PASSING OF FORMER MONAGHAN HOTELIER EVOKES SADNESS AND MANY TRIBUTES

20 January 2025 No Comments by The Northern Standard

Warm memories of one of Monaghan Town’s leading businesswomen of the 1970s and 1980s were being shared across a wide area of the county this week after the passing on Friday, January 10 last of Anne Driver of Limegrove, Kilnacloy. Mrs Driver was a leading business figure in the town and a driving force behind the success of the Westenra Arms Hotel and subsequently the Lakeside Hotel, which she owned and managed in part – nership with her husband Peter. Under her astute steward – ship, the “West” became a Mecca for weddings and other social and communal gatherings, a lively hostelry which always kept pace with the times, and a venue for meetings and functions of a wide range of community, sporting and voluntary organ – isations.

Anne took a very personal and hands-on approach to the management of both her hotel establishments and had an exacting attention to detail and high standards of cus – tomer care, but inspired loy – alty and affection in her staff through her inspirational management style and indus – trious work ethic. Having commenced her working life…

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