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About Us

McKeever Hotels is a family-run business, head quarter in Northern Ireland.  The leadership team includes Chairman and Co-Founders Eugene McKeever MBE and Catherine McKeever, alongside their children, Eddie McKeever, Managing Director , Bridgene Keeley, Director of Sales, Marketing & Communications as well as Victoria Walton, Group Finance Director and Martin Toner, Director of People and Culture.Eugene, a hands-on Chairman, began his hospitality career at just 12 years old at Corr’s Corner, eventually becoming head chef. After acquiring formal qualifications in hospitality and business, Eugene left Corr’s Corner in 1986 to start his own venture. Him and his wife Catherine returned in 1993 as the owners and transformed it into a full-service hotel in 1997. Today, McKeever Hotels owns five properties across Northern and Southern Ireland.

Our History

1993 – Purchase of Corr’s Corner Hotel

1997 – 30 bedrooms added to Corr’s Corner Hotel to turn it from a Roadhouse into a Hotel.

1999 – Purchased the Dunsilly Arms, a small pub in County Antrim and launched the 40 bedroom Dunsilly hotel, complete with 8 conference suites on the site in 2005 

2005 – £4 Million extension & transformation of Corr’s Corner Hotel – including 8 conference suites, a banqueting suite, creating a separate public bar and doubling the size of the Grill Bar and more than doubling the bed stock to 68 bedrooms.

2010 – The Adair Arms Hotel, Ballymena was purchased by The McKeever Hotels and underwent a £2million and 2 year project renovating the entire property.

2014 – The Group purchased Letterkenny Court Hotel in Main Street, Letterkenny.  After a €1million investment into the public areas it relaunched 6 months later as Dillons Hotel. Phase two of Dillons Hotel’s renovations which included bedroom refurbishment was completed 1 year later.

2017 – The Group add a 5th property to their portfolio, the Dunadry Hotel, County Antrim.

2018-19 – Major renovations begin on the Dunadry Hotel And Gardens spending £5million on full refurbishment including The Grand Ballroom, Linen Mill Suite, Lounge Area & All Bedrooms

2019 – Corr’s Corner Hotel gain the addition of a Fitness Suite, complimentary to all accommodation guests.

2021 – New Lobby Entrance, Reception and Cooper Bar revealed at Dunadry Hotel And Gardens

2022 – McKeever Hotels Installed EV chargers across our entire hotel network

2023 – Completed a €1.8million refurbishment of Dillons Hotel’s bedrooms offering, family rooms, suites and deluxe room types and adding a guest fitness centre

2023 – Installed Solar Panels at Dunadry Hotel And Gardens and replaced the BMS as part of our ongoing Sustainability Goals

2024 – Invested £1million in the full refurbishment of Dunsilly Hotels bedrooms, event spaces and lobby

2024 – Launched our Green Rooms Initiative – learn more

2024 – Purchased The Lodge Hotel in Coleraine

 

Our Achievements

2008 – Eugene was awarded with Newtownabbey Business Person of the Year 2008 for the second time in four years, due to his investment and dedication towards to the Newtownabbey area.

2009 – Eugene became President of the Northern Ireland Hotels Federation, after dedicating his time to the NIHF board for 10 years

2014 – Eugene McKeever got honoured with a MBE for his services to Hospitality & Tourism for Northern Ireland in the Queens Birthdays Honour in June 2014.

2018 – Eugene was awarded Licensed & Catering News Lifetime Achievement Award.

2019 – Corr’s Corner Hotel named as 1 of Northern Ireland’s Top 100 Businesses by Hospitality Ulster.

2019 – Dunadry Hotel and Garden was award for being China Ready & Accredited.

2021– Dunadry Hotel And Gardens received AA Rosette for the restuarant

2022 – Eddie McKeever became President of NI Hotels Federation

2022 – McKeever Hotels won Employer of the Year at NI Family Business Awards

2023 – McKeever Hotels was highly commended Hospitality Business of the Year at Belfast Telegraph Awards

2024 – McKeever Hotels won Tourism Industry Award at the Northern Ireland Travel and  Tourism Awards

2024 – Eugene McKeever was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the AIB Business Eye Awards and McKeever Hotels was Highly Commended in the Family Business category

 

 

“Our dedication to growth, community involvement, and sustainability continues to drive us forward,

ensuring McKeever Hotels remains a leader in hospitality”  Eugene McKeever, Chairman

Our Hotels

Corr’s Corner Hotel (Head Office) – 315 Ballyclare Rd, Newtownabbey BT36 4TQ

Dunsilly Hotel– 20 Dunsilly Rd, Antrim BT41 2JH

Adair Arms Hotel– 1-7 Ballymoney Rd, Ballymena BT43 5BS

Dillons Hotel– 29-45 Upper Main St, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland

Dunadry Hotel and Gardens­- 2 Islandreagh Dr, Dunadry, Antrim BT41 2HA

 

Contact

Head Office –

Telephone: 028 908 49 221 Option 4 | Email: info@mckeeverhotelgroup.com

Groups –

Telephone: 028 9443 4343 | Email: colleen@mckeeverhotels.com

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