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MICK SMURFIT’S DISTINGUISED AWARD

February 26, 2026

IN OCTOBER 2024 Tom Lyons of The Currency made the pilgrimage to sunny Monaco to pay homage to his “warm and gracious host”,... Read more »

FITZGERALD’S D6 DISCOUNT

February 26, 2026

THERE WAS plenty of coverage this month of the centenary of the birth of former Fine Gael leader and taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. Another... 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

COY O’DONOVAN

February 26, 2026

FANS OF Goldhawk are familiar with the delays at the Chester Beatty Library (CBL), where culture minister Patrick O’Donovan remains remarkably slow to... Read more »

PIGNATARO’S PARADISE

February 12, 2026

THE name of the tiny Caribbean island of Canouan popped up in dispatches a couple of times last week, albeit for very different... Read more »

CHESTER BEATTY BACKLOG

February 12, 2026

NO LESS than eight months after the closing date for expressions of interest in serving on the Chester Beatty Library (CBL) board, culture... Read more »

BARRY CONNELL’S BLUES

February 12, 2026

GOLDHAWK’S FAVOURITE south Co Dublin investment-guru-turned-racehorse-trainer, Barry Connell, didn’t quite have the Dublin Racing Festival he had anticipated when his Cheltenham hot shot,... Read more »

LAURA DOWLING’S VULVA PUPPET

January 29, 2026

THERE WAS good news for the National Concert Hall (NCH) earlier this month when culture minister Patrick O’Donovan claimed money is “not an... Read more »

BANG’S NEW MENU

January 29, 2026

THE DUBLIN restaurant scene appeared to get something of a shake-up when it was widely reported last month that “the duo behind Kicky’s”... Read more »

DR EVA LETS GO

January 29, 2026

HEALTH GURU Dr Eva Orsmond popped up earlier this month in the Sindo’s My Money column, where the colourful businesswoman informed readers that... Read more »

SIMONE’S STYLISH NUMBERS

January 15, 2026

WITH THE Christmas consumer spending blitz receding into the background, London-based designer Simone Rocha presumably managed to shift plenty of her expensive clobber,... Read more »

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PALMERSTON ROAD RELOAD

January 15, 2026

RETIRED FINANCE suit Michael Cullen and his wife, Marian, stuck their impressive six-bed abode in D6 on the market with a very hefty... Read more »

BRIGADIER GENERAL AHERNE’S NEW RECRUITS

January 15, 2026

WHILE THE wheels continue to move slowly at the planned new museum at 12 Lower Fitzwilliam Street in D2, there are signs of... Read more »

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 »

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 »