Ireland’s hospitality and tourism sector remains the country’s largest indigenous industry and a primary regional employer, supporting over 226,000 jobs and contributing nearly €9 billion annually to the national economy. At Flynn O’Driscoll, we are well-equipped to serve all segments of this thriving market, providing pragmatic, partner-led legal advice to hotel owners, international operators, restaurant groups, and institutional investors. We understand the sector’s resilience and its unique operational complexities, ensuring our clients are positioned to navigate both regulatory shifts and commercial opportunities with confidence.
Experience
Our legal advice in the hospitality sector ranges from providing day-to-day operational support and employment services to restaurant owners and international chains, to providing sophisticated banking, funding, and real estate work to bars and hotels. We also provide advices to one of Ireland’s leading music promoters further adding to the breadth and reach of our services within the sector. We offer a commercially-grounded service that understands the unique regulatory environment and operational pressures of the leisure industry.
Our key services include
- Acquisitions & Disposals
- Licensing
- Real Estate & Development
- Commercial Contracts
- Employment & HR advice
- Financing & Fund Structures
- Sponsorship Agreements
- Media & Entertainment
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution within the Leisure industry
Recent
- Acting for Aviva Investors on the forward funded acquisition of a new 102 roomed hotel in Dublin City Centre pre-let to the Premier Inn on a 25 year lease
- Advised on the reorganisation and succession planning for a large group in the pub and hospitality sector with an approximate value of €250 million
- Providing Employment & HR advices to a multinational Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) operator in Ireland
- Advised a well-known promoter on its acquisition of a music and arts festival group in Ireland
- Acted in a number high profile acquisitions and sales of hotel companies
- Review of Festival Sponsorship Agreements
- Advised on the real estate component of the share acquisition of a leading hotel and resort in the Munster region
- Acting for Robert J Goff & Co PLC on the negotiation of a 100 year ground lease for a hotel development project in Kildare
- Providing Litigation and Real Estate advices to well-known Asian style chain restaurant
