March 11, 2014
We are delighted to announce the continuation of our working partnership with Commissioners of Irish Lights. It is thanks to this relationship that we have the existing properties of lightkeepers’ houses at Galley Head in Co. Cork, Blackhead in Co. Antrim, Loop Head in Co. Clare and Wicklow Lighthouse in our portfolio. Watch this space […]
February 20, 2014
It may be too soon to say Spring is here but there is certainly a calm between storms. Here in Ireland the weather is something we discuss very frequently and recently more so than ever with the unusual levels of stormy winds experienced around the island. Lighthouses and stormy seas have been a source of […]
February 9, 2014
Ireland’s National Gallery is this year celebrating its 150th birthday. It’s interesting to know the history of how it came about and the links with our Russborough House properties. Dublin’s Great Exhibition was held in 1853 just two years after the first of these types of expositions of world trade took place in the Crystal […]
January 26, 2014
As it’s awards season (Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Oscars to name but a few) it got us thinking about Ireland being used as a film location and indeed our properties in or near to some of the various areas. Russborough House, County Wicklow, was used in 2011 film Haywire which starred Michael Fassbender. We have […]
November 25, 2013
‘Live a Fairytale in a Getaway Castle Tower’ – this is the wonderful heading to John Dorman’s recent contribution to Houzz.com. The article discusses, amongst other really interesting properties, Irish Landmark’s Helen’s Tower and Wicklow Lighthouse. We were very taken with the well described ‘House in the Clouds’. Now there’s one Irish Landmark […]
November 22, 2013
Irish Landmark has once more teamed up with Irish Times to offers its readers and our guests a great opportunity to get a special deal on an Irish Landmark holiday. With only 2 days left on this offer, time is running out. So if you want to grab a great getaway deal for 2014, then […]
November 11, 2013
Alongside four larger contruction companies, all involved in significant town hall and civic centre projects across Northern Ireland, we were delighted that John McAleenan and Co, the builders entrusted with last year’s extensive restoration of Tullymurry House, were also shortlisted for Northern Ireland’s CEF Contruction Employers Federation’s “Best Restoration’ excellence award 2013. Tullymurry was the […]
October 29, 2013
Irish Landmark is delighted that our website is a finalist in the eCommerce section of the Irish Web Awards. The Realex Fire Web Awards are held annually to recognise people who do great things on the web. Great thanks and congratulations must go to our designer, Dave Jackson, and all his team at Mad […]
September 25, 2013
‘Nationwide’, an RTE television programme, recently visited Russborough as part of a feature about visitor attractions in the general Blessington area. Our picture shows Nationwide’s Anne Cassin getting a personal tour of the house from Russborough’s CEO, Eric Blatchford. Click here see the full programme about Russborough and the general Blessington area attractions
September 9, 2013
‘Georgian Dublin: The Irish Landmark Trust’ is a wonderful, warm article about Irish Landmark’s Merrion Mews, located at the rear of Merrion Square. If you would like to find out all the reasons why you should come and stay at this lovely property, then check out the blog.