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Generations of Cootes silently keep watch over Ballyfin’s stately Stair Hall. After a 90-year absence, the antique portraits were returned to their ancestral home, now resurrected as a lavish boutique ...

A man has been found dead on a bathroom floor at a luxury five-star hotel in Ireland, police have said. The US national, in his 60s, was found unconscious at Ballyfin Demesne - a luxury hotel popular ...

Ballyfin, County Laois, Ireland (side view of conservatory). Designed by the renowned Irish architects Sir Richard Morrison and his son William Vitruvius, it was subject to one of the most extensive ...

Condé Nast Traveler announced in their current issue the results of its 29th annual Readers’ Choice Awards with Ballyfin receiving top honors as the “Best Hotel in the World” with the highest overall ...

A US citizen is being held after another American man known to him was beaten to death at a plush five-star hotel. The suspect, in his 30s, is being held in garda custody following his arrest at ...

At Ballyfin Demesne, a meticulously restored country house hotel in the Irish midlands, it’s easy to lose track of your true identity. One morning, I scramble up a six-story, centuries-old tower, set ...

There is no easy way to get to Ballyfin. It’s an hour and a half drive from Dublin, and a two-hour drive from Galway. But that drive is through the lush midlands of Ireland and it is well worth the ...

Today, on St. Patrick’s Day, the Art Institute of Chicago will unveil a rare collection of Irish art in a new exhibit, “Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690–1840” (through June 7). Ranging from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Laurie Werner is a New York-based writer covering travel and food. Ireland has a number of country house hotels and castles ...