The Killerig Resort, a high-end hotel and golf development near Tullow, in Co Carlow, Ireland, has gone into receivership with multimillion-euro debts.
Aiden Murphy, a partner in accountancy firm Horwath Bastow Charleton, was appointed receiver last week and has appointed a new operating company, Westpro Management Solutions, to run the 42-bedroom, four-star hotel. David Hennessy, founder of Westpro, said that the Killerig hotel was "a victim of circumstance", but had a strong pipeline of bookings...
For full story see Sunday Business Post
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Cocktail relives moment the royal couple first met
The venue which acted as the starting point for Prince William and Kate Middleton's impending marriage is relaunching the cocktail the future king used to drink during his regular visits there.
In 2001 Fairmont St Andrews hosted the charity fashion show in which Miss Middleton appeared in a sheer black lace dress while the Prince watched from a front row seat – widely reported to be the first time his head was turned by his future fiancée.
Prince William was a regular visitor to Fairmont St Andrews during his time studying at St Andrews University, becoming an active member of the resort’s gym and spa and could be seen regularly enjoying a fruit cocktail in the Atrium and Kittocks Den at the resort.
His favoured drink comprised orange juice, grapefruit juice, passion-fruit juice, mango juice, pineapple juice, lime juice, and kiwi syrup.
The cocktail - now named the Royal Cocktail in commemoration of Friday's nuptials - can now be enjoyed again at the venue where the second-in-line to the throne sipped happily while (possibly) thinking of his future bride...
It costs just £5 - which is significantly cheaper than a Royal Wedding but just as refreshing.
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