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Irish Independent
15-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
Belfast hotel linked to Rory McIlroy's caddie and his family on market for £3m
Dukes at Queen's, off Botanic Avenue in the city, has been owned by the Diamond pub and hospitality group since 2009. According to Companies House, the directors of Dukes Belfast LLP are Eamon and Eileen Diamond, along with 40-year-old Harry Diamond, who has been caddie to Rory McIlroy since 2017. The hotel, which is closed, is now on the market through CBRE NI. Eileen and Eamon Diamond are also listed as directors of Bangor Marine Court Hotel. The venue is described on as a 'boutique hotel' in the Queen's Quarter with 32 ensuite bedrooms. There is also a bar called The Practitioner, along with a restaurant. It says the hotel has a 'prominent' location between University Street and Botanic Avenue 'a few minutes walk from Belfast's famed Queen's University and Botanic Gardens in the heart of the university area, close to a number of restaurants and businesses'. According to the brochure, there are now 52 hotels in Belfast, with 5,237 bedrooms and accounting for over half of the total bedroom stock in Northern Ireland. Around 47pc of hotel stock is four star, with the budget segment making up 28pc, five star at 10pc and three star at 9pc. It adds: 'The Belfast hotel market has been extremely robust over the last two and a half years.' Quoting industry body STR, it said that in the year ending 2024, revenue per available room was 5.4pc higher than it had been in 2023, with record high average daily rates of £115.04 and occupancy of 77.4pc. ADVERTISEMENT Dukes Hotel was previously on the market in 2015 at the same price but was not sold at that time. Following his Masters victory last month, Rory McIlory spoke about Harry Diamond as his long-time friend and caddie. 'I've known Harry since I was seven-years-old,' McIlroy said. "I met him on the putting green at Holywood Golf Club. We've had so many good times together. He's been like a big brother to me the whole way through my life. "He's a massive part of what I do, and I couldn't think of anyone better to share it with than him."
The Irish Sun
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘Bet he enjoyed changing that' joke fans after spotting Rory McIlroy's updated social media bio
RORY McIlroy's updated social media bio had fans laughing "Bet he enjoyed changing that". April 2025 will be forever etched in his mind as the time he finally fulfilled his long-standing goal of completing the career Grand Slam Advertisement 2 The epic victory was a huge moment of vindication for his caddie Harry Diamond too since he's copped flak for McIlroy missing out on the big stage Credit: Sportsfile 2 He now has a short and sweet description of himself across X and Instagram Credit: @sam_golf So it's understandable why he'd take a moment to gloat when changing his social media bio. Previously it had read: "I hit a little white ball around a field sometimes." But as pointed out by He tweeted: "I imagine he enjoyed making that update." Advertisement Read More On Irish Sport In a similar vein, Fatima Naeem hailed: "What an incredible achievement, truly deserved!" While the 35-year-old did He's back stateside this week as On the eve of the team event, he finally Advertisement Most read in Golf Gerry and Rosie missed out on seeing him lay his Masters demons to rest in the flesh as they had just moved house and so were in the midst of a hectic few days. Appearing on Shocking moment 'biggest snake ever' slithers across golf course terrifying fans 'They were glad they had something to do to take their mind off what was happening at The Masters.' As for when he first spoke to them after finally Advertisement The 35-year-old detailed a "very emotional" phone call they shared shortly after he got away from the ceremony of Butler Cabin and He outlined: 'Very emotional. It was amazing to relive the week — and not just relive the week but the entire journey we've been on to get to this point. 'Being an only child, I obviously have an extremely close bond with my parents, and to be able to share this with them was incredibly special.' He also admitted he Advertisement The McIlroy, who also won The Players Championship last month, smiled: 'I was glad they remembered The Players as well — it seems like a distant memory. "Look, very nice. I could get used to it.'
Washington Post
14-04-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Rory McIlroy on his caddie, longtime friend: Masters win 'is just as much his as it is mine'
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy has endured plenty of anguishing moments while seeking to snap a decade-long drought in major championships. That made celebrating Sunday's win at the Masters with his caddie and longtime friend Harry Diamond all the more special. They became friends after meeting on a putting green in Holywood, Northern Ireland, when they were 7 years old and have remained close since. When McIlroy decided to make a change on his bag in the summer of 2017, he asked Diamond to become his caddie.
