German envoy objects to Dublin hotel plan

The German Ambassador to Ireland, Matthias Hopfner has objected to the scale of plans for a new 53-bedroom hotel in central Dublin.

In April, Paddy McKillen Jnr, through his Dale Vision Ltd, lodged plans to build the hotel and demolish the existing well known Howl at the Moon nightclub on Lower Mount Street.

Mr McKillen’s Press Up Entertainment group purchased the building that houses the Howl at the Moon from the Mercantile pubs group in February for a reported €3.2m.