Founded in 2001, O’Donnell O’Neill are led by Graham O’Donnell, Ann-Marie O’Neill, Marie Smyckova, Aisling Healy and Gordon Devenney. Based in Dublin with a studio in Belfast, O’Donnell O’Neill partner with market-leading brands and entrepreneurs with ambition to deliver benchmarking interiors in the Hotel, Bar, Restaurant, Club and Retail industry in the ROI, UK and internationally.
We are industry leaders creating experiential interiors that nurture social and business connection and success.
We specialise in energetic and transformative design solutions in the hospitality sector.
ETHOS
Our work is underpinned by a philosophy of partnership and progress.
Partnership
We like to be hands-on, no ivory towers here. We consider ourselves an integral part of our client’s team during any project. Listening, learning and researching. Absorbing goals, tension points and market sensitivities in order to create spaces that skilfully balance design objectives with commercial intelligence.
Process
Our designers combine and compound their experience with a beginner’s mindset to push the needle on every project. Disruption where possible, innovation as an essential and experiential transformation in every case.
Our Studios
Our Head Office and Creative Design Studios are based in Dublin. We are a tight-knit, collaborative team working together to ensure every project is designed and executed to the highest standards.
Our multidisciplinary team combine ingenuity with experience and the advanced technical knowledge to keep our clients at the cutting edge of their industries. We infuse storytelling and disruptive design into every project in order to elevate
customer experience.
For us, good design shapes good business. Our team consider themselves collaborators in our client’s business, their success is our success.
Graham O'Donnell
Founder & Creative Director
Ann-Marie O'Neill
Founder & Creative Director
Aisling Healy
Director
Marie Smyckova
Director
Gordon Devenney
Principal Belfast Office
Elaine Smyth
Design Associate
Andrea O'Rourke
Senior Designer Project Lead
Claire Short
Senior Designer Project Lead
Marcello Palla
Senior Designer Project Lead
Zara Davison
Senior Designer
Matt Rodgers
Senior Designer
Emily Harrison
Mid-Level Designer
Lydia O'Hara
Mid-Level Designer
Maddi Cave
Graduate Designer
Nicholas Conneally
Graduate Designer
Alanna Mulcahy
Graduate Designer
Sarah Pye
Graduate Designer
Sarah Tallon
Graduate Designer
Niamh Tighe
Graduate Designer
Shannon Quinn
Office Manager
Nuala O'Reilly
Office Administrator & Credit Control
Woody
Chief Morale Officer
Join Us
Our success is rooted in our people and in our shared passion. Passion to listen to clients, to the market and to the creative influences around us. Passion to keep moving the needle so that we create exceptional and immersive spaces. We work with the best people, and we’re excited to meet the next generation in that legacy. If you feel inspired by what we do, talk to us. We love meeting motivated individuals who are as passionate about design as we are.
Contact create@ooda.ie for more information on current opportunities.
Awards
We are an award-winning team with award-winning projects. We don’t design for accolades but we are very proud of our achievements and recognition for our ethos and creativity. A selection of Awards we are proud to be associated with include:
| 2024 | – | Fit Out Awards, Fit Out Designer of the Year MARIE SMYCKOVA |
| 2024 | – | IDI Awards, Structures & Spaces – Hospitality Design 2024 THE LEINSTER HOTEL |
| 2022 | – | IDI Awards, Special Award – Client Appreciation PRESS UP HOSPITALITY GROUP– Ann-Marie O’Neill |
| 2022 | – | IDI Awards, Structure & Spaces – Restaurant Design MAMA YO RESTAURANT, CAMDEN STREET – Ann-Marie O’Neill |
| 2022 | – | Fit Out Awards, Fit Out Project of the Year – Hospitality (Hotel) THE DEAN, GALWAY |
| 2022 | – | Fit Out Awards, Fit Out Project of the Year – Hospitality MAMA YO RESTAURANT, CAMDEN STREET |
| 2021 | – | Fit Out Awards, Fit Out Leaders Award Graham O’Donnell & Ann-Marie O’Neill |
| 2020 | – | IDI Awards, Structure & Spaces – Restaurant Design DOOLALLY – Ann-Marie O’Neill |
| 2020 | – | IDI Awards, Structure & Spaces – Hotel & Short Term Stay Design THE MAYSON HOTEL DUBLIN – Ann-Marie O’Neill |
| 2018 | – | Fit Out Awards, Fit Out Designer of the Year Ann-Marie O’Neill |
| 2018 | – | Fit Out Awards, Fit Out Project of the Year- International THE RAG TRADER & BO PEEP NEW YORK |
| 2018 | – | Building & Architecture of The Year Awards, Building Refurbishment for a Single Building or Development STELLA THEATRE |
| 2015 | – | National Hospitality Awards, Best Nightclub THE WRIGHT VENUE, DUBLIN |
| 2015 | – | National Hospitality Awards, Best Cocktail Bar VINTAGE COCKTAIL CLUB, DUBLIN |
| 2015 | – | National Hospitality Awards, Best New Establishment THE DEAN, DUBLIN |
| 2015 | – | National Hospitality Awards, Best Hotel Bar SOPHIE’S AT THE DEAN, DUBLIN |
| 2015 | – | Sky Bar of the Year Awards, Leinster Bar of the Year THE EMPIRE, DUBLIN |
| 2015 | – | LCN Awards, Style Bar of the Year, Northern Ireland THE ALBANY, BELFAST |
| 2014 | – | National Hospitality Ireland Awards, Best Nightclub (overall winner) EVERLEIGH GARDEN, DUBLIN |
| 2013 | – | IDI Awards, Best Commercial Interior VINTAGE COCKTAIL CLUB, DUBLIN |
| 2013 | – | UK Museum + Heritage Awards, Trading and Enterprise Award THE TITANIC STORE AT TITANIC BELFAST |
| 2013 | – | National Hospitality Ireland Awards, Best Nightclub EVERLEIGH GARDEN, DUBLIN |
| 2013 | – | National Hospitality Ireland Awards, Best Cocktail Bar VINTAGE COCKTAIL CLUB, DUBLIN |
| 2013 | – | IDI Awards, Best Commercial Interior VINTAGE COCKTAIL CLUB, DUBLIN |
| 2012 | – | IMAGE, IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year CREATIVE BUSINESSWOMAN OF THE YEAR – Ann-Marie O’Neill |
| 2012 | – | TITANTIC GO Awards, Best Newcomer and Overall Award Winner EL DIVINO, BELFAST |
| 2011 | – | Bloomberg International Hotel Awards, Best UK Hotel THE MERCHANT HOTEL, BELFAST |
| 2011 | – | Licencing World Bar Awards, Best Nightclub THE WRIGHT VENUE, DUBLIN |
| 2011 | – | Fate Awards, Best Hotel THE MERCHANT HOTEL, BELFAST |
| 2010 | – | Spirited Awards New Orleans, World’s Best Cocktail Bar THE COCKTAIL BAR, MERCHANT HOTEL, BELFAST |
| 2010 | – | Fate Awards, Best Cocktail Bar THE MERCHANT HOTEL, BELFAST |
| 2010 | – | Fate Awards, Bar of the Decade LAVERYS, BELFAST |
| 2010 | – | Fate Awards, Best Classic Bar THE APARTMENT, BELFAST |
| 2010 | – | Boutique Design Awards New York, Best Nightclub Interior THE WRIGHT VENUE, DUBLIN |
| 2010 | – | Licencing World Bar Awards, Best Nightclub THE WRIGHT VENUE, DUBLIN |
| 2009 | – | Spirited Award New Orleans, Worlds Best Hotel Bar THE COCKTAIL BAR, MERCHANT HOTEL, BELFAST |
| 2009 | – | Hospitality Ireland Awards, Overall Award Winner for Best Night Club THE WRIGHT VENUE, DUBLIN |
| 2009 | – | Theme Awards, UK Bar of the Year (UK & Ireland) MERCHANT HOTEL, BELFAST |
| 2009 | – | Theme Awards, Late Night Bar of the Year (UK & Ireland) PENTHOUSE AT KRYSTLE DUBLIN |
| 2009 | – | Theme Awards, Listed Top 100 Most Influential Companies in UK Hospitality Industry O’DONNELL O’NEILL DESIGN |
| 2008 | – | Theme Awards, Best New Bar (Ireland) SCRATCH, BELFAST |
| 2008 | – | Theme Awards, Best Late Night Bar (Ireland) BETTY BLACKS, BANGOR |
| 2008 | – | Licencing World Bar Awards, Best New Nightclub CENTRAL PARK, GALWAY |
| 2008 | – | Hospitality Ireland Awards, Overall Award for Best Nightclub KRYSTLE, DUBLIN |
| 2008 | – | Fate Awards, Best Classic Bar THE BOTANIC INN, BELFAST |
| 2008 | – | Fate Awards, Best Cocktail Bar, Best Style Bar and for Best Overall Venue THE APARTMENT, BELFAST |
| 2007 | – | Theme Awards, Best New Bar (Ire) and Best New Bar (UK & Ire) THE MERCHANT HOTEL, BELFAST |
| 2007 | – | Theme Awards, Best Classical Bar (Ireland) IRENE AND NANS, BELFAST |
| 2007 | – | Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Awards, RICS Regeneration Award (Northern Ireland) THE MERCHANT HOTEL, BELFAST |
| 2007 | – | Hospitality Ireland Awards, Best Boutique Hotel THE MERCHANT HOTEL, BELFAST |
| 2007 | – | Hospitality Ireland Awards, Best Outdoor Space DICEYS GARDEN, RUSSELL COURT HOTEL, DUBLIN |
| 2007 | – | Hospitality Ireland Awards, Best Nightclub KRYSTLE, DUBLIN |
| 2007 | – | Class Bar Awards, Best Classic Hotel Bar THE MERCHANT HOTEL, BELFAST |
| 2006 | – | European Hotel Design Awards, Best Hotel Design (Bar & Restaurant Interiors) FINALIST – THE MERCHANT HOTEL, BELFAST |
| 2006 | – | Hospitality Ireland Awards, Best New Hotel THE WESTPORT PLAZA HOTEL, MAYO |
| 2006 | – | Theme Awards, Best Classical Bar (Ireland) NORTHERN WHIG, BELFAST |
| 2006 | – | Theme Awards, Most Beautiful Bar (Ireland) SKYY BAR, WRIGHTS FINDLATER HOWTH |
| 2004 | – | Intertrade Ireland Awards, Best Small Business in Ireland O’DONNELL O’NEILL DESIGN |
| 2004 | – | Theme Awards, Outstanding Contribution to the Hospitality Industry O’DONNELL O’NEILL DESIGN |
| 2004 | – | Theme Awards, Best New Late Night Venue (Ireland) HALO, GALWAY |
| 2004 | – | Black and White Pub Awards, Black and White National Superpub of the Year Award WRIGHTS CAFÉ BAR, DUBLIN |
| 2003 | – | IDI Awards, Best Interior Design of a Public Space PRECIOUS, BELFAST |
| 2003 | – | Theme Awards, Best New Nightclub (Ireland) PRECIOUS, BELFAST |
| 2003 | – | Theme Awards, Best New Bar (Ireland) OPIUM, BELFAST |
| 2002 | – | Theme Awards, Best New Bar (United Kingdom & Ireland) BAR BACCA, BELFAST |
| 2002 | – | Theme Awards, Best New Bar (Ireland) 2002 BAR BACCA, BELFAST |