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A Strong Voice for Irish Hotels & Guesthouses
Founded in 1937, the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) is the national organisation of the hotel and guesthouse industry in Ireland. The primary functions of the Federation are to promote and defend the interests of its members. The IHF represents almost 1,000 hotels and guesthouses nationwide, employing over 65,000 people and is a key stakeholder in the Irish tourism sector. Click HERE to view benefits of becoming a member of the IHF.
IHF President & Chief Executive
Denyse Campbell, IHF President
Denyse Campbell is the 39th President of the Irish Hotels Federation. The President of the IHF is elected by the members at the AGM and serves a 2-year term of office.
A native of Strokestown, Co Roscommon, Ms Campbell is General Manager of the Maldron Hotel Dublin Airport. After graduating from the College of Catering in Cathal Brugha Street, she began her career as a hotelier with the Hilton Group in the United States. Following a period with Jurys in the UK, she returned to Ireland where she worked for several independent hotels and groups. In 2015, she joined Dalata Hotel Group, spending several years at the Clayton Ballsbridge before assuming her current role at the Maldron Hotel Dublin Airport in 2018.
Ms Campbell has been an active member of the IHF since 2006 and has served as Secretary and Chair of the Dublin branch, National Vice President on two separate occasions and as a member of the National Council and Management Committee. As Chair of the IHF’s Marketing Group she oversaw the launch of the immensely successful ‘Go Anywhere Gift Card’, the official gift card of the Irish Hotels Federation.
Tim Fenn, Chief Executive
Tim Fenn is Chief Executive of the Irish Hotels Federation (2010-present). Tim has over 25 years’ experience in senior executive and consulting roles in the private sector, including the positions of Chief Executive and Finance Director of FM104. A native of Cork, Tim is also Chair of the Commis Chef Apprenticeship Consortium Steering Group and sits on a number of State and industry bodies such as the Hospitality and Tourism Forum, the Fáilte Ireland Industry Advisory Group and the Water Forum.
Carol Bergin is Tim Fenn’s PA and can be contacted at berginc@ihf.ie.
Meet Our Team
Management Committee
Denyse Campbell
IHF President
Maldron Hotel Dublin Airport
Michael Magner
IHF Vice President
Cork’s Vienna Woods Hotel
Cork
Tony Walker
IHF Vice President
Slieve Russell Hotel, Golf & Country Club
Peter Collins
Honorary Treasurer
Academy Plaza Hotel
Dublin
Aaron Mansworth
Mgmt. Committee Member
Cork Airport Hotel
Cork
Bernadette Randles
Mgmt. Committee Member
Dromhall Hotel
Killarney
Fergal O’Connell
Mgmt. Committee Member
The Fitzwilliam Hotel, Dublin
Matt O’Connor
Mgmt. Committee Member
Mullingar Park Hotel, Westmeath
National Council
Denyse Campbell
IHF President
Maldron Hotel Dublin Airport
Dublin
Michael Magner
IHF Vice President
Cork’s Vienna Woods Hotel
Cork
Tony Walker
IHF Vice President
Slieve Russell Hotel, Golf & Country Club
Peter Collins
Honorary Treasurer
Academy Plaza Hotel
Dublin
Elaina Fitzgerald Kane
Past President
Fitzgerald’s Woodlands House Hotel, Adare
Michael Lennon
Past President
Westport Woods Hotel
Mayo
Joseph Dolan
Past President
(Formerly) Bush Hotel
Co. Leitrim
Stephen McNally
Past President
(Formerly) Dalata Hotel Group plc
Michael Vaughan
Past President
Vaughan Lodge
Co. Clare
Mark Scott-Lennon
Elected
Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, Co. Dublin
Neil Grant
Elected
Celtic Ross Hotel & Leisure Centre, West Cork
Tracy Coyne
Elected
International Hotel Killarney, Co. Kerry
Brian Harrington
Elected
Radisson Blu Hotel Limerick
Aaron Mansworth
Elected
Cork Airport Hotel
Martin Mangan
Elected
Carton House, Co. Kildare
Matt O’Connor
Elected
Mullingar Park Hotel, Westmeath
Fergal O’Connell
Elected
The Fitzwilliam Hotel, Dublin
Margaret Darrer
Co-opted
Dooley’s Hotel, Waterford
Terry McCoy
Co-opted
The Red Bank Guesthouse, Co. Dublin
Mary Fennin Byrne
Elected
Clanard Court Hotel, Co. Kildare
Conor O’Kane
Co-opted
Clayton Hotel Cardiff Lane, Dublin
Joe Kennedy
Cork Branch
Maldron Hotel Shandon Cork City
Brendan Comerford
Cork Branch
Castlemartyr Resort, Co. Cork
Paul Diver
Donegal Branch
Sand House Hotel, Co. Donegal
Niall Coffey
Donegal Branch
Harvey’s Point, Co. Donegal
Jonas Treffers
Dublin Branch
Aloft Dublin City
Donna Curry
Dublin Branch
Grand Canal Hotel, Dublin
Paul Gill
Galway Branch
Claregalway Hotel, Co. Galway
John Ryan
Galway Branch
Ardilaun Hotel, Galway
Bernadette Randles
Kerry Branch
Dromhall Hotel, Killarney
Emer Corridan
Kerry Branch
Cahernane House Hotel, Killarney
Darren Madden
Mayo Branch
Clew Bay Hotel, Westport
Declan Heneghan
Mayo Branch
Knock House Hotel, Co. Mayo
Barry Kennedy
Midlands Branch
County Arms Hotel, Co. Offaly
Dara Cruise
Midlands Branch
Midlands Park Hotel, Co. Laois
Ross Mealiff
Mourne/Boyne/Lakes Branch
Hotel Kilmore, Co. Cavan
John O’Neill
Mourne/Boyne/Lakes Branch
Hamlet Court Hotel, Co. Meath
Kevin McGlynn
Sligo Branch
Sligo Southern Hotel
Colm Neville
South East Branch
Riverside Park Hotel, Co. Wexford
Aidan Quirke
South East Branch
Round Tower Hotel, Co. Waterford
Darren Harding
Shannon Branch
Clayton Hotel Limerick
Dermot Kelly
Shannon Branch
Great National Southern Court, Limerick
Gerard O’Brien
Wicklow Branch
Woodenbridge Hotel and Lodge
Janice Gault
Observer
Northern Ireland Hotels Federation
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