The Palladian Castletown Cox mansion, one of Ireland’s finest, was bought by Kelcy Warren (pictured) for €12.6m in 2018
A Texan oil billionaire’s plans to build a private whiskey distillery at his historic estate in Co Kilkenny took a significant step forward after council planners approved.
Last August, Kelcy Warren, chairman and largest shareholder of Energy Transfer, a US gas and oil pipeline firm valued at more than $56.5bn (€48bn), submitted plans to develop a distillery on the grounds of Castletown Cox Estate in Kilkenny. The Palladian mansion, one of Ireland’s finest, was bought by Warren for €12.6m in 2018.