The unique contents from some of Ireland's top five star hotels and other locations have fetched over €200,000 at an auction in Dublin.
The two-day online auction took place this week and according the organisers of the event, I over 1,100 pieces of furniture, artwork, and other collectibles were snapped up by Irish and overseas buyers. All of the Celtic Tiger-style furniture, cabinets, chairs, lighting and soft furnishings from well-known hotel destinations in like Powerscourt Hotel in Wicklow, the Westin, Intercontinental and Glenlo Abbey hotels were sold during the auction, and many are set to be used in other hotels.
Antiques dealer and co-organiser Niall Mullen said that there was "massive interest" in the items up for auction. He said: "The auction had a remarkable sales rate of 97%, there was massive interest, people were buying both as individuals and commercially for hotels and bars."
