Former owner protests as €34m hotel put up for sale ‘on the cheap

A hotelier who went into receivership has criticised a bank’s decision to sell his hotel “on the cheap”.

Philip Kirk and his family were joined by more than 50 friends and supporters at a protest yesterday outside the Park Inn hotel in Louth, which is on the market for €1.45m.

The 84-bedroom hotel opened in 2004 but closed in Oct 2010. The hotel and golf course were put up for sale through agents Savills and REA Gunne under the instruction of receivers KPMG. The property is a two-minute drive from Dundalk town centre and has easy access to the M1 motorway.