The brand new Holiday Inn Express joins the Crowne Plaza, Santry as yet another Asylum centre. A bloke from the Crowne Plaza told me the Asylum contract which currently runs to October is more lucrative than it's previous COVID '19 anall prison contract.
Holiday Inn at Dublin Airport shuts after seven months to become asylum centreOne of largest hotels in the city, the 421-bed JMK-owned property cost €50m to buildTue, Feb 22, 2022, 05:47
Mark Paul
JMK’s Holiday Inn at Dublin Airport was due to start trading in the first quarter of 2020 but its opening was delayed by the pandemic.
One of the newest and biggest hotels in Dublin, the 421-bedroom Holiday Inn at Dublin Airport, has shut its doors to the general public after less than seven months in operation. It is understood the €50 million hotel is being lined up by the State to operate as an accommodation centre for asylum seekers.
The four-star property was opened only last July by one of the most active investors recently in the Irish market, the UK-based JMK Group which was founded by Pakistani-Irish businessman Jalaluddin Kajani, also known as John Kajani. JMK owns four Irish hotels and is building several others.
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