"Not only has billionaire missed out on property he coveted, but he is also likely to be saddled with most of the legal costs from the trial"
"A number of witnesses in the Barne Estate case characterised the dispute as a "war" between two rich and powerful men."
"On one side was bloodstock billionaire John Magnier (77), whose Coolmore Stud, one of the world's largest thorough­bred horse breeding operations, has been hoovering up prime farmland in Co Tipperary for years."
John Magnier, 77, is a bloodstock billionaire who sought a parcel of land in the Barne Estate but missed out on the property he coveted. He is likely to be ordered to pay most of the legal costs arising from the trial. A number of witnesses described the dispute as a "war" between two rich and powerful men. Magnier's Coolmore Stud, one of the world's largest thoroughbred horse breeding operations, has been acquiring prime farmland in County Tipperary for years, consolidating landholdings and influence in the region.
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