Mr McAuliffe owns another hotel in Kilkenny, the Rivercourt Hotel, on the banks of the River Nore in the centre of Kilkenny City. He is also the head of the consortium behind the GoSafe speed vans.

Isabel Conway finds a mix of city sophistication and parkland luxury at Kilkenny's Lyrath Estate ... from compact standards to luxury suites with five-star touches like Nespresso coffee machines ...

Hotelier Xavier McAuliffe is planning to build a €60m retirement village in the grounds of his Lyrath Estate Hotel in Co Kilkenny. McAuliffe and a small group of investors last year paid €25m ...

McAuliffe lost his appeal to An Bord Pleanála against Kilkenny County Council's decision ... that the newly opened 137-bedroom luxury five-star hotel at Lyrath Demesne could not adequately ...

The Irish Times has teamed up with Lyrath Estate to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a two-night stay with breakfast each morning. Welcome brighter days and new beginnings with an elegant ...

A wedding reception was just starting to kick off as we arrived at the Newpark Hotel early on the Friday evening. The hotel lobby was heaving with well-dressed folk enjoying the champagne ...