Two sister luxury hotels enjoyed a bumper year before their purchase by a group of UK-based Irish investors last year.

Superstitious couples looking to avoid getting married in 2013 has resulted in a drop in wedding business this year at the hotel where Brian O’Driscoll and Amy Huberman tied the knot three years ago.

Nama has approved a business plan for the loss-making firm that operates the five-star hotel that hosted Brian O’Driscoll and Amy Huberman’s wedding reception.

THE company that operates the five-star hotel where Brian O’Driscoll and Amy Huberman celebrated their wedding reception has submitted a business plan to the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), new documents show.