The expression “keep your friends close and your enemies even closer” comes to mind in the ongoing battle between two of Ireland’s richest men over land in south Tipperary. As Maurice Regan, the Kerry-born US-based businessman, was signing legal documents in early 2024 to buy 47 acres of prime farmland bordering John Magnier’s Coolmore Stud, the bloodstock billionaire’s team were instead filing affidavits in the battle for Barne Estate. Currently in the High Court, Magnier is challenging the proposed sale to Regan of the 17th-century country manor on 751 acres near Clonmel. In the highly charged case, Magnier claims he…

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