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‘‘ Our main conference room,

The McClure Suite is one

of the largest in the

southeast ‘‘

Joe O’Brien,
General Manager,
Clayton Whites
Hotel

CONFERENCING IN WEXFORD

Wexford has had an excellent host conferences and events for up
reputation for hosting a wide to 1,000 delegates together with
range of conferences and smaller conference facilities and
events over many years and excellent leisure and spa facilities.
is the premier venue in the Speaking of their facilities Joe
southeast for many national and says: “Our main conference room,
international events.
The McClure Suite is one of the
The hospitality industry together largest in the southeast and it’s
with other stakeholders, such as primary location in Wexford town
Wexford County Council and together with its 150MB fibre
Wexford Chamber of Commerce, optic broadband and AV facilities
has worked very hard to bring a make the venue a very attractive
co-operative approach to attracting pivotal in attracting events and proposition.”
events to Wexford. This can be being the host venue for large Another advantage to Wexford as a
seen through the hotels working conferences. The hotel works major venue is the National Opera
together so that the necessary very closely, not only with other House which, in conjunction with
critical mass of facilities such hotels but also other facilities such Clayton Whites, can provide an
as bedrooms are made available as the National Opera House in even wider range of facilities to
for large scale conferences. facilitating the many events that offer potential clients including
Hotels work with the Chamber take place during the course of the conference facilities for up to 850
of Commerce and the County year in Wexford. delegates.
Council to organise access to The General Manager of Clayton
facilities like the quay for events Whites Hotel is Rosslare native, Joe goes on to say, “The last 12
like the National Road Haulage Joe O’Brien, who returned to months have been really good with
Conference or the Canonball Run. Wexford last year to take the some excellent bookings which
A more recent example would reins at the hotel. Joe says he is included the Canonball Run, the
be the provision of “Welcome” “delighted to have been able to Welcome Home Cycle, the INTO
signage for key conferences and return to Wexford and to such a National Conference, the Irish
ABOVE: events. prestigious hotel” and he relishes Road Haulage Association and
Joe O’Brien,
General Manager, At the forefront of this drive the opportunity of building on many more, and advance bookings
Clayton Whites the hotel’s excellent reputation are looking even stronger.
Hotel to attract large scale events to for hosting large scale events. He
Wexford is Clayton Whites Hotel. With events such as the Vintners
While the hotel has appeared adds that “I have worked in many Federation of Ireland, the
in many guises over the years it hotels across the globe and Clayton Canonball Run again, the Sea
has, nonetheless, been a beacon Whites and Wexford are right up Anglers Championship and, of
of hospitality in Wexford for there with some of the best.” course, the Wexford Festival Opera
well over 200 years. With the The hotel boasts 157 bedrooms, this year alone, Wexford and
largest conference facilities in which are currently being Clayton Whites has a bright future
the southeast, Clayton Whites is refurbished, and a capacity to and much to look forward to.

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