Dalata Hotels Group, the biggest hotel operator in Ireland, has purchased the Sligo Clarion Hotel and has undertaken to invest in refurbishing and upgrading facilities there over the coming year which is good news for Sligo, for the people working there and for the local tourism sector
From time to time on this blog I will chat with people from or associated with Sligo, and in particular (but not exclusively) those who, like me, are outside Sligo looking in talking life in general, and a little of the north west. First up, I put a few questions to my brother, Seán McKeon, now Chief Finance Officer of the Dalata Hotels Group plc. Have a read to get hios take on the tourism industry as a place to work, on the impact of technology on hospitality services and on how he views Sligo as a place to do business.
From the outside looking in... 