A Roscommon woman has been elected the 39th president of the Irish Hotels Federation.
Strokestown native Denyse Campbell will now lead the tourism body which represents almost 1000 hotels and guesthouses, accounting for over 60,000 jobs across the country.
Denyse began her career working with the Hilton Group in the United States and she is now General Manager of the Maldron Hotel at Dublin Airport.
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The former vice president hopes to rebuild and renew Ireland's tourism industry after an unprecedented two years.