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Aileen O'Brien, founder of O’Brien PR and Donegal hotelier Deirdre McGlonne have  .

 The ‘Thought Leader’ distinction is the highest accolade the All-Ireland Business Foundation awards and means that the company or individual is recognised as an expert and market leader in their chosen field.

Beatrice O’ Donoghue from Castleknock, Dublin and receptionist t Sandymount Hotel has been named the Irish Hotels Federation  Dublin Employee of the Year. 

 The IHF began rolling out the Branch Employee of the Year awards scheme to celebrate and recognise exceptional employees who make an outstanding contribution to their workplace. Over 60,000 people are employed by hotels and guesthouses across the country in all areas of operations including food and beverage; catering; accommodation services; reception; leisure centre and spa; facility management; sales and marketing; human resources; IT; management and finance.

Plans for a multi-million euro aparthotel beside the Ashling Hotel in Dublin, which is owned by Galway's Flannery family, have been refused by An Bord Pleanála whose inspector recommended that the project be approved.

The Flannerys had sought permission for a nine-storey aparthotel at the site, which would have had 27 self-contained executive suites. They originally sought permission for a 10-storey building that would have had 31 suites.

The project would have involved the demolition of four semi-derelict buildings adjacent to the existing Ashling Hotel.

The Park Hotel,Kenmare has filed new accounts showing profits of €175,118 - a 62pc drop on the profits of €471,983 in 2016.

The hotel has enjoyed a record 2018 in spite of absorbing a €100,000 hit on business as a result of Storm Emma in March.

 At the end of last year, the hotel business had accumulated profits of €2.87m as the cash pile increased from €201,634 to €342,055.