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McDonald's in Cork To Be Sold By Tender This Month

A drive-through McDonald's restaurant located on New Mallow Road in Blackpool, Co Cork, is set to be sold by tender on September 28. The Irish Times rep...

Cork Hospitality Businesses Back Call For €12m Brexit Fund

A new survey by Cork Chamber of Commerce found 77% of respondents back the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation's (ITIC) recent call for a €12m annual...

Planning Permission Granted For Floating Hotel In Cork

Cork City Council has granted conditional planning permission to Sick and Sore Ltd to develop Ireland's first floating hotel on the city's northern quays....

400 New Bedrooms Planned For Revamped Metropole Hotel in Cork

The proposed €50 million refurbishment of Cork's Metropole hotel would include over 400 new bedrooms, according to details released by...

Renowned Restaurants in Dublin and Cork Announce Sudden Closures

Two of the most popular restaurants in the country have announced that they have closed. In the Dublin suburb of Ranelagh, the Gavin McDonagh-led Brioch...

Hotels Rates Spike Up To 400% For Ed Sheeran's Irish Gigs

Hotel room rates in Irish cities on the nights Ed Sheeran is in town to perform next summer are anywhere between 200% to 400% higher than other nights in t...

JD Wetherspoon To Focus Irish Expansion Plans On Dublin

Following a third quarter trading update that saw like-for-like sales growth of 4% and total sales growth of 1.3% during the first quarter, Chairman of ren...

Ballymaloe House Reports Healthy Profits Surge

Ballymaloe Country House hotel is reaping the benefits of Ireland's booming tourism trade, with profits at the renowned property almost tripling last...