Windmill Lane Pictures acquired by businessman Ian Hyland

Iconic studio has hosted artists including U2 and Bruce Springsteen and has worked with several major film and TV directors

Ian Hyland is already behind Catalyst Media Group and Quartet Books in London

Publisher Ian Hyland has acquired Dublin's Windmill Lane Pictures and plans to relaunch the brand as an international documentary filmmaker.

Windmill Lane Studios was originally founded in 1978 by James Morris, Russ Russell, Brian Masterson and Miert Avis as a recording studio and TV commercial post-production facility.