Hotel & Restaurant Sector

Hatch & Sons Announces Venue Closures

Hospitality Ireland – 10.01.2022

Hatch & Sons has announced the closure of its venues in Dublin’s Hugh Lane Gallery and beneath the Little Museum of Dublin. Hatch & Sons stated on its website, “We are so disappointed to announce that Hatch will no longer operate in either the Hugh Lane Gallery or under the Little Museum of Dublin on St. Stephen’s Green in 2022.” According to Hatch & Sons. “Froom 2020, there were simply not enough tourists or office workers to sustain sales in any meaningful way. Despite some attempts to pivot, it was clear we had lost 96% of our revenues for 2021.”

Dublin Airport to get €100m investment in new terminal-linked hotel

Irish Times – 06.01.2022

Dublin Airport is to get a €100 million investmen in a new terminal-linked hotel that will create up to 550 jobs. Fingal County Council has given the green light to UK hotel group Arora for a 410-bedroom luxury hotel adjacent to Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport. The project is Arora’s first move into the Irish market. Arora owns and operates 12 hotels – including 10 airport hotels in the great London area. It has hotels at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stanstead airports. The new hotel will be one of the largest in Ireland when finished. The planned 11-storey hotel has a total floor area of 30,566sq m and will feature a leisure centre with a gym, steam room, sauna and Jacuzzi on the third floor. It will also have a penthouse bar and executive lounge area on the top floor.