Premier Inn group aims for 2,500 rooms in Dublin city centre as it eyes gap in market

Budget hospitality chain has three of five branded pipeline hotels currently under construction in capital

A 97-bedroom Premier Inn on South Great George’s Street in Dublin 2 will be the first of Premier Inn’s city centre hotels to open this autumn

Whitbread, the owner of Premier Inn, Britain’s largest hotel business, is pressing on with its expansion plans in Dublin city centre with three of its five pipeline hotels currently under construction.

The company is targeting 2,500 Premier Inn hotel rooms in Dublin as it responds to a recognised undersupply of branded budget hotel accommodation in the city.

A 97-bedroom Premier Inn on South Great George’s Street will be the first of Premier Inn’s city centre ...