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BreakingNews.ie
5 hours ago
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Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra: Funeral details for Irish woman found dead in New York to be announced this week
The funeral details of Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra, an Irish woman who was found dead on a boat in New York's Hamptons, are to be announced later this week. The 33-year-old entrepreneur from Monacurragh, Co Carlow, worked in Ireland until 2015 before emigrating to the United States. She set up her own brand, East x East, a luxury brand for sunglasses, swimwear and resort wear for men and women. Advertisement She was also director of operations at investment firm K4 Capital and ran fashion brand Duper. Ms Nolan-O'Slatarra was found dead on a boat docked at a yacht club on Long Island in New York in the early hours of last Tuesday. A man found her unconscious on the boat at Montauk Yacht Club at 12am local time on Tuesday and shouted for help. It is believed that two men on a nearby boat performed CPR on the Carlow woman. The businesswoman was later pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services. Advertisement A postmortem has been carried out on her body by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office, which showed there were no visible signs of injury. Authorities said the postmortem results were inconclusive and are awaiting further test results to decide the direction of their investigation. A police investigation into her death is being carried out by Suffolk County police detectives. Ireland Who was Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra? Irish woman found... Read More Her funeral details on the death notice website said she died 'unexpectedly' on August 5th. The notice read: 'Beloved daughter of Elma, much loved sister of Jacqui, treasured granddaughter of Betty and Liam, cherished niece of John, Michelle, Barry and Mona and adored partner of Nick.' It added: 'She will be sadly missed by her loving mother and her mother's partner Patrick, sister, aunts, uncles, partner, her father Seamus, grandparents, extended family, relatives and her large circle of friends in Ireland and the US. Funeral arrangements will be published later in the week.' The Department of Foreign Affairs said it was aware of the case and is providing consular assistance.
Fox News
6 hours ago
- Fox News
Woman found dead on yacht sparks scrutiny of Montauk's party scene and rising wealth
MONTAUK, N.Y. — From Key West to Lake Tahoe, formerly quiet enclaves across the country are grappling with the impact of rising wealth, short-term rentals and influencer-fueled tourism. In one such town on the eastern edge of Long Island in New York, the sudden death of a young fashion entrepreneur has stirred new concerns about how a once-tight-knit fishing village is being transformed by these cultural shifts. Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra, a 33-year-old Irish immigrant, was found dead early Tuesday morning aboard a luxury yacht docked at an exclusive marina. Police said they are not treating the case as foul play and the cause of death remains inconclusive pending toxicology results. Authorities have not yet confirmed whether drugs were involved. Still, the case is stirring anxiety among locals about what some describe as an ever-growing party culture fueled by visiting social media influencers and young professionals escaping the city grind for a glamorous weekend or summer vacation. "It's absolutely changed," Tommy Rando, a marina operator born and raised in town, told Fox News Digital. "Social media put Montauk on the map. It used to be a fishing village… now it's a very happening place." "This is mostly a peaceful, family-friendly spot," another local resident told Fox News Digital. "But in the summer, there's a younger crowd that comes in and they party hard. You see the yachts, the nightlife — it's become a kind of escape valve for New York's elite." Located on the eastern tip of Long Island and beyond the rest of the ritzy Hamptons area, Montauk has witnessed a boom in luxury redevelopment, with major investments and renovations to hotels and docks, including the exclusive Montauk Yacht Club where Nolan-O'Slatarra was found and was a frequent patron. Many wealthy people descend on the area via the vibrant yacht scene, with one woman telling Fox News Digital that sea-goers follow a popular luxury loop — describing it as part of a well-worn yacht circuit connecting Newport, Block Island, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. Others come from Florida or the Cayman Islands and their boats are brought up via the Intracoastal Waterway. Revelers party summer nights away as the sun goes down, with boats becoming floating extensions of the bar scene. Locals say weekend nightlife now stretches deep into the early morning, and it's not uncommon to hear music blasting around the marina in the wee hours. Michael Brown, a former DEA senior special agent, said that money, parties and youth are fertile ground for drug-pushers looking to capitalize on curiosity, trust and the illusion of safety. Sometimes, it can have deadly consequences. Dealers have been lacing drugs with fentanyl, causing an explosion in overdose deaths, he said. "Young adults are going to do drugs," Brown said. "That's just a given… But you don't know what's in what you're taking. And if I'm wrong, I'm gonna die in 30 seconds." Well over 100,000 people around the nation die from drug overdoses every year, although total drug-related fatalities dropped from around 111,000 in 2022 to approximately 107,500, marking the first fall in five years, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "Local dealers spike cocaine with small amounts of fentanyl — not necessarily enough to kill, but to intensify the high and hook new users," said Brown, the global director of counter-narcotics technology at Rigaku Analytical Devices. "We're talking about individuals who are very well-off, especially young individuals — they have the money to spend. Drug traffickers know this is fertile ground for distribution. Dealers are taking advantage of individuals who don't know they're buying fentanyl." "Fentanyl has jumped all racial, ethnic, religious, and income lines," he added. "It's in every community — high-income, middle-income, and low-income." One lifelong Montauk resident and business owner in his 70s lamented the dramatic transformation in the town's character over the past few decades. Once a tight-knit fishing village where "everybody knew everybody," Montauk has, in his view, become an enclave for wealthy outsiders and partygoers who have little connection to the community. He reminisced about the summers when Irish youth would come over to work seasonal jobs in bars, restaurants, and marinas — often forming lasting bonds with locals and leaving with fond memories. "The most you'd see wrong with them was a few drinks," he said, calling them "completely innocent compared to this other class that's coming out here." Now, he said, Montauk draws "spoiled kids using their parents' credit cards" and has become a hub for influencers and drug use. He said that over-priced hotel rooms and bottle-service clubs have fed into a culture of overspend and synthetic highs — where image matters above all else. "Montauk was known as a small fishing village with a drinking problem. That is very true," he said. "Now it's... craziness." Still, for most of Montauk, life carried on this week. Wednesday night at the Montauk Yacht Club, the restaurant was bustling with well‑to‑do patrons in evening attire. In one corner, about two dozen people participated in a wine‑tasting session — a reminder of Montauk's upscale side. During the day, families strolled barefoot across golden sand. Kids slurped ice cream outside weathered beachfront shacks and the town's beloved cafés buzzed with brunch crowds ordering iced lattes and açaí bowls. The sun spilled across the docks and dunes. Young people played beach volleyball, and for a moment, it was easy to forget anything dark had ever touched this place. But a tragedy had, and on Wednesday evening, a woman walked quietly to the marina — to the boat where Nolan-O'Slatarra had been found. She remembered Nolan-O'Slatarra as kind, warm, and driven — someone who was just beginning to make a name for herself, a view shared by many other boaters. "She was very sweet, very genuine," the woman said through tears. "She was just getting started. It's heartbreaking."
Fox News
a day ago
- Fox News
Montauk yacht death: Timeline reveals bikini mogul's final days in Hamptons before mysterious demise
MONTAUK, N.Y. — Montauk authorities say a luxury summer getaway turned into a mysterious tragedy when 33-year-old swimwear entrepreneur Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra was found dead aboard a docked yacht at the exclusive Montauk Yacht Club early Tuesday morning. Suffolk County Police detectives launched a homicide investigation shortly after Nolan was discovered unresponsive on the vessel Ripple just after midnight. Despite frantic CPR attempts by good Samaritans and first responders, she was pronounced dead on the yacht. Nolan, an Ireland-born businesswoman who ran a popular Manhattan-based bikini label, had recently celebrated a successful pop-up event in the Hamptons and was days away from flying home to Ireland to visit family. While an initial autopsy found no signs of trauma, investigators are awaiting toxicology results to determine her cause of death. Here is a timeline of what we know so far: Shortly after midnight: East Hampton Town officers responded to a 911 call from a man who discovered a woman unresponsive aboard a docked vessel at the Montauk Yacht Club. Good Samaritans attempted CPR before first responders arrived, but she was pronounced dead. People aboard other boats at the Montauk Yacht Club told 27East a man who owns two boats docked next to each other at the marina came crying for help from others on the dock at about midnight, throwing items at neighboring boats to wake up their crews. One witness, who declined to give his name, told the local outlet the man was naked and was shouting, "Do something, do something," as he ran along the dock trying to awaken others. In his haste, the outlet reported, he threw a tube of sunscreen at a neighboring vessel. 4 a.m. – Suffolk County Homicide Squad detectives were notified and took over the investigation. The cause and manner of death remained undetermined. Crime scene investigators conducted a detailed forensic sweep of the yacht, wearing gloves, photographing surfaces and locating fingerprint powder residue. An initial autopsy revealed no evidence of violence, though officials described the findings as preliminary and "inconclusive." Police identified the deceased as Nolan‑O'Slatarra. Originally from Ireland, the 33-year-old was a Manhattan fashion entrepreneur known for her high-end bikini brand, East X East, and infectious social media presence. According to her LinkedIn profile, Nolan received her bachelor's degree in commerce and master's degree in digital marketing from the University College Dublin before moving to the Big Apple at age 26. Nolan's relatives, who live in Ireland, told The Irish Independent they were "numb with shock" after hearing the news. "I don't know what happened to my daughter," her mother, Elma Nolan, said. She recalled how her youngest daughter, Jacqui, arrived at their home in Carlow, Ireland, Tuesday night "crying and shaking" to deliver the news no parent wanted to hear. Elma said she later spoke with a detective in Montauk but was told no further information could be released due to the early stage of the investigation. "We weren't told anything about the circumstances," she said, adding Martha had planned to return to Ireland this week and had called just days earlier to ask about a ride from the airport. "That was the last time we spoke."
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
