Ashford Castle, a five star luxury hotel in Cong, Co. Galway, Ireland The 13th Century Ashford Castle, built by the Anglo-Norman de Burgos family, is set on the northern shores of Lough Corrib, amidst acres of beautiful gardens and forests. Once the country estate of the Guinness family, who purchased the property in 1852, it was transformed into a luxury hotel in 1939. The great hal…
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Killeen Castle is located in Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland and has occupied this site since around 1180. The current building is a restoration of a largely 19th century construction, burnt out in 1981. McCarthy & Associates were commissioned to Project Manage the design development of a World Class Five Star Hotel, Golf Course and Luxurious Residential Development. The proposed Killeen Cast…
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The Challenge This development was unusual in that there were three aspects in particular that effected the construction. The first was that a new club house had to be construction for St .Anne’s Golf Club which is situated within the nature reserve and environmentally sensitive area of The Bull Island in Dublin Bay. As part of this it was a requirement of the planning that the new club hous…
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The Challenge The primary challenge at the 560-acre Killeen Castle estate was presented by the sheer scale and multifaceted nature of the project. This included construction of an 18 hole Jack Nicklaus signature golf course, the design and construction of the prestigious clubhouse, a long game academy and the Dave Pelz short game academy. McCarthy & Associates also project managed the master p…
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