Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel Wins Two ISAI Awards



We are delighted to announce that we have won two Gold Awards at the Irish Accommodation Services Institute Awards held on Saturday, 30th January 2010:

- Gold Prize for Best Four Star Property
- Overall Gold on the night for Best Hotel in Ireland

Charity Events - Holles Street Hospital

Pictured are Mr Matthew Ryan (Managing Director), Caroline Kelly
(HR Manager), Gillian Butler (Operations Manager - Grand Hotel) and
Suzanne Byrne (Arena Health & Fitness Club Manager) at Holles Street
Hospital on Wednesday, 18th March 2009 with the new EEG brain-activity
monitor (the first in Ireland) and the high-end incubator which were
bought solely from the funds raised by staff, management and customers
from the Grand Hotel, Marine Hotel and Arena Health and Fitness Club
during their week-long charity events which took place in September
2008.

Holles Street Hospital were extremely grateful to all staff and
management in the Company for the great efforts made in raising the
funds. Well done to all!

Matthew Ryan , Managing Director of the Grand Hotel  and President of the Irish Hotel Federation greets the Minister of  Arts , Sport and Tourism ,  Martin Cullen T.D.

The Minister and Matthew Ryan both addressed the 2009 Irish Hotel
Federation Conference which took place in Killarney.  

Grand Hotel wins Gold Award at the Irish accommodation services institute Awards ceremony  

 The Irish accommodation services institute is a national body representing the professional interests of the accommodation industry throughout Ireland. Its members include accommodation managers, supervisors and all personnel working in the accommodation field in the hotel and catering industry. It is now in its 23rd year and provides a forum to meet and network with other professionals in our field of work. It is very active in promoting best practice standards across the accommodation field. IASI strives as a group to improve services, standards, education and working conditions; we also use as many opportunities as we can to pool information and resources.

Malahide hosts Irish National Football Squad

Malahide is the base camp for the Irish national football squad. Prior
to the important game with Georgia, the Irish Team Manager Giovanni
Trapattoni and team star Robbie Keane briefed the press at the Grand
Hotel. The Hotel is very proud of its association with the Football
Association of Ireland with which it has a long standing relationship.
The FAI are one of the many prestigious organisations who are regular
clients of the Grand Hotel.

Matthew Ryan elected President of the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF)

Mr Matthew Ryan, Managing Director, Grand Hotel Malahide and Marine Hotel Sutton, Dublin, has been elected President of the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) for a two year term at its 70th Annual Conference in Kilkenny. With over 25 years experience as a businessman and entrepreneur, Mr Ryan is the 32nd President of the Federation and succeeds Annette Devine. The IHF is the premier representative tourism body in Ireland, and the national organisation representing over 1,000 hotel and guesthouses that employ over 57,000 people.

Mr Ryan is a native of Dublin and a graduate of the Shannon College of Hotel Management. He has worked in senior management positions for the Stand Palace Hotel, Covent Garden (774 bedroom) and the 4 star Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington D.C. (900 bedroom). Mr Ryan took up the position of Managing Director at the Grand Hotel Malahide in the early 1980s and successfully led a series of redevelopment programmes transforming the premises from a 48 bedroom hotel into one of Dublin’s finest hotels, offering a full four star service with extensive accommodation, leisure, conferencing and banquet facilities.

For the last seven years, Mr Ryan has been a member of the IHF National Council, serving twice as Vice President. He served on the IHF’s Classification Committee and oversaw this new system being devised and rolled out. For the past three years, he has been Chairman of the Association Conference Committee and the Fáilte Ireland Business Tourism Forum. He served as a Board member of ILAM for five years overseeing the white flag redevelopment initiative. He is a founding member of the Dublin Convention Bureau and EIQA (Excellence Ireland Quality Association), which sets standards for leisure centres in Ireland.

During his presidency, Matthew plans to give priority to: the cost of doing business in Ireland; attracting overseas visitors to the regions; a healthy family menus initiative targeting children and environmental issues in the hospitality sector.

An Taoisach launches the opening of the Grand Hotel's recent extension

Matthew Ryan MD of the Grand Hotel welcomes An Taoiseach, Mr Bertie Ahern TD to the Grand Hotel.

An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, TD was greeted with a warm welcome from Matthew Ryan MD of the Grand Hotel, Malahide and a mix of industry and local business people when he officially launched the completion of the Hotel's recent extension and redevelopment programme.

An Taoiseach congratulated the Ryan family on their vision at investing 15m euro into one of the oldest and longest established hotels in Dublin and applauded their efforts to promote Malahide as a quality destination. The Hotel is the largest employer in Malahide and is a flagship in North County Dublin for large conferences and exhibitions. The extension includes a fabulous new lobby and reception area to welcome guests and 53 new bedrooms, bringing the total bedroom stock to 203. Coast Restaurant has been extended to take full advantage of the wonderful sea views and car-parking has been created for up to 400 vehicles. These changes compliment the already existing 14 dedicated conference and meeting rooms offering state of the art communication facilities and the magnificent leisure health and fitness club. "I have no doubt, once businesses experience the attractiveness of this property coupled with the picturesque seafront of Malahide village, the Grand Hotel will have even more success in attracting and retaining new business" said An Taoiseach. "The Malahide of today demands a modern hotel with all the ancillary facilities the Grand Hotel offers both to leisure and business guests. I am glad to say North County Dublin is now a major hub of industry for the capital. Dublin airport, just a few kilometres up the road, offers the gateway to the world and with the new terminal set to open shortly, business to the area is set to increase".

EIQA Top Score in Ireland

We are delighted to announce that in 2009 we were the only Club in Ireland to be awarded the EIQA Hygiene and Quality Standard for Leisure Centres at Level 4.  

The EIQA award is your guarantee of the highest standards and service in
the club. The award primarily covers management operations, environmental management and most importantly, stringent pool and Jacuzzi water quality. Information concerning the award is currently
being displayed on the notice board in the club. 

We work very hard to ensure these are standards are not only met but
improved on each year, and rest assured that the team will continue to
do just that throughout the next year.

Malahide Person of the Year

In June the Malahide Chamber of Commerce presented Matthew and Maureen Ryan with the annual Person of the Year award. This was in recognition of the contribution they have made to the development of both the Hotel and the town over many years. Pictured are Matthew Ryan, Eamon Porter, President Malahide Chamber of Commerce and Maureen Ryan.

Taoiseach celebrates new Grandchildren

Following his recent election success in May, An Taoiseach Bertie Aherne participated in a press photo call to introduce his new twin grandchildren, Rocco and Jay. Pictured with the Taoiseach are the twin's parents, Georgina Aherne and Nicky Byrne, singer with the internationally renowned band, Westlife. (Photograph Matt Kavanagh, Irish Times)

Ken Brown reflects on Irish Open golf

In a recent interview, Ken Brown, past winner of the Irish Open, remembered his stay at the Grand as part of his reminisces on the Tournament. We also remember Ken as a very charming guest, here's the extract from his interview.

"That was when Ken Brown, now a highly-respected television pundit with Setanta and the BBC, gained his first tournament win. In fact, Brown's first appearance on the European Tour was in the Irish Open at Woodbrook three years previously, and his swansong was at Mount Juliet in 1993. So the tournament has a special place in his heart.

I used to stay at the Grand Hotel in Malahide, where the set menu gave you the full works," he recalled. "I always enjoyed it there. Then there was Portmarnock which, in my view, remains among the top two or three links courses in the world. And the crowds were amazing. For us players, it was second only to the British Open on the European Tour, because of the quality of the course and the strength of the field."

Building more Hotel Accommodation Dublin

The Grand Hotel new Reception area is now open.

This reception area offers our customers a state of the art facility and includes three reception points as well as a concierge desk. The most welcoming hotel in Ireland now has 53 new additional bedrooms at completion stage and ready for occupancy.

Top class Internet Broadband accommodation Ireland

All public areas in the Hotel are now equipped as Internet Hotspots. Our partners in Eircom have installed the latest mobile internet technolgy offering hi-speed connectivity to customers on the move.

All public areas in the Hotel are now equipped as Internet Hotspots. Our partners in Eircom have installed the latest mobile internet technolgy offering hi-speed connectivity to customers on the move. Hotel accommodation Dublin , or hotel accommodation Ireland for that matter, has never been so technology-friendly.

At the same time, LAN Communications have completed installation of a new broadband service to every bedroom in our Dublin hotel . Connect to your ethernet port and you have access to a full broadband service. This is especially ideal for those business people who need good download times.

Arena Awarded White Flag for Excellence

The Arena Health and Fitness Centre at the Grand Hotel has been awarded the prestigious 'White Flag', an award won by very few Dublin hotels . This recognises the excellence in facilities, staff training, maintenance and customer care. The photograph shows the award being accepted by Arena Manager, Susanne Byrne and Deputy Manager Matthew Stevens.