Popular night spot is sold for £300,000

March 1995

Popular North Wexford nightspot, The Hydro in Kilmuckridge, has been sold for a figure believed to be close to £300,000.

The new owner in Sean Doyle, a painting and decorating contractor from Garrydaniel, Monamolin, who took possession of the premises on March 1.

On the following day, Thursday, he was granted the ad-interim transfer of the licence at Rathdrum Court, the intoxicating liquor licence having been endorsed over to him the previous day by previous owner, Norman Buttle.

Mr Brendan Murphy is being employed by Mr Doyle as manager of The Hydro, a position he held before for a period of six years. Mr Murphy told Judge Donnchadh O Buachalla that he had worked in the trade for 18 years, the other 12 in his own premises.