Majority of companies paid by State to accommodate international protection applicants do not report on profits
Most of the beneficiary companies have unlimited status and are not required to publicly report profits
Tifco
State paid more than €70.8m to Citywest hotel operator last year
Company running Dublin hotel received €18.1 million to accommodate asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees during final three months of 2024
Ireland’s hotels come roaring back, with a little help from Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen
The Taylor Swift effect this summer is just one in a series of big events that is boosting room rates
Hotel sales tumbled last year amid soaring interest rates
Dublin room rates could fall as pipeline of new hotels speeds up, says Savills Ireland
Hotel investment spend to surpass €500m as visitor numbers hit new heights
Dublin city hotels secured a record average room rate of €258 in June while revenue per available room came in at €234
Tifco Hotel Group secures €11m from sale of Crowne Plaza Dundalk
This 129-bedroom hotel is just off M1 motorway and 2.5km from Dundalk town centre
€100m Travelodge Plus opens for business on Dublin’s Townsend Street
393-bedroom hotel opens to the public following completion of short-term contract to house asylum seekers on behalf of the State
Hotel firms were paid tens of millions of euro to accommodate refugees
Several companies were paid more than €10 million under State accommodation contracts, figures show
How accommodating refugees has become a lucrative business for hotels
Hotel group Tifco and Tetrarch Capital were paid tens of millions in State contracts
New €100m Travelodge Plus Dublin hotel closes to house asylum seekers
City centre property is second new Dublin hotel to sign exclusive deal with State
Holiday Inn at Dublin Airport shuts after seven months to become asylum centre
One of largest hotels in the city, the 421-bed JMK-owned property cost €50m to build
US private equity giant Apollo eyes checking out of 11 Irish Travelodges
Seen & Heard: U2- and Liam Neeson-backed fund plans crowdfunding website
Clontarf Castle paid €500k in dividends before availing of Covid supports
Profits at four-star hotel fell by 90% last year due to pandemic
Hotel group Tifco paid €5.4m for operating quarantine system
Tender negotiated directly by State without formal process
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