Shelbourne hosts rugby banquet

The Ireland and England rugby teams will hold their post-match celebrations tomorrow night in the newly refurbished Shelbourne…

The Ireland and England rugby teams will hold their post-match celebrations tomorrow night in the newly refurbished Shelbourne Hotel on St Stephen's Green in Dublin.

The hotel, which has undergone an €83 million facelift over the last two years, is opening especially to host the after-match banquet following the Six Nations match at Croke Park.

The new Marriott-run Shelbourne will then close down again until its official opening on March 12th. A judge yesterday granted a full drinks licence to the extended 265-bedroom hotel.