JP McManus celebrates his 75th birthday on Tuesday, aptly on the start of the Cheltenham Festival where much of his storied reputation as jump racing’s biggest owner has been written. McManus’s grip on the sport has never been tighter. Fifty years after buying his first racehorse, the billionaire businessman remains an incomparably dominant figure in … Read more
Billionaire businessman John Magnier has “on pragmatic grounds” dropped his plan to appeal against the High Court’s ruling in his case over the Barne Estate in Co Tipperary. A statement on behalf of the Coolmore stud farm owner said the appeal contemplated by him and his co-plaintiffs “did not intend to seek enforcement of the … Read more
A son of billionaire bloodstock magnate John Magnier has told the High Court he handed two “brown” envelopes containing a total of €50,000 in cash to an estate agent involved in a failed €15 million property deal. JP Magnier said the envelopes were to be delivered to the beneficiaries of the Barne Estate as a … Read more
When RTÉ began compiling a quarterly register of external activities documenting requests by staff to engage in side hustles, it was assumed the most eager moonlighters would be young influencers with large Instagram followings. On the contrary, it turns out there’s no party like a Marty party when it comes to sideline gigs. The list … Read more