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A FIVE-STAR RESORT owned by Limerick multi-millionaire JP McManus has announced plans to go on a major recruitment drive.
Adare Manor hotel and golf resort will hire 300 new employees over the coming months. There are currently 50 people on the payroll.
The luxury resort is looking for new staff to work in both senior management roles and operational jobs like receptionists, laundry assistants and waiting staff.
Appointments to leadership roles will be filled by early May, while other staff members will start work from the beginning of July.
The property is owned by Limerick businessman and racehorse owner JP McManus, who bought the hotel three years ago for a reported €40 million.
According to its most recent accounts, the property reported a loss of more than €88,000 for the financial year that ended 31 December 2015.
Over the past 12 months, Adare Manor has been undergoing a major refurbishment, which is slated for completion by the end of this year.
Redevelopment
As well as giving the hotel’s exterior a makeover, the renovation will see 40 new rooms come on stream. This will bring the total number of bedrooms to 104.
There will also be a new ballroom that can accommodate up to 350 guests. Other additions include a new spa, swimming pool, boardroom and cinema. The surrounding 800 acres of gardens and walking trails will be redeveloped as well.
Acclaimed golf course designer Tom Fazio has been hired to redesign the property’s golf course, which will open in September.
He has designed a number of golf courses across North and South America and refurbished the Waterville Golf Links in Co Kerry in 2006.
After its redevelopment, Adare Manor will host the JP McManus Invitational Pro-Am charity golf event in 2020.
The star-studded event, hosted by McManus, was last staged in 2010 and has raised over €100 million for charities in the mid-west of Ireland.
“A huge amount of care and attention has been taken to ensure that the renovations honour the building’s architectural heritage,” said Adare Manor chief executive Colm Hannon.
He estimated that when the refurbishment is complete, the hotel will welcome around 60,000 visitors every year.
Written by Conor McMahon and posted on Fora.ie
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JP McManus supports a huge amount of community projects in the Mid West through the Pro-am as well as directly. Adare Manor will will be a huge boost for high end tourism in the region and will float many boats.
Especially his own private yacht.
Brilliant news for the area. :)
Ryder Cup in 2026?
That’s some crib.
Great. Pity about the holdup in traffic passing through Adare. Held up for 40 minutes the last time I drove through the village. No joined up thinking here.
@Irish big fellow: A new bypass has almost finished the planning process.
Fair play to JP. He quietly does an enormous amount quietly for many in Ireland and in particular county Limerick. The interactive rugby museum , the scholarships, the pro am, the annual clean up on good Friday. Adare Manor is going to be world class.
Can’t see why my comment regarding JP McManus tax situation in Ireland should have been censored.
It is factually correct, a fact which emerged during his court case with American revenue over millions won playing backgammon.
That is extraordinary censorship.
He lives in Switzerland Emmet. Does every Irish person that lives abroad pay tax in Ireland?
Go away and revise your ten commandments, there’s something there about coveting neighbours goods isn’t there?
@Emmet O’Keeffe: The Independent scrubbed this comment, maybe those who control it are a biteen envious? – McManus is a global financial markets speculator and Switzerland is where one has to be to do that, just like you don’t go onto a football pitch to play golf. I never heard he was on a tax defaulters list and the only thing obscene about him that I am aware of is the sheer amount of economic activity and charitable goodwill he initiates. If it is anti-social to make money then we could always enjoy life more by moving to a country where everyone has the same, nothing – no hospitals, no schools – nothing to bypass! With respect though, there are imbalances in society and in the economy, and though we know what they are we refuse to address them. And if we did then Ireland would be a better place for everybody and we would all appreciate each other for the positive contribution we could make.
JP king of Limerick
The original manor and grounds are absolutely spectacular. I worked in the kitchen there as a commis more than 20 years ago. I still remember turning the corner before the manor my first time there and thinking wow. Beautiful place.
Grand, Adare, yeah.
The roads are the same since the 1900′s
And when it gets quite during the winter months they all let go again like every other hotel, don’t be fooled people
That doesn’t happen in adare, 3 hotels and all keep the staff and hotels going.. there s tourism around adare 24/7..
I would hire women only, men have enough jobs.
@A Random Guy: Like Trump. Only women that are pleasing to the eye.
Funny coincidence that this story comes on the heels of McManus tax affairs making front page news a few days ago! PR company pulling the public’s strings here.
@Pat Redmond: or maybe not. sour grapes?
@Pat Redmond: This has been in the planing for a very long time.
I hope the dunraven state room don’t turn out like The artists concept! It looks sick..
Is this to replace the ones that were lost? And former employees have to re-apply?
Wel done JP I passed it last week looks beautifull from where I was
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