Paul HeeryAdare Manor, one of Ireland’s most renowned resort hotels with a list of prestigious accolades nearly as long as its history, has this week appointed celebrated hospitality professional Paul Heery as General Manager. The announcement comes as the 5-star castle hotel enters its final refurbishment phase. With over 20 years of experience, Paul Heery, who will join the management team at Adare Manor, was formerly General Manager of The Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland, (2014-2017) where he was responsible for all hotel operations on the private Perthshire estate employing around 500 employees. Prior to this, Paul was Hotel Operations Manager at The Connaught Hotel in London (2012-2014) and Deputy General Manager at the Merrion Hotel in Dublin (2004-2011). Paul’s extensive career in the luxury hospitality industry began in his native County Dublin, Ireland, in the mid-nineties when he secured a place on a three-year Industrial Trainee Management Development Programme at the five-star Sheen Falls Lodge in Kenmare, County Kerry. Paul has also held managerial positions in luxury hotels across the world, including Montreux Palace (Montreux, Switzerland) and The Ritz-Carlton (San Francisco, New York, and Georgetown). A passionate golfer, Paul became familiar with the award-winning facilities at Gleneagles in his spare time and will be an additional asset to the golf course at Adare Manor.