I ONCE saw a gaunt-looking David Guest strutting through a Dublin hotel and as any good media type would do, I followed him.

The Dublin construction group that owns a 34.9% share in Liam Griffin’s hotel group wrote down its investment by 93% last year, “in light of prevailing market conditions”.

The Dublin construction group that owns a 34.9% share in Liam Griffin’s hotel group has written down its investment by 65% “in light of prevailing market conditions”.

PRE-TAX losses at the hotel group led by hotelier Liam Griffin increased 11% last year to €1.56 million, figures show.

PRE-TAX losses at Dublin-based construction group, the Noonan Group, last year totalled €16.3 million following an impairment charge of €10.7m.

THE managing director of Griffin Group Hotels Liam Griffin said yesterday that the group last year turned in an “extraordinary performance” in spite of recording a €220,000 cash loss.

THE hotel group operated by former Wexford hurling All-Ireland winning manager Liam Griffin last year sustained a pre-tax loss of €349,416.

INSPIRATIONAL leader Liam Griffin, who lead Wexford to All-Ireland hurling victory in 1996, will take to the stage alongside Bob Geldof at next week’s UCC’s Family Business Conference.

The fire service has brought a blaze at a Kilkenny City hotel under control earlier this evening.

Ireland’s first purpose-built luxury destination spa is to create 100 jobs in the south east, it was announced today.

GARDAÍ in Kilkenny are today expected to launch a murder inquiry following the discovery of a woman's blood-stained body in her burning home yesterday evening.