From September through to April we plan to have monthly meetings with a range of interesting guest speakers. NEW VENUE From March 2026 our meetings are being held in The ROYAL COURT Hotel, PORTRUSH in the Atlantic Suite and start at 11:00am.
Tea/coffee can be purchased in the Dunluce Room from 10:15am.
These meetings are also streamed via Zoom for our members who cannot attend in person by clicking on https://tinyurl.com/Zoom-monthly.
The dates for the 2026 session are...
IMPORTANT!! - NEW VENUE - All meetings from March 2026 are being held in The Royal Court Hotel, Portrush - The Royal Court Hotel
| Subject | APRIL Meeting - ROYAL COURT Hotel |
| Date | 2nd April 2026 at 11:00 |
| Speaker | Stephen Meldrum, distinguished NI hotelier |
| Venue | ROYAL COURT Hotel, Portrush |
Our APRIL meeting will be held on Thursday 2nd April in the Royal Court Hotel, Portrush in the Atlantic Suite at 11am.
Tea/Coffee will be available for purchase in the Dunluce Room from 10.15am.
Our Charity Speaker will be Esther Cunningham from the bereavement support organisation Cruse. Website: https://www.cruse.org.uk/
The Main Speaker will be Stephen Meldrum, distinguished Northern Irish hotelier who will talk about his career in hospitality.
Mr Meldrum was recently appointed by Texan investors, the Links Collection, as the first General Manager of Dunluce Lodge, a five star hotel within the precinct of the Royal Portrush golf course.
This appointment is the latest in a career which to date has seen him run a succession of flagship hotels within the Hastings Group, including Culloden Estate, the Slieve Donard Hotel, and until recently, the Grand Central Hotel, Belfast.
Check-in on 2nd April for a tour of Stephen Meldrum’s hospitality-life-and-times from working as a bar waiter aged 17, to topping the tree in his chosen profession.
