Citywest Hotel lost €1m on concerts, tribunal told

LOSSES of more than €1 million were suffered by one of the country’s biggest hotels in 2007 as a result of its venture into hosting entertainment events including Lord of the Dance and Paul Brady and Bonnie Tyler concerts.

Linda Lockhart, the financial controller of Citywest Hotel in Saggart, Co Dublin, told a hearing of the Employment Appeals Tribunal in Dublin yesterday poor seating arrangements had contributed to the estimated losses of about €1m.

The hotel’s former head of entertainment, Shane McGrath, is taking a case for unfair dismissal against Citywest, claiming he was wrongfully sacked last January after 12 months.