A lending company owned by construction tycoon Maurice Regan provided a loan to Barne Estate Limited, the company in control of the Tipperary trophy property at the centre of a High Court battle, in April 2025.
The sale of the 751ac Barne Estate is contested and is back before the High Court this week, with Coolmore boss John Magnier and his family taking a case against the owners of the property, the Thomson-Moore family, to enforce a €15m deal he claims was agreed on 22 August 2023.
Mr Magnier has alleged in court that the Barne side broke what he termed a binding deal and an exclusivity agreement by agreeing to sell the property to Maurice Regan in October 2023. Mr Regan agreed to pay €22.25m for the estate.
Loan
Now it has emerged that Stolensky Limited, a lender owned by Mr Regan, provided a loan to Barne Estate Limited earlier this year. The loan is understood to be a seven-figure sum.
“Stolensky Limited is owned by Maurice Regan and is an established lender in the Irish market having completed its first major financing transaction in late 2024,” a statement from Pat Burke, a director of Stolensky Limited, told the Irish Farmers Journal on Thursday.
“We can confirm that Stolensky Limited provided a loan to Barne Estate Limited in April 2025 in the ordinary course of our business.
“The loan is for the purpose of the general corporate purposes of Barne Estate Limited which as we understand it would include the ongoing litigation in the commercial court.
“No funding has been provided to Barne Estate Limited or any related party prior to April 2025.
"It is a matter for the borrower to comment further as appropriate.”
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A lending company owned by construction tycoon Maurice Regan provided a loan to Barne Estate Limited, the company in control of the Tipperary trophy property at the centre of a High Court battle, in April 2025.
The sale of the 751ac Barne Estate is contested and is back before the High Court this week, with Coolmore boss John Magnier and his family taking a case against the owners of the property, the Thomson-Moore family, to enforce a €15m deal he claims was agreed on 22 August 2023.
Mr Magnier has alleged in court that the Barne side broke what he termed a binding deal and an exclusivity agreement by agreeing to sell the property to Maurice Regan in October 2023. Mr Regan agreed to pay €22.25m for the estate.
Loan
Now it has emerged that Stolensky Limited, a lender owned by Mr Regan, provided a loan to Barne Estate Limited earlier this year. The loan is understood to be a seven-figure sum.
“Stolensky Limited is owned by Maurice Regan and is an established lender in the Irish market having completed its first major financing transaction in late 2024,” a statement from Pat Burke, a director of Stolensky Limited, told the Irish Farmers Journal on Thursday.
“We can confirm that Stolensky Limited provided a loan to Barne Estate Limited in April 2025 in the ordinary course of our business.
“The loan is for the purpose of the general corporate purposes of Barne Estate Limited which as we understand it would include the ongoing litigation in the commercial court.
“No funding has been provided to Barne Estate Limited or any related party prior to April 2025.
"It is a matter for the borrower to comment further as appropriate.”
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