Article Category: High Society

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 a... 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 property... 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 broke... 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 Countess... 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 road... 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 time... 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 Castle... 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 to... 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 Kelly... 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 is... 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 that... 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 biggest... 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 and... 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 Ireland... 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 than... 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 financial... Read more »

Killua Castle’s Mexican Millionaire

August 24, 2017
Lorena and Allen Krause AN INTERESTING report in the Indo last week referred to the presence in Ireland at an event last month of... 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 to... 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 in... 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 Ireland... Read more »

KATE HYDE’S HAPPY PARTNERS

July 27, 2017
Kate Hyde CONGRAULATIONS to Kate Hyde, the woman behind the high profile henparty.ie brand, who was the first Irish businesswoman to be invited to... Read more »

Dave Power’s Curragh bet

July 27, 2017
David and Sabena Power INTERESTING to see money-bags bookmaker David Power, who holds a valuable stake in the Paddy Power Betfair group, deciding to... Read more »

Dómhnal Slattery’s des res

July 27, 2017
Domhnal Slattery THESE ARE busy times for aviation millionaire Dómhnal Slattery of Avolon aircraft leasing. The moneybags is preparing to move into Ouragh, the... Read more »

CYNTHIA CHUA’S PROPERTY PLAY

July 13, 2017
GOLDHAWK was most impressed with the audacious scheme drawn up by the owners of the Deepwell mansion in Blackrock, south County Dublin, involving the... Read more »

Strancally Wedding

July 13, 2017
IT IS probably not surprising that there was little coverage of one of the high society weddings of the year – that of Portia... Read more »

BIDDING FOR BALLYMACOLL

July 13, 2017
ALTHOUGH NOT confirmed, the name of Frank Dunne of Dunnes Stores fame is doing the rounds as the buyer of Ballymacoll Stud (which neighbours... Read more »

PETER GAYNOR’S GOOD DEAL

June 29, 2017
IT LOOKS like the hapless Olivia Gaynor Long has taken a serious bath in the Residence private members club at 41 St Stephen’s Green.... Read more »

PETER WHITE’S NEW NEIGHBOURS

June 29, 2017
AN IMPOSING late Georgian style house on the corner of Wellington Road and Elgin Road in the heart of Ballsbridge has just gone on... Read more »

JODIE RONAN’S NUPTIALS

June 29, 2017
NO SURPRISE to see the Sindo gushing about the wedding of Jodie Ronan – daughter of developer Johnny Ronan and Mary Ronan – to... Read more »

JOHN CUNNINGHAM BACKS IMMA

June 15, 2017
THERE WAS good news for Sarah Glennie et al at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) last month when the director was able... Read more »

HOLLY WHITE’S NUTTY HUBBY

June 15, 2017
LAST MONTH at Mount Juliet Hotel, TV presenter, stylist, blogger and general ‘It’ girl Holly White celebrated her marriage to Kildare moneybags Andrew Wynne.... Read more »

Tom Higgins’s Art Collection

June 15, 2017
WOULD-BE space cadet and former Irish Psychics Live phoneline operator Tom Higgins has reinvented himself in recent years as a art dealer of sorts.... Read more »

THE TAN WAR

June 2, 2017
LAST WEEK, the Oirish Mail on Sunday highlighted a move by make-up/lifestyle blogger and cosmetics phenomenon, Suzanne Jackson “into Marissa’s patch” – claiming that... Read more »