Article Category: High Society

Markus Jooste’s expensive colts

February 8, 2018

THE DISGRACED South African moneybags Markus Jooste continues to liquidate his vast string of thoroughbreds, with four select mares that he owned in... Read more »

PAUL SMITHWICK’S NEW INVESTOR

February 8, 2018

THE ARRIVAL to the O’Sullivan Craft Brewery (1702) shareholder register of Irish Stock Exchange chairman Padraic O’Connor is a vote of confidence for... Read more »

Horsey Hubbies

January 25, 2018

INTERESTING TO see that the directors of a company called Hollymount Bloodstock Ltd have decided to wind up their operation, which has a... Read more »

DAVID RAETHORNE’S WHISKEY DRINKERS

January 25, 2018

THE AMBITIOUS project being undertaken in Sligo by low-profile serial investor David Raethorne got a big boost the week before Christmas when just... Read more »

Peter Gaynor changes Residence

January 25, 2018

ALTHOUGH IT is hard to be surprised at any acquisition by Paddy McKillen jnr’s rapidly expanding Press Up group of restaurants and clubs,... Read more »

Patrick Annesley’s “gift”

January 11, 2018

INTERESTING TO read an interview in The Irish Times at the end of last month with the UK-bound Patrick Annesley. It was noted... Read more »

Magnier and Jooste

January 11, 2018

THE DRAMATIC fall from grace of South African billionaire Markus Jooste should come as no surprise to fans of Goldhawk, who were previously... Read more »

ARISE SIR DOMINICK

January 11, 2018

CONGRATULATIONS are due to former British ambassador to Ireland Dominick Chilcott, who was given a gong in the New Year’s honours list last... Read more »

MICK SMURFIT’S STATUE

December 14, 2017

GOLDHAWK is pleased to report that the striking statue of Mick Smurfit that emerged overnight in the grounds of UCD’s Smurfit College of... Read more »

DINNY’S GERMAN COUNT

December 14, 2017

IT WAS reported last week that Denis O’Brien’s Caribbean based telecoms operation, Digicel, is getting a new chief executive in the form of... Read more »

Simone Rocha’s seasonal boost

December 14, 2017

THE CHRISTMAS shopping frenzy should help further boost the overflowing coffers of London-based fashion designer Simone Rocha, daughter of John. The reach of... Read more »

Bloodstock Money

November 30, 2017

GOOD NEWS for bloodstock breeder Dermot Cantillon and his missus, Meta Osborne, outgoing Turf Club senior steward. The bloodstock business has bounced back... Read more »

STERN’S EXPENSIVE ESTATE

November 30, 2017

THERE IS still no sign of a buyer for the €7.5m Liss Ard estate outside Skibbereen owned by the filthy rich Swiss Stern... Read more »

Anne Anderson’s new role

November 30, 2017

THERE have been some comings and goings at Druid Theatre in Galway. The good news is that the new star act could generate... Read more »

CROWDING OUT CASTLETOWN HOUSE

November 2, 2017

THESE ARE anxious times at the impressive 18th century Castletown House in Co Kildare, birthplace of Arthur Guinness. A proposed controversial large scale... Read more »

AIDAN O’BRIEN’S NEXT RECORD

November 2, 2017

THERE WAS, not surprisingly, acres of copy churned out praising the impressive feat achieved by racehorse trainer Aidan O’Brien last weekend when he... Read more »

STAR GAZING AT BIRR CASTLE

October 19, 2017

THERE IS plenty of excitement in Birr Castle at the arrival of a brand new state-of-the-art telescope, the I-LOFAR. Meanwhile, the Earl and... Read more »

Hanby Sale

October 19, 2017

ONE OF the more impressive properties to come on the Dublin market this year is surely ‘Ellerslie’ on Temple Road in Dartry. The... Read more »

COLM TÓIBÍN’S WINDFALL

October 19, 2017

THE ULTIMATE networker, Colm Tóibín was recently installed as chancellor of the University of Liverpool at a ceremony in the college, the first... Read more »

Windfarm upsets Gianni Forte

October 5, 2017

A HIGH COURT ruling last week by Judge Robert Haughton represented a potentially very costly blow to the owners of the impressive Strancally... Read more »

torres retreats to sunnier climes

October 5, 2017

A COUNTY Kildare stud near Maynooth is to go to auction at the Carton House Hotel later this month and bidding is expected... Read more »

Wedding Bling

September 21, 2017

AFTER a scaling back caused by the economic recession, those Celtic Tiger style bling weddings are apparently back, with so-called ‘wedding guru’ Peter... Read more »

Howard Corscadden’s many castles

September 21, 2017

WITH THE tourist industry booming according to Fáilte Ireland, it is not just Airbnb that is benefiting. One hotel group reporting impressive results... Read more »

SIMONE ROCHA’S FASHION SENSE

September 21, 2017

IT WAS interesting to see The Irish Times gushing over the impressive achievement of achingly trendy London-based fashion designer, Simone Rocha, daughter of... Read more »

PAT DOHERTY’S PAINTINGS

September 7, 2017

WHILE PROPERTY developer Pat Doherty is probably best known for his ambitious Titanic Quarter scheme in Belfast and for being one of Nama’s... Read more »

Paddy McKillen’s Hotel Headache

September 7, 2017

BAD NEWS for Irish entrepreneur Paddy McKillen whose involvement with the Qatari-owned Maybourne hotel group in London (made up of Claridge’s, the Berkeley... Read more »

TAX RELIEF AT HARRISTOWN DEMESNE

September 7, 2017

LAST WEEKEND the Sunday Business Post published a feature, “Houses fit for the sport of Kings”, that examined the stud farm market in... Read more »

Jonty Evans Jumps Clear

August 24, 2017

Jonty EvansONE OF the more sporting sports stories in recent times featured show jumper Jonty Evans and his highly rated horse, which rather... Read more »

Lady Ardee’s Groove

August 24, 2017

Fionnuala and Anthony Brabazon LAST WEEKEND’S Groove Festival in Killruddery estate in Bray, Co Wicklow, proved a popular event and represented the latest... Read more »

MICHAEL WALL’S ABBEY CREDENTIALS

August 10, 2017

Michael Wall THE RECENT overdue appointments to the board of the Abbey Theatre include barrister-cum-architect Michael Wall, who has a number of strings... Read more »

David Blackburn’s property problem

August 10, 2017

Lisselan House THERE HAVE been few more startling property price drops than that associated with the magnificent Lissellan House and estate outside Clonakilty... Read more »

Brittany Mason in Trump’s footsteps

August 10, 2017

Brittany Mason and Steven Patach READERS OF last weekend’s Sindo were treated to an article featuring the glamorous new promoter of Miss Universe... Read more »