Daragh Feighery
Sherwood Forest to Longford Forest C
enter Parcs Longford Forest
their four children - Naomi (25),
opened in July 2019 and with
Rachel (18), Ryan (14) and Saoirse
the first few months successfully
(9).
under his belt, general manager Daragh Feighery can heave a sigh of relief at how well it’s all gone.
Actually Center Parcs have the children to thank for their role in Daragh’s decision to take the
The stakes were high for the
job. Having been approached by
Lucan man because Center Parcs
an agency, he was dispatched to
is a hugely successful European
Sherwood Forest to carry out a
network of holiday villages and
task as part of the recruitment
this was its first time to open in
process.
Ireland. Happily, it has achieved its aim of revolutionising the
Center Parcs insisted that he
sports and Daragh coaches the
short-stay holiday market in
bring his family along to stay with
under nine’s camogie team at
mere months, as Longford Forest
him and it proved to be a smart
Lucan Sarsfields GAA club. This
opened to great reviews and
move. “I wasn’t sure if I was in
is appropriate as his aunt, Aileen
acclaim.
the market for a new role but
Lawlor, is former president of the
the decision was taken out of my
Camogie Association.
Prior to joining Center Parcs,
hands,” he laughs. He is fired with passion and
Daragh was regional operations director with Aramark, which
Daragh worked as general
enthusiasm around Center Parcs
handles catering operations all
manager at Sherwood Forest for a
and very much appreciates its
over Ireland.
year in preparation for taking the
ethos of bringing family principles
role in Ireland. This meant that
into a corporate situation, which
he was away from the family a
is a real recipe for success. “I
focused and ambitious, he is
good bit but they visited often and
worked all over Christmas and
actually a trained chef. He met his
he came home every ten days. He
New Year but my family and I
home economist wife Sineád when
pays tribute to Sinéad for keeping
moved into a lodge on-site so we
they were both studying culinary
it all going during that time.
were all together,” he says. “It’s
Describing himself as driven,
a very special place and the kids
arts at DIT, Cathal Brugha Street. They now live in Celbridge with
Their children play a lot of
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