{"id":123435,"date":"2025-11-05T16:24:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T16:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/123435\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T16:24:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T16:24:07","slug":"new-owner-announced-for-limericks-award-winning-absolute-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/123435\/","title":{"rendered":"New owner announced for Limerick&#8217;s award-winning Absolute Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Absolute Hotel on the banks of the River <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/section\/233\/business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Shannon<\/a> in Limerick city centre has a new owner.<\/p>\n<p>Luxury hotel chain The Talbot Collection has added the local hotel to its stable, in a move which marks its first foray into the Limerick market.<\/p>\n<p>The purchase brings its portfolio to seven hotels across Wexford, Dublin, Cork, Tipperary, Carlow and Limerick, in addition to The Talbot Suites Self-Catering Apartments, Newbay House Exclusive Wedding Venue, and The Dome Entertainment Centre in Carlow.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/news\/education\/1934001\/woman-of-deep-faith-former-limerick-principal-to-lead-global-congregation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8216;Woman of deep faith\u2019: Former Limerick principal to lead global congregation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re proud to expand the Talbot Collection to Limerick and indeed the west coast \u2014 a city full of energy and opportunity,\u201d said Philip Gavin, managing director of the Talbot Collection.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This investment reflects our confidence in Ireland\u2019s hospitality industry and our ongoing commitment to our people and guests.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Managing Director of the Pettitt Group, owner of the Talbot Collection, Cormac Pettitt, added: &#8220;The acquisition of the Absolute Hotel is a significant milestone for the Talbot Collection. This is a superb hotel, with a great reputation. We are very excited to work with the fantastic team at the Absolute, led by general manager Donnacha Hurley.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>More than 800 people are employed across the Talbot Collection.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being part of the Talbot Collection offers great opportunities for our team,\u201d said Mr Hurley.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Talbot Collection\u2019s people-first culture aligns perfectly with what we\u2019ve built here in Limerick, and we\u2019re excited for the next chapter together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1994, the Talbot Collection has grown from a single hotel into a diversified hospitality group encompassing premium hotels, wedding venues, and entertainment destinations. The group\u2019s \u201cMore than Hotels\u201d philosophy continues to guide its expansion, ensuring that investment, innovation, and community impact remain at the heart of its operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur focus has always been on creating exceptional experiences \u2014 for our guests, our people, and the communities we\u2019re part of,\u201d Mr Gavin added. \u201cThis acquisition marks another important step in that journey and reflects our continued confidence in the future of Irish hospitality,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE Absolute Hotel on the banks of the River Shannon in Limerick city centre has a new owner.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":123436,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,73219,61,60,1396,44,9041],"class_list":["post-123435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-hotel-minella","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-limerick","tag-limerick-city","tag-planning-notices"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}