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The entire contents of the CORRIB Heights, formerly the Corrib Great Southern Hotel, Galway a renowned four star establishment will go under the hammer in a grand auction on 4 October 2007 following the final closure of the property as a hotel some days earlier.

[ClickPress, Sun Sep 09 2007] The entire contents of the CORRIB Heights, formerly the Corrib Great Southern Hotel, Galway a renowned four star establishment will go under the hammer in a grand auction on 4 October 2007 following the final closure of the property as a hotel some days earlier.

Food and hospitality industry specialists Pro Auction of Bath will manage the auction with a viewing in the hotel on 2 and 3 October 2007.

The event offers the hospitality industry an unrivalled opportunity to purchase the contents of this first class hotel at a fraction of new replacement cost. Items for sale include content from the bedrooms, banqueting facilities and modern kitchens; bar and restaurant furniture; soft furnishings and fittings; engineering equipment; reception and back of house items; conferencing facilities; plant and machinery, elevators, boilers, etc.

In all there will be over 1500 lots in the sale. Items of particular note include
- the entire contents of the O'Malley's Bar..
- the furnishings and contents of Currach Restaurant
- the furnishings and equipment from numerous conference and banqueting suites.

The contents of the hotel’s bedrooms, lobbies, offices and modern fully equipped kitchens, together with crockery, cutlery, furnishings, boilers, gymnasium, laundry equipment, housekeeping and back of house areas are also included.

Mark Flynn of Pro Auction said: “This is the biggest auction sale of an entire hotel in The West of Ireland and a wonderful opportunity to acquire quality furnishings, particularly for a smaller hotel chain that aspires to trade up in standards The Dublin Rd, Galway, property was constantly upgraded over its lifetime to maintain its market leading standing. Potential buyers can now recreate the ambience and good taste of this fine establishment either by buying the entire contents of the bedrooms, or a portion on a room by room basis. The sale will attract many and will be of particular interest to participants in the hospitality and catering business as literally everything will be sold. Early indications are of a very lively buying interest.”

The auction takes place at Corrib Heights, formerly the Corrib Great Southern Hotel, Dublin Rd, Galway, Ireland, at 11am on 4 October. The auction will also be available via a live webcast. The viewing takes place from 8.30am-4.30pm on 2 and 3 October. Online bidding is possible through BidSpotter.com. Catalogues are available by calling +44 1761 414000 or +353 (0) 1 638 2700.

Pro Auction recently concluded very successful content sales of the Jurys Ballsbridge and The Berkeley Court Hotels in Dublin, on behalf of Jurys Doyle Hotel Group.