The D Hotel Drogheda owners say funds to be reinvested in hotel

The owners of The D Hotel in Drogheda has issued a statement this afternoon, saying that it intents to reinvest the funds paid to them from the contract with the International Protection Procurement Service (IPPS) to accommodate people applying for International Protection, directly into renovating the hotel.

They also added that function rooms and the bar at the hotel are to stay open to the public.

News broke on Wednesday that the hotel has been offered to International Protection Procurement Service (IPPS) to accommodate people applying for International Protection.

In the statement, the owners said: "The owners of Drogheda’s D Hotel wish to clarify a number of points. The new owners, Fairkeep Ltd, purchased the hotel in October 2023.

"They have entered into an agreement with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for the next two years. The contract will be to accommodate international protection applicants; families, mothers and children in their 113 bedroom hotel located along the Boyne. 

"The D Hotel was built 25 years ago and the intentions of the owners is to reinvest the funds paid to them from this contract directly into renovating the hotel. The hotel owners are committed to ensuring the longevity of the hotel for the next 25 years. 

"They wish to point out that the function rooms and bar will continue to stay open for the public."