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GRÁINNE BARRY’S BLUES

December 11, 2025

IT HAS been a forgettable few days for the multi-talented Gráinne Barry, head of operations at London-headquartered Stats Perform, which describes itself as... Read more »

IHT CHL The Lion in Winter Racing Royalty Le Brocquy City of Troy Fitzwilliam Square AIRO Dermot Smurfit Ballinacarrig Park Club Cosgrave Fitzpatrick Keith Jameson National Gallery Collection Marissa Carter VG Tom Higgins Neil Jordan Laura Bonner Paul Ward Variety Jones Dtat Eathos Sharon Keegan Angela Scanlon Desmond Canouan Bellair Estate Bobby Flay John O’Conor Portrait of Omai Eibhlín Ní Chonghaile Wedding NGI Board Rachel Flynn JP McMahon Ash Quinn Pamela Laird Abdullah Al Naboodah Boundless Ocean

MISTRY MYSTERY

December 11, 2025

EARLIER THIS year, Goldhawk was very surprised to see a company previously controlled by the richest man in Ireland, Pallonji Mistry, was wound... Read more »

JENNI TIMONY NOT QUITE IN THE PINK

December 11, 2025

NO DOUBT a popular gift this season will be the Head To Toe Luxe Gift Box from Jenni Timony’s athleisure brand, FitPink. Priced... Read more »

MANOEUVRES AT MILLTOWN GOLF CLUB

November 27, 2025

THERE ARE changes afoot in the exclusive Milltown Golf Club in south Co Dublin and it is not just the clubhouse that is... Read more »

TONY SMURFIT’S FORM

November 27, 2025

EARLIER THIS month, Tony Smurfit was out front at the giant Smurfit Westrock’s announcement of the group’s “first-of-its-kind” €40m dedicated clinical packaging facility... Read more »

LOBSTER SPLOT

November 27, 2025

THE VENERABLE Lobster Pot restaurant in Ballsbridge has been celebrating a full 40 years in business but there were no congratulations from the... Read more »

CASHEL PALACE CASHES IN

November 12, 2025

THE LATEST Association of Irish Racehorse Owners (AIRO) awards bash was held last month – once again – in John Magnier’s fabulously expensive... Read more »

ALL CLEAR FOR OLD BELVO

November 12, 2025

NO DOUBT, Dermot Desmond is chuffed that the official green light has now been given for a development on the grounds of Old... Read more »

LISA McGOWAN’S GAL PALS

November 12, 2025

IT WAS reported earlier in the year that 50-something fashion blogger and influencer Lisa McGowan had paid herself an eyebrow-raising €3m in 2024... Read more »

Rosie Connolly says her fashion business is set to top last year’s stylish €4m profit, while John Magnier (left) saw his credibility take a bashing when he unwisely decided to head to the Four Goldmines.

ANNUAL 2025: HIGH SOCIETY – HIGH TIMES FOR HIGH-NET-WORTH INDIVIDUALS

November 12, 2025

THIS YEAR it turned out that there was more moolah than ever sloshing about the country, with the number of millionaires on the... Read more »

GALLERY’S NEW CAST

October 30, 2025

PORTRAITS of actors Ruth Negga and Stephen Rea were unveiled by Caroline Campbell’s National Gallery of Ireland (NGI) last week. The works are... Read more »

CHAPTER ONE’S MONEY MENU

October 30, 2025

WITH THE Michelin Guide organisation bringing its 2026 ceremony for Ireland and the UK to Dublin next February, the chatter has once again... Read more »

SINÉAD KEARY’S FAMILY AFFAIR

October 30, 2025

FASHION DESIGNER Sinéad Keary popped up last month in the Business Post’s soft-soap ‘Taste Maker’ column to give readers an insight into her... Read more »

SEAN MULRYAN’S HEAVY GOING

October 16, 2025

PROPERTY DEVELOPER extraordinaire Sean Mulryan has been focusing much of his energy on London in recent years, although the Irish market still looms... Read more »

JOHN CUNNINGHAM’S EXTRA TIME

October 16, 2025

THE DIRECTOR of the Irish Museum of Modern Art (Imma), Annie Fletcher, was celebrating least month after the national cultural institution landed the... Read more »

MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL

October 2, 2025

CONGRATULATIONS to Nigel Flegg, who has landed one of the most prestigious jobs in the Irish cultural sector, having been appointed as chief... Read more »

JOE ELLIOT’S GARDEN

October 2, 2025

LAST WEEKEND it emerged that veteran rock-n-roller Joe Elliott was in yet another dispute with his neighbour over ambitious plans for his garden... Read more »

SUTHERLANDS SELLING UP

October 2, 2025

INTERESTING TO see a modern three-bedroom house in the gated ‘Shrewsbury’ development off Merrion Road coming on the market. Not surprisingly, the Irish... Read more »

CORRIGAN’S CASH

October 2, 2025

MOUTHY CELEBRITY chef Richard Corrigan has just published accounts that, not surprisingly, show turnover for his operations in Ireland was down last year.... Read more »

JENNY KEANE’S OH! MOMENT

September 18, 2025

GOLDHAWK’S FAVOURITE “trail-blazing holistic sex educator”, Jenny Keane, was generating media attention again ahead of the latest live show, the Orgasm Tour. This... Read more »

JOE LEWIS’S TACTICS

September 18, 2025

CONTROVERSIAL BILLIONAIRE Joe Lewis – familiar in these parts thanks to his close connections to fellow moneybags Dermot Desmond, JP McManus and John... Read more »

KEARNS SIBLINGS’ LEGAL LESSON

September 18, 2025

GOLDHAWK SPIES an interesting-looking case filed in the High Court, with two unlikely named unlimited companies – Unifield and Minervavig – suing recruitment... Read more »

RONAN RYAN’S NEW MENU

September 4, 2025

IT HAS been a while since the name of one-time ‘celebrity chef’ Ronan Ryan came to Goldhawk’s attention but it turns out the... Read more »

O’CALLAGHANS GET BACKSIDES KICKED

September 4, 2025

The loaded O’Callaghan family of Tally Ho Stud opted for a high-profile gamble with one of their racehorses in the Coolmore Wootton Basset... Read more »

BEACON HOSPITAL PROFIT

September 4, 2025

Accounts have just been filed by a company called Barrelridge Ltd, revealing the scale of the killing made by investors in Denis O’Brien’s... Read more »

DERMOT DESMOND’S INTERVENTIONS

August 21, 2025

NOT SURPRISINGLY, billionaire Swiss tax resident Dermot Desmond got plenty of blowback for his recent AI-based intervention in the MetroLink debate. There was... Read more »

SHEIKH FAHAD’S FINANCES

August 21, 2025

THE SPORT of kings is a rich man’s game, where even the high-profile runners and riders need to dig deep to keep the... Read more »

CIARA DONLON’S THIRD TIME LUCKY?

August 21, 2025

HAVING HAD a couple of pops at establishing an environmentally friendly underwear business called Theya, Dalkey-based Ciara Donlon is now entering the nappy... Read more »

OONAGH O’HAGAN’S BACKER

August 7, 2025
THERE HAVE been some developments at the business of Goldhawk’s favourite ‘celebrity pharmacist’, Oonagh O’Hagan, with a big injection of moolah from her hubby... Read more »

WEE CARE WOES

August 7, 2025

GOLDHAWK WAS surprised to see a closure order being served on the kitchen and staff canteen of RTÉ’s creche in Montrose due to... Read more »

NEILL HUGHES’ SECOND SHOT

August 7, 2025

LAST MONTH a most impressive Co Dublin property was advertised with a chunky €9.25m price tag. Emsworth in Kinsealy will presumably be of... Read more »

EDDIE IRWIN’S TRACK RECORD

July 24, 2025

HAVING MANAGED to keep a low profile for decades, it will have come as no surprise to John Magnier’s “fixer” (sorry Coolmore finance... Read more »

KEVIN DUNDON’S RECIPE

July 24, 2025

CELEBRITY CHEF and Dancing With The Stars alumnus Kevin Dundon continues to expand his menu, most recently popping up with co-presenter Sunday Worst... Read more »

NEATLY PACKAGED

July 24, 2025

GOLDHAWK RECENTLY reported on the ownership of a Shrewsbury Road pile in the heart of D4, which was put on the market without... Read more »

CIRCLING 6 SHREWSBURY ROAD

July 10, 2025

THERE IS certain to be plenty of interest in a Shrewsbury Road property that has been put on the market by joint agents... Read more »

BARONET BEVAN’S SECOND SHOT

July 10, 2025

THERE HAS been what looks like a dramatic drop in the asking price for the impressive Fortwilliam Estate on 220 acres outside Lismore,... Read more »