Wanted: Butler to serve marquis in historic home

RECESSIONS hit most professions pretty hard and Ireland’s population of butlers are no different.

However, there is a chink of light out there for the humble butler as Lord Waterford of Curraghmore House and Gardens in Waterford is looking for a butler or “house person” from February of next year.

The successful applicant will get a permanent position with accommodation in a job “suitable for a married couple or single person”. Even better news comes in the fact that no previous experience as a butler is necessary.