Press Up Entertainment

Eclective Hospitality Group

Company type	Private
Industry	Entertainment and hospitality
Founded	2009
Headquarters	Dublin Ireland
Key people	Paddy McKillen, Jr., Matt Ryan
Revenue	€57.8m (2017)^[citation needed]
Number of employees	850 (2025)[1]
Parent	Cheyne Capital Management
Website	eclective.ie

Clarence Hotel, Dublin

Eclective (formerly Press Up Hospitality Group) is a cinema, hotel, pub, retail and restaurant operator based in Dublin, Ireland. Ownership is shared between Paddy McKillen, Jr., son of Paddy McKillen, and Matt Ryan.

Their properties include the Clarence Hotel, the Dean Hotel, the Dean Hotel Cork, the Devlin Hotel, the Mayson Hoteland the Stella Theatre cinema chain. They also operate two formerly franchised Tower Records locations, which have outlasted the US-based parent chain by many years.[2] Until 2024 they also held the Irish franchise for Wagamama[3]

A number of their new properties are located in new developments by Oakmount, a property developer with the same owners but operated independently.[4]

In 2019 they announced the development of a bowling alley at Dundrum Town Centre.[5]

The company investigated an initial public offering in 2018,[6] but this was cancelled in 2019.[7]

In July 2022, it was announced that Press Up would open its first UK venue after converting the listed Methodist Central Hall, Birmingham into a 150 bedroom hotel and event space.[8]

In early 2025 the company restructured it's operations and rebranded as Eclective.[1]

References

1. "The Press Up Hospitality Group is no longer known as Press Up". 6 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
2. "Tower Records spun further into the red last year - but it's still 'excited for the future'". Fora.ie. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
3. "Press Up closes three Wagamama restaurants in Dublin". 25 September 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
4. Quinlan, Ronald. "Paddy McKillen jnr's Press Up selling stake for up to €50m". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
5. Reddan, Fiona. "Press Up to bring a bowling alley to Dundrum Town Centre". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
6. Brennan, Joe. "Paddy McKillen jnr's Press Up hires City broker as IPO adviser". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
7. "Press Up Entertainment set to 'keep going and growing' but IPO on hold". independent. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
8. "Press Up to open its first British hotel in historic Birmingham building". Business Post. Retrieved 13 October 2022.