It took Jim Mansfield Sr 19 years to fulfil his vision for Citywest, which was, at its peak, not only Ireland’s biggest conference centre but also Europe’s biggest hotel. It was an enormous project that ultimately saw the businessman build 764 rooms, several golf courses, and a cavernous convention centre on the edge of Dublin. Mansfield Sr built the business all those years ago along with his wife and sons. His sons could be seen mowing the lawns in Citywest’s early years, before in its latter years, one of them would fly their father to business meetings, or VIPs in-and-out,…

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