Ohio chicken millionaires back Brogan hotel empire

James and Mary Wenning run a $2bn revenue, 600,000-chicken farm

The Wenning-backed consortium has already acquired Dundrum House

The hotel and bar acquisitions led by former GAA star Bernard Brogan senior are being backed by one of the biggest poultry farmers in the US, The Sunday Business Post has learned.

James and Mary Wenning, who run the $2 billion revenue, 600,000-chicken Wenning Farm in Fort Recovery, Ohio, are key investors in companies led by Brogan and his son, Dublin corner forward Bernard junior.

The Wennings became part of the consortium through ...