Everyday Business podcast with Aidan Donnelly
Episode 22 with Mark and Joseph Scott Lennon. Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel
14th March, 2024
We are delighted to bring you the 22nd episode of the podcast series 'Everyday Business with Aidan Donnelly' with guests Mark and Joseph Scott Lennon, Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel.
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About Mark and Joseph Scott Lennon
There can’t be too many people, certainly in Dublin, who haven’t heard of Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel in Killiney. And while the building itself has a very long history dating all the way back to 1740, its current incarnation began in 1970 when Paddy and Eithne Fitzpatrick fulfilled a lifetime ambition by buying Killiney Castle and its grounds. They initially opened 1 room at a time, eventually reaching 13 rooms in the original castle, before embarking on a massive expansion plan over the 1975 to 1995 period that saw the property grow by 100 rooms, a fitness centre, and conference and meeting spaces.
The group then expanded to open hotels in Bunratty, New York, and Chicago before splitting into separate ownership when Paddy died. The Fitzpatrick Castle hotel has been in the ownership of Paddy and Eithne’s daughter since 2005 and has been operating for over 50 years.
Sitting in front of me are Mark and Joseph Scott Lennon – the current generation of operators. Mark has over 20 years of hospitality experience and took over running Fitzpatrick’s Castle in 2012. He has international experience working in Vancouver and New York and is heavily involved in the Irish Hotel Federation as a current member of the national council.
Joseph has 14 years hospitality experience packed with international destinations like St Vincent, the Grenadines, New York, and Dubai. He has been hotel manager at Fitzpatrick Castle for the last two years.
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