Emigrant Gerry McCaughey came home in 1990 to become one of Ireland’s most successful green builders, writes John Reynolds. Published on 30 September, 2007. Although he netted €31m for his 32 per cent stake in the timber frame company when Brendan Murtagh, founder of housebuilder Kingspan, paid €98m for it … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2007
Old world elegance is made law of the land
Published on September 23, 2007. By John Reynolds The rest of Dublin’s legal fraternity might have decamped to shiny modern offices in the docklands and the IFSC, but Laurence Shields and his firm LK Shields have remained in the heart of Georgian Dublin. Nineteen years ago, there were ten people, … Continue reading
Irish firm in UK green scheme
Published on 16 September, 2007. By John Reynolds A 100-year-old Irish construction firm has made the shortlist to build Britain’s first carbon neutral housing scheme next year. MJ Gleeson, which was founded in 1903 by Galway bricklayer Michael Joseph Gleeson, has outlined plans for a pioneering £35m (€53m) green homes … Continue reading
Quiet man is just too quiet
Published on 2 September, 2007. By John Reynolds Although tourist numbers have increased this year, the famous Quiet Man Cottage in Cong, Co. Mayo, where John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara starred in the 1953 film, is in danger of closing. Traditionally a popular attraction for many of the 1 million … Continue reading