Hospitality

Press Up cites ‘challenging’ trading conditions as it announces 32 redundancies

The hospitality and hotel group has blamed difficult trading conditions for the cutbacks at its Dublin head office

The redundancies follow Press Up selling a majority stake in its Dean hotel group. Picture: John Allen

Press Up Entertainment, the hotel and hospitality group run by Paddy McKillen Jnr and Matt Ryan, has announced plans to make almost a third of staff redundant at its Dublin head office.

The company confirmed it is making 32 of its 110 staff at its Dublin headquarters redundant due to what it described as “challenging” trading conditions.

Press Up said the cutbacks, which were first reported by the Irish Times, are due in part to ...