A hotel group that operates two five-star hotels in Co Kerry plunged further into the red last year — in spite of a jump in revenues.

A good restaurant does not go unnoticed for long, and the best featured in the Munster regional final of the Irish Restaurant Awards.

PRE-TAX losses at the hotel group that operates two five-star hotels in Co Kerry increased almost threefold to €22.85 million in 2009.