Rumour has it that the Comer brothers are casting their eyes on the well-known 2,400-acre An Grianán Estate in Donegal.

Advertised with a guide price of €17m, very few farmers would have the funding to purchase it.

Property tycoons Luke and Brian Comer are well known for making investments in such assets. Since 2010, the Galway brothers have embarked on one of the biggest property spending sprees in Irish history.

They have added significant land banks, mansions and hotels to their portfolio right across the country at seriously reduced prices.