Brady Hotels Ireland has acquired Slieve Russell Hotel Golf & Country Club in Ballyconnell, County Cavan, for an undisclosed price.
The 224-bedroom hotel, which is located equidistant from Dublin and Belfast, features luxurious and extensive banqueting and leisure facilities and a PGA Championship golf course.
The resort, which opened in 1990, sits on a circa 300-acre site and offers numerous food and beverage outlets and two banqueting suites. The hotel has the capacity to host national conferences for up to 1,000 delegates, with private entrance and car parking for approx. 800 cars.
The Ciúin Spa at Slieve Russell features 13 treatment rooms, a 20m pool, Jacuzzi steam room, sauna and fitness suite, and the resort’s golfing facilities comprise an 18-hole championship course, a nine-hole par three academy course, a three-bay floodlit driving range, a putting green and a practice area.
Tony Brady, from Brady Hotels Ireland, said: “It is a real honour to be the successful purchaser of this beautiful property. It has an outstanding golf course and a lovely hotel. The golf course has got PGA National status, the only such golf course in Ireland and one of only a limited number of PGA courses in the world.
“I have also been really impressed with the staff and in particular the general manager Tony Walker and Orla Murphy who is head of HR. The Slieve Russell will continue to be run by a local team who are doing an excellent job. Slieve Russell employs hundreds of people locally, both full and part time, and it an important part of the community.”
Paul Collins, head of CBRE hotels Ireland, which represented the vendor, added “This was a tremendous sale to be involved in. We had considerable interest from both domestic and international investors and while the ultimate buyer is an Australian company, they have extremely strong Cavan connections.”
