The hotels group backed by Virgin Media owner John Malone has paid around €50m for the five-star Powerscourt Hotel in Wicklow.

Galway’s Harbour Hotel is ideally positioned just a few minutes walk to the city centre. Better still, it’s just had an extensive refurbishment, Susan O’Shea checks in.

A fully booked hotel for a bumper Galway Race Week is one of the factors contributing to revenues at the five-star Glenlo Abbey Hotel in Galway increasing by 20% this year.

Net liabilities at the property development group of companies owned by Galway developer John Lally have increased by €66m to over €500m.

GALWAY’S five-star Glenlo Abbey hotel and golf course, on 140 acres at Bushy Park — complete with old Orient Express train carriages — is up for sale for joint receivers Aengus Burns and Michael McAteer of Grant Thornton, with offers sought close to €4m.