Castle Leslie is fit for a king

Noel Baker spied on Paul McCartney’s wedding at Castle Leslie – so who better to return and review the five-star destination.    

First, a small confession: the last time I was in and around Castle Leslie, I wasn’t an invited guest. In fact, I may have strayed dangerously close to being a full-on trespasser.

It was 2002 when, as a mere whelp of a reporter, I was sent by some former employers to Co Monaghan to scope out rumours that Paul McCartney was going to wed his girlfriend, Heather Mills, on the grounds of the estate. Being a bit of a greenhorn, I seemed to get lost when trying to find the place and eventually blundered up a country lane.