Dublin hotel sees profits jump by 52%

Pre-tax profits at the Mespil Hotel in Dublin last year increased by 52% to €827,178.

New accounts show the hotel also paid a dividend of €5m to its parent firm, the Sligo Park Hotel Ltd.

The two hotels are part of Lee Hotels and abridged figures for Mespil Hotel Ltd show that gross profit at the firm that operates the 255-bedroomed hotel increased by 9% from €4.7m to €5.1m.