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THE MORRISON HOTEL

11,12,13 AND 14 GREAT STRAND STREET AND, 13-18 LOWER ORMOND QUAY AND 7-12 SWIFTS ROW, Dublin

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11,12,13 AND 14 GREAT STRAND STREET AND, 13-18 LOWER ORMOND QUAY AND 7-12 SWIFTS ROW
County
Dublin
Licence reference
N2057

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Independent reporting and heritage records on this pub, drawn from a curated list of Irish news outlets, Revenue Commissioners, NIAH, and the Dictionary of Irish Architects. Every claim links to its primary source.

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Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref N2057 as a Publican's Licence (Ordinary) Hotel - BF - 1902 Act (Public Bar) for THE MORRISON HOTEL at 11,12,13 AND 14 GREAT STRAND STREET AND, 13-18 LOWER ORMOND QUAY AND 7-12 SWIFTS ROW in DUBLIN CITY with SWIFT ROW LIMITED as licensee.[1]

Irish Times reported in 2023 that Dublin City Council granted Centauro Investments permission for an extension to the five-star Morrison Hotel on Ormond Quay Lower, adding 16 bedrooms and bringing the hotel to 161 rooms.[2] The same report said Elena Baturina bought the Morrison from Nama in 2012 for EUR22 million and that Zetland Capital bought it in 2021 in a deal reported as worth more than EUR65 million.[2] Irish Times reported in 2018 that the Morrison Hotel on Ormond Quay had refreshed its Quay 14 bar and Morrison Grill restaurant in a EUR250,000 redesign.[3]

Sources  (3)
  1. Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
  2. Irish Times · "Morrison Hotel in Dublin given permission to add 16 bedrooms at five-star property" · 2023-07-04
  3. Irish Times · "Get festive with a break in Dublin or Geneva" · 2018-11-24

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