The story of Listowel native Kathy Buckley - who worked as the Head Chef for three past US Presidents - was officially launched this past week as part of this year’s Listowel Food Fair festival.
A holding company for a number of hotels in the Press Up Entertainment group that is controlled by Paddy McKillen Jr and Matt Ryan made a €15m loss in 2021 as it was hit by Covid restrictions, newly-filed accounts for the business show.
Paddy McKillen Jr’s Oakmount development group is plotting a possible sale of its €275m hotel property portfolio, which is operated by his Press Up Entertainment business.
Were she alive today, the odds are that Kathy Buckley would be as well-known as celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson. Sharon Ní Chonchúir profiles the Irish woman who was head cook for three U.S. presidents. Kathy Buckley was born in Upper William Street in Listowel, Co. Kerry. She was the eldest of seven.
The Paddy McKillen jr-owned group has expanded its hotel portfolio outside Dublin, adding to the Dean hotels in Cork and Galway and Glasson Lakehouse in Westmeath