Antiques and fine art: Modern-day Downton Abbey is set to give up its treasures

The late tycoon Edward Haughey was a keen collector with deep pockets, writes Des O’Sullivan.

The Belgrave Square home of Irish tycoon, Edward Haughey, has been described as the Downton Abbey of our times.

The Kilcurry, Co Louth-born pharmaceutical magnate, Lord Ballyedmond (no relation of the late Taoiseach), who died in a helicopter crash in 2014, was a keen collector with very deep pockets.