Waterford city’s Marina Hotel has been put for sale, guiding €3.2m with agents Christie + Co. The same agents offered the 54-bed Shannon Court Hotel at €1.1m in May of this year, also for Frontline Asset Management Ltd.

HOTELS in Cork, Kerry, Clare and Tipperary all feature in the latest burst of investor and end-user activity in the hospitality sector market.

It’s always hard leaving home but there was a cruel irony in the way Aer Lingus gave me 48 more hours in Ireland this week.