As Game of Thrones reaches its finale, it marks a season where women finally took centre stage – right down to the extras. Keelin Riley meets three Irish women who took part in the epic battle of Winterfell G

Estimates of a bumper year of Irish hotel purchases look set to be met, with figures showing nearly €650m having been spent on such transactions in the first nine months of the year.

An end-of-summer ‘Sale Agreed’ has been posted up on the Ring of Kerry’s jewel-set Derrynane Hotel, which went to the open market in May.

The market for hotel purchases has never been busier than in the first nine months of the year, as sales top even pre-recession levels, according to a new report.