Work starts on wealthy US investor's stalled €16m four-star Dublin hotel

A new US investor-backed four-star city hotel has begun development in Dublin with plans to open for business next year.

The hotel is understood to be Florida-based businessman Brian Clingen’s first significant investment in Ireland.

The project is owned by Plaza on the Square, where Brian along with Richard Clingen and Dubliner Conor O’Donnell are directors. O’Donnell is a businessman with interests in London.

A site notice posted on Monday gives notice of ...