Billionaire O’Brien reopens iconic castle hotel

Hot on the heels of his takeover of Dublin’s Beacon Private Hospital, billionaire Denis O’Brien has reopened the historic Ballynahinch Castle in Connemara.

The four-star hotel was taken over by Mr O’Brien and his wife, Catherine last year and a major revamp has just been completed.

The legendary Grace O’Malley, or Gráinne Mhaol, married into the Ballynahinch estate through her union with Donal O’Flaherty of the dominant O’Flaherty clan in 1546.