A bird’s eye view of JP’s €100m mansion

BILLIONAIRE race-horse owner JP McManus will definitely be king of the castle when he finally moves into his very own luxury pad in the autumn.

One of the most extravagant events planned for Ryder Cup week will actually take place far away from the K-Club in a quiet corner of Limerick.

Greats of golf, including Tiger Woods, are due in for the grand opening of Mr McManus’s mansion at Martinstown the day before the serious golf tees off.

Friends of Mr McManus say it will be the ultimate in house-warming bashes as he showcases his €100 million home.

He has engaged top Swiss architect Andress Durr to draw up the plans. Rooms will be fitted out to five-star hotel standards.

Despite his millions, Mr McManus is not immune to delays and setbacks - he had hoped to move in by last Christmas. But the vastness of the task put that schedule back.

He now aims to time the grand opening to coincide with the Ryder Cup next September and it is understood Tiger Woods is only one of a host of celebrities he has invited to a massive bash. US team captain Tom Lehman is among those on the invitation list.

And the development of this house isn’t the end of Mr McManus’s property work. The Stake Wallace GAA ground overlooks his home and he has sounded out club officials about buying them out and developing a replacement ground on another site to give him more privacy.

JP mansion: the vital statistics

Some features of JP’s €100 million super-mansion:

* The ‘castle’ covers 40,000 square feet, equivalent of 30 three-bed family homes.

* Marble for the interiors cost €25m.

* A coloured glass roof.

* A 200-seat cinema.

* Gym with 18-metre pool, sauna, steam room and hot tubs.

* Vast wine cellar.

* Beauty treatment rooms.

* A 2,500 square feet room for family pets.

* A ‘panic room’ in case security is breached.