Conde Nast Traveller 2007 - Bellinter House as featured in the Conde Nast Traveller Hot List 2007
"...They employed hip designer Pierce Tynan, first to oversee a painstaking restoration to its original Georgian purity, and then bring the whole 37-bedroom hotel to life with a subtle infusion of contemporary Irish style. Huge original fireplaces and antique mirrors, for instance, mesh with original designer furniture and quirky lighting in the atmospheric Drawing Room. The grandeur of great wooden staircases and beautifully embellished plasterwork is softened by personal touches such as lightbox wardrobes illuminated with Tynan's photos of the grounds..."
The Guardian Newspaper - June 2007 - Travel supplement feature on Bellinter House
"...The three-year, £11m renovation and redevelopment of the house was overseen by one of Ireland's hippest architects and designers, Pierce Tynan, who has created a feel of what he calls "threadbare elegance"...."
Image Interiors May 2006 - Bellinter House
"...Pierce may have started life as a trader in furniture, but he was destined to use his passion for design in a more creative way... The task of a place like Bellinter is important to him. It feeds his strong sense of Irishness. "One feels more of a protector than anything else because the house and the land have been so well respected," he says. "We have a duty to preserve rather than to restore. It has to be maintained so people will always get a sense of the history, the atmosphere of an Irish Georgian house." Where restoration is essential, traditional materials and techniques are being used. This is not the arcane pursuit of authentic perfection. They work better..."
Sunday Independent December 2006 - Bellinter House
“…Bellinter House is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been in my life. And probably the best hotel I’ve ever been to…Bellinter is a country house that doesn’t have all the things you hate about country houses….The décor is just amazing. Designer Pierce Tynan really is a genius."
Sunday Tribune May 2007 - Bellinter House
"Boutique hotels are finally taking off in Ireland, and none show this better than the magnificent Bellinter House... Now, fully restored by designer Pierce Tynan who preserved much of the original plasterwork and features..."
The Dubliner Magazine "Ten Great Irish Country Hotels" (Bellinter House)
"We had a sneak preview of this Palladian retreat for the Pope's Children. Formerly owned by the Sisters of Sion, when it opens next month, Bellinter will put the fear of bejaysus into competitors. It is chic, handsome and full of quirky details. Your new country home."
Image Magazine August 2006 "A Modern Curator" - August 2006 (Bellinter House)
"Pierce Tynan is in demand. From Bono to Bellinter House, he has left his unique hand print. Not bad for a man who began his career in a second hand furniture shop..."
Himself magazine - The Garavogue
"...Garavogue, new and purpose-built, is situated slap bang in the middle of Sligo town on a fabulous site on the banks of the Garavogue River. The vast interior is so well designed, with white walls, high vaulted ceilings, heavy beams and roof windows that it seems you are sitting in a beautifully converted old mill (they have even constructed a new mill wheel outside). There's a large roomy bar on the ground floor overlooking the fast-flowing water and the restaurant is nestled amongst the roof beams on the mezzanine level above..."
The Irish Times Frank McDonald writing about The Front Lounge
"The tall elegant doors provide a grand entrance to a stylish white interior, which features big plaster casts and well-chosen pictures rather than high shelves filled with crockery and books-by-the-yard. There is a really beautiful glass drinks cabinet behind the bar, though the bar stools are much too high..."
Evening Herald - The Front Lounge
"The Front Lounge bar is the new jewel in Dublin's crown and the second bar to be opened by Globe Bar owners, Eoin Foyle and Jonathan Burke. The overall design was left to the massively talented Kilkenny born architect and antiques dealer, Pierce Tynan..."
Irish Independent - The Front Lounge
"A cross between a vast converted New York loft and a very grand sitting room in a country mansion, the Front Lounge puts the emphasis on comfort, space, and light. There are polished floors, wide open spaces and islands of comfortable old sofas..."
Social and Personal - The Front Lounge
"Opened in the glorious summer of '95 the Front lounge is an acclaimed reinterpretation of an Irish pub, with its antique walnut bars, whitewashed walls and Irish art deco furniture. The bright and welcoming interior visible through the magnificent front windows was designed by Pierce Tynan ..."
Evening Herald - Eden
"...On arrival I was immediately struck by the interior decor of the place. Massive oblong windows ensure a bright, airy feel and a mosaic covers the other wall. There's oodles of greenery and huge hanging baskets crown the ceiling..."
Ireland The Rough Guide - Bodega
"...arguably the finest new bar in the South of Ireland. A cavernous old stone warehouse transformed into a powerful design statement. ...Huge ancient mirrors and masses of potted plants give it a formidable grandeur like some cross between a Milan railway station and a Victorian imperial hotel..."
