Article Category: High Society

STERN TIMES FOR ROMAN

September 10, 2020

WITH HOME holidays the flavour of the month, many Irish destinations have been packing in the punters. One destination that has opened its... Read more »

LISA MCGOWAN’S NEW VENTURE

August 27, 2020

THIS WEEK, the case featuring influencer Lisa McGowan of Lisa’s Lust List and Facebook Ireland was back in court, with McGowan seeking the... Read more »

MARK O’KEEFFE’S HOTLINE

August 27, 2020

THE IMPACT of the black economy on the hairdressing and make-up sector, post-Covid-19, is making itself felt as some stylists opt to quit... Read more »

SONYA LENNON’S QUALITY ASSURANCE

August 13, 2020

AN ARTICLE in the Irish Times last week highlighted the call for a state-backed quality assurance mark for entities that commit to making... Read more »

THE WINCKWORTHS’ CLOUDS

August 13, 2020

WHILE BUSINESSES continue to monitor the impact of Covid-19, the online sector has been best protected to date. A company that appears well... Read more »

BERTRAM ALLEN’S CLEAR ROUNDS

July 30, 2020

WITH SPORT back on the agenda, it didn’t take long for young Bertram Allen to make his mark earlier this month, when he... Read more »

LONERGAN’S FIRST-CLASS TICKET

July 30, 2020

IT WAS reported in the Sunday Times at the weekend that securing the UN security council seat cost the taxpayer €850,000, with around... Read more »

BOB LANIGAN’S CASTLE

July 16, 2020

INTERESTING TO see Bob Lanigan’s impressive Tullamaine Castle Stud in Co Tipperary on the market (through Goffs Country), but with no price attached.... Read more »

AIMEE’S SCULPTED PROFITS

July 16, 2020

COSMETICS QUEEN Aimee Connolly may regret the timing of her decision to open a bricks-and-mortar store in Dundrum last year rather than sticking... Read more »

SIOBHAN LEARAT’S HOLLIERS

July 16, 2020

THESE ARE challenging times for travel agents such as Siobhan Byrne Learat’s Adams & Butler bespoke holidays business. Happily, the coffers here are... Read more »

CHANGES AT THE GLUCKSMAN GALLERY

July 2, 2020

THE BOARD of the Glucksman Gallery in University College Cork (UCC) has been beefed up by the arrival of heavyweight legal eagle Richard... Read more »

SISU’S BEAUTIFUL MOVE

July 2, 2020

WITH HAIRDRESSERS, beauty salons etc open again for business, there will be plenty booking in for their facial treatments, including those über popular... Read more »

BRIAN KINGHAM’S NEW PLAN

June 18, 2020

ACROSS THE Irish Sea, villagers in Aldbourne in Wiltshire are up in arms at a contentions planning application to build 35 houses on... Read more »

JP’S MISSING YANKS

June 18, 2020

WITH RESTAURANTS preparing to reopen at the end of the month, the owner of one Michelin-starred establishment sees little point unless the two-metre... Read more »

AOIBHÍN GARRIHY’S POETRY

June 4, 2020

THE GARRIHY girls attract their fair share of media attention, with presenter and mimic Doireann promoted by RTÉ, while former “PR guru” and... Read more »

MICK SMURFIT’S DISPOSALS

June 4, 2020

LAST WEEK, Monaco-based moneybags Michael Smurfit chose to bestow some words of wisdom on the Irish Times. According to clever-clogs Mick, he had... Read more »

PAT MCDONAGH’S PILE

June 4, 2020

LAST WEEK was one to forget for Supermac’s founder, Pat McDonagh, after his “winning the Lotto” comments about certain workers on the Covid-19... Read more »

OPPOSING RICHARD WOOD

May 21, 2020

INTERESTING TO see an objection filed in the Companies Office late in day in relation to the striking off of a company called... Read more »

GEORGIANS’ “APPROPRIATE DESIGNATION”

May 21, 2020

WITH SOME new faces arriving at the Irish Georgian Society, the shots are still being called by the company behind the heritage body,... Read more »

ROISIN LYONS’ DREAM HOME

May 21, 2020

WHILE THERE was good news for businesswoman Roisin Lyons earlier this year when she was elected the ladies’ captain at Carton House demesne... Read more »

CAROLINE BOYLE’S NEW MENU

May 7, 2020

AWARD-WINNING restaurant owner Caroline Boyle of Salamanca in D2 features in last weekend’s Irish Times in a piece looking at the impact of... Read more »

JOE McCARTHY’S PRIVATE JETS

May 7, 2020

GOOD TO see that, while Mick O’Leary and Willie Walsh have been putting on the poor mouth, the sky appears to be the... Read more »

BALLYFIN HOUSE BLUES

April 23, 2020

LIKE OTHER tourist destinations, the magnificent Ballyfin House and demesne in Co Laois has had to be shuttered due to Covid-19. Given the... Read more »

SIOBHAN LEARAT’S UPSCALE DESIGNS

April 23, 2020

GOLDHAWK WAS not surprised to see irrepressible travel agent Siobhan Byrne Learat feature in the Sindo last week, where her Adams & Butler... Read more »

MARTIN SHIELDS BOUNDS FREE

April 9, 2020

LAST MONTH was a memorable one for the owners of the sprawling Lissadell on leafy Shrewsbury Road, with financier Martin Shields managing to... Read more »

ALI HEWSON’S FASHION CHANGES

April 9, 2020

THE DIRECTORS of ethical fashion business Edun Apparel have just passed a resolution removing Deloitte as the company’s auditors. It is unclear if... Read more »

KATE VERLING’S BAD TIMING

March 26, 2020

THE TIMING of beauty business entrepreneur Kate Verling’s recent announcement that her Mink salon is investing a whopping €½m “in an expansion programme”... Read more »