The Gleneagle
RTÉ One’s fly-on-the-wall series goes behind the scenes of one of Ireland’s leading entertainment venues – The Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney. The is produced by Waddell Media and follows on from their success last year about the five-star Shelbourne Hotel. The three-star Gleneagle is very different, but what it lacks in stars it makes up for in enthusiasm and chutzpah. Since its modest beginning in 1957 as a fourteen bedroom hotel, the Gleneagle has grown and diversified. It now has 240 bedrooms, 50 apartments, a leisure centre, 5 bars and a state-of-the-art theatre venue, the INEC – Ireland’s National Events Centre. From ballet to bingo, country to comedy and snooker to sean nós there’s always something happening in the hotel. It’s like a cruise ship on land – a party that never sleeps.