THE number of bidders circling the Jurys Doyle Hotel Group increased yesterday with builder Sean Dunne and the Reubens brothers indicating separate bids for the company.

IT is just over two years since Liam Carroll emerged as the holder of almost 15% of Dunloe Ewart, the listed property company controlled by the high profile solicitor and former Ben Dunne advisor, Noel Smyth.

AFTER a mixed day of trading the ISEQ index closed slightly lower yesterday at 4113.44, a fall of 21.01 points.

All Ireland property developers Dunloe Ewart and the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society have teamed up to produce an ambitious multi-million pound plan which would transform a large area of south Belfast, it was revealed today.