'My parents would rent out our house and we'd move into a caravan' - Armada Hotel owner John Burke on conquering Everest and financial pressuresAbove him loomed the summit - one of his two big goals in life. Two years on, walking around the Armada Hotel on a beautiful Spring morning, he tells both stories as if they were the same challenge to overcome. The following year Burke made the decision to bring the Armada up to four-star hotel standard, its biggest transformation to date and a €3.5m investment. The hotel continued to grow and within a year a different bank - Bank of Ireland - agreed to refinance the loans. Does she get involved in the hotel business?

Source: Irish Independent March 31, 2019 01:30 UTC