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JUDY WOODWORTH’S GOOD AND BAD NEWS

November 15, 2018

THERE WAS bad news last week when Wicklow County Council shot down a proposal from the Judy Woodworth-chaired Alfred Beit Foundation (ABF) to... Read more »

RACHEL’S ‘LESS FORMAL’ EXPERIENCE

November 1, 2018

FANS OF Goldhawk will not be surprised to hear that there have been big changes at Rachel’s, the Cork-based restaurant fronted by the... Read more »

DAVID RAETHORNE’S WHISKEY STOCKS

November 1, 2018

THE OPERATION behind the ambitious Hazelwood House revamp being undertaken in Sligo by low-profile serial investor David Raethorne filed some figures last month... Read more »

ABIGAIL O’BRIEN’S ELECTION

November 1, 2018

THE ELECTION of Denis O’Brien’s sister, Abigail O’Brien, as president of the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) represents quite a coup for the artist,... Read more »

DERMOT DESMOND’S NEW TRUSTEE

October 18, 2018

DERMOT DESMOND’S favourite cultural institution, the Chester Beatty Library (CBL), has been beefing up its board of trustees recently (see The Phoenix, 5/10/18).... Read more »

DOMINIC WEST’S PARTY BARN

October 18, 2018

THE LATEST plug for Glin Castle comes courtesy of the Irish Examiner, where readers are told that the posh wedding and party venue... Read more »

VINCENT CARTON’S BIG GARDEN

October 18, 2018

IT’S NOT everyday that a prime Dublin 4 property is put up for sale just a few months after its purchase, but that... Read more »

AVRIL STANLEY’S SWEET SOUNDS

October 4, 2018

IT LOOKS like combining music with new age hippy mysticism and mindfulness is a rather profitable business. Earlier this summer (before those post-Electric... Read more »

CROHAN O’SHEA’S €10M PILE

October 4, 2018

WHILE THE property market has shown faint signs of slowing down, there was no hint of this last week when property developer Crohan... Read more »

BERNIE GALLAGHER’S RENOVATION

October 4, 2018

SOME LONG overdue renovation works are being carried out on a prestige property on leafy Herbert Park in the heart of Ballsbridge. No... Read more »

‘POISON’ IVY

September 20, 2018

ALMOST TWO months after opening its doors, the 150-seat Ivy restaurant on Dublin’s Dawson St has been packing in the punters. It has... Read more »

CLARE HUGHES’S CAREER

September 20, 2018

EARLIER THIS month, agriculture minister Michael Creed – “in consultation with” sports minister Shane Ross – appointed three new members to the board... Read more »

YASMIN HYDE’S SAUCE

September 20, 2018

RECENT MEDIA interest in Rachel Allen and her family has focused attention on the money-making clan. One of those is Yasmin Hyde, who... Read more »

RACHEL ALLEN’S NEW MENU

September 6, 2018

FANS OF Goldhawk will not be surprised to hear that there is trouble brewing at Rachel’s, the Cork-based restaurant fronted by the one... Read more »

BRIAN O’HALLORAN’S HOUSE

September 6, 2018

THE SPRAWLING Springmount pile on nine acres in Rathmichael, Co Dublin, has just come on the market with a price tag of a... Read more »

PAT DOHERTY’S COLLECTION

September 6, 2018

PROPERTY DEVELOPER Pat Doherty is probably best known for having been one of Nama’s biggest clients, but the Donegal native is also something... Read more »

NEVEN’S RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

August 23, 2018

EARLIER THIS month, the Sindo’s salivating hack, Barry Egan, was the latest to give a plug to celebrity chef Neven Maguire, with readers... Read more »

FAMOUS FIVE FOR IRELAND FUNDS

August 23, 2018

WHILE FORMER prez Mary McAleese has been taking pot-shots at the Catholic hierarchy ahead of the Papal visit, she has also become one... Read more »

GERRY HOULIHAN’S CASTLE PROFITS

August 23, 2018

WITH MUCH of the media focused on the proposed sale of the Tifco hotel group, it turns out that last year was another... Read more »

DINNY’S SECOND CHANCE

August 9, 2018

GOLDHAWK spotted a planning notice for some works to be carried out at Ballynahinch Castle estate, where Denis O’Brien is now the owner... Read more »

KEEPING UP WITH MIRIAM

August 9, 2018

THERE WAS plenty for fans of Miriam O’Callaghan to savour in last weekend’s Sindo, which featured a fawning interview with the broadcaster by... Read more »

DOMINIC WEST’S ‘EXCLUSIVE RENTAL’

August 9, 2018

ALTHOUGH THE impressive Glin Castle attracted plenty of attention when it and the surrounding 400-acre estate were placed on the market in 2016... Read more »

JENIFER VON MATUSCHKA’S SURVIVAL KIT

July 26, 2018

THE LATEST addition to the board of worthies who make up the Irish Historic Houses Association (IHHA) is Jenifer Grafin von Matuschka of... Read more »

ADRIAN FITZGIBBONS’S ISLAND

July 26, 2018

FORMER FINANCIER Adrian Fitzgibbon, who lives with his wife Deborah in Rathgar, D6, has also spent a lot of time on his island... Read more »

KARL SLATTERY’S GAMBLE

July 26, 2018

WITH INVESTMENT in horseracing on the up again following a huge retreat by the moneybags during the downturn, one family taking a punt... Read more »

POSH SPICE AND ALI HEWSON

July 12, 2018

ACROSS THE Irish Sea, Victoria Beckham’s fashion retail outfit has been running up big bills, resulting in slashed prices. Back in Ireland, there... Read more »

PATRICK DORAN’S HAPPY FAMILY

July 12, 2018

A NEW planning application has been submitted for Fintragh, one of a number of houses on Shrewsbury Road that has changed hands over... Read more »

KIESWETTER V O’BRIEN

July 12, 2018

WHILE COVERAGE of the Irish Derby weekend at The Curragh was dominated by the exploits of brothers Joseph and Donnacha O’Brien there was... Read more »

LISA DUFFY’S MALTESE FASHION

June 28, 2018
INTERESTING TO see the name of Lisa Duffy pop up in relation to an online row with the mysterious Instagram account Bloggers Unveiled. This... Read more »

MICHAEL DUFFY’S RDS REWARDS

June 28, 2018

THERE IS the usual backslapping in the latest annual report of the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) where things are looking good – especially... Read more »

JACK BRABAZON GETS IN THE GROOVE

June 28, 2018

PRESUMABLY Anthony Brabazon and his wife, Fionnuala (aka Lord and Lady Ardee) were delighted with the glowing coverage of Killruddery House in the... Read more »

MR JANET JACKSON’S IRISH INTERESTS

June 13, 2018

IT WAS reported earlier this month that marketing company iZest, set up by Jennifer Taaffe, had scooped a €1m investment from a Qatari... Read more »

AUSTIN DARRAGH’S WILL

June 13, 2018

NOT SURPSISINGLY, there is plenty of interest in the legal proceedings relating to the will of Austin Darragh, with his two children from... Read more »

ZONING IN ON CASTLETOWN HOUSE

June 13, 2018

WHILE THE National Gallery of Ireland topped the list of free visitor attractions in the Republic last year, No 2 was the impressive... Read more »

CATHAL RYAN’S NEW DEED OF COVENANT

May 31, 2018

WITH EXTRAVAGANT new plans being drawn up for Westport House by Cathal Hughes et al, Goldhawk wondered whatever happened to the €2m grant.... Read more »

MARTIN NAUGHTON’S CHEQUEBOOK

May 31, 2018

TRINITY COLLEGE Dublin is once again the beneficiary of a handout from philanthropist Martin Naughton, who has been pumping money into assorted causes... Read more »