€17m Dromoland revenue forecast

The general manager of the five-star Dromoland Castle hotel, Mark Nolan, said yesterday that he expects the revenues at the hotel and adjoining Inn at Dromoland to top €17m this year.

Celebrating 25 years in the post this year, Mr Nolan said: “We are in a growth pattern at the moment and Dromoland Castle has enjoyed a 93% bed occupancy over the past six weeks and a lot of that is down to very significant North American business we secured three years ago.”

In 2012, Dromoland purchased the adjoining Clare Inn hotel for €2.1m and spent additional monies in the fitting out and rebranding of the hotel as the Inn at Dromoland.