in the heart of Bray for €1.5m
Former Anvil hardware store for sale with full planning for 15 homes, retail and offices
Company linked to developer Paddy McKillen buys Skelligs Chocolates
‘It will be business as usual, but with more business,’ says outgoing owner Colm Healy
McKillen jnr’s Press Up pays €3m for Ashton’s pub in Clonskeagh
Hospitality group acquires freehold interest in south Dublin pub from private investors
McKillen jnr’s Oakmount seeking €14.75m for Dublin 8 offices
Sixty-One Thomas Street blends original 17th-century features with contemporary design
Grafter banks on luxury lure to draw in workers to new Dublin offices
Flexible workspace provider opens for business at two locations in city’s Georgian core
Clerys Quarter to open doors to shoppers this year as tenants are confirmed
Swedish fashion giant H&M and high-end UK retailer Flannels have signed up
Press Up to take over Ashtons in Clonskeagh in January
Landmark south Dublin pub is latest acquisition by Irish hospitality group
Press Up paid €3.74m to buy Clarence Hotel lease from Bono, the Edge and others
Latest accounts show Orsen made pre-tax profit of €1.3m in 17 months to end of May 2020
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H&M to open for business at Dublin’s new Clerys Quarter
High-end brand Flannels in talks for rest of retail space at historic department store
Paddy McKillen jnr agrees long-term lease on landmark Brittas Bay pub
Press Up Hospitality targets beachgoer demand for food and drink following deal for McDaniels
Paddy McKillen jnr acquires lands with access route to popular Wicklow beach
Oakmount pays €700,000 for 21 acres of land overlooking famed Magheramore Beach
McKillen jnr offers long lease on bespoke Leeson Street offices
Forty One Leeson Street Lower is fully restored and comes with option of five-bedroom mews
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