Billionaire horse breeder John Magnier’s business interests are global but the heart of his empire is in Co Tipperary where, as recent news stories suggest, he remains ever keen to add to the thousands of acres he already owns in the Premier County.
It also includes a tidy little hospitality portfolio: exquisitely refurbished Cashel Palace Hotel, including Michelin-starred restaurant and the cracking Mikey Ryan’s gastropub next door. Sadler’s, a subsequent addition, occupies the former home of the late lamented Dooks, in Fethard.
Lest there is any doubt that it is named for the legendary thoroughbred…