Capital Bars plc
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| Capital Bars and Hotels plc | |
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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Dublin Ireland |
| Key people | William L.B. O'Dwyer, Desmond O'Dwyer, Joint Managing Directors |
| Industry | Entertainment and Hospitality |
| Revenue | €36.1m (2004) |
| Employees | ? |
| Slogan | Rest Assured |
| Website | www.capitalbars.com |
Capital Bars plc (formerly known as Break for the Border Group plc) is an Irish leisure company based in Dublin. Its core business is the acquisition, development and operation of bars, hotels and restaurants, all based in Dublin city centre. Brothers Desmond and Liam O'Dwyer control the company as Joint Managing Directors. After acquiring Capital Bars in 2001, the O’Dwyers took the company private the following year.
The current portfolio of eight multi-themed bars (several of them 'superpubs') are all situated in key locations in Dublin City Centre. Each bar/club is unique in design and ambience. The eight bars are:
- Bad Bobs
- Break for the Border
- Café En Seine
- Dandelion
- Howl at the Moon
- The Dragon
- The George, Dublin
- Zanzibar
[edit] Capital Hotels
The hotel division includes:
Trinity Capital Hotel, a classic contemporary style hotel close to Trinity College in Dublin city centre.
Grafton Capital Hotel, a traditional Georgian style townhouse hotel with 75 bedrooms at the top of Grafton Street in Dublin city centre.
The official website of Capital Hotels Dublin is www.capital-hotels.com
