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74-year-old Bachelor Farmer turned Celtic Tiger Multi-Millionaire Buys Two Hotels!

By The Mick
March 27, 2013
74-year-old Bachelor Farmer turned Celtic Tiger Multi-Millionaire Buys Two Hotels!

JJ McCabe from Clarecastle, Co.Clare in the west of Ireland sold 48 acres of farmland in 2005 for €18.8m or $24m. To a property developer. No one would begrudge Mr McCabe from sitting back, relaxing and enjoying his retirement. But not so for Mr McCabe who has decided that a laid back retirement sipping...
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Ireland’s Tourism Minister extends reduced Tax

By The Mick
May 10, 2012
Ireland’s Tourism Minister extends reduced Tax

The lower VAT rate of 9% for the tourism industry will continue into 2013. Ireland’s Minister for Tourism Leo Varadkar confirmed the move in the Dáil after communications with Minister for Finance Michael Noonan. Mr Varadkar said that the reduction has been successful in increasing employment and it has, by and large, passed on...
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