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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Daily Mail
Mom reveals awful way she found out about designer daughter's death
The mom of an fashion designer, who was found dead at a Hamptons yacht club this week, said her other daughter was 'crying and shaking' as she broke the news to her. Ireland-born Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra's body was found at Montauk Yacht Club, New York, on Tuesday - triggering an investigation into her death. 'I don't know what happened to my daughter,' Elma Nolan, she said days after Martha, 33, was tragically found dead. She said that her youngest daughter and Martha's sister, Jacqui, broke the horrifying news to her, saying she 'arrived on Tuesday night and she was crying and shaking.' 'She said, "I have terrible news. Martha's dead,"' Elma recalled to the Irish Independent. Investigators have not yet said how Martha died aboard a luxury yacht. No arrests have been made. Although detectives said that Nolan-O'Slatarra's body did not show signs of violence, they have not yet ruled out foul play. The 33-year-old moved to Manhattan from the small village of Carlow, Ireland in 2018, and founded fashion swimwear label East x East. Her heartbroken mom said the tragedy came as her daughter was planning a trip home to visit her family in Carlow. Recalling her last phone call with her daughter, Elma said that they briefly discussed Martha's travel plans for her vacation home to Ireland. 'She wanted to know if I would be around to pick her up,' she said. 'It was a very quick call because she is so busy. But that's the last time we spoke.' She said she has been waiting for answers over what happened to Martha, who was found unconscious aboard the docked yacht around midnight Tuesday before being declared dead at the scene. One boater at the scene described the ship as a 'party boat' and told Daily Mail she heard screams when the woman's body was found. Many in the wealthy enclave have now been left reeling as questions remain about what may have happened to the Manhattan resident, whom locals described to the New York Post as 'well-known in the community'. 'She was very friendly, always smiling,' one local said. 'There's going to be a lot of conversation out of this.' Another regular at the Yacht Club claimed Nolan-O'Slatarra's boyfriend owns the boat - which is registered in Long Beach, New York - and told Daily Mail that whenever she saw the boat owner he would be 'drunk and always messed up.' As Nolan-O'Slattara fell unconscious Monday night, she said, the boat owner was seen running outside naked screaming 'that's my girlfriend' as he tried to get help from other boaters. The fashion designer lived a ritzy lifestyle in New York City before her untimely death, and often shared pictures of herself enjoying private jets and living it up with her glamorous pals. On her TikTok account, Nolan-O'Slatarra was seen with her friends taking a Falcon jet to Nashville for a concert in 2021, with the designer highlighting her '#milehighclub' and '#privatejet' life in the captions. Last October, she shared a video of herself and a male companion drinking bubbly as they flew over a sunny, rural looking area. She captioned the short clip: 'Heli on up.' Nolan-O'Slattara also shared a TikTok clip of herself with the same man sitting in a luxurious convertible car as it drove through picturesque countryside. She grew up in the small town of Carlow, Ireland, roughly 55 miles outside of Dublin. She left home at 16 after her parents sent her to the highly regarded Institute of Education, a private secondary school in Dublin. In an interview with the Irish Independent last year, Nolan-O'Slatarra said she 'loved' her new life in New York City. 'I was the small town girl who needed to get out to achieve her big dreams,' she said, highlighting how she was 'money driven', 'business driven' and 'always knew I wanted to be successful'. After secondary school, she attended University College Dublin where she studied the fundamentals of business as an undergraduate and later earned a master's degree in digital marketing. Once she completed her degrees, Nolan-O'Slatarra interviewed for graduate scheme positions at major companies, including Deloitte and Ernst & Young, but said she was told it would be nine months before she would be informed of a hiring decision. The entrepreneur was looking for a 'change' in the interim and ended up in the US in 2015 after her dad bought her a one-way ticket to New York City, the newspaper reports. Although she only intended to be in the city for nine months, Nolan-O'Slatarra got a job at fintech start-up Street Diligence, a company that worked with what she described as 'top-tier hedge funds'. She claimed the firm's CEO offered to pursue visa sponsorship after she successfully landed investment bank Jefferies as a client. She left Street Diligence after two years, bouncing around at multiple companies before starting her firm Brand Growth Consultants in 2021. She launched several companies that same year, including her direct-to-consumer Amazon brand Duper and her resort wear line East x East, her LinkedIn page reveals. East x East had a brand shoot in Mallorca, Spain in 2023. Just weeks ago, Nolan-O'Slatarra celebrated the grand opening of the brand's popup shop at Gurney's Montauk Resort and Seawater Spa. 'Goals Achieved,' she wrote on a video shared of the shack housing her bikinis and beach wear shared on TikTok on July 1 as she encouraged the public to come visit. Nolan-O'Slatarra was also appointed director of operations at K4 Capital Management, an investment management firm, in June last year.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Mom of Designer Found Dead on Boat Says Daughter Was Planning a Trip Home the Last Time They Talked
'I don't know what happened,' Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra's mom told an Irish newspaperNEED TO KNOW The mother of Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra says her daughter was planning a trip to visit her hometown in Ireland when they last spoke before her death Elma Nolan told a local news outlet that she is "numb with shock" following her daughter's sudden death Although her cause of death remains pending, police have said an autopsy "did not show evidence of violence"The mother of a woman who was found dead on a boat in New York says her daughter was planning a visit to Ireland before her sudden death. Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra, 33, was found dead on a boat docked in Montauk on Tuesday, Aug. 5, according to a news release previously published by Suffolk County Police. Elma Nolan, who lives in Carlow, Ireland — where Nolan-O'Slatarra was originally from — told the Irish Independent that she is 'numb with shock' in the wake of her daughter's death. 'My younger daughter, Jacqui, arrived on Tuesday night and she was crying and shaking,' Elma continued. "She said, 'I have terrible news. Martha's dead.' ' Martha's mom said she last spoke with her daughter about a week before her death about her daughter's upcoming plans to travel back to Carlow. 'She wanted to know if I would be around to pick her up,' Elma said. 'It was a very quick call because she is so busy.' Elma learned about her daughter's the night she was found, but is struggling to get information about what happened on the boat. 'I don't know what happened to my daughter,' she told the outlet. Officers responded to a report of a woman who was found 'unconscious' on a boat docked at the Montauk Yacht Club on Tuesday, Aug 5. Police noted that although attempts to revive her were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead when first responders arrived at the scene. Police previously said a 'preliminary investigation and exam' that was conducted at the time 'were inconclusive' regarding Martha's cause of death. In an update, police said an autopsy "did not show evidence of violence and her final cause of death is pending further examination." Speaking with local news outlet Patch, witnesses claimed that Nolan-O'Slatarra was "partying" the day before her death. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories Martha was an entrepreneur who ran a clothing brand known as East x East. The brand was featured in her final TikTok, which she shared on July 1. Speaking with the Irish Independent in 2024, Nolan-O'Slatarra said that she was a 'small town girl who needed to get out to achieve her big dreams.' She added, "I always knew I wanted to be successful, that I was money-driven, business-driven — and that fashion is a tough industry and it would be a slow road." Read the original article on People
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Daily Mail
Heartbroken mother reveals awful way she discovered fashion designer daughter, 33, had died on Hamptons yacht
The mom of an fashion designer, who was found dead at a Hamptons yacht club this week, said her other daughter was 'crying and shaking' as she broke the news to her. Ireland-born Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra's body was found at Montauk Yacht Club, New York, on Tuesday - triggering an investigation into her death. 'I don't know what happened to my daughter,' Elma Nolan, she said days after Martha, 33, was tragically found dead. She said that her youngest daughter and Martha's sister, Jacqui, broke the horrifying news to her, saying she 'arrived on Tuesday night and she was crying and shaking.' 'She said, "I have terrible news. Martha's dead,"' Elma recalled to the Irish Independent. Investigators have not yet said how Martha died aboard a luxury yacht. No arrests have been made. Although detectives said that Nolan-O'Slatarra's body did not show signs of violence, they have not yet ruled out foul play. The 33-year-old moved to Manhattan from the small village of Carlow, Ireland in 2018, and founded fashion swimwear label East x East. Her heartbroken mom said the tragedy came as her daughter was planning a trip home to visit her family in Carlow. Recalling her last phone call with her daughter, Elma said that they briefly discussed Martha's travel plans for her vacation home to Ireland. 'She wanted to know if I would be around to pick her up,' she said. 'It was a very quick call because she is so busy. But that's the last time we spoke.' She said she has been waiting for answers over what happened to Martha, who was found unconscious aboard the docked yacht around midnight Tuesday before being declared dead at the scene. One boater at the scene described the ship as a 'party boat' and told Daily Mail she heard screams when the woman's body was found. Many in the wealthy enclave have now been left reeling as questions remain about what may have happened to the Manhattan resident, whom locals described to the New York Post as 'well-known in the community'. 'She was very friendly, always smiling,' one local said. 'There's going to be a lot of conversation out of this.' Another regular at the Yacht Club claimed Nolan-O'Slatarra's boyfriend owns the boat - which is registered in Long Beach, New York - and told Daily Mail that whenever she saw the boat owner he would be 'drunk and always messed up.' As Nolan-O'Slattara fell unconscious Monday night, she said, the boat owner was seen running outside naked screaming 'that's my girlfriend' as he tried to get help from other boaters. The fashion designer lived a ritzy lifestyle in New York City before her untimely death, and often shared pictures of herself enjoying private jets and living it up with her glamorous pals. On her TikTok account, Nolan-O'Slatarra was seen with her friends taking a Falcon jet to Nashville for a concert in 2021, with the designer highlighting her '#milehighclub' and '#privatejet' life in the captions. Last October, she shared a video of herself and a male companion drinking bubbly as they flew over a sunny, rural looking area. She captioned the short clip: 'Heli on up.' Nolan-O'Slattara also shared a TikTok clip of herself with the same man sitting in a luxurious convertible car as it drove through picturesque countryside. She grew up in the small town of Carlow, Ireland, roughly 55 miles outside of Dublin. She left home at 16 after her parents sent her to the highly regarded Institute of Education, a private secondary school in Dublin. In an interview with the Irish Independent last year, Nolan-O'Slatarra said she 'loved' her new life in New York City. 'I was the small town girl who needed to get out to achieve her big dreams,' she said, highlighting how she was 'money driven', 'business driven' and 'always knew I wanted to be successful'. After secondary school, she attended University College Dublin where she studied the fundamentals of business as an undergraduate and later earned a master's degree in digital marketing. Once she completed her degrees, Nolan-O'Slatarra interviewed for graduate scheme positions at major companies, including Deloitte and Ernst & Young, but said she was told it would be nine months before she would be informed of a hiring decision. The entrepreneur was looking for a 'change' in the interim and ended up in the US in 2015 after her dad bought her a one-way ticket to New York City, the newspaper reports. Although she only intended to be in the city for nine months, Nolan-O'Slatarra got a job at fintech start-up Street Diligence, a company that worked with what she described as 'top-tier hedge funds'. She claimed the firm's CEO offered to pursue visa sponsorship after she successfully landed investment bank Jefferies as a client. She left Street Diligence after two years, bouncing around at multiple companies before starting her firm Brand Growth Consultants in 2021. She launched several companies that same year, including her direct-to-consumer Amazon brand Duper and her resort wear line East x East, her LinkedIn page reveals. East x East had a brand shoot in Mallorca, Spain in 2023. Just weeks ago, Nolan-O'Slatarra celebrated the grand opening of the brand's popup shop at Gurney's Montauk Resort and Seawater Spa. 'Goals Achieved,' she wrote on a video shared of the shack housing her bikinis and beach wear shared on TikTok on July 1 as she encouraged the public to come visit. Nolan-O'Slatarra was also appointed director of operations at K4 Capital Management, an investment management firm, in June last year.
Irish Independent
4 days ago
- Irish Independent
‘I don't know what happened,' says distraught mother of Irish woman Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra (33) found dead on yacht in New York state
Family in Carlow struggling to get answers about fashion entrepreneur who emigrated to the US 10 years ago and was due home on a visit this week Today at 00:30 The mother of an Irish woman found dead on a yacht in the US has said she is 'numb with shock' and struggling to get information about the circumstances. 'I don't know what happened to my daughter,' Elma Nolan told the Irish Independent last night.
