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Cong hotels first in Ireland to provide guests with onsite Covid PCR tests Published: Wednesday, 09 June 2021 12:35 Ashford Castle and sister hotel, The Lodge at Ashford are the first hotels in Ireland where guests can avail of an onsite Covid-19 PCR test, with results available within 12 hours. Working in partnership with Communicare Medical Supplies and available now, tests will be carried out by a medical professional in a dedicated test room, or in the guest’s own room if preferred, and results and certs will be issued by email. Niall Rochford, general manager of the two hotels in Cong, says the convenience of being able to take a PCR test while on holiday will really help domestic market guests who want the reassurance of a negative test before returning home or going back to work. However, the test service will be of particular benefit to international guests. International guests will be welcome from July 19, all of whom will require a negative ....
US visitors to Ireland needed before the end of the year, according to the GM of Ashford Castle Published: Wednesday, 28 April 2021 15:24 The economy of this region has been severely hit by the loss of millions of euro worth of revenue from international tourists over the last 12 months. That’s the view of Niall Rochford, general manager, Ashford Castle and The Lodge at Ashford. He has welcomed the statement this week by European President, Ursula von der Leyen that US tourists vaccinated against COVID-19, will be able to visit the EU in the coming months. He is urging the Irish government to give serious, and early consideration to the possibility of allowing inbound travel from the US for fully vaccinated tourists by later this year. ....
Kilkenny man named Manager of the Year at luxury Ashford Castle He is originally from Ballyhale Reporter: ); A Kilkenny man has been named Manager of the Year for 2020 at the five-star Ashford Castle in Mayo. Michael Duggan was revealed as this year’s worthy winner in recognition of his exceptional and loyal service to the Ashford Estate over the past 37 years. Originally from Ballyhale, in Kilkenny, Michael leads Ashford Castle’s hotel operations team. As head of hotel operations and project management, Michael plays a key part in the daily running of the luxury Mayo resort and supports the hotel’s various departments with their operational needs, which range from linen to crockery, stationery to maintenance spares and all the other unique and unusual requests that comes his way. ....