Hospitality

Conor McGregor refused permission to turn Howth pub into four-storey hotel

In its decision, Fingal County Council said that the development of the Waterside Bar would interfere with the character of the landscape

The director of G Boppers, Alan Geraghty, is the accountant who acquired the Waterside from a group of local business on behalf of McGregor in 2022. Picture: David Fitzgerald

The Conor McGregor-owned Waterside Bar in Howth has been refused permission by Fingal County Council to build a hotel on top of the pub.

The planned demolition of the existing building, sought by G Boppers Ltd in March, received significant opposition from residents and community groups.

In place of the the Waterside – which is a four-storey building on one side, and two-storey on the other – the company planned to build a terraced building ...