One of Irelands leading Web site Directories Valley Regional Fisheries Board Official Heritage Website of Meath County Council Tourisme de l'île d'Irlande a Glance - Irish Culture, Music and History. Now - Cultural, Historical Locations at Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Belfast, Killarney and other major towns, and all MajorBallybunion Golf Club Old Course, Ireland Stephen Szurlej [close this window] [close this window]   About the Product About the Artist 12 x 9 in 16 x 12 in 22 x 16 in 40 x 30 in 0% $ $ Ships in  100% Satisfaction Guarantee No Hassle Returns Secure, Fast Shipping Allsop Lot List 208 Properties Current Bid High To Low Current Bid Low To HighOne of the jewels of Irish tourism, the Adare Manor and Golf Resort, is being put up for sale tomorrow. The vendors will seek first- round offers and these will be examined to decide which will be further pursued. A senior financial source told the Irish Examiner: “Offers deemed to be serious will be whittled down and the property will be sold to the highest bidder at the end of the process.”

It is believed the property, which stands on over 400 acres, is valued in the region of €30m. The five-star resort includes a championship golf course and a hotel in the old manor house which has hosted heads of state including former US president Bill Clinton. It was voted the top resort in Europe by an international celebrity magazine. At the height of the property boom in 2005, a one-acre site on the property with planning permission, sold for a record €900,000. Adare Manor, the ancestral home of the Dunraven family, was sold to US investment banker Tom Kane in 1987. In recent years, it has encountered difficult trading conditions. Mr Kane, 74, a former US marine fighter pilot, bought Adare Manor as a fun investment. In an interview with this journalist, he recalled: “In 1966, I came out of the marine corps and went to work in Wall St and after six years I started my own firm, Printon Kane & Company. “We made our first trip to Ireland in 1985 as part of the underwriting for Ashford Castle.

We were involved in the syndication of Dromoland Castle in 1986. “On December 13, 1987, a friend of mine, the late John Connor, told me about Adare Manor which had been put on the market by Earl Thady Dunraven. On a lark within 40 minutes, I put in a bid of £2m and the following day, I was told I was the proud owner. For that, I got the manor and 847 acres. Homes For Sale In Tuscan Springs Chandler AzI hadn’t seen it. Price Pfister Faucet Repair VideoI hadn’t even seen a picture of it.” Shih Poo Puppies MilwaukeeTwo weeks later, he met legendary golf course designer Robert Trent Jones and he indicated he would like to design a golf course for the manor. Mr Kane said: “Trent Jones knew Adare as he had stayed in the Dunraven Arms when he was over designing the Cashen Course in Ballybunion.”

Adare Manor opened for business on July 15, 1988, with 15 rooms. Additional rooms were completed by September of that year when the then taoiseach Charlie Haughey performed the official opening at a gala night. A wing with 36 rooms was built in 1988/89, increasing the accommodation to 63 suites and rooms. Work on the golf course started in 1990 and was completed in 1995. A clubhouse and 25 town houses were built in 1998 and luxury multimillion- euro private houses were built and sold during the Celtic Tiger days. Mr Kane said the manor — with its top-class golf course — was ‘a rounded complete product’ where people could stay and play golf in luxury. Since it opened it’s doors, VIP guests include President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary and many other heads of state. Golfers who stayed there during the JP McManus golf classics include Tiger Woods, Mark O’Meara, and other major winners. During his years in Adare, Mr Kane was a staunch supporter of Shannon. He said in an interview in 2000: “I cannot emphasise, even today, how strongly that the position of the viability of Shannon is absolutely critical to the success of a property like Adare Manor and all the other tourism resorts along the West of Ireland. “

If you haven’t easy access people won’t come here. If Shannon were to go the way of Prestwick in Scotland, the hospitality sector all along the West of Ireland wold suffer irreparable damage.” Mr Kane and his wife Judy lived and managed the manor for many years assisted by their daughters Linda and Diane.'We don't want Isabella's death to be in vain' A brave Killorglin woman grieving the death of her six-day-old baby has launched a campaign in her child’s memory - to ensure other parents don’t have to suffer the pain endured by herself and her partner. Jazmine Sands’ little daughter Isabella died in May, just six days after being born at University Hospital Kerry. The little girl was born with a congenital heart defect that had gone undetected during pregnancy. What happened in Kerry this week A Tralee couple and their two young children were terrorised in their own home at the weekend, when an armed gang attempted to break into their home and threatened to kill them, in what is believed to have been a case of mistaken identity.

Kerry senior football boss Eamonn Fitzmaurice made up his mind about his own position back in July after the Munster Final, and wants to lead the charge for the next two years. A brave Killorglin woman grieving the death of her six-day old baby has launched a campaign in her child’s memory - to ensure other parents don’t have to suffer the pain endured by herself and her partner. Jazmine Sands’ little daughter Isabella died in May, just six days after being born at University Hospital Kerry. Austin Stacks GAA club in Tralee is supporting their local post office in Rock Street - by urging club members and supporters to back local business - in a unique initiative with two other local clubs, Kerins O'Rahillys and St Pat's GAA Blennerville. The number of properties available for rent in the county’s main towns has hit an all time low, placing severe pressure on families and individuals searching for accommodation. A little Tralee boy who had his third major open heart surgery just ten weeks ago has defied the odds to begin his school career this week. 

Little Sean Dowling joined his new classmates in Ms Casey's Junior Infants Class in CBS school in Clounalour last Thursday. Sean starts school after three major heart ops A little Tralee boy who had his third major open heart surgery just ten weeks ago has defied the odds to begin his school career this week. Little Sean Dowling joined his new classmates in Ms Casey’s Junior Infants Class in CBS school in Clounalour last Thursday. It was a day his parents Sinead O’Connor and John Dowling and big sister Katie (9) from Oakview thought they might never see. Willie's hitting the road again Well known Listowel man Willie Guiney - who loves to run - is planning to take part in plenty more events to raise funds for children’s charity. Fifty-two-year-old Willie competed on Saturday in the Dingle Marathon and at the end of October plans to run the Dublin Marathon which he says will be special being the centenary of 1916 with a specially engraved medal for all runners who participate on the day.

'We're fighting for our  survival' Fears are mounting over the future of Rock Street Post Office in Tralee’s town centre, which is “fighting for survival” following changes to social welfare payments. The landmark post office has been in the Collins family since 1961, and 55 years later is run by Marie Williams (nee Collins), and her husband, Martin. It is feared that in the coming years the Rock Street office, along with a host of others in the county, will be shut down because of lack of support from the government. New €5,000 chain for mayor The Mayor of Killarney, Brendan Cronin, is about to get a sparkling new sterling silver chain of office - at a cost of €5,000. Members of the Killarney Municipal District decided last May that the current chain - used by the former town council - was no longer up to the job and needs a new design. The council has sent out an invitation to artists, craft workers, designers and jewellers to submit their idea for “a sterling silver/rolled white gold crest and chain of office”.

Council to probe vermin claims at Tralee estate Kerry County Council is to investigate allegations from locals in a Tralee council estate that uncollected rubbish in a privately-owned house is causing an infestation of rats in the area. Residents at Balloonagh Estate say that they are seeing more and more rats in the area, and that their daily lives are being impacted as a result. They are calling on Kerry County Council to intervene in the situation before it becomes any worse. 'Give parents the full information' A Kerry father is urging parents and first year female secondary school students to get as much information as possible on the HPV vaccine, ahead of the roll-out of the vaccination programme by the HSE in secondary schools in the coming weeks. The HPV vaccine is given to first year female pupils as part of a vaccine programme to prevent cervical cancer. However, many parents have reported serious side effects from the vaccine and a nationwide group has been set up to highlight what they say are the dangers associated with HPV.

John Mitchels to strut their stuff! It’s become one of the most popular fundraisers in Kerry, and now the Mitchels in Tralee are joining in - and getting ready to strut their stuff with their own Strictly Come Dancing event. The twelve couples taking part are now in rehearsals for the much-anticipated event on October 30th at the Ballygarry House Hotel. The couples taking part were unveiled at a press launch last weekend. They are John O’Shea and Ena O’Shea; Denis Mannix and Mary Higgins; Frank O’Donnell and Mary Fitzgerald; Graham Higgins and Clodagh Fitzgerald; David Leahy and Mags Savage and John Fitzgerald and Clair McEvoy. President's letter for Kerry's latest 100-year-old The letter from President Michael D Higgins came right in time to mark a very special occasion on Friday - as Nora ‘Queenie’ Foley from Lixnaw became a centenarian. Not many can say that they’ve reached such a milestone age and it was a big occasion which was celebrated with family in Kilcara Nursing Home in Duagh, where Queenie as she’s known, now resides.

Mountain rescue team celebrate 50th Over 50 years since it was formed in 1966, the Kerry Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) has saved and provided assistance to hundreds of  walkers and climbers from all over the world. The team is bringing together as many of its past and current members as it can to mark the half century of its existence and the numerous callouts and rescues carried out over that time. A special get-together is being organised for October 22nd and the organisers are reaching out to contact as many past members as it can. €1.6m road project  'transforms' Killorglin A major upgrade of Iveragh Road in Killorglin, which has now been completed, has transformed the town according to local business and councillors. The road, which is the gateway to the Ring of Kerry and the Iveragh Peninsula, was often called one of the “worst national secondary routes in the country” according to Cllr Michael Cahill, who said that the works are now being well received.