C O N F E R E N C E & B A N Q U E T I N G

A R E A O F L O W P R E S S U R E

Organising meetings, conferences, banquets, and seminars is typically

a frenzied affair. From arranging your conference venue down to the

refreshments, there are any number of large and small details waiting

to give you high blood pressure. Welcome to an area of low pressure,

Conference and Banqueting at The Gresham Metropole. Let us worry

about setting up the rooms, hooking up the projector, organising the

menu, serving the coffee – let us worry about keeping people happy,

that’s what we’re good at.

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11 different rooms, 11 different settings, hundreds of different seating

configurations, unlimited potential. Whether you’re planning an intimate

meeting or a large conference, The Gresham Metropole has a room, or

rooms, to suit your needs.

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Room Theatre Classroom Banquet Boardroom U-Shape Reception

Ballroom 500 180 320 60 80 500

Douglas Vance 250 90 130 50 50 250

Beckett 100 40 50 40 35 –

Joyce 60 30 50 40 30 –

Swift 25 20 30 18 15 –

Shaw 40 20 35 18 20 –

Yeats 40 16 30 20 16 –

Wilde 40 16 30 20 16 –

O’Casey 25 15 30 18 12 –

Room Theatre Classroom Banquet Boardroom U-Shape Reception

Cockburn 100 45 70 40 36 100

Bowen 60 30 50 24 20 50

C O N F E R E N C E C E N T R E

F I R S T F L O O R

Our first floor conference centre is the perfect setting for

all types of events, from conferences to banquets, product

launches and sales meetings. All of the rooms are air

conditioned and enjoy an abundance of natural light and

a variety of fine period details.

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The Ballroom, our meeting room, has generous views of

Cork City and the River Lee. It is the ideal room for large

gatherings, from general assemblies to wedding

receptions, and can incorporate large scale projection

and audio-visual equipment.

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Classroom 180

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The Douglas Vance Room is an elegant room suitable for

larger assemblies, banquets and receptions. It is equipped

with a dance floor and a bar area.

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Wilde are ideal for smaller seminars and more intimate

meetings. Each has an abundance of natural light.

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atmosphere – complete with original fireplaces – and are

ideal for intimate meetings and banqueting events.

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The Joyce and Shaw are two medium-sized meeting

rooms also boasting fine period details and allowing

for flexible configuration to meet a variety of space

requirements. These rooms are ideal for board meetings

and intimate dinner parties.

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The Cockburn Room and the Bowen Room are two

medium sized rooms located on our ground floor.

These versatile rooms are ideal for a variety of events

ranging from product showings to receptions.

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Finding the right rooms is only half the

work involved in organising an event.

After that there are accommodations

to arrange, menus to plan, equipment to

organise, and people to keep comfortable

and happy. The Gresham Metropole’s

Conference and Banqueting staff will

help you plan and organise every aspect

of your event.

Menu OptionsFrom coffee, tea and sandwiches to

intimate fine dining and full banquets,

we can plan the menu which perfectly

suits your needs. Our Conference and

Banqueting staff will be happy to provide

you with a selection of sample menus

Audio-Visual EquipmentWhether it’s a flipchart or plasma screen,

we’ll see to it that the equipment you

need is set up and waiting for you. Please

ask for a full list of rental equipment and

current tariffs.

BedroomsAll en-suite and equipped with remotecontrol colour television, telephone,hairdryer, radio, garment press, coffee andtea making facilities, and electronic safetylocks. Non-smoking rooms are available.

Service 24 hour room service, same day laundry

and dry cleaning service, individual

butler service for all conference and

banqueting events, our renowned

concierge staff – we’re here to make

sure you don’t lift a finger.

Leeside LeisureOur leisure centre has a 25 metreswimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi, whirlpoolspa, aerobics studio, steam room, and agymnasium with the latest in fitness andtraining equipment.

The Gresham MetropoleConference & Banqueting ManagerMacCurtain Street, Cork, IrelandTelephone +353 21 450 8122Fax +353 21 450 6450www.gresham-hotels.cominfo@gresham-metropolehotel.com The Gresham

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