It was purchased by the late Ryanair businessman Tony Ryan in 1996 for £3.5 million who spent over £80 million renovating it, and it was bequeathed to his wife upon his death.
Ryanair: How a Small Irish Airline Conquered Europe by Siobhan Creaton – ISBN 1-85410-992-8: published about Ryanair's success and Tony Ryan's earlier enterprises.
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On 1 August 2008, The Irish Times reported that a RADA graduate, Danielle Ryan, granddaughter of the late Tony Ryan who founded Ryanair, had announced plans to develop an Irish Academy of Dramatic Arts part-funded from a Trust created by her late father, Captain Cathal Ryan.