Annebrook House Hotel

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Annebrook House Hotel
Annebrook House Hotel
General information
Type Hotel
ClassificationStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg
LocationAustin Friars Street, Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
Coordinates 53°31′30.1″N7°20′18.9″W / 53.525028°N 7.338583°W / 53.525028; -7.338583
Years builtc. 1810
Opened9 February 2007;18 years ago (2007-02-09)
Cost€20 million
OwnerBerty Dunne
Other information
Number of rooms93
Website
annebrook.ie

Annebrook House Hotel is a hotel in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. [1] Opened in 2007, it incorporates the Annebrook House which dates from the early 1800s.

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History

Origins

The original Annebrook House is a Georgian house built in c. 1810 by the Westmeath Board of Guardians as a hostel for visiting clergy. It was later the residence for the county surgeon John O'Connell and then the home of Medical Officer of Health (MOH) Dr Hugh O'Neill and his family. [2] [3] It one of the oldest buildings still standing in Mullingar. [4]

The property was auctioned in early April 2001 with Berty Dunne, a hotelier from County Kildare, making the winning bid. [5] In October 2002, it was announced that a planning permission application was sent to Westmeath County Council to construct a 49-bedroom hotel with a restaurant and a further 44 aparthotel units alongside renovating the original house on the 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) site. [6] By July 2004, the house was being extensively renovated. The hotel is located within Mullingar Town Park.

Opening

Berty Dunne was originally aiming for the hotel to open by Christmas 2006 but the opening was delayed until February 2007 at a total cost of almost €20 million. [7] The hotel company was registered on 9 February 2007 as "Annebrook House Hotel Limited". [8] In 2019, the hotel won the Hotel of the Year Irish Hospitality Award. [9]

Extension

In 2022, the owners of Annebrook House Hotel announced that they had purchased the old Dunnes Stores premises on nearby Pearse Street a number of years prior and planned to expand there and build 60 additional bedrooms and a leisure centre on the ground floor. [10] [11] [12] The extension project was given the go-ahead from Westmeath County Council in January 2025. [13] [14] In late July, Dunne stated that the project is expected to take 18 months with the foundations having been laid earlier in the month. [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Annebrook House Hotel | Our History". www.annebrook.ie. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Annebrook House, Pearse Street, Mullingar, Westmeath". Buildings of Ireland. 7 July 2004. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Annebrook". Westmeath Examiner . 5 October 2002. p. 3. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2023– via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  4. ↑ Illingworth, Ruth (22 October 2005). "The Town Park - steeped in history..." Westmeath Examiner . p. 8. Archived from the original on 27 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2023– via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  5. ↑ Casey, Ronan (7 April 2001). "Annebrook fetches close to £1.5 million". Westmeath Examiner . p. 26. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2023– via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  6. ↑ Casey, Ronan (5 October 2002). "New hotel planned for Mullingar town centre". Westmeath Examiner . p. 1. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023– via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  7. ↑ O'Reilly, Linda (20 January 2007). "Tourism boost as refurbished hotel set to open next month". Westmeath Examiner . p. 8. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2023– via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  8. ↑ "Annebrook House Hotel Ltd - Irish Company Info - SoloCheck". www.solocheck.ie. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Annebrook House Hotel wins 'Hotel of the Year' title". Westmeath Examiner . 9 April 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Annebrook Hotel planning major expansion on site of the old Dunnes Stores". Westmeath Examiner . 23 February 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Westmeath hotel planning 50-bedroom extension". Westmeath Independent . 13 March 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Four star Westmeath hotel looks to build 60 new bedrooms in major expansion plan". Irish Independent . 20 February 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Mullingar hotel given go-ahead for major extension". Westmeath Examiner . 8 January 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Planning approved for 60-bedroom extension at Mullingar hotel". Westmeath Topic . 16 January 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Annebrook extension project expected to take 18 months". Westmeath Examiner . 25 July 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
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