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Ronan to appeal High Court order over Harry Clarke windows

Ronan Group Real Estate, recently judged to own four of the stained glass windows, will return to court to try and prove ownership of all six

Johnny Ronan now owns four of the Harry Clarke windows in Bewley’s café on Grafton Street

Johnny Ronan is set to appeal a High Court order which granted him ownership of four out of six stained glass windows inside the Bewley’s café on Grafton Street.

The six windows, which were made by the renowned artist Harry Clarke and are worth more than €1 million, were at the centre of a legal dispute between Ronan Group Real Estate (RGRE) and Bewley’s Café Grafton Street Ltd.

As landlord of the building RGRE had ...