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Daily Mail
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Love Island star Georgia Steel flaunts her toned abs as she enjoys loved-up getaway in Cancun with footballer boyfriend Harry Clarke
Georgia Steel gave her followers a glimpse of her toned abs as she posed in a bikini while holidaying in Cancun, Mexico. The former Love Island star, 27, jetted off with her boyfriend of almost a year Ipswich Town player Harry Clarke, 24, last week after the end of the football season. Since arriving, a sun-kissed Georgia has shared a host of snaps from the Mexican city, with her latest compilation uploaded on Saturday. Clad in a striped white and black bikini layered with a skirt, the stunner posed for snaps while perched on a staircase in the couple's hotel. Georgia looked as sensational as ever as she offered a smile for the camera while flashing her slimline figure and toned abs. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Captioning the slew of photos 'Summer Mode', the reality TV star accessorised her date night look with a bracelet on each wrist and a glamorous golden earring. Georgia has given her followers an insight into her getaway with a number of posts this week, including one with her footballer partner. While posing together for a selfie last weekend, Harry and Georgia looked totally smitten as the former Love Islander cosied up to her partner - who suffered a relegation from the Premier League just a few weeks ago. Having kept their blossoming romance largely under wraps for months after they were spotted flirting in September 2024, the couple went Instagram official in March of this year. Celebrating the footballer's birthday, Georgia gushed about Harry as they marked the big day with a trip to their favourite spa. 'We love you so much,' the 27-year-old wrote. Georgia gave her post a simple caption which read: 'Summer mode' Having kept their relationship under wraps for months, Georgia and Ipswich Town player Harry went Instagram official in March on his birthday Last month Harry and Georgia were in attendance as fellow Love Islander Dani Dyer, 28, and her England star boyfriend Jarrod Bowen, 28, tied the knot. Georgia and Dani - daughter of actor Danny Dyer - appeared on Love Island together in 2018 and have remained friends ever since. But on Dani's big day, Georgia was slammed by fans for wearing a white dress. The reality star had shared a stunning clip of herself on the morning of the wedding to TikTok, showing her wearing a pale yellow lace Miss Circle dress which featured a long skirt and a layered square neckline. Adding inches to her statuesque frame, Georgia finished her look with a pair of white Christian Louboutin heels and a white clutch. But when she shared the clip to her social media, captioned 'wedding season', her fans fled to the comments to criticise her as they thought her dress looked too close to 'white'. Georgia's choice of outfit did not however take away from Dani and Jarrod's special day, where they tied the knot with a lavish 'Bridgerton-themed' wedding One penned: 'Looks a bit too close to white'; 'No. It's white what's wrong with you?'. 'Of course you can would wear white to a wedding'; 'Wasn't chosen to be a bridesmaid so thought she would be the bride instead?'; 'wearing white to a wedding?!??!?!'. Georgia's choice of outfit did not however take away from Dani and Jarrod's special day, where they tied the knot with a lavish 'Bridgerton-themed' wedding. The bride stunned in an elegant off-the-shoulder designer gown for the occasion, with the bridge and groom joined by 50 of their closest friends and relatives
Irish Post
02-05-2025
- General
- Irish Post
The light fantastic: Following the trail of Harry Clarke's stained glass
I HAVE always loved the stained glass of Ireland's most celebrated artist in that medium, Harry Clarke (1889–1931). I first encountered his dazzling array of colours and illustrations at the age of ten, during a visit to Mount Melleray near Cappoquin, Co. Waterford. There, with my family, I saw the glorious Assumption of Mary window, depicting the Madonna flanked on either side by two Cistercian monks in their white habits. Sadly, that monastery closed earlier this year. Since that first encounter, I've travelled across Ireland and Britain to see as many of Clarke's windows as possible. I've also given talks at Irish festivals, speaking about his extraordinary body of work. Whenever I speak about Harry Clarke, I make a point of sharing the story of his tragically early death from tuberculosis in 1931, at the age of just forty-one. His brother and extended family continued the craft under the Harry Clarke Studios, producing stained-glass windows well into the 1970s. During his short but prolific life, Clarke personally created more than 180 stained-glass windows, not only across Ireland and Britain, but also in the United States and Australia. The Mother of Sorrows, 1926 by Harry Clarke (Pic: National Gallery of Ireland) In 1922, Sister Wilfrid—Sister Superior and Principal of Dowanhill Training College in Glasgow—commissioned The Mother of Sorrows for the convent church. The college, later known as Notre Dame College of Education, was founded in 1895 to train Catholic women as teachers. Originally intended as a memorial to men killed in the First World War and based on the Pietà—Christ in the arms of Mary after being taken down from the cross—the window took on new meaning after Sister Wilfrid's sudden death. It was installed in Glasgow on 24 January 1927 and became her memorial. In 1979, the window was moved to the sisters' college in Bearsden, Glasgow. It was later purchased by the Irish State at Christie's Auction Rooms, King Street, London, in 2002. The window The first light depicts two angels in prayer. Below them, Saint Francis of Assisi is shown in a brown habit and bare feet. In the second light, the top panel features two angels with purple and magenta wings and golden halos. In the main panels, Mary is depicted in royal blue robes, headdress, and cloak, holding her dead son in her arms. The third light's top panel also depicts two angels. Below them, Saint Catherine of Genoa—a fifteenth-century devotee of Jesus—is shown in magnificent robes of magenta, purple, ruby, and gold, with emerald sleeves. I visited it recently and hadn't realised it had its own dedicated room. What a joy it was to step into a darkened space and, with the use of backlighting, see one of the finest Irish stained-glass windows ever designed and made—by none other than Ireland's greatest stained-glass artist, Harry Clarke, assisted by colleagues from his studio. I was keenly aware that, during the creation of this masterpiece, Clarke was in declining health, suffering from chronic respiratory problems. He died just four years later, returning from a sanatorium in Davos, Switzerland. Other stained-glass works and illustrations by Clarke are currently on display at the spacious and newly refurbished National Gallery of Ireland. A television documentary I contributed to, filmed at St. Oswald & St. Edmund Arrowsmith RC Church in Ashton-in-Makerfield, near Wigan, is now available online - just search Harry Clarke Irish in UK TV to find it. See More: Harry Clarke, Irish, Stained Glass
Irish Independent
29-04-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
Receivership costs top €9m at Johnny Ronan firm that owns Bewley's site
New accounts filed by RGRE Grafton Ltd show that €9.45m of last year's €33.17m post-tax loss concerned receivership costs. Last month, the Ronan Group confirmed the company had emerged out of receivership as part of a deal that allowed it take back what it called 'the jewels in the crown' of the portfolio: 70 Grafton Street, home to PTSB and City Break Apartments, and 78-79 Grafton Street, the location of Bewley's Cafe, in Dublin 2. A note attached to the new accounts for RGRE Grafton Ltd shows that included in the €33.17m loss was a €15.54m loss on the disposal of investment properties and a latent capital gains tax (CGT) charge of €4.5m. The loss also takes account of a €2.9m gain in the value of the property portfolio. The note states that the company owed €38.59m to a credit institution and €67.25m to group companies of which €39.75m is reflected as subordinated loans. The note adds that in November 2023, as a result of high interest rates and a significant decrease in commercial property values, which gave rise to bank covenant issues, the directors invited its senior lender, Bank of Ireland, to appoint a receiver over the secured assets. During 2024, the receiver marketed the company's investment properties for sale and following this process two properties were sold for €18.45m. In addition, the company acquired a property in 2024 for €10.3m from a company within the same corporate group, and subsequently sold it to a third party. 'Combined sale proceeds were used to part repay the senior lender's loans and pay receiver and sales costs,' the note states. In November 2024, the receiver entered into an agreement with another entity within the same corporate group for the sale of the company's shares. ADVERTISEMENT 'Upon completion, the company had no further obligations to its previous lenders and successfully exited receivership.' The directors believe that the company will be able to meet its obligations as they fall due. The book value of the company's investment properties at the start of 2024 totalled €61.19m and was valued at €30.1m at the end of December 2024. This was after disposals of €44.2m during the year and additions of €10.3m and the €2.9m gain in book value. In February, the Supreme Court agreed to hear another appeal over the ownership of the Harry Clarke stained glass windows in Bewley's Cafe in Grafton Street, Dublin. It followed a 2-1 decision of the Court of Appeal last July that all six of the windows belong to the owner of the premises, RGRE Grafton Ltd. A dissenting judgment found that two of the windows were owned by Bewley's and the other four were 'tenant's fixtures'. That decision differed from a 2023 High Court decision that only four of the windows belonged to RGRE while the other two were the property of the tenant, Bewley's Cafe Grafton Street (BCGS) Ltd, and its subsidiary Bewley's Ltd.
RTÉ News
28-04-2025
- Business
- RTÉ News
Johnny Ronan firm records €33m loss in 2024
A Johnny Ronan firm involved in a long running legal dispute concerning €1m Harry Clarke stained glass windows at Bewley's Cafe on Grafton Street in Dublin recorded post tax losses of €33.17m last year. New accounts filed by RGRE Grafton Ltd show that €9.45m of last year's €33.17m post tax loss concerned receivership costs. Last month, the Ronan Group confirmed that the company had emerged out of receivership as part of a deal that allowed the Ronan Group take back what it called "the jewels in the crown" of the portfolio, namely: 70 Grafton Street, home to PTSB and City Break Apartments, and 78-79 Grafton Street, the location of Bewley's Café, in Dublin 2. A note attached to the new accounts for RGRE Grafton Ltd show that included in the €33.17m loss was a €15.54m loss on the disposal of investment properties and a latent Capital Gains Tax (CGT) charge of €4.5m. The loss also takes account of a €2.9m gain in the value of the property portfolio. The note states that the company owes €38.59m to a credit institution and €67.25m to group companies of which €39.75m is reflected as subordinated loans. The note adds that in November 2023, as a result of high interest rates and a significant decrease in commercial property values, which gave rise to bank covenant issues, the directors invited its senior lenders, the Bank of Ireland to appoint a receiver over the secured assets. The note states that during 2024, the receiver marketed the company's investment properties for sale and following this process two properties were sold for €18.45m. The note states that in addition, the company acquired a property in 2024 for €10.3m from a company within the same corporate group and subsequently sold it to a third party. The note states that the "combined sale proceeds were used to part repay the senior lender's loans and pay receiver and sales costs". The note states that in November 2024, the receiver entered into an agreement with another entity within the same corporate group for the sale of the company's shares. It states: "Upon completion, the company had no further obligations to its previous lenders and successfully exited receivership." The directors believe that following the completion of the share sale, the new financing arrangement, cessation of receivership the company will be able to meet its obligations as they fall due. The book value of the company's investment properties at the start of 2024 totalled €61.19m and was valued at €30.1m at the end of December 2024. This was after disposals of €44.2m during the year and additions of €10.3m and the €2.9m gain in book value. In February, the Supreme Court agreed to hear another appeal over the ownership of the Harry Clarke stained glass windows in Bewley's Cafe in Grafton Street, Dublin. It followed a 2-1 decision of the Court of Appeal (CoA) last July that all six of the windows belong to the owner of the premises, RGRE Grafton Ltd. A dissenting judgment found that two of the windows were owned by Bewley's and the other four were "tenant's fixtures". That decision differed from a 2023 High Court decision that only four of the windows belonged to RGRE while the other two were the property of the tenant, Bewley's Café Grafton Street (BCGS) Ltd and its subsidiary Bewley's Ltd.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Council spends £30k removing ‘noisy' speed bump amid £45m deficit
A cash-strapped council has spent £30,000 to remove a 'noisy' speed bump that cost £4,000 to install last year. Norfolk County Council built the speed bump and a zebra crossing in the town of Dereham to make the area safer for pedestrians, including pupils at nearby Northgate High School. But residents complained that heavy lorries would make a loud rattling noise when they drove over the raised portion of road, prompting the council to remove it less than a year later. The Tory-controlled town hall was forced to make sweeping cuts and tax rises to plug a £44.7m budget shortfall for the 2025-26 financial year. Kay Mason Billig, leader of Norfolk County Council, has previously warned that the authority could go bust unless the Government helps with its growing financial pressures. She said the authority was experiencing 'the toughest financial challenges the council has ever faced'. The council has confirmed council tax will rise by 4.99pc in the April 2025-26 tax year – the maximum amount local authorities can raise the levy without a referendum. The project to install the speed bump and zebra crossing on Quebec Road in Dereham cost the authority £216,343, with the speed bump itself costing £4,400 to build. The council has not removed the zebra crossing. Harry Clarke, a Dereham town councillor, said the project had been a 'farce', and pointed out that £30,000 is the same amount the local council is considering taking away from Dereham Meeting Point, a charity that offers day-care for disabled people and over-55s. He added: 'It's a mixture of waste and incompetence and lack of communication. It's not rocket science to install a speed bump. 'There's an unfortunate parallel with the charity which is under threat from having £30,000 withdrawn. Residents will draw their own conclusions.' Norfolk County Council is struggling to balance the books due to rising demand for adult social care and children's services. In December, the local authority said it would switch off 1,000 street lights in a bid to save cash. Powering street lights costs the council around £4m per year, and the proposal would save an estimated £200,000 per year. In February, the Government agreed to provide Exceptional Financial Support (EFS) to 30 councils in England for the 2025-26 financial year. Norfolk County Council was not among them. A spokesman for Norfolk County Council said: 'The new zebra crossing and wider improvements carried out as part of this project have improved road safety in the area and we will continue to monitor the performance of the new crossing facility and traffic speeds at this location. 'It was necessary to remove the raised element of the zebra crossing due to the increased noise disturbance caused to neighbouring properties. 'We fully understand local feelings on wider council decisions but must stress that government funding for highway improvements cannot be used to support other frontline services.' Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
