Dublin restaurateur Barry Canny, founder of Peploe's, left estate of €2.86m

Left · 1Dublin restaurateur Barry Canny, founder of Peploe's restaurant, left an estate valued at €2.86 million, according to papers published by the Probate Office. 1 Left · 1Canny, of Dalkey, Co Dublin, died on 14 February aged 73. 1 Left · 1He established Peploe's, styled as an upmarket New York brasserie, at 16 St Stephen's Green in 2003; it was named after the Scottish painter Samuel John Peploe. 1

Left · 1The Irish Times reports that the restaurant hosted celebrities including Bill Clinton, Luciano Pavarotti, Julia Roberts and Bono, and that Canny once clashed with then Intel CEO Craig Barrett, who had cited the cost of a meal for two there as an example of the high costs of doing business in Ireland. 1 Left · 1His other ventures included Brownes Townhouse on St Stephen's Green, opened in 1998 as one of Dublin's first boutique hotels, which he ran with his wife Dee for five years before selling to a Spanish group; The Olive restaurant in Sandycove; and Browns Boutique, a clothing shop. 1 Left · 1The Irish Times notes that its figures include all assets, typically including a family home, investments and land. 1

Left · 1The same Probate Office records show that Tony Hourihan, a University College Dublin professor, finance expert and philanthropist of Dún Laoghaire, left €2.093 million when he died in October last year. 1 Right · 1The Irish Independent headlined its report that Canny left €2.8m in his will. 2