A Co Clare-based tourist accommodation group has unveiled plans to invest €28 million in two new holiday developments in Clare and Galway which will lead to the creation of up to 90 full-time and part-time jobs.
The Atlantis Holiday Group has confirmed that it will develop a €20 million five-star hotel complex in Quin, Co Clare, and will also construct an €8 million tourism development at Maam Cross, Co Galway.
The group purchased Peacockes Hotel in Maam Cross in April 2007, as part of overall plans to develop the existing property. The hotel recently reopened, having undergone extensive refurbishment works.
Plans are now in place to develop a holiday complex, involving extensive leisure and spa facilities, extra accommodation and amenities, and lakeside holiday homes. 40 jobs will be created when the project is completed.
Liscannor-based Atlantis has also acquired Ballykilty Manor hotel in Quin, where it has already secured full planning permission for a €20 million five-star hotel complex on the 50-acre site.
Meanwhile, the Atlantis Holiday Group has announced that its new hotel, spa and holiday complex under construction in the north Clare coastal village of Ballyvaughan is now nearing completion and will open in July 2007.
Located beside the village harbour, the Burren Coast Hotel is expected to create a further 30 local jobs when it opens.
The new development will include 20 bedrooms and a spa facility. It will also feature 22 holiday homes.