"The Irish Prison Service is currently investigating the circumstances of the escape."

Mother-of-three who went missing after hen party to be laid to rest
 in wedding dress she never got to wear  Claire McNeilly - 
Independent.ie

  
   
  Ruth Maguire and family members.

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Ruth Maguire

  Ruth Maguire

  

 Ruth Maguire and fiance James Griffin

The devastated sister of a young mother who died in a tragic drowning accident in Carlingford Lough has said she will be buried in the wedding dress she never got to wear.

Ruth Maguire was due to marry her partner of 12 years, with whom she has three children, this August before she lost her life in what her family has described as an unfathomable set of circumstances.

The 30-year-old nurse assistant, who lived in Newcastle, went missing after 11.30pm on Saturday, March 16 after a hen night with over 30 friends at a bar in Carlingford, Co Louth.

Her lifeless body was recovered in the water between Carlingford and Greenore by divers on Monday afternoon following an extensive search and rescue operation aided by family members and friends.

In an emotional interview last night, Ruth's older sister Rachel Wilkinson said she will never understand the sudden death of "a beautiful person who had everything to live for".

"It's so unexpected; you don't expect to bury your younger sister," she said through tears.

"Nobody really knows what happened. Ruth had put out a short video with no sound on Instagram at 12.12am on Sunday and that was the last time she used her phone.

"But on that image there was a picture of a doorway to a small cottage across the road from the entrance to the pier and that's what triggered the whole search in the lough."

Rachel said alarm bells went off when James Griffin (35) - Ruth's fiance and dad to their two sons Tyler (10) and Oliver (5) and a daughter, Lydia (7) - got a call to say she hadn't come home on Saturday night.

"He knew there was something drastically wrong immediately," she said.

"She hadn't rang anybody ... James brought the kids to my mum's right away and then he went down and tried to find her."

Accounts assistant Rachel, who was at home in Belfast, recalled the frantic phone call she received from her mum around lunchtime on St Patrick's Day and she told how they contacted the PSNI, then the hospitals.

Her brother Raymond Worthington (32), who had been on his way to Dublin, was diverted to Carlingford; then her husband Ben Wilkinson (39) drove them to the Co Louth town. That's where they also joined eldest sibling Ryan Maguire (46) and his girlfriend Amanda, and she revealed that a "lovely family" invited them to stay at their B&B that Sunday.

"Mum expected the worst; her gut instinct was that there was something very badly wrong because it was completely out of character," Rachel said.

"Mum said if Ruth had a breath in her she'd have rang home to ask how the kids were..."

It transpired that James was the last family member to speak to Ruth that Saturday around 7.30pm after she'd finished dinner.

"She was in good form, she sounded happy and she didn't sound like she'd had a lot to drink or anything; she just seemed normal," Rachel said.

But when the hens left the bar in "dribs and drabs" later that night, Rachel, who's in her 30s, revealed that "somehow Ruth ended up on her own".

Mum-of-two Rachel said there were two exits to the bar - one at the front and one at the side - and explained that Ruth, who worked at Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, left via the front and turned the wrong way.

"I think she'd lost her bearings," she said. "She was trying to find where they were staying. They were actually staying six or seven doors down from there so she'd got herself to the road she should've been on but she was at the wrong section. But she'd more or less got herself back on track ... which was why it didn't make sense for her to cross the road and go onto the pier..."

Struggling to find words to convey the tsunami of grief that has engulfed her close-knit family over the past few days, Rachel said it's been very difficult to tell anyone about Ruth's death.

"I'm in a bit of denial and shock," she said. "I had to tell our seven-year-old son Louis what had happened because I was so upset but I can't tell our other son Oscar (3) as he's too young.

"We can't get our heads around it so we can't really expect them to understand ... and it was absolutely heartbreaking for James to have to tell their children."

She said their parents, Geraldine Worthington and Malachy Maguire, who lives in London, are also devastated and shocked - but so very grateful to everyone who helped in the search.

"In some way it probably helps that we found her," Rachel said.

"At least we're not left with the uncertainty of wondering if somebody took her. Initially mum was worried that a car had hit her. At least now there's some sort of closure in that they found her."

Following news of her devastating death it emerged that Ruth, who was an underage coach at Bryansford GAC, was part of a triple tragedy to strike the club over the St Patrick's bank holiday weekend.

Two former players and friends, Shane McAnallen and Martin Patterson, who were both in their 20s, were killed in a car crash near Carlingford in the early hours of Monday morning.

SDLP councillor Mark Murin, chair of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, said it was a time of unspeakable grief in the Newcastle area and he offered his condolences to all three families. Mr Murin added that Ruth, who was also a casual leisure attendant in the Newcastle Centre, was "pleasant-natured, intuitive and hard-working" and was "popular with colleagues and customers alike."

Describing Ruth as a home bird, Rachel said a night out "wasn't really her thing" because her life revolved around taking her kids to various classes.

"Ruth didn't really drink. She had tea on her 30th birthday.

"This was a rare occasion when she was having a few drinks. It's not her scene. She's never been one for going out. She was very much a family girl."

Rachel added: "I honestly don't know what happened. I don't think the gardai know either ... and I don't think it would be fair on Ruth to speculate."

But now, after the terrible tragedy that unfolded during Ruth's friend's hen, instead of looking forward to her beloved sister's wedding, Rachel finds herself preparing for her funeral this weekend. It will leave her mother's residence in Ligoniel Place, Belfast on Saturday at 8.30am to arrive at St Vincent de Paul Church for 9am Requiem Mass, then on to Carnmoney Cemetery for committal at 11am.

"She was getting married on August 8. Everything was ready; she was very organised," Rachel said.

"I was going to be maid of honour. All the children - hers, mine and Ryan's little girl Nyla (8) - were going to be flower boys and girls. There were 180 guests."

She added: "We are going to let her wear her wedding dress in the coffin."

Through tears, Rachel said Ruth was "very family-focused, bubbly, funny, and level-headed", adding that "even though she was the baby of the family she was the sensible one of the four of us".

"She was very determined and even with three kids she was always studying and trying to progress in work," she said.

"She was inspirational because she was such a brilliant mum.

"We're a very close family but her and I were particularly close, especially with the children. The cousins did a lot together. We were best friends and sisters. We talked every day." Rachel said it's "so difficult not understanding why she went across to the water".

"The coming months were going to be so exciting ... I don't get it," she added. "The hardest part for all of us is that she's not here. "But the sister bond is so special ... and I don't have a sister anymore."

Belfast Telegraph

 Ruth Maguire

Mother-of-three who went missing after hen party to be laid to rest in wedding dress she never got to wear

Mystery surrounds death of tragic 
young mum Ruth Maguire
 who drowned after hen party in
 Carlingford, Co Louth Ciara Phelan

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/mystery-surrounds-death-of-tragic-young-mum-ruth-maguire-who-drowned-after-hen-party-in-carlingford-co-louth/ar-BBUWMJf?li=BBr5KbJ

   Ruth Maguire, 30, was in Carlingford Co Louth on Saturday, celebrating a friend's hen party.

  Members of the Coast Guard are pictured returning to Greenore, Co Louth. 
  
   

  Members of the Coast Guard are pictured returning to Greenore, Co Louth. Picture Ciara Wilkinson

Mystery surrounds the death of mum Ruth Maguire after she tragically drowned following a hen party.

The body of the mother of three was pulled from Carlingford Lough yesterday after she was reported missing on Sunday.

Ruth, 30, who was living in Newcastle, Co Down, but originally from Belfast, was last seen on Saturday at Taaffes Bar in Carlingford, Co Louth, where she was celebrating her friend’s hen night.

It is believed the nurse, who worked at Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, fell into the water after leaving the bar.

There were distressing scenes yesterday as family members and friends looked on as emergency services searched the lough.

Nathan Leneghan, a member of the RNLI involved in the discovery of Ruth’s body, said it was a “sad time”.

He told the Irish Mirror: “At 12.10pm on Monday Newcastle RNLI commenced a search at the entrance to Carlingford Lough and outlying islands.

“During this search the lifeboat located a casualty in the water who was taken to Greenore Harbour by Kilkeel lifeboat and placed in the care of An Garda Siochana.

“On behalf of Newcastle RNLI, I wish our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of the woman who was recovered from the water.”

It is understood Ruth celebrated her engagement to her partner James Griffin last year and had three children – Lydia, Oliver and Tyler.

Friends of Ruth raised the alarm when they noticed she was not with the crowd and did not return by morning.

Bridesmaid Katrina O’Hare said on Sunday: “We thought she was going to head home to Newcastle because she had said to a bouncer she was going to get to Newcastle from here but her partner and kids were at her mum’s house in Ligoniel.

“He drove down today and she was not there. Her mobile is going straight to voicemail. It was 11.30pm last night she was last seen.”

Her friend Seana McMullan posted on Facebook on Sunday: “It’s now been a full 24 hours since Ruth Maguire has been seen.

“She was separated from our hen party in Carlingford and we assumed she would return by morning after a few of the girls searched for her”.

A Garda spokesman said: “The hunt for a missing 30-year-old woman has been stood down following the discovery of a body of a woman in Carlingford Lough.

“The body is believed to be that of missing woman Ruth Maguire.

“Gardai wish to thank the public for their help in this instance.”

A postmortem will be carried out but it is understood to be a tragic event.

Theresa May asks EU for Brexit delay
 until 30 June Peter Walker Political correspondent  -
 The Gardian

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/brexit/theresa-may-asks-eu-for-brexit-delay-until-30-june/ar-BBV0ky0?li=BBr5KbJ

Theresa May told prime minister’s questions on Wednesday that 
the government intended to ‘bring forward proposals for a third meaningful vote’.

Price of Brexit delay could be referendum or election, says Barnier (The Guardian)

     
     Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain March 20, 2019

   
         Copy of an official letter from Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May
        to European Council President Donald Tusk on the topic
     of Brexit is seen in this handout obtained on March 20, 2019. Downing Street/Handout 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks in Parliament, in London, Britain March 20, 2019


Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland Leo Varadkar waves as he meets 
with President of the European Council Donald Tusk in Dublin, Ireland March 19, 2019

Theresa May has written to the EU seeking a brief delay to Brexit until the end of June, telling MPs that a longer delay would mean “a failure to deliver” on the result of the 2016 referendum.

Speaking at the start of prime minister’s questions, May said she would present her Brexit plan to the Commons for a third time, and if it was passed the delay would give time to implement it. If it was again defeated, parliament would have to decide how to proceed, May said.

As she spoke, No 10 released the text of her letter to Donald Tusk, the European council president, formally seeking the delay, saying only that the time would allow her to ask the Commons again about her plan. It does not specify what would happen if the vote was lost.

At the start of PMQs, asked by the SNP’s Pete Wishart about her plans, May said she did not want to extend Brexit beyond a point where the UK would need to hold new European parliament elections in May.

“I do not believe such elections would be in anyone’s interest,” she told the Commons. “The idea that three years after voting to leave the EU the people of this country should be asked to elect a new set of MEPs is, I believe, unacceptable. it would be a failure to deliver on the referendum decision that this house said it would honour.”

She said she had written to Tusk to seek the extension, adding: “The government intends to bring forward proposals for a third meaningful vote.

“If that vote is passed, the extension will give the house time to consider the withdrawal agreement bill. If not, the house will have to decide how to proceed. But as prime minister I am not prepared to delay Brexit any further than 30 June.”

Police arrest men, 54, and 40, on suspicion of manslaughter after three were killed and hundreds fought for their lives in St Patrick's Day disco stampede  James Wood For Mailonline - Daily Mail

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/police-arrest-men-54-and-40-on-suspicion-of-manslaughter-after-three-were-killed-and-hundreds-fought-for-their-lives-in-st-patricks-day-disco-stampede/ar-BBUYzQu?li=BBr5KbJ


Police have arrested two men on suspicion of manslaughter today after three teenagers
 were killed during a St Patrick's Day disco stampede.

Lauren Bullock, 17, lost her life

Lauren's cheerleading coach paid emotional tribute to her student,
 calling her a down to earth, beautiful soul

Morgan Barnard, 17, was killed in the 'stampede'

Connor Currie

  

  On Monday morning forensic investigators examined the scene as reports started to
 surface of the terrifying pile-up of teenagers knocked to the ground
 on top of one another outside the gates of the venue on Sunday 
 
    

   Police said on  Monday morning that the melee happened before the doors to the venue were opened

    
    
     Flowers outside the Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, 
     in Northern Ireland where three young people died in a disco stampede

Police have arrested two men on suspicion of manslaughter today after three teenagers were killed during a St Patrick's Day disco stampede. 

Lauren Bullock and Morgan Barnard, both 17, and Connor Currie, 16 were killed when pushing broke out in a crowd of around 700 teenagers waiting to get into the Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown, Northern Ireland at around 9.30pm on Sunday.

Around 100 young people were pushed off their feet in a mass of bodies against the closed gates of the venue, which was hosting a St Patrick's Day disco. 

Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland confirmed the arrests this evening, saying two men aged 52 and 40 had been taken into custody.

A statement from the force said: 'Detectives from PSNI Major Investigation Team investigating the deaths of three teenagers at the Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown on Saint Patrick’s Day have arrested two men aged 52 and 40 earlier today on suspicion of manslaughter. 'They are currently in custody'. 

Multiple eyewitness accounts have described the horror the teens fighting to breathe and screaming hysterically for space to move as dozens were knocked off their feet and crushed down.   

Connor Currie, 16, who played for Edendork St Malachy's GAA club, was one of three young people to lose their lives. 

In a tribute on Facebook the club said: 'We are deeply saddened and devastated to hear of the tragic passing of our much loved and highly thought of player and member Connor Currie.

'Connor will forever be remembered with the greatest affection by all associated with our club and indeed the wider Edendork community.' 

Morgan Barnard, 17, whose Facebook profile shows a young man's love of football and cars, was also killed. In a harrowing account of the night's terrible scenes one friend called him an 'angel', recalling that she had spoken to him only moments before his death.

And Lauren Bullock, a Year 13 student at St Patrick's College in Dungannon, also died in the awful crush.

Her high school principal, Catherine McHugh, paid tribute to Lauren as 'a beautiful girl, a shining light in our school community'.

'She gave generously of her time and talents. She was a leader among her peers and a quiet strong and loyal presence. A treasured friend and capable young lady with a bright future,' she said.

Lauren was a member of the Pope John Paul Faith Team and the Rosary Prayer Group, the Irish News reported.

Ms McHugh added: 'She was a role model for positivity, good relationships and kindness. We have lost someone very dear to us and we will miss her greatly.

'Our thoughts are with her parents, her family and her friends in the coming days as they try to come to terms with their immeasurable loss.' 

In a moving Facebook post her cheerleading coach at the Euphoria Allstars squad said: 'Euphoria are absolutely devastated to say we lost one of our senior athletes Lauren Bullock in the tragedy in Cookstown on Sunday night.

'My heart is broke writing this. You were the most down to earth, beautiful soul and our Coral team will never be the same without you. You were an incredible cheerleader and where the back bone of our team.

'I honestly can't put into words how much you will be missed. Thank you Lauren for giving me the pleasure of coaching you all this time.'   

Witnesses told of scenes of panic and horror, with as many as 100 teens pushed off their feet and trapped in a press of bodies, as shocked onlookers attempted to resuscitate youngsters pulled out of the crush by emergency services. 

A 16-year-old girl is in a stable condition in hospital, while a further two teenagers were treated for injuries they suffered during the incident, which happened at about 9.30pm on Sunday before the venue had opened its gates.

CCTV shows up to 400 people were present for Tyrone nightclub tragedy Michelle Hennessy - TheJournal.ie

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/newsireland/cctv-shows-up-to-400-people-were-present-for-tyrone-nightclub-tragedy/ar-BBUX1hy?li=BBr5KbJ

Lauren Connor top right and Morgan bottom right died in the crush at the St Patrick's Day disco on Sunday.

COOKSTOWN, NORTHERN IRELAND - MARCH 18: Saint Patrick's College school principal Catherine McHugh 
holds a press conference on March 18, 2019 in Cookstown, Northern Ireland. 
Principal McHugh who lost pupil Lauren Bullock in the tradgedy at the Greenvale Hotel night club described the 17 year old as a 'shining light'. 
On Sunday night a 17-year-old girl and two boys aged 16 and 17 died after reports of a crush at a St Patrick's Day party held at the hotel.
 A number of other teenagers have also been treated in hospital



  COOKSTOWN, NORTHERN IRELAND - MARCH 18: 
Saint Patrick's College school principal Catherine McHugh
 is consoled after holding a press conference on March 18, 2019 in Cookstown, Northern Ireland. Principal McHugh 
who lost pupil Lauren Bullock in the tradgedy at the Greenvale Hotel night club described the 17 year old as a 'shining light'. 
On Sunday night a 17-year-old girl and two boys aged 16 and 17 died after reports of a crush at a St Patrick's Day party held at the hotel. 
A number of other teenagers have also been treated in hospital

  

 COOKSTOWN, NORTHERN IRELAND - MARCH 18: 
The scene outside the Greenvale Hotel night club on March 18, 2019 in Cookstown, Northern Ireland. 
On Sunday night a 17-year-old girl and two boys aged 16 and 17 died after reports of a crush at a St Patrick's Day party held at the hotel
A number of other teenagers have also been treated in hospital 

COOKSTOWN, NORTHERN IRELAND - MARCH 18:
 Police forensic officers attend the scene outside the Greenvale Hotel nightclub 
on March 18, 2019 in Cookstown, Northern Ireland. 
On Sunday night a 17-year-old girl and two boys aged 16 and 17 died 
after reports of a crush at a St Patrick's Day party held at the hotel. 
A number of other teenagers have also been treated in hospital

COOKSTOWN, NORTHERN IRELAND - MARCH 18: 
The scene outside the Greenvale Hotel night club 
on March 18, 2019 in Cookstown, Northern Ireland. 
On Sunday night a 17-year-old girl and two boys aged 16 and 17 died after reports 
of a crush at a St Patrick's Day party held at the hotel. 
A number of other teenagers have also been treated in hospital

COOKSTOWN, NORTHERN IRELAND - MARCH 18: 
The scene outside the Greenvale Hotel night club on March 18, 2019 in Cookstown, Northern Ireland.
 On Sunday night a 17-year-old girl and two boys aged 16 and 17 died after reports of a crush at a St Patrick's Day party held at the hotel. 
A number of other teenagers have also been treated in hospital

THE PSNI HAS said there are a “significant number” of people who were present at the hotel where three teenagers died in a crush ahead of a St Patrick’s Day disco, and urged parents to encourage their children to come forward to help police find answers.

17-year-old Lauren Bullock, 16-year-old Connor Currie and 17-year-old Morgan Barnard have been named as the three young people who lost their lives in the incident outside the Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown, Tyrone on Sunday night. 

At a press conference this afternoon, detective chief superintendent Raymond Murray – who heads up the Serious Crime Branch – said: “Over a day into our investigation I can tell you we have already traced the identities of over 160 witnesses and have already spoken to a number of young people who were in the queue at the Greenvale Hotel on Sunday night.”

However, he said that initial CCTV footage has indicated there was as many as 400 people were in the queue or car park at the time the incident took place.

Murray said that some parents had indicated they are concerned their children – many of whom were underage – were trying to enter a licenced premises.

'My friends can't breathe, move back' - teen describes harrowing moment of disco crush (Independent.ie)

“I want to reassure you, the focus of our investigation is not the age of people who were at the event – it is about trying to find answers for the families of the three teenagers who tragically died – we need to know what you saw so the heartbroken families of Connor, Lauren and Morgan know what happened to their children,” Murray said. 

Talk to your children, reassure them – we know they may be scared – but again I can assure you we are only interested in establishing what happened. Their account of events on Sunday night could be crucial to establishing how Connor, Lauren and Morgan died.

Tributes

 
COOKSTOWN, NORTHERN IRELAND - MARCH 18: 
Police forensic officers attend the scene outside the Greenvale Hotel nightclub 
on March 18, 2019 in Cookstown, Northern Ireland. 
On Sunday night a 17-year-old girl and two boys aged 16 and 17 died 
after reports of a crush at a St Patrick's Day party held at the hotel. 
A number of other teenagers have also been treated in hospital.

 A number of different groups paid tribute to the teens who died on Sunday. 

Euphoria Allstar Chearleading group said everyone who knew Lauren, one of their senior athletes, was devastated by the news.

Her coach wrote on the group’s Facebook page: COOKSTOWN, NORTHERN IRELAND - MARCH 18: Saint Patrick's College school principal 
Catherine McHugh holds a press conference on March 18, 2019 in Cookstown, Northern Ireland. P
rincipal McHugh who lost pupil Lauren Bullock in the tradgedy at the Greenvale Hotel night club described the 17 year old as a 'shining light'. 


On Sunday night a 17-year-old girl and two boys aged 16 and 17 died after reports of a crush at a St Patrick's Day party held at the hotel. 
A number of other teenagers have also been treated in hospital.

 “My heart is broke writing this. You where the most down to earth, beautiful soul and our Coral team will never be the same without you. You where an incredible cheerleader and were the backbone of our team.

I honestly can’t put into words how much you will be missed. Thank you Lauren for giving me the pleasure of coaching you all this time. We love you Lauren, your now shining over us all. We will never forget you. The brightest purple star in the sky.

Connor Currie’s GAA club, Edendork Gac, said the club and community are “deeply saddened”. They described him as a “much loved and highly thought of player”.

“Connor will forever be remembered with the greatest affection by all associated with our club and indeed the wider Edendork community.

“We are all in shock at Connor’s untimely passing, to lose a dear friend and team mate is one of the most difficult life experiences you will have to face.”

Connor and Morgan Barnard both attended the St Patrick’s Academy and the school yesterday held a prayer service and made counsellors available to support pupils.

“We pray for the happy repose of the souls of Connor, Morgan and Lauren and offer our deepest condolences to their families. We pray, also, for all in our school and in the wider community who have been affected by this terrible tragedy,” the school said.

President Michael D Higgins has also offered his condolences to the families affected by the tragedy.

“As President of Ireland may I express what I know is the shared grief of the people of Ireland at the terrible loss of life of young students in the tragedy that took place in Cookstown, County Tyrone on St Patrick’s Day,” he said.

“May I offer, in particular, my condolences to the families of the victims and to the pupils of the schools in Dungannon that I visited recently.”

Other young people who were caught up in the crush have already been sharing their experiences, with one yesterday describing the incident as “the most traumatic, frightening and stressful moment of my life”.

She and the two friends she went to the disco escaped without injuries but she knew Morgan Barnard, one of the teens who was killed in the incident. 

She said everyone had gone there  for an enjoyable night, “but unlike the rest of us, they didn’t make it home”.

 Supermacs To Buy Coppers in Dublin City ?

  17 March 2019 - Beat

   https://beat102103.com/news/supermacs-to-buy-coppers/

  Supermacs owner Pat McDonagh is reportedly interested in buying famous Dublin nightclub Copper Face Jacks and the adjoining Jackson Court Hotel.

   Owner Cathal Jackson put the Harcourt Street premises on the market last week. It is believed it may sell for up to €50m.

   Of ‘Coppers’, McDonagh is quoted in The Sunday Business Post as saying: “It has a special place in a lot of relationships, especially for those from the rural community.”

 The Dublin city centre night-club and the adjoining 36-bed Jackson Court Hotel span five buildings and three floors on Harcourt Street.

  Accumulated profits at Copper Face Jacks’ operating company Breanagh Catering rose to €75m by 2018, having made nearly €5m profit in the year.

   Cathal Jackson “has now decided the time is right for him to retire and is happy in the knowledge that the new owner will be inheriting a very experienced management and 
    staff team who have a great track record in running this long-established, popular and very profitable business,” says property consultant and hotel broker Dermot Curtin, of DC Curtin & Associates.

        Founded in 1996, and constantly expanded, ‘Coppers ‘is coined as a byword for raucous Dublin night life, and “a ‘rite of passage’ 
        for generations of Ireland’s youth as they started making their way in life,” observes seasoned sector agent Dermot Curtin, 
     noting the revival of the Paul Howard-penned Coppers: the Musical musical of the same name again this year.

  Iconic nightclub Copper Face Jacks goes up for sale

   Ailbhe Daly

    https://www.msn.com/en-ie/money/other/iconic-nightclub-copper-face-jacks-goes-up-for-sale/ar-BBULHUo


 COPPER FACE JACKS NIGHTCLUB DUBLIN..

Get your cheque books ready because Dublin’s best-known nightclub is up for grabs.

Copper Face Jacks and The Jackson Court Hotel are being put on the market after 23 years of ownership by Cathal and Paula Jackson.

Coppers is an institution in Dublin nightlife and is undoubtedly won’t be long changing hands.

As well as the nightclub, the 36 bedroom hotel is also included in the sale.

It boasts seven bars - including a VIP bar and a Premium Bar, and three beer gardens.

      

    Copper Face Jacks

   In 2011 in Croke Park, when Dublin won the All Ireland for the first time since 1995, winning captain Bryan Cullen told the crowd the team would “see you all in Coppers”, a phrase that has since been in everyday use among young Dubs.

   Owner Cathal Jackson said: “Over the past 23 years I have been totally committed to setting up and establishing Copper Face Jacks as one of the most enduring and successful entertainment venues in Ireland.

   "It is now time to hand over the reins to new owners who have the energy and the expertise to take Coppers to the next level and to continue to deliver the 'best night out in Dublin' to all our great and loyal customers."

   Selling agent Dermot Curtin said they haven’t put a sum on the iconic nightclub but that they’ll know a good offer when they see it.

   He said: “Nothing remotely like this property and business has ever been offered to the market in recent times, there are no comparable sales to measure this opportunity against.

   “However, having spent much of their working lives creating and operating this incredibly successful business, the vendors understand fully what the property is worth and will easily recognise a fair and realistic offer, when it presents itself.

   “The opportunity to acquire both Coppers and the substantial Jackson Court Hotel is one of those projects that come to market once in a generation. 

   “The intrinsic property value alone of these five buildings in the heart of Harcourt Street in central Dublin underpins the future of this project.  

    “The property is in excellent condition, has been very successful and profitable since it opened and with the present owners stepping aside, 
    the sale presents a very unique opportunity to take the Jackson Court Hotel and Copper Face Jacks Night Club on to even greater success over the next 25 years”.