Fergal Harte, outgoing chair and general manager of the Kingsley Hotel, Cork, presenting the chain of office to Joe Kennedy, general manager of the Shandon Maldron Hotel, Cork, who is the new chair of the Cork Branch of the Irish Hotels Federation.
Picture: David Keane.
Joe Kennedy, General Manager of the Maldron Shandon Hotel, has been elected Chair of the Cork Branch of the Irish Hotels Federation, which represents hotels and guesthouses across the county.
In a hotel career that spans more than 30 years, Joe has held senior managerial positions in Ireland and the UK. He joined Dalata Hotel Group PLC in 2015 as General Manager of the Clayton Silver Springs, having previously been General Manager of the Imperial Hotel, Cork for nine years. A graduate in Hotel and Business Management from the Galway & Mayo Institute of Technology, Joe began his career with Jurys Hotel Group PLC.
Joe has been an active member of the Irish Hotel Federation at a local Cork branch level for many years and has previously served as Treasurer and Vice Chairman of the branch.
