Owners of landmark Wexford hotel move to address ‘upsetting false rumours' circulating in recent weeks
As it turns out, these rumours are wide of the mark and the family was devastated to hear that they had gained any traction in the first place.
"We wish to take time out today to address some of the very upsetting false rumours circulating that Whitford is up for sale and now sold,' a statement said.
"To clarify, this rumour is untrue. Whitford was established in 1964. It has been part of the Wexford community for over 61 years and that is something that we are justly proud of. We look forward to a third generation of the Whitty family running and managing this wonderful family-run hotel and it has been the privilege of our lifetime to be part of your lives and to have shared so many of your special memories. We look forward to sharing many more.'
The statement from the owners went on to thank the 'incredible' staff at the hotel and stated that it's 'business as usual' going forward.
'We look forward to welcoming you in the future,' they concluded. 'Enjoy the Fleadh, what an honour it is to host Fleadh Ceoil na hEireann 2025 in our home County of Wexford, wishing success to all.'
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Owners of landmark Wexford hotel move to address ‘upsetting false rumours' circulating in recent weeks
Whispers around town for a number of weeks now were that, after more than 60 years, the Whitty family had decided to sell the landmark hotel, with a larger hotel chain rumoured to be in talks around a purchase. As it turns out, these rumours are wide of the mark and the family was devastated to hear that they had gained any traction in the first place. "We wish to take time out today to address some of the very upsetting false rumours circulating that Whitford is up for sale and now sold,' a statement said. "To clarify, this rumour is untrue. Whitford was established in 1964. It has been part of the Wexford community for over 61 years and that is something that we are justly proud of. We look forward to a third generation of the Whitty family running and managing this wonderful family-run hotel and it has been the privilege of our lifetime to be part of your lives and to have shared so many of your special memories. We look forward to sharing many more.' The statement from the owners went on to thank the 'incredible' staff at the hotel and stated that it's 'business as usual' going forward. 'We look forward to welcoming you in the future,' they concluded. 'Enjoy the Fleadh, what an honour it is to host Fleadh Ceoil na hEireann 2025 in our home County of Wexford, wishing success to all.'
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