THREE banks have taken a substantial stake in the Ballsbridge hotels, which were bought by property developer Sean Dunne for a record €375 million in 2005. The three hotels are in Dublin 4.

THE future of Seán Dunne’s business empire remains uncertain after An Bord Pleanála (ABP) yesterday refused planning permission for the property developer’s high-rise development at the former Jury’s Berkeley Court site in Ballsbridge.

Visionary or misguided, the €1.5bn plans for Ballsbridge are dead in the water, writes Seán McCárthaigh.

PRIMERA Escorted Tours, in association with Budget Travel, has launched a new series of luxury autumn/winter tours.

TOURISM bosses yesterday expressed concern about a decline in the number of hotel rooms in Dublin city centre and called on the Government to consider making available the use of state buildings to counteract the problem.

SIPTU has expressed concern that the Burlington Hotel in south Dublin will be reopened in the near future with a new workforce on inferior pay and conditions.

HIGH living is the promise at Ballsbridge — the epicentre of fashionable Dublin 4 — with an exclusive €600 million project.

Two of Dublin's best-known hotels are due close their doors for the last time today.

Over 600 people are set to lose their jobs as two of Dublin's best known hotels close their doors on Monday.

THE State could make €2 billion from the sale of Mountjoy Prison for residential and commercial development, it was claimed yesterday.

THE Berkeley Court hotel is set to disappear after millionaire property developer Sean Dunne won the €119 million race to buy the Dublin 4 landmark yesterday.

Jurys Doyle has agreed to sell The Berkeley Court Hotel site to Padholme, a company controlled by property developer Sean Dunne for €119m.

Property developer Sean Dunne has sold his 28% shareholding in the Jurys Doyle Hotel Group for a profit of €20m.

THE €1.25 billion takeover cash offer for Jurys Doyle Hotel Group was sent to shareholders yesterday which values the shares at €18.90 each.

PROPERTY developer Sean Dunne sealed the €260 million deal yesterday for the 4.8-acre Ballsbridge site in Dublin owned by Jurys Doyle Hotels.

IN this hectic world where people are working harder to sustain their lifestyle, the question of value is a serious issue.

THE Irish Congress of Trade Unions has launched a blistering attack on the property developers surrounding the Jurys Doyle hotel chain, accusing them of sacrificing 800 jobs to satisfy their greed.

PROPERTY developer Sean Dunne has won the fierce battle to buy hotel operator Jurys Doyle’s prestigious five-acre Ballsbridge site in Dublin.

JURYS DOYLE’S hotels in Ballsbridge, Dublin, yesterday paid the price for failing to perform, as the company announced plans to cut its presence in the area from three of the city’s top hotels to a single four-star operation.

JURYS Doyle Group says trading at its Dublin hotels has been disappointing so far this year. It is reviewing the future of its four properties in the Ballsbridge area.

A STRONG performance in Britain and America offset a "subdued" environment for four-star hotels in Ireland in the first half of the year, hotel operator Jurys Doyle said yesterday.

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TRADING in the Jurys Doyle Hotel chain has matched expectations for the months of September and October.

A knife has been recovered near the scene of a fatal stabbing in Co Cork in the early hours of this morning.