Paul Gallagher is a distinguished and well-known member of the Irish tourism and hospitality sector. He has been General Manager at Buswells Hotel in Central Dublin for the last 27 years.
Paul Gallagher is a distinguished and well-known member of the Irish tourism and hospitality sector. He has been General Manager at Buswells Hotel in Central Dublin for the last 27 years. Paul is a past President of the Irish Hotels Federation and past Chair of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation. He was Vice Chairperson of Original Irish Hotels and a non-executive director of the Convention Centre, Dublin. He is a non-executive Director of Tourism Ireland.
As Paul steps down from his GM role (December 2024), he talks to Bookassist Founder & Chairman Dr Des O’Mahony about his perspective on Buswells Hotel and its place in Dublin society, on how Buswells successfully transitioned to a strong online direct business, and he shares thoughts on the future of the tourism industry in Ireland.
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