Matt Ryan

Dean Hotel Group paid €18m cash for The Clarence

Sale ended Bono and The Edge's connection to Dublin hotel

Mon Mar 17 2025 - 18:12

From Aer Lingus pilots to Alias Tom: Who were the winners and losers in Irish business this year?

In a year of closures and comebacks, Michael O’Leary had a ‘pain in the backside’, while Gail Slater was urged to ‘Make America Competitive Again’

Fri Dec 27 2024 - 06:00

Dublin’s Clarence Hotel sets sights on tripling room capacity

Plans for the hotel, formerly owned by members of U2, include demolishing Anne’s Bar and building a six storey extension

Fri Dec 06 2024 - 16:51

Press Up to open Asian-style restaurant on former Wagamama premises on South King Street

Kaldero will offer a mix of Filipino, Chinese and Indian cuisine, with a menu designed for shared dining

Fri Nov 15 2024 - 06:00

Press Up moves to secure employment of former Wagamama staff

Company reached agreement to open new concepts at two venues in time for Christmas but must retain staff to operate them

Fri Sept 27 2024 - 06:00

Cheyne does not want to be the long-term owner of Press Up

A budget-day reduction in the VAT rate back to 9 per cent for food service businesses would clearly be helpful

Sun Sept 22 2024 - 06:15

New Press Up owner Cheyne Capital plans to invest fresh funding in business

All venues will remain open with the exception of Wowburger on Parnell Street in Dublin

Wed Sept 18 2024 - 13:25

Where did it all go wrong for Press Up?

Risk of over-expansion killing the goose laying the golden egg was always there for Paddy McKillen jnr and Matt Ryan – and Covid made it real

Wed Sept 18 2024 - 06:00

Tax the rich in Budget 2025, says independent Oireachtas unit

Seen & Heard: Matt Ryan’s Press Up exit; Capreit vows ‘never again’ to invest in Ireland; Airport cap could face EU challenge

Sun Sept 15 2024 - 12:37

Dean Hotel company swung to €2.3m operating loss before sale

Majority stake in Press Up-owned property was sold to UK and US investors as part of portfolio of hotels earlier this year

Tue Sept 03 2024 - 17:46

Boutique 10-pin bowling alley operator Lane7 to open at Dundrum Town Centre

UK company signs for unit that had been pencilled in for occupation by Paddy McKillen jnr’s Stella Bowl

Wed Jul 17 2024 - 00:01

McKillen jnr’s Oakmount seeking €5.75m for Mount Merrion site

Union Cafe site secured planning permission in 2018 for development of 50 apartments and commercial space

Wed Jul 10 2024 - 05:55

‘A place in the country’: Getaway where Colm Tóibín and Maeve Binchy were entertained on the market for €435,000

Laois home of late Irish Times literary editor Caroline Walsh and writer and professor James Ryan

Wed Jun 12 2024 - 06:00

Private investor closing in on deal for McKillen jnr’s Lucky Duck pub

Developer came close to selling Aungier Street pub for €2m to owners of Flannery’s and PMac’s before agreeing current deal

Wed May 29 2024 - 05:55

Paddy McKillen jnr seeking €2.75m for landmark Lamb Doyle’s pub

Famed premises in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains comes for sale with planning application in train for 14 houses

Wed Apr 17 2024 - 05:50

McKillen jnr completes sale of majority stake in Dean hotels

Deal places value of €355m on Dean Hotel Group and opens door for brand’s expansion into Europe and the US

Wed Apr 10 2024 - 06:00

Paddy McKillen jnr seeking €13.5m for three Dublin pubs

Press Up venues have undergone significant refurbishment works since being acquired by developer and business partner Matt Ryan

Wed Mar 20 2024 - 05:58

H&M to open for business at Clerys Quarter this week

Swedish fashion retailer in final stages of preparing for much-anticipated opening at O’Connell Street landmark scheme

Tue Mar 12 2024 - 15:57

Landmark St Stephen’s Green portfolio, with potential for apartments or boutique hotel, for €13.5m

Prime location offers potential for residential development, or opportunity for Press Up group to revisit boutique hotel plan

Wed Jan 17 2024 - 06:00

Hotel investment spend to surpass €500m as visitor numbers hit new heights

Dublin city hotels secured a record average room rate of €258 in June while revenue per available room came in at €234

Mon Dec 04 2023 - 05:45

Press Up redundancies a harsh reality check for sector

Hospitality group cites sale of hotel group as a reason for laying off staff

Tue Nov 21 2023 - 05:30

Press Up hospitality group cites ‘tough trading conditions’ as it makes 32 head office staff redundant

Group established by Paddy McKillen jnr and Matt Ryan had employed 110 staff at head office in Dublin

Mon Nov 20 2023 - 19:34

Abbey Capital acquires former Hibernian Club for new headquarters

Leading investment manager revealed as €16m purchaser of landmark building at 8 St Stephen’s Green

Wed Nov 01 2023 - 05:57

McKillen jnr to sell majority hotels stake to British property group and Elliot

Deal values Dean Hotel Group’s portfolio of eight hotels, with two more in development, at more than €350 million

Tue Oct 31 2023 - 10:45

Press Up: Paddy McKillen jnr and Matt Ryan’s hospitality leviathan not immune to economic headwinds

Restaurant-bar-hotel group’s rapid expansion expected to slow amid economic pressures

Fri Sept 22 2023 - 05:00

Paddy McKillen jnr gets green light for Booterstown spa and interpretative centre

An Bord Pleanála approves plan for luxury wellness facility on lands adjacent to Booterstown Marsh

Wed Sept 20 2023 - 05:59

Press Up co-founder’s Dublin 2 home sells for 20% above asking price

Matt Ryan’s four-bedroom mews on Lad Lane Upper was reimagined to capitalise on its canalside location

Thu Jun 01 2023 - 05:55

McKillen jnr pulls out of St Stephen’s Green block deals

Oakmount to pursue scaled-back plan for high-end hotel at Topshop’s former flagship premises

Tue May 23 2023 - 13:27

Paddy McKillen jnr in bid to develop boutique resort and surf school at Wicklow beach

Developer acquired 21 acres of land overlooking famed Magheramore Beach for €700,000 in 2021

Wed Apr 05 2023 - 16:00

McKillen jnr’s Oakmount seeks tenants for final units at Bray Central

New centre’s tenant line-up includes Penneys, Sports Direct, Butler’s Chocolate Cafe, Stella Cinema and Bert’s Bowl

Wed Mar 22 2023 - 05:45

McKillen jnr and Ryan seek buyer for €250m Press Up hotel portfolio

Oakmount looks to sell five venues including the Dean and the Devlin in Dublin

Thu Feb 23 2023 - 14:32

Big tech boardroom dispute, Press-Up hotel plan for St Stephen’s Green, and costs of a self-build home

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Wed Feb 22 2023 - 06:37

McKillen jnr buying up St Stephen’s Green block for high-end Press Up hotel

The developer’s company Oakmount is currently closing in on purchase of several buildings on St Stephen’s Green

Wed Feb 22 2023 - 06:00

Luxury canalside Dublin mews that showcases Irish architecture on the market for €1.895m

Niall McCullough’s design has transformed a derelict coach house off Leeson Street, by the Grand Canal in Dublin 2, maximising light and space

Thu Feb 09 2023 - 05:50