€13m Castlemartyr sale to draw British golfers

The Castlemartyr Resort in Cork has been acquired for close to €14m by British businessman and hotelier Martin Shaw, who also owns a significant golf resort called Old Thorns Manor House in Hampshire, near London.

The swift purchase of the five-star resort, on 220 acres, after it went to the open market in June, is expected to bring a strong UK golfer focus and financial dividends to the east Cork golf, spa, and hotel complex, which is half an hour’s drive from Cork Airport.

Developed by the Supple family, Castlemartyr opened in 2007/08, and guests have include former US president Bill Clinton, rocker Bruce Springsteen, and celebrity couple Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, who stayed there on the Irish leg of their honeymoon.