Kilkenny’s five-star Lyrath Hotel has just been sold for well over €20m to an Irish consortium of buyers who plan to invest further in the 170-acre resort investment, which was developed at a boom-time cost of €50m.

A celebrity chef, a rugby legend, and some GAA stars of today and yesteryear are set to go head-to-head in a Total Wipeout-style family fun day for charity this weekend.