Merrion Square is the epitome of Georgian Dublin. Wandering around, it is hard to believe that around 250 years ago the area was farmland on the edge of Dublin city. A far cry from the plush, leafy suburbia that it is today. As a child, Oscar Wilde lived at No 1 where rumour has it Bram Stoker spent a lot of time visiting Lady Wilde’s salons. The Wilde home was a unique … [Read more...]
EBX Q&A – With Peter McCann, General Manager of The Merrion Hotel, Dublin
Sarah-Jayne Smith speaks with Peter McCann, General Manager of The Merrion Hotel, Dublin EBX: What motivates you most – in practical terms, and in emotional terms? PMcC: Emotionally, it’s the people that who work in the hotel. You can be having a bad day and meet someone who puts you in a good mood. We have the best staff here. The interview process is critical, no … [Read more...]
Q&A With Aline Fitzgerald, Four Seasons Hotel, Dublin
European Business Express sat down for a Q&A with Aline Fitzgerald, Sales & Marketing Director, Four Seasons Hotel, Dublin, Ireland. “Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.” Oscar Wilde, Irish Poet, Novelist, Dramatist and Critic, 1854-1900 EBX: What motivates you most – in practical terms, and in emotional terms? AF: In practical … [Read more...]
Castle Leslie Estate and Spa, A Great Giddy-Up!
It had been a while since I’d donned my equestrian refinery. Rummaging for my riding boots I began to feel a little apprehensive about the journey that lay ahead, but tailored in tip-top gear and I’m looking more accomplished than ever I’ll be, writes Sarah-Jayne Smith. Tally-ho! Castle Leslie Estate beckoned. The seat of the Leslie family, a family with ‘Grip fast’ as its … [Read more...]
Four Seasons Hotel, Dublin – A Place of Distinction
The Time slows. The pace changes. Dublin’s Four Seasons hotel is the calm in the city and the warmth of an open fire. Situated in the Ballsbridge district, on the south side Dublin, this affluent, leafy suburb draws its name from a bridge built in 1791; this is a place of distinction, of heritage, and it is a heritage which continues to grow. The Four Seasons won the Irish … [Read more...]