K Club sale proves golf resorts are still top trophy assets for business people
Caveat: Some business people saw the K Club as a sort of Narnia, a fantasy land that proved Ireland had the strongest little economy in the world
Ashford Castle posts losses despite revenues rising to almost €23m
Five-star estate still unprofitable after $75m upgrade in 2015
Irish five-star hotel market is game for rich people
Cantillon: K Club typifies top-end status hotels subsidised by owners as labours of love
Dalkey festival to serve up more than 6,000kg of lobster
Food File: Seafood festivities, a showcase of Irish cuisine and a food and travel book by Cerys Matthews
What’s it like to sell Ireland’s five-star hotels to tourists?
Paula Carroll and Yvonne Donohue are directors of sales and marketing at Ashford Castle and the Shelbourne Hotel
Comfort zone: Where do Ireland’s hotels buy their beds?
To give guests a good night’s sleep, Irish hoteliers look close to home for bedlinen
Ashford Castle reopening after $50m makeover by new owner
The 350-acre Mayo property was once Guinness family home
Ashford Castle owners buy neighbouring Lisloughrey Lodge
Red Carnation Hotels acquire 50-bedroom lodge for undisclosed sum
International property players find rich pickings in Dublin market
Those first to the table have managed to secure what look like bargains as more investors attempt to buy in
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