IT had played host to cabinet meetings, world leaders and legendary parties.But now Abbeville, home of the former Taoiseach Charles Haughey, is again stripped bare as it is put back on the market.The 250-acre demesne in Kinsealy, north Dublin, is being s
THE morning after gossip columnist Terry Keane revealed on The Late Late Show that she was the mistress of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey was "not a barrel of a laughs" at the then family home in Abbeville in Kinsealy, his son Sean revealed yesterday.S
A DEVELOPMENT company which bought the home of the late former Taoiseach Charles Haughey has been wound up by the High Court on the application of a bank which is owed some €135m by the firm.Bank of Scotland (BOS) petitioned the court to have Manor Park
Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has left €368,290 in his will, which went to Probate in Dublin last week.Mr Lenihan, who was suffering from pancreatic cancer, drew up a simple one-page will on the June 2, 2011, eight days before he died.He left everything
Abbeville house is considered one of the finest examples of leading architect James Gandon, whose better known works include the Four Courts and the Custom House.The family took up residence at Abbeville in June 1969 just a week after Charles Haughey bec
• Am I the only person in this country who is finding the ongoing onslaught of price increases and taxation and the mindless antics of politicians debilitating in the extreme?I once considered myself to be a part of the 'coping classes', having worked fo
PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins led the official state commemoration of the 1916 Rising for the first time yesterday -- but his wife has been involved in marking the anniversary for decades.Sabina Higgins starred in the RTE series 'Insurrection', shown on th
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