National award for O'Donoghue Ring Group

Killarney-based hotel group the O’Donoghue Ring Collection, has been awarded the Operational Excellence in Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure accolade at this year’s Operational Excellence Awards held in Dublin recently.

Presided over by a world-class judging panel drawn from the industry, academia and the broader stakeholder community, the annual Operational Excellence Awards aim to recognise and reward the individuals, teams and organisations who have made a commitment to achieving operational excellence and business transformation.

The O’Donoghue Ring Collection, whose impressive portfolio of hotels, apartments, bars and restaurants includes: Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa; Killarney Towers Hotel & Leisure Centre; River Island Hotel; Killarney Avenue Hotel; The Tan Yard; Café du Parc and O’Donoghue Public House – received the Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure-focused award based on its use of “operational excellence as a critical driver to meet the demands of the sector and deliver value to its customers over the past 12 months.

“Hospitality, tourism and leisure is an in-