Hotelier fighting against going to arbitration in bitter row with sons

Noel O'Callaghan claims two of his sons blocked him trying to retake control of business

Multi-millionaire Noel O’Callaghan, aged 75, stepped back in 2016 from the hospitality business he built over 40 years — the first hotel his group acquired was the Mont Clare in Dublin in 1984. File picture

The High Court is hearing a motion on whether the case of businessman and hotelier Noel O’Callaghan, who claims that two of his sons excluded him and blocked him trying to retake control of his business, should go to arbitration.

Multi-millionaire Noel O’Callaghan, aged 75, stepped back in 2016 from the hospitality business he built over 40 years — the first hotel his group acquired was the Mont Clare in Dublin in 1984.