Owners of Haughey mansion make €36m as pre-tax profit surges 30%

THE building company that owns Kinsealy, the home of former Taoiseach Charlie Haughey, made pre-tax profits of over €36 million last year.

Manor Park Home Builders, which paid €45m for the Kinsealy mansion and surrounding land in 2003, saw profits rise nearly 30% in the year to end March 2005, according to most recent accounts.

Manor Park has ambitious plans for the 230-acres surrounding the house. The plans are to convert the estate into a golf course, with a hotel, 32 detached houses and 14 large courtyard houses for tourists.