Dragon’s Den star Norah Casey’s busy schedule has partly eased the grief of her husband’s death last year, says Rachel Borril

One of Ireland’s leading magazine publishers Norah Casey has told how she almost sold off her business empire in the aftermath of her husband’s tragic death last year.

A key member of a team tasked with developing the new National Children’s Hospital has claimed some alternative sites to the Mater are only being put forward simply to get rid of costly Celtic Tiger-era land.

RTÉ Dragon and publisher of Irish Tatler and U magazines Norah Casey said yesterday that it was “a Herculean effort” for her publishing group to return to profit to record pre-tax profits of over €330,000 in 2010.