News & Events
People’s Park Café Dun Laoghaire To Open This Summer
The Wright Group is delighted to announce that the People’s Park Café will be opening this summer! Located in the beautifully manicured People’s Park in Dun Laoghaire overlooking the Irish Sea, The café offers a one-of-a-kind location, fantastic service, and great atmosphere. The café will offer high quality coffee, hand-made dishes using local produce and…
Hogs & Heifers to Open Second Location in Liffey Valley
Hogs & Heifers are due to open their second location at the Liffey Valley Shopping Centre this summer. This brand new restaurant will include a state-of-the-art kitchen, professionally designed interior fit out and cocktails and drinks from the bar. Hogs & Heifers Liffey Valley will be serving up the same high quality burgers, spicy wings…
Howth Castle, Co. Dublin
The Michael J Wright Group is delighted to announce that Fingal County Council have approved a joint planning application, with Tetrarch Capital, to redevelop Howth Castle for retail, food and tourism uses. Fingal County Council have given the green light to a redevelopment at Howth Castle which includes a new 150-seater restaurant in a striking glass-covered…
South Quarter Airside
The South Quarter Airside Business Park is one of Ireland’s premier business parks. The group acquired planning for this two acre site at Airside Retail Park in 2008 and recently sold the full development in 2022. Home to O’Briens and other local favourites like FLYEfit Gym and Hogs and Heifers, the South Quarter Business Park is a perfect destination for…
GROW AT SCHOOL
We are delighted to support the ‘GROW AT SCHOOL’ sponsorship programme and are actively sponsoring 2 School Gardens in the Fingal areas of Howth & Swords. GROW at School is a food education programme that aims to increase food literacy in primary schools. Through garden-based learning and hands-on growing experiences it aims to help students…
The World Means Everything to Us!
To show our appreciation we have been celebrating a few international days in the group along with making changes to the way we do business. On the 22nd April, we celebrated Earth Day in our venues and turned out the lights for 1 hour in support of Earth hour. Our lovely customers dined by candlelight…
Sailing into Wellness
Sailing into Wellness Sailing into Wellness is a nationwide charity that offers programs that aim to empower individuals and build a positive sense of community on and off the water. Underpinned by social inclusion and fun, learnings on the water are transferrable to everyday life, increasing coping mechanisms and encouraging pro-social behaviour. Their aim is…
WAVE Regatta 2022 – a sailing regatta that will go down in history!
We were delighted to be title sponsors of this great event on the June Bank Holiday weekend, which comprised of exciting and competitive sailing, along with an amazing on-shore party each night after racing. Based in Howth Yacht Club, its the biggest sailing regatta on the East coast of Ireland this year and attracted boats…
WAVE Regatta is back!
The Wright Group are proud to be title sponsors for this years WAVE regatta in Howth Yacht Club. Wave Regatta provides Howth Yacht Club and the broader community in Howth with a biennial keelboat racing event that seeks to be the most attractive sailing event in Ireland. Utilising many of the incredible and attractive local natural resources…
MIDWEEK FOOD DRAMA: Are you stuck in a ‘what to cook?’ rut?
It’s Tuesday afternoon and the thoughts of what to eat for dinner are looming. There’s nothing in the fridge, which seems to be shelf-isolating, and your cupboards are emptier than your post box on Valentine’s Day. Don’t fret, there’s time for a quick supermarket dash, but what to make? You’re desperate to disembark the Bolognese…