It’s embarrassing how we Irish fawn over the super-rich, from Michael O’Leary to JP McManus
Here is a resolution for 2025: let’s stop glorifying extraordinary wealth. All great wealth reveals is that someone can afford to pay more tax
JP McManus
Festive plans for star McManus chasers could be clearer next week
Fact To File, Spillane’s Tower and Corbetts Cross all excelled as novices last term
Racing’s bittersweet progress makes popular underdog success stories unlikely
Modern jump racing has become too hardnosed to allow feelgood stories such as Danoli, Limestone Lad and Solerina
McManus team not ruling out Christmas Leopardstown option for Fact To File
Constitution Hill back in the frame to make return to action in Christmas Hurdle at Kempton
Fact To File clear Gold Cup favourite after exciting Durkan finish signals changing of the guard
Willie Mullins star beats Spillane’s Tower by half a length with reigning dual-Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs in third
Fact To File could head formidable JP McManus team into John Durkan test
Grade One winners Inothewayurthinkin and Spillane’s Tower also set to ‘tog out’ for Sunday’s €150,000 Punchestown feature
Buswells Hotel, opposite Leinster House, may be bought by London-based property firm
Roundstone Real Estate understood to have secured financing from company owned by nephew of JP McManus
Company that operates JP McManus’s Adare Manor resort posts a loss
The auditors report for Tizzard Holdings states that the company made a loss for the year to the end of December 2023
JP McManus’s International Rugby Experience closes after only a year
Business had intended to gift building in Limerick city to State, but negotiations stalled due to council fear of how to fund it
Next in line for success? Louis Walsh’s new boy band will have to conquer the primary school market first
Plus: The Ditch doing fine in a post-Paddy world; Fianna Fáil borrows from the DUP; and Brendan O’Carroll’s soft backing of Kamala Harris
Irish billionaires-backed Barchester’s profits soar
Nursing home business counts John Magnier, Dermot Desmond and JP McManus among its backers
Boylesports to sponsor Munster National for ‘significant’ six figure sum
JP McManus charity sweepstakes will make local charities winners by linking them with horses in the Munster National Festival’s feature race at Limerick Racecourse
Percival Legallois could spoil Gordon Elliott’s hopes of a landmark fifth Galway Plate success
JP McManus-owned In Excelsis Deo bids to become first cross-channel trained Plate winner since 2008
Three-time Cheltenham Champion Hurdle winner Istabraq dies, aged 32
Owner JP McManus: ‘He was a very special horse who gave us many great days of fun and enjoyment’
Los Angeles and Ryan Moore supply Aidan O’Brien with 16th Irish Derby success
Coolmore boss John Magnier backs €1.25 million Curragh Classic staying at a mile and a half
Adare bypass tenders must commit to completion before 2027 Ryder Cup
Bypass of Limerick village critical to traffic flows at high profile golf tournament and an intrinisic element of larger N69 Foynes to Limerick TEN-T project
Billionaire JP McManus endorses Independent candidate Helen O’Donnell in Limerick mayor race
Former rugby star Jerry Flannery backs ex-Department of Finance secretary general John Moran ahead of ballot
British Virgin Islands-based company buying up portfolio of premium Dublin properties
Dublin offices of Davy linked to complex network of international finance and property investment and development groups
Family affairs: How Ireland’s newly rich are putting money to work in secretive firms
As a result of sales of businesses, a plethora of family investment vehicles have sprung up in Dublin around Fitzwilliam Square and its adjacent streets
I Am Maximus secures Grand National victory as Irish horses dominate
Paul Townend secures first win in the race as Willie Mullins takes second and JP McManus a third
JP McManus opts for Paul Townend to ride I Am Maximus in Grand National
Champion jockey aiming to pull off jump racing’s unofficial ‘Triple Crown’ in single season
Grafton Street: What does it cost to rent a building there? It depends which part of it you want
International brands keen to get footholds in Dublin, says real-estate expert, even as business group says planners should broaden options for city-centre thoroughfare
Who owns Grafton Street? Wealthy Irish families and faceless funds control 119 of Dublin’s most valuable buildings
From large pension funds to wealthy private investors, the owners of Dublin’s most famous shopping street enjoy large rent rolls from some of the biggest names in the Irish retail sector
Willie Mullins sets new record for winners in a season with 631-1 Easter Sunday seven-timer
Champion trainer Willie Mullins reaches 238 winners for season in Ireland with over a month of the jumps campaign left
‘Old School’ Mark Walsh flying under the radar ahead of Fact To File task
JP McManus’s No 1 jockey Mark Walsh to team up with Sa Majeste in Coral Cup
Jonbon gives JP McManus another shot at filling one glaring gap in Cheltenham festival CV
McManus team ‘leaning a little bit’ towards Brown Advisory option for Fact Or File at Cheltenham
Melodic munificence of JP McManus
Colin Coyle on housing for Westlife member, former Web Summit CEO tilling the fields, Kneecap’s film, the IRFU, Isaac Allen and possible encore for Wolfe Tones man
Joseph O’Brien times Banbridge’s Kempton return perfectly ahead of weather concerns
Joseph O'Brien's Banbridge warms up for Cheltenham Festival with an appearance in the Coral Silviniaco Conti Chase at Kempton
Scramble for JP McManus’s millions begins
Clubs across the country are debating how the cash should be allocated
Some GAA clubs to receive over €30,000 after donation by JP McManus
The money from the Limerick hurling sponsor will be distributed equally among GAA, Ladies Gaelic Football Association and Camogie organisations
JP McManus donation is ‘like all our Christmases coming at once’
Longford GAA secretary Peter O’Reilly says clubs will appreciate the money injection
JP McManus profile: Enigmatic billionaire’s GAA handout has once again drawn attention to his tax affairs
McManus insisted he was proud to be Irish, saying he was improving the State by spending money in his homeland
What each GAA club will receive following JP McManus’s €32m donation
Depending on the circumstances and the tax paid by JP McManus in both jurisdictions, his largesse could be even more valuable for clubs
JP McManus’s cash injection will go straight to GAA’s grassroots
Other sports will be left envious wondering ‘why is it always the GAA?’
JP McManus to donate €1m to every GAA county board in massive boost to clubs
Limerick billionaire’s donation will benefit clubs in the GAA, LGFA and Camogie organisations
Fakir D’oudairies faces formidable weight carrying challenge in Cheltenham handicap feature
Embassy Gardens makes chasing debut for Willie Mullins at Punchestown
Jonbon shows battling qualities to secure Tingle Creek success at Sandown
JP McManus-owned horse takes record to 12 wins from 14 races in securing Grade One in tough conditions
Front row for the Ryder Cup at Adare Manor six-bed for €2.25m
B1-rated home with six bedrooms and seven bathrooms situated in an exclusive enclave in Adare Manor for €2.25m
Pretax profit at nursing home group owned by three Irish billionaires soars
Barchester Healthcare posts gain of €36.6m
JP McManus bids to finally secure Kerry National glory in Listowel
Vauban made 4-1 favourite for Melbourne Cup after weights released for Flemington feature
‘Three to one that hat goes’: Galway Races fashion succumbs to the weather
The bets are flying at Ballybrit and so is everything else, writes Keith Duggan
Kilcruit favourite to overcome inexperience in next week’s Galway Plate
Tony Martin’s Tudor City targeting unprecedented Galway Hurdle hat-trick
How much are we paying to bring the Ryder Cup to Adare Manor?
Any Other Business: RTE’s pension scheme; Conor Faughnan’s new gig; Ryanair’s social media team; Gresham House’s deal with Coillte
Risk Belle rewards favourite-backers at Fairyhouse but only after anxious wait
Monbeg Park loses race in the stewards’ room after Risk Belle was hindered with half a furlong to run
John Burns: An Post’s David McRedmond fails to conquer RTÉ
Any Other Business: Fiction imitating life; Davy in a Flutter; a glimpse inside the Kerryman; Ireland’s missing billionaires
Equestrian gem with historic cottage in picture perfect Adare for €1.7m
Curraghmore House, a new build with classical proportions, dates from 2005 while Purtill’s Cottage goes back to the 1600s
Bryan Cooper on his fear of falling: Why the celebrated jockey is retiring at age 30
‘I’m young to retire, I know that. The injuries have taken their toll, they’ve caught up with me and I can’t go on doing it’
Impervious has first run in JP McManus colours at Punchestown on Sunday
Paul Hensey confirmed as new chief executive of Association of Irish Racecourses
Willie Mullins saddles 13-1 St Stephen’s Day hat-trick at Leopardstown
Saint Roi wins his first steeplechase in Grade One Leopardstown feature for owner JP McManus
Christmas at Adare Manor: ‘There is a real sense of celebration, the atmosphere is electric’
A lot goes on behind the scenes to make Christmas at a five-star hotel memorable for guests. Adare Manor has some surprises in store for its residents
Billionaire-owned care group gave staff £11m in Covid bonus payments
Barchester is owned by JP McManus, John Magnier and Dermot Desmond
O’Dwyers celebrate as 300-1 shot Sawbuck wins at Punchestown
Jockey Charlie brings home father Conor’s horse to equal Irish SP record
Aidan O’Brien hoping to make history with win in 2000 Guineas at Newmarket
Epatante looks to have an ideal Grade 1 opportunity in the Coolmore Mares Hurdle at Punchestown
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