Saturday, June 13, 2009

Ormond Hotel up for sale

Bernard McNamara has placed the former Ormond Hotel, Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin 7, on the market with a price tag of €7m.

Made famous in James Joyce's Ulysses, the hotel had traded very successfully for many years as a 64-bedroom hotel with busy bars, restaurant and nightclub but closed down in 2006.

Kerry Foods to close Wicklow factory

Kerry Foods has announced plans to close its factory in Glenealy, Co Wicklow, with the loss of more than 70 jobs.

The closure will take effect by the end of September.

Breakingnews.ie reports that workers at the plant were informed that production will be transferred to three other facilities within the group.

Child killed in Antrim RTA

A six-year-old boy was killed today when his pushbike and a car were in collision.

The child was cycling near the Mill Road in Larne, County Antrim, at the time of the incident, reports breakingnews.ie.

Police said the collision involving a Honda car happened shortly after midday.