Net liabilities at the property development group of companies owned by Galway developer John Lally have increased by €66m to over €500m.

A €250 million tourist attraction is to create 200 jobs in Wicklow by 2010.

Planning permission was granted today for a major tourism project at Humewood Castle and Estate worth around €250m.

MULTI-MILLIONAIRE buyers willing to spend anything up to €10 million have put demand for large country estates in Ireland at an all-time high.