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Irish Examiner
10 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Antiques: Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian furniture at Cork auction
An unusual pair of bird's eye maple ormolu mounted mirrored hall stands with grey marble tops will feature at the Marshs online only auction in Cork next Saturday (July 5). The sale will offer a selection of Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian furniture, art and collectibles like Waterford Crystal, silver, clocks, rugs and books. A large bronze sculpture of a lady signed Ross is estimated at €1,200-€1,500 and a Georgian four-door breakfront bookcase has an estimate of €1,000-€1,200. An Irish Georgian two-door bureau bookcase at Marshs. Among other furniture lots are a Victorian rosewood davenport, a Regency satinwood and marquetry occasional table, a Georgian three-tier waterfall bookshelf and a Georgian Canterbury. There are two Masons Ironstone dinner services. The auction is on view from 10.30am to 6pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at Marshs warehouse, off Grand Parade and South Mall, Cork
Extra.ie
7 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Extra.ie
Sprawling Waterford mansion out of a fantasy novel hits market for pretty penny
Like something out of a period novel such as Wuthering Heights, this spectacular Waterford manor has hit the market for nearly €2million. Located in Carriganore, Carrigaleigh House is a sensational six bed situated on a massive 4.65 acre site, and possesses all the luxuries and features that would be expected of such a brilliant property. Pic: DNG Pic: DNG Pic: DNG Pic: DNG Pic: DNG Granite steps lead to the front door, that sets the tone of the home's grandeur. An expansive hallway and high ceilings show off the home's spectacular hallway, and given what county we're in, it's only natural that we have a giant Waterford Crystal chandelier. Both formal reception rooms boast marble fireplaces and even more Waterford Crystal chandeliers, while the kitchen is to the rear corner of the room, as well as a separate utility and laundry room, and boot room. Pic: DNG Pic: DNG Pic: DNG Pic: DNG Pic: DNG The kitchen features a highly detailed, solid oak panelled ceiling, as well as hand made oak fittings, an oil fired Stanley stove and head height over a mantle and surround. A sun room is another feature of the home on the ground floor, and is accessed via the dining room and sitting room. Two bathrooms, a laundry room and separate drawing room complete the ground floor. Pic: DNG Pic: DNG Pic: DNG Pic: DNG Pic: DNG Heading up the stairs to the first floor, we have four of the home's six bedrooms. The master bedroom is considerably sized with a separate entrance hallway and doorway, as well as extensive fitted wardrobe and a vanity/dressing room and en-suite bathroom. The other three bedrooms on this floor are also considerable in size, and all boast en-suite bathrooms. Heading up the stairs to the second floor are the remaining two bedrooms, and while they don't have the features such as en-suite bathrooms, they are still impressively sized with carpeted flooring and fitted wardrobes. Pic: DNG Pic: DNG Pic: DNG Pic: DNG Pic: DNG The home is the perfect blend of countryside peace and privacy, that is also perfectly located 6km from Waterford City, 3km from the Waterford IDA Industrial Estate, and 9km from Waterford University Hospital. As well as this, there are a number of brilliant amenities nearby — including Faithlegg House hotel, Waterford Castle and Waterford Golf Clubs. Tramore and Dunmore East are also driving distance away. Pic: DNG Pic: DNG Pic: DNG Pic: DNG Pic: DNG The property is available via DNG, with an asking price of €1,850,000.
Extra.ie
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Stephen Kenny's beauty queen daughter hoping to score a win at Miss Ireland grand finale
Caoimhe Kenny, the model daughter of Irish football manager Stephen Kenny, is hoping to win on the Miss Ireland stage tonight. Beauty queen Caoimhe, who works as a fashion buyer and beauty assistant takes to the stage tonight, where she will compete for the Miss Ireland title. A native of Blackrock in County Louth Caoimhe will of course have her famous dad to help her stave off any last minute nerves. Caoimhe Kenny. Pic: Brian McEvoy The raven haired stunner previously spoke about being the daughter of a sporting legend saying she credits her soccer star dad with instilling in her a sense of competition. 'I have a great relationship with my dad. I would call him a dad and a best friend, he couldn't be any more supportive. He himself is an incredibly driven man and I look up to that,' Caoimhe said previously. Stephen Kenny. Pic: Stephen Marken/Sportsfile 'I suppose maybe that's where I got a lot of my ambition and will power and determination so I look up to him and I know that he's extremely proud of me.' Caoimhe Kenny. Pic: Brian McEvoy Caoimhe is the favourite going into tonight's nail-biting final but with the close knit Kenny clan will all be there to support her as she struts the Miss Ireland catwalk. While she might have inherited her sense of ambition from her dad, it's her mum who is the rock of the family. 'My beautiful mum is the backbone of our family and a woman as well that I look up to,' Caoimhe said. Megan Maguire and Caoimhe Kenny. Pic: Brian McEvoy 'She's taught me a lot of things in life, and for her to be here behind me, supporting me and she's always been that support that I can lean on, she's an incredible woman and so intelligent,' she continued. Then there's her brother Eoin, who has followed in their father's footsteps into football, her sister, Neave, and brother, Fionn, who she describes as a talented musician and who she regularly joins on stage when she has free time. Sofia Labus (centre) who was crowned Miss Universe Ireland 2024 with first runner-up Caoimhe Kenny (left) and second runner-up Annie O'Dea (right). Pic: Brian McEvoy So with the stage set and the leggy ladies vying to take the Waterford Crystal crown a new Miss Ireland reign is just hours away.
Irish Independent
11-06-2025
- General
- Irish Independent
‘I am forever changed by the loss of this special man': Sophie Grenham on grief, loss and gratitude as she faces her first father's day without her dad
Dad avoided public speaking like the plague, but I know he would have been proud of my standing there talking about him, even if he disliked being the centre of attention. My family and I didn't make an official announcement about his funeral arrangements as we wanted to keep the ceremony simple. So, six months on, this is my public tribute to my father. Michael John Langford Grenham, known to most of us as Mike or 'Hong Kong Mick', was born in Holles Street Hospital in 1946, a post-war baby that his mother called her miracle child. Olive Grenham (née Jones) was an entrepreneur from Cork city, and his father Jack Grenham was a London-born ex-navy commander and insurance broker with Irish roots. My father spent his childhood in Hong Kong, where his parents were based, and went to boarding schools in Switzerland and England. While photography would become his profession, he first studied economics at Trinity College Dublin. It was in his final year there that he met my mother, Margaret, who worked in a boutique off Grafton Street. They were quickly married and had two sons, Michael and Nicholas. I arrived almost 10 years later. Dad always bought the school uniforms and took us to Clarks for shoes. He read my bedtime stories and did the funny voices, and often drew a cartoon serpent which he made up. When we went swimming, I climbed on his back and we dove down into the deep end, pretending to be whales. He had a mischievous sense of humour and was full of stories about his younger years and Hong Kong, the place where he was most happy. In 1985, he moved us to Hong Kong, where we stayed for 12 years. The deaths of my grandparents, which happened within a few weeks of each other, was what brought us to live there. They owned a couple of properties and a small business that my grandmother started after the war – a crystal and china shop called Grenley's, which sold everything from Waterford Crystal to Royal Doulton Beatrix Potter figurines. As a child, I did not enjoy regularly having a camera in my face, but I now appreciate his persistence My parents had an opportunity to escape 1980s recession-hit Ireland and live in the beautiful apartment that was left to us, to educate their children at excellent international schools and to breathe new life into my grandmother's shop. They had many prominent customers, including Chris Patten, the last governor of Hong Kong, who I'm told once minded the shop while my mother ran out to buy takeaway coffees. Other clients were Imelda Marcos and, less controversially, John Travolta, who was looking for aviation-themed glassware for his plane. My mother was the face of the company while Dad managed the accounts. He kept up his photography on the side, shooting many catalogues and other commercial work. We are incredibly fortunate to have hundreds of photographs taken by Dad over the years on the finest film. As a child, I did not enjoy regularly having a camera in my face, but I now appreciate his persistence. I'm often in portraits wearing a less-than-impressed expression, but there are some genuinely lovely ones in the collection. I recently realised that he captured my earliest memory. It was early in the morning and I was peeping through the bars of my cot, and I could hear cooing and other encouraging sounds. Those sounds were my parents, Dad with a camera in his hand as usual. Sure enough, the moment is there in an album. One of my fondest memories is when I was about 16 and we were at a holiday home in Crosshaven, Co Cork, which had belonged to my grandparents. My father decided to photograph me sitting in a bed of bluebells in the garden. Having an intense fear of bees and wasps, I protested at having to do this while the buzzies loomed large. Dad told me I was being silly as he clicked shot after shot, each minute seeming to last an hour. When the arduous task was over and I was free, he set about clipping the hedges. I was safely away when in my peripheral vision, I noticed a figure legging it across the lawn. In my own words from the time: 'I've never seen something so big move so fast!' It transpires there was a wasp's nest and Dad got stung – and I was never so vindicated. My mother and I laughed about this for years, and even he could manage a wry smile. I have few photographs of me with my father because he was usually the one behind the camera. Many photographers are shy about turning the lens on themselves, but when Dad occasionally did this, you would invariably see his cheeky side. I'm very fond of a self-portrait he took with a matinee idol pose. ADVERTISEMENT Learn more One of his favourite jobs was photographing the late Sean Connery in Marbella… 'Tall' was the first word he used to describe the ultimate Bond After we came back to Ireland, he had his own darkroom at our family home in Churchtown. As a young father, he went door-to-door offering his services as a family photographer. He shot portraits, christenings and many, many weddings. His images have hung in homes all over Dublin for decades and I would bet that some of them are still there. He later moved into the field of fashion and design, and worked freelance for several prominent advertising agencies, newspapers and magazines. One of his favourite jobs was photographing the late Sean Connery in Marbella. Unfortunately, we don't have the negatives as Dad wasn't in a position to keep them, but he said that Connery was easy to work with and quite an affable chap. 'Tall' was the first word he used to describe the ultimate Bond. Away from the camera, Dad was a rugby fanatic who watched Munster at every opportunity. He was also an avid fisherman, and helped my brothers choose their first fishing rods at Rory's Fishing Tackle in Temple Bar. He and owner Rory Harkin were friends and I remember hanging around the shop while they caught up. Wherever Dad went when I was a youngster, chances are I was with him. I often kept him company on the banks of the River Dodder while he climbed in wearing waist-high waders. He loved taking us on little adventures, and could make even a dreary trip to the dump into something daftly fun. I have Dad to thank for my love of art, photography and travel, and we took a few trips together. In 2009, we went to New York where we stayed in a friend's apartment on the Upper East Side and explored the city. I had been before many times, Dad only briefly. On our first full day, we were heading to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and had to cross Park Avenue, one of the city's main arteries. I had just made it across and assumed Dad was right behind me but when I turned, he wasn't there. Instead, he was on one of the islands in the middle of the busy road, face down in a bed of tulips. I thought, 'what the flip is he at?' It turns out he had put his camera right down into the flower bed and shot as if from the perspective of an ant. For the rest of the trip, he didn't stop snapping pictures of bright blooms that were planted all over the city – never mind the great architectural structures we feasted our eyes on – and so began his obsession with floral art, inspired by the great American artist Georgia O'Keeffe. One summer, we displayed a selection of his works in a solo exhibition in Marlay Park's Orangery. He spent a lot of time in this beautiful green space as well as the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, where he got to know many of the groundskeepers. Dad was hugely supportive of my journalistic endeavours and when I started out, he gave me my first art portfolio in which to house my clippings. I came home one evening after a gruelling day working in a department store and there it was sitting on my bed. We collaborated many times when he took pictures to accompany my articles. Our earlier subjects include the late visual artist Charlie Whisker, author Julia Kelly, and former Late Late Show host Ryan Tubridy. His final portrait was of author Neil Hegarty when I interviewed him for The Gloss Magazine in 2019. Sadly, Dad's mental and physical health declined in recent years, not helped by the great loss of my dear brother Michael in 2012 after a long illness. A series of falls led to three hospitalisations for Dad in the winter months, until one big fall in 2023 signalled the beginning of the end. Dad was bed-bound for a year until one night he took a turn, and after a week he slipped away on the eve of his 78th birthday. Now, his urn sits by my living room fireplace with a vase of fresh flowers for company. Words can't quantify the gaping sinkhole his absence has created. They say that one becomes an adult when a parent dies, and I know this to be true. Anyone who has watched a loved-one deteriorate in front of their eyes knows the devastating impact it has on their world. It took a lot of psyching up to view them, realising it may be the last time I see Dad's photographs for the first time I assumed I would have another few years with Dad, and can't help but feel robbed even though I am grateful and honoured to have been his daughter for 41 years. I am forever changed by the loss of this special man, the person I was closest to in my family. I miss talking to him about the places I've been since, special projects I've worked on or funny things I've seen. My mother and I are currently purging the family house of excess possessions, and on one of my visits, I looked in a drawer and found five rolls of film which had been undeveloped. As if finding buried treasure, I made my way to the John Gunn Camera Shop on Wexford Street and asked them to process them. John Gunn had known my father since 1971. Understandably, I tried to stop the tears from falling as I told him what happened. Some of those rolls of film were over 20 years old, hard worn by time, but they feel like one of Dad's last gifts to me. When I opened the files of those scanned images, I was trepidatious but that feeling swiftly gave way to joy and even laughter. I found shots of the old house in Crosshaven; myself as a university undergraduate quietly studying; earlier pictures where I had a terrible short haircut when I tried, in vain, to copy Gwyneth Paltrow's style from the movie Sliding Doors; and my brother Michael's 30th birthday in our kitchen in Churchtown. It took a lot of psyching up to view them, realising it may be the last time I see Dad's photographs for the first time. Though, knowing his hoarding tendencies, there are possibly other treasures hidden in other drawers and I hope I find them all. Dad's cousin Bill Jones gave me some valuable advice. He told me that my father wanted me to have a good life, and I am going to ensure that I don't waste opportunities to travel and be out engaging with the world. Dad didn't always get it right, but he was a kind, loving person who let me be who I wanted to be. I've been dreading my first Father's Day without him as I'd usually have a plan for us. However, I am not going to sit at home and feel sad. I'm going to do things that I know he would have enjoyed. Many people have told me that your relationship with a loved one doesn't end when they die. I can confirm this to be true. He's with me all the time. Dad often said that life goes on, and I owe it to him to live mine.
Irish Examiner
10-06-2025
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Former Waterford Crystal site to become university enterprise quarter
The former Waterford Crystal manufacturing site is to be transformed into part of the country's first co-located university enterprise quarter. A 37-acre Glassworks site will be established as part of the €130m initiative, featuring world-class offices beside the South East Technological University's (SETU) academic and research facilities. It is hoped it will act as an engine for high-quality employment, economic growth, research and education in Waterford and the wider south-east region. The site will develop to have capacity for up to 6,000 employees, and planning permission has also been granted for a 582-student bed development on adjacent land. The move comes 16 years after crystal manufacturing ended at the Kilbarry site. The former Waterford Crystal manufacturing site is to be transformed into part of the country's first co-located university enterprise quarter. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/ It has been described as taking inspiration from successful international university enterprise quarters such as the University of Nottingham's Innovation Park and the Cortex innovation district in St Louis, Missouri, US. SETU president Professor Veronica Campbell said Glassworks' launch is a 'defining moment for the region and Ireland as a whole'. 'Glassworks will play a pivotal role in Ireland's knowledge economy, where students, start-ups and researchers can collaborate, test ideas and create the next generation of ground-breaking products, technologies and businesses,' she said. The first commercial building is being developed with a €43m investment by a joint venture between the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) and Frisby, the Waterford-based developers. Frisby director Noel Frisby Jr said: 'The crystal factory brought Waterford to the world and now Glassworks will bring the world to Waterford. 'This is a place where research, creativity and business ambition can thrive, and where our regional economy will continue to grow.' An impression of the entrance of Building One, the initial flagship office building of the Glassworks University Enterprise Quarter. Picture: Patrick Browne/PA Building One, the initial 80,000 square foot flagship office building, is expected to open by the end of the year with capacity for 800 employees. Director of ISIF, Nick Ashmore, added: 'Glassworks will create unique opportunities for both local and international businesses and act as a cornerstone for the south east's future development. 'ISIF's commitment to Building One is an example of its double bottom line mandate at work, investing on a commercial basis in a manner designed to support economic activity and employment in the state. 'This joint venture, as part of ISIF's city-specific investment programme, will support investment in Waterford as well as Cork, Galway, Limerick and Kilkenny, in the form of new places to work, to live and enabling investments to support these regions.'
