Property
Ronan to sell prized Bewley’s Café building to pay down €300m debt
The portfolio of 12 properties have been at the heart of his Dublin empire since he regained them from Nama
Johnny Ronan loves Dublin and its landmarks. He has especially loved owning one of them.
The Bewley’s Café building on Grafton Street has been one of the crown jewels in Ronan’s portfolio for many years.
In 2008, when the Irish property crash hit, Ronan lost this prized asset, and his wider portfolio, when Nama took over the loans connected to his companies.
Those assets were regained in 2015 from his “good friends” at Nama, as ...
