Heading to the Aviva stadium Dublin for rugby? Then stop by Firstlight The K Club, Ireland’s No1 private residence club!

And if you’re heading to Dublin’s new Aviva Stadium for the nail-biting games on Nov 13^th or Nov 27^th why not de-stress at Ireland’s top golf resort, The K Club?

With a top spa and gym, luxurious boutique hotel, fine dining and two championship golf courses, you simply won’t get a better stay than at this five-star historic country estate in the heart of County Kildare.

The K Club, which played host to the 2006 Ryder Cup, is just 30 minutes from Dublin airport and set in 550 acres of luscious countryside. And as a fractional ownership resident, you can now live the dream as part of Firstlight The K Club’s fantastic fractional real estate offer.

Crowned Best Golf Development in Europe in 2010, Firstlight The K Club has one-eighth shares in titled property available from €131,500 – and family residential membership means you and your kids get to play golf whenever you like. One of your six weeks can also be exchanged for one of 40 premier destinations around the globe – from Australia and Aspen to Portugal and South Africa!

Designer apartments and family homes offer residents all the creature comforts they’re used to at home. And when you come for a viewing – a one or two-night Discovery Trip – you’ll get a free lesson at the new Michael Dixon School of Golf. Or you can enjoy an award-winning facial at the K Spa.

 

WIN A GOLF TRIP!

FIRSTLIGHT The K Club, Ireland’s No1 private residence club, is giving two lucky golf lovers the chance to win a free night’s stay along with free golf at the famous K Club.  And all you have to do is join us on Twitter! Click here for more details

Call +353 1 610 7111 for info on buying fractional ownership at Firstlight The K Club, or visit www.firstlightkclub.com for more info

Win a luxury trip to Europe’s ‘best golf development’ in Ireland!

FIRSTLIGHT The K Club, Ireland’s No1 private residence club, is giving two lucky golf lovers the chance to win a free night’s stay along with free golf at the famous K Club.  And all you have to do is join us on Twitter!

 Both Firstlight The K Club and The K Club are celebrating a double-whammy win after they scooped Ireland’s most prestigious awards in hospitality and property this month.

Fractional real estate specialist Firstlight The K Club was crowned Best Golf Development in Europe, while The K Club has been voted AA Ireland’s Hotel of the Year.

How do you win a free luxury golf trip to the K Club?

To win this fabulous, luxury night’s stay at Ireland’s top golf and spa resort, all you have to do is log on to Twitter.com/firstlightkclub and look out for a tweet.

Follow us, retweet the competition to your friends and you’ve entered!

When we reach our goal of 1,000 followers we’ll select a winner at random and let you know what to do next! Just for the record, you’re one 350 who could win this fabulous prize!

Call +353 1 610 7111 for info on buying fractional ownership at Firstlight The K Club, or visit www.firstlightkclub.com for more info

Your prize includes:

§  Luxury night for two people at the five-star K Club – home to the 2006 Ryder Cup

§  Round of golf on the famous Arnold Palmer course

§  Or an award-winning K Spa treatment

§  One hour’s golf tuition with our golf pro Michael Dixon, owner of the K Club’s prestigious Michael Dixon School of Golf.

About Firstlight The K Club

Firstlight The K Club is an award-winning private residence club set within the grounds of The K Club golf and spa resort in Kildare. Fractional ownership residents buy a one-eighth titled interest in a designer apartment or home.

Prices start from €131,500 and come with family residential membership and a holiday exchange program to over 40 international five-star destinations.

And if you’re the lucky Twitter winner you’ll be seeing this all for yourself:

§  The K Club’s historic country estate is home to some of Ireland’s most stunning scenery and one mile of the glorious River Liffey.

§  Catch a fish and have it cooked at our award-winning restaurant!

Ø  Ramble around our 550 acres of rolling countryside just 30 minutes from Dublin airport

Ø  Relax and dine in our French-style château hotel

Ø  Or simply unwind in the glorious K Spa.

As Irish stride out to play the game of their lives at the Ryder Cup, Montgomerie aims to match The K Club 2006

IRELAND’S CREAM of the golfing crop will be at the heart of a European Ryder Cup team tipped to regain the trophy it won soundly at The K Club in 2006.

In selecting “Ironman” Graham McDowell, above left, and “Superkid” Rory McIlroy, above right, many believe captain Colin Montgomerie has Europe’s new “Seve and Olly” show on his side. [Seve Ballasteros and Jose Maria Olazabal]

The last two times the Irish pair – dubbed the Supermacs – played fourball together at the 2009 World Cup they averaged 11 under par for the two rounds.

Telegraph golf pundit Mark Reason says: “That’s just how it was for Seve and Olly, the greatest ever Ryder Cup partnership. They played 15 matches together, won 11, halved twice and lost twice. They also loved the big pressure roles.”

“It gives you added pressure because you want to put blue on the board early. I enjoy playing that role. G-Mac and I bring the best out of each other,” says McIlory.

Back at The K Club – hallowed ground of the 2006 Ryder Cup where the European team putted home to victory – Firstlight The K Club is having celebrations of its own after winning “best” golf development in Europe.

Have you discovered Ireland’s number one golf development?

Just 30 minutes from Dublin airport in the heart of glorious Kildare countryside, Firstlight The K Club is Europe’s leading private residents’ club – as voted by the International Property Awards 2010.

The luxury, gated development has apartments and homes for sale in one-eighth titled interests and come with family residential membership at one of the most stunning and historic country estates in Ireland.

Ø  Green fees to the same Arnold Palmer Ryder Cup that witnessed a European victory in 2006 are part of family residential membership

Ø  Play with PGA golf pro Michael Dixon of the Michael Dixon School of Golf when you book yourself on a Discovery Trip to see what Ireland’s No1 golf and spa estate has to offer.

Ø  Fishing, clay-pigeon shooting, horse-riding and endless family activities.

Ø  International holiday exchange program as part of your annual six weeks

Ø Prices of fractional real estate start from €131,500 per titled interest.

Call +353 1 610 7111 to book a one or two-night Discovery Trip and experience living in Ireland, home to some of the most friendliest and accommodating people in the world. Or, to find out more visitwww.firstlightkclub.com

Firstlight The K Club voted Europe’s ‘best’ golf development

IT’S OFFICIALLY the No1 golf and spa resort in Ireland – now The K Club officially has the country’s finest private residence club, Firstlight The K Club.

 

Firstlight The K Club, the fractional real estate specialist, has won Best Golf Development Europe at The European & Africa Property Awards 2010 in association with Bloomberg Television.

Project director Catherine Monaghan said facilities at The K Club, which include two championship golf courses, the award-winning K Spa and Riverroom restaurant, are part of the exceptional offering for fractional real estate owners.

 

“The K Club is well known for the quality of its golf, with two exquisite Arnold Palmer designed courses. This award is now confirmation of the outstanding quality of the properties and services offered at Firstlight The K Club. We are pleased to be the winner across this competitive Europe category.”

In awarding the Best Golf Development Europe to Firstlight The K Club, organiser Stuart Shield said: “This competition has proved over the years that innovation, flair, imagination and originality knows no bounds. This makes the results of the competition extremely exciting.”

Entries were judged by Ben Wood, industry head of property markets at Google UK; Peter Bolton King, group chief executive of the National Federation of Property Professionals; Fiona Nixon, chairman of the Australia Institute of Architects, Hendrik Nelde, president of FIABCI Belgium; Helen Shield, editor-in-chief of International Homes Luxury Collection magazine and Sven Johns, CEO of the German Real Estate Association.

Where?

The K Club Golf and Spa Resort is in County Kildare, 22 miles from Dublin. Firstlight The K Club owners benefit from full family membership of The K Club, including its two championship golf courses, venue of the 2006 Ryder Cup.

Find out more about fractional real estate for sale at Firstlight the K Club by visiting our on-site sales office at the prestigious K Club, Straffan, Co Kildare, Ireland. www.firstlightkclub.com

Notes on Firstlight The K Club

• One-eighth titled interests in designer apartments and family homes are set within the Ladycastle Estate at The K Club.
• Owners have access to 24-hour concierge and family residential membership.
• Companies can purchase a fractional ownership property to entertain clients and team members at Ireland’s top golf and spa resort. This can be off-set against your balance sheet
• Residents will also be part of an international holiday exchange program swapping a week of their time with a week in a five-star resort around the world. Prices of fractional real estate at Firstlight The K Club start from €131,500 per titled interest. 

The K Club becomes canoe club for 800 race-goers

THE K CLUB will turn into a water fest this Saturday with 800 canoers set to race from the famous golf and spa resort in Straffan down to Islandbridge in Dublin.

This is the 51^st year of the Liffey Descent, which is 28km in total. Every year, the race starts at The K Club, which has one mile of the River Liffey running through its 550-acre estate. This year, participants will be able to get to the water directly from The K Club car park.

And we’re hoping for an Irish win. Gary Mawer will defend his K1 title – he will be hoping to take his 13th race win at the event – while Liam Banks will also defend his junior K1 title.

• All entrants must be members of the Irish Canoe Union or National Canoe Federation
• The best winner times have ranged from 1:35:13 in 1988 (Michael Wells, Paul Wells from Ricmond CC) to 2:13:15 (D Green & A Stanley from England)

We wish all the participants good luck – and if anyone catches a fish then take it to the River Restaurant at The K Club and we’ll cook it for you as you like it!

New sales centre at Firstlight The K Club

The K Club in Straffan, Co Kildare, is also home to Ireland’s top private residence club, Firstlight The K Club.

We have a new sales centre that will be open all weekend where you can learn more about fractional ownership real estate opportunities at The K Club. Or, take a tour of the stunning country estate with one of our guides.

• One-eighth titled interests in designer apartments and family homes are set within the Ladycastle Estate.
• Owners have access to 24-hour concierge and family residential membership.
• Companies can purchase a fractional ownership property to entertain clients and team members at Ireland’s top golf and spa resort. This can be off-set against your balance sheet
• Residents will also be part of an international holiday exchange program swapping a week of their time with a week in a five-star resort around the world. Prices of fractional real estate at Firstlight The K Club start from €131,500 per titled interest.
• Firstlight The K Club is just 30 minutes from Dublin airport 

  

Call +353 1 610 7111 to book a one or two-night Discovery Trip at Firstlight The K Club, or visit www.firstlightkclub.com

Taste Kildare festival voted ‘best year yet’ as 17,000 food lovers flock to The K Club

THE K CLUB golf and spa resort turned into a food-lover’s heaven on Sunday[Aug 23] as a crowd of around 17,000 came to the Taste Kildare Festival.

Celebrity chefs from all over the county shared their cooking secrets and joined over 40 exhibitors to make Taste Kildare at The K Club its third and most successful event.

Missy Moo ice-cream bring smiles all round at Taste Kildare

Families, food-junkies and excited kids were treated to a day packed with food, art, crafts and live music at the 550-acre stunning country estate.

§  For kids there was a duck race on the River Liffey, which runs through The K Club’s grounds, as well as fun new flavours by Missy Moo ice-cream

§  Grown-ups chilled out in the mini spa, enjoyed top quality food from The K Club’s head chef Finbar Higgins, and joined in art and wine cellar tours

§  The Michael Dixon School of Golf also held a special one-day “golf clinic”

§   TV chef Clodagh McKenna promoted her new local cookery school, while other high-profile chefs included Louise O’Hare, Ciaran Cunningham and Rozanne Stevens.

Taste Kildare, whose proceeds supported the charity Enable Ireland, wouldn’t have been possible without the support of local restrauteurs, including Tenors Grill Room, The Westgrove Hotel, Chapter 16 at Silken Thomas, Vie de Chateaux, Bistro Sola and Indie Spice Naas.

Michael Davern, general manager of The K Club, said: “We were delighted to see so many people – it is really important to support the tremendous work that local food producers, crafts people and restaurants do.”

New sales centre at Firstlight The K Club

Staff at Firstlight The K Club, which offers stunning fractional real estate homes for sale in the grounds of the historic resort, were also on hand to show families around the spacious new sales centre at The K Club.

One-eighth titled interests in designer apartments and family homes are set within the Ladycastle Estate. This is The K Club’s very own private residence club where owners have access to 24-hour concierge and family residential membership.

High-profile residents within Ladycastle include former Kilkenny hurling legend DJ Carey and RTE’s Dragons’ Den star Sarah Newman.

Firstlight The K Club residents will also be part of an international holiday exchange program swapping a week of their time with a week in a five-star resort around the world. Prices of fractional real estate at Firstlight The K Club start from €131,500 per titled interest.

Call +353 1 610 7111 to book a one or two-night Discovery Trip at Firstlight The K Club, or visit www.firstlightkclub.com

If you have a question about shared ownership, comment on this page and Firstlight The K Club will get right back to you

Kildare’s masterchefs serve up their finest at The K Club

IT USUALLY plays host to great golfers, but tomorrow The K Club, Straffan, will play host to Ireland’s finest chefs at the Taste Kildare festival.

 

What’s K-ooking? Our culinary teams are ready to host you at the Taste Kildare festival

This is the third year for the food, arts, crafts and music festival, which was co-founded by The K Club’s executive chef Finbar Higgins. But also the first year that fractional real estate owners at Firstlight The K Club will get to see the finest talent from around Kildare on their own doorstep.

Over 14,000 people came to the event last year at The K Club but the Taste Kildare festival promises a bigger day of fun for all the family on Sunday Aug 22.

 

Chat to celebrity chefs and try out the local delights from food producers, arts and crafts people, farmers, chefs, painters, jewelry makers and musicians who will celebrate how rich in culture this beautiful county in Ireland is.

Local villages around The K Club – which is itself just 30 minutes from Dublin – include Naas, Maynooth, Kilcullen, Straffan and Athy, and will all be represented through food, art or music at the Taste Kildare festival.

Families and kids can enjoy big band hits from Harlequin, one of Ireland’s best event bands, as well as face-painting, mini golf, duck races and clowns. Fly-fishing will also be demonstrated down at the river Liffey, one mile of which runs through The K Club’s 550-acre historic estate.

 

You can even try the fine wines of Bordeaux’s Barton and Guestier –The K Club is the original home of the Barton family who built the grand house in the 1830s.

Fractional ownership homes at Firstlight The K Club

Firstlight The K Club now has a limited number of family residences available to purchase on a fractional ownership basis.

What is Firstlight The K Club?

Firstlight The K Club is a private residents’ club situated at Ireland’s top golf and spa resort, The K Club, Kildare.

Ø  Apartments and homes are sold in one-eighth titled interests and come with family residential membership in one of the most stunning and historic country resorts in Ireland.

Ø  Prices start from €131,500 per titled interest.

 

Call +353 1 610 7111 to book a one or two-night Discovery Trip. Or, to find out more visit www.firstlightkclub.com

If you have a question about shared property ownership, comment on this page and Firstlight The K Club will get right back to you!

The Taste Kildare festival

When? Sunday, August 22^nd 2010

Time? 12pm-5pm

Get a flavour for fractional real estate at Taste Kildare

THE VERY BEST in Ireland’s food and drink will be celebrated at Taste Kildare this week at the five star golf and spa resort The K Club.

 

All this week, restaurants across the county will open their doors for “Taste Week”, culminating in the Taste Kildare festival at The K Club, Straffan, on Sunday Aug 22^nd.

The historic country estate’s own award-winning restaurant will join other popular venues for a week-long “Dine for €35” deal – there will also be county-wide food tastings and free demonstrations.

The K Club will host an array of celebrity chefs at Taste Kildare on Sunday, along with local arts and crafts, demonstrating the best of what Kildare has to offer both Irish residents and overseas visitors who come to this beautiful county.

Discover Firstlight at The K Club

The K Club now has a limited number of family residences available to purchase on a fractional ownership basis through Firstlight The K Club and the 550-acre resort is itself no stranger to the limelight.

It played host to golf’s Ryder Cup in 2006, it has held two AA Red Stars for 14 years in succession and the K Spa treatment was voted the number one in Ireland in 2010.

The K Club’s 19^th century château-style hotel sits within Kildare’s breathtaking countryside just 30 minutes from Dublin airport – it also has a mile of the River Liffey running through the estate. The origins of Bordeaux’s second growth estate Léoville-Barton wine started at The K Club. The original château was built by the Barton family who also built an underground wine cellar still in use today.

Michael Davern, general manager and CEO of The K Club, said: “The K Club is proud to host Taste Kildare for the third year, last year we had huge numbers through our gates and look forward to welcoming even more people to this year’s Taste Kildare.”

What’s on at The K Club?

The Taste Kildare festival

When? Sunday, August 22^nd 2010

Time? 12pm-5pm

Where: Inside the stunning Victorian walled garden of The K Club

Ø  Celebrity chef, including The K Club’s own Finbar Higgins

Ø  Demonstrations of traditional and modern Irish food

Ø  Local arts and crafts

Ø  For families: Duck races mini golf, fly-fishing shows by the River Liffey

Ø  Live music, wine cellar and art tours in The K Club’s historic hotel.

Discovery trips at Firstlight The K Club

Why not plan your Taste Kildare weekend with a “discovery night” at Firstlight The K Club? Our team can arrange one or two nights of luxury at fractional ownership apartments and family homes at The K Club.

You will also get to play a round of golf, or take a refresher lesson, with golf pro Michael Dixon who has opened a new golf school at The K Club.

*offer exclusive to Discovery Trips at The K Club

What is Firstlight The K Club?

Firstlight The K Club is a private residents’ club situated at Ireland’s top golf and spa resort, The K Club, Kildare.

Ø  Apartments and homes are sold in one-eighth titled interests and come with family residential membership in one of the most stunning and historic country estates in Ireland.

Ø  Prices start from €131,500 per titled interest.

 

Call +353 1 610 7111 to book a one or two-night Discovery Trip and experience living in Ireland, home to some of the most friendliest and accommodating people in the world. Or, to find out more visitwww.firstlightkclub.com

If you have a question about shared ownership, comment on this page and Firstlight The K Club will get right back to you! 

Rory for 2010 Ryder Cup team – but which of the ‘wild cards’ will Montgomery pick?

More predictions from founder of The Michael Dixon School of Golf

WITH SEVEN of the top 12 golfers in the world on the European team, captain Colin Montgomery will have a challenge picking the next best from a brilliant line-up.

 

These are the views of Michael Dixon, founder of The Mi chael Dixon School of Golf at The K Club in Ireland – home of the 2006 Ryder Cup.

“It’s only a matter of time before Rory McIlroy becomes a world number one. Other form European players include Lee Westwood – currently number 3 in the world after finishing second in the British Open,” says Dixon, part of 2006 K Club support team for the Ryder Cup in 2006.

But, he added: “One of Montgomery’s hardest parts of being captain is who his three wild card picks are going to be. You have the likes of Padraig Harrington, Sergio Garcia, Henrik Stenson, Justin Rose, Edoardo Molinari, Oliver Wilson, Alvaro Quiros and Ross Fisher all being on the border of the team, and at the minute looking like they will need a wild card pick.

“Graeme McDowell who won the US Open and Welsh Open at Celtic Manor will be a huge plus for the Europeans. Luke Donald has won on the European tour this year. Ian Poulter winning his first World Championship Match play,” said Dixon.

“Paul Casey looking back to his best after his injury after a third place finish in the British Open Championship and the young German machine, Martin Kaymer, playing his way into the world’s top 12. This just scratches the surface of the strength and depth in the 2010 Ryder Cup side.

Predicting that Montgomery will be the most successful Ryder Cup captain of all time, Dixon noted he also has talent on his side. “As it currently stands, there’s not a player in the running for a place outside the world’s top 50. Never has the European team looked so strong going into a Ryder Cup.” 

Discover Firstlight The K Club

When you book a Discovery Trip to Firstlight The K Club, you will get to play a round of golf, or take a refresher lesson, with golf pro Michael Dixon.

Firstlight The K Club is a private residents’ club situated at Ireland’s top golf and spa resort, The K Club, Kildare.

Ø  Apartments and homes are sold in one-eighth titled interests and come with family residential membership in one of the most stunning and historic country estates in Ireland.

Ø  Prices start from €160,000 per titled interest.

Call +353 1 610 7111 to book a one or two-night Discovery Trip and experience living in Ireland, home to some of the most friendliest and accommodating people in the world.

Or, to find out more visit www.firstlightkclub.com

 

What’s in store for me on a Discovery Trip at Firstlight The K Club?

Ø  Play golf on Arnold Palmer’s Ryder Cup course

Ø  Fish on one mile of the famous River Liffey

Ø  Ramble around 550 acres of this stunning country estate, just 30 minutes from Dublin airport

Ø  Wine, dine and stay at our AA Red Star Resort – including our French-style château hotel modeled on the original home built here by the Bordeaux wine family, the Bartons

Ø  Or relax with a free, award-winning K Spa treatment.

 

If you have a question about shared ownership, comment on this page and Firstlight The K Club will get right back to you!

Dixon’s predictions for the 2010 Ryder Cup

THE EUROPEAN Ryder Cup team is in such good form it will be as classy as a “Rolls Royce” says top golf pro at the K Club, Michael Dixon.

The PGA golf coach, who has just launched The Michael Dixon School of Golf at the prestigious K Club in Ireland, is also predicting that Colin Montgomery will reign supreme at the tournament this year.

Dixon was part of the K Club’s support staff when Tiger Woods played in the 2006 Ryder Cup at The K Club and says: “’King’ Colin Montgomery, Europe’s Ryder Cup captain. I feel Colin Montgomery will go down in history as being one of the best Ryder Cup captains of all time.

“Since 1991, Colin has played on eight Ryder Cups, winning five of these and still holds the Ryder Cup record as being the biggest point-scorer in the singles matches on the Sunday.

“He’s been on winning teams under captains Bernard Gallagher, Seve Ballesteros, Mark James, Bernhard Langer, Sam Torrance OBE and Ian Woosnam. I feel if he took a little from each of the victorious captains, plus his own input of how best to manage Europe, we have a very, very good chance of winning the cup back.

“Montgomery is quoted as saying, ‘this will be the proudest moment of my career’. He said that the first point would be won in the opening speeches. This is the attention to detail that, for me, means Montgomery will leave no stone unturned and another reason why they will have the cup.”

About the 2010 Ryder Cup course at Celtic Manor  

Looking more closely at the Celtic Manor course, where this year’s Ryder Cup will take place from Oct 1-3, Dixon said he doesn’t envy the players.

“At 7,493 yards, par 71, this is going to play a monster of a course in October in Wales. The course at Celtic Manor has been specifically designed for the Ryder Cup with great risk and reward holes, this being a very important component in the Ryder Cup.

“There is water in play on nine of the 18 holes. The 18th hole is looking like it will provide serious drama. Players must decide whether to take on the pond for the second shot or lay up leaving a downhill pitch onto an uphill green – not one that I would fancy.

“An added advantage for the European side will be the weather and slower greens than what the American’s will be used to on a weekly basis.”

NEXT WEEK: Dixon’s predictions for the new No1 in golf

Call +353 1 610 7111 to book a one or two-night Discovery Trip to Firstlight The K Club. Experience living in Ireland and play golf at the 2006 Ryder Cup venue. Or, to find out more visit www.firstlightkclub.com

Golf with Dixon as part of your Discovery Trip 

Golf pro Michael Dixon will accompany you in a round of golf on your visit to discover fractional real estate at Ireland’s number one golf and spa resort, The K Club Ireland.

Firstlight K Club is a private residents’ club in the picturesque village of Straffan, Co Kildare, where apartments and homes are sold in one-eighth titled interests.

Every share comes with family residential membership in one of the most stunning and historic country estates in Ireland. Prices start from €160,000 per titled interest.

Why buy fractional ownership at Firstlight The K Club?

•  One of the most prestigious country estates in Ireland and 30 minutes from Dublin airport
• Family residential membership, which includes golf on the Arnold Palmer’s Ryder Cup course
• Homes have superior interior furnishings, high-spec kitchen and bathroom facilities, as well as state-of-the-art TV and music systems.
• Ireland’s business tax is one of the lowest in the world and shared ownership at The K Club can be offset against your balance sheet
• Access to over 40 worldwide destinations if you wish to swop one of your six weeks with a holiday overseas – choose from Australia, Spain, South Africa and Portugal, plus many more!
• The K Spa is award-winning and perfect to relax in after a gym workout
• Fish on one mile of the famous River Liffey and have your catch cooked at our AA Red Star restaurant
• Ramble around 550 acres of this stunning country estate.

 

Have a question about shared ownership or comment on this page?  
Firstlight The K Club will get right back to you.

Email: info@firstlightkclub.com

Firstlight opens fractional ownership centre at The K Club

FIRSTLIGHT THE K CLUB, which sells fractional ownership for sale at Ireland’s top golf and spa resort, has opened its first sales centre at the country estate.

Set within the Smurfit Clubhouse at the home of the 2006 Ryder Cup golf course, the open-plan area displays the fantastic locations you have access to as a member of Ireland’s most popular private residence club.

 

K Club is open: Catherine Monaghan launches fractional ownership sales centre at Firstlight The K Club

“As well as displaying all the shared ownership benefits of your one-eighth titled interest, our sales centre gives families and businesses looking for corporate residences a more complete experience on our Discovery Trips,” said project director Catherine Monaghan.

Explaining more about Firstlight’s one and two-night inspection trips, Monaghan added: “You’re met by a chauffeur at Dublin airport and driven just 30 minutes to our stunning 550-acre country resort for your Discovery Trip.

www.firstlightkclub.com

Check in to Firstlight The K Club and check out all the benefits of being a shared ownership resident

“We’ll check you in to The K Club’s chateau-style five-star hotel or you can opt to stay in an apartment or home for sale within the Ladycastle Estate. After a relaxing lunch in one of our award-winning restaurants you’ll get the complete tour of this historic estate.

“You can then discuss all your questions in the comfort of the Smurfit Clubhouse where our dedicated sales centre displays the complete membership package as a Firstlight The K Club resident,” said Monaghan. This includes five-star holidays in over 40 global destinations as a member of Firstlight’s International Holiday Exchange Program.

So what’s included in the Discovery Trip?

Ø  A round of golf on one of two legendary Arnold Palmer courses

Ø  Golf tips from Michael Dixon, The K Club pro and head of The Michael Dixon School of Golf

Ø  An award-winning spa treatment at the famous K Spa

Ø  Fishing at the River Liffey with The K Club’s resident ghillie

Ø  Clay-pigeon shooting or horse-riding against a backdrop of Ireland’s most stunning scenery in County Kildare

Ø  Fine dining for all the family in a range of restaurants and clubhouse bars

If you’re toying with the idea of shared ownership property for sale but need more help understanding the legal process of co-owning a one-eighth titled interest, why not discover more on a one or two-night Discovery Trip to Firstlight The K Club?

Book a Discovery Trip by calling Firstlight The K Club on: +353 1 610 7111 or email info@firstlightkclub.com for pricing and details

www.firstlightkclub.com

Families influence Firstlight The K Club holiday choices

When Firstlight The K Club scoured the globe for great family holiday destinations for our private residents’ club, we must admit we had our own kids in mind.

We knew that other parents would have the same concerns as us – entertainment for toddlers and teens, great sports and dining facilities, as well as evening entertainment and concierge for when you want someone else to take over the chores.

So if your decision in choosing a five-star family resort is similar to ours then you’ll know that your five star holiday in Ireland is replicated at any of our 40 holiday locations.

When Firstlight The K Club, the fractional ownership specialist, looked for Spanish locations for our international holiday exchange program, we also looked at guest reviews based on past experiences – this helped in our decision to choose three.

Ø  The Marriott Club’s Son Antem apartments and villas in Majorca is in a region that’s growing in popularity with Irish and British travelers. The resort offers fantastic facilities including golf and spa. There is a pool for every small group of villas, the staff are friendly and they all speak good English.

Ø  Marriott’s Playa Andaluza beach resort in Estepona is pure five star luxury and close to “millionaires’ paradise” Puerto Banus. Among the reviews you’ll find on Trip Advisor are “absolutely terrific” and “high standards are in full force”.

Ø  Meanwhile, the Marriott’s Marbella Beach Resort in the heart of the Costa del Sol is set among some of south Spain’s most historic sights and a short drive to the beach at popular Puerto Banus.

Firstlight K Club is a private residents’ club situated at Ireland’s top golf and spa resort, The K Club, Kildare. Apartments and homes are sold in one-eighth titled interests and come with family residential membership in one of the most stunning and historic country estates in Ireland. Prices start from €160,000 per titled interest.

Call +353 1 610 7111 to book a one or two-night Discovery Trip and experience living in Ireland, home to some of the most friendliest and accommodating people in the world. Or, to find out more visitwww.firstlightkclub.com

What’s in store for me on a Discovery Trip at Firstlight The K Club?

Ø  Play golf on Arnold Palmer’s Ryder Cup course

Ø  Fish on one mile of the famous River Liffey

Ø  Ramble around 550 acres of this stunning country estate, just 30 minutes from Dublin airport

Ø  Wine, dine and stay at our AA Red Star Resort – including our French-style château hotel modeled on the original home built here by the Bordeaux wine family, the Bartons

Ø  Or relax with a free, award-winning K Spa treatment.

 

If you have a question about shared ownership, comment on this page and Firstlight The K Club will get right back to you!

Leading media title praises Firstlight The K Club’s Facebook site

The No1 media title for the overseas property market, OPP, has commended Firstlight The K Club’s use of social media to educate buyers in shared ownership properties. The No1 UK title used Firstlight The K Club as a case study to show the industry how social media informs property buyers who still want answers about fractional real estate.

Overseas Property Professional Magazine highlighted the work of Ireland’s top private residence club at The K Club, Kildare, in educating consumers how to buy shared ownership homes and having their own titled interest in a private residence club.

Firstlight The K Club on Facebook [top]; Britain’s Got Talent presenter Dec Donnelly appears on a microsite TV show for the Firstlight Golf Challenge Cup last month

Firstlight The K Club’s golf property for sale is at one of the most prestigious addresses in Ireland. The famous K Club was host to the Ryder Cup in 2006 and is still held as a benchmark for hosting one of the most famous sports tournaments in the world.

OPP wrote: “Firstlight The K Club was one of the early adopters to social media in the fractional ownership industry. The Irish developer uses this business tool – as it should be used – to talk directly with current buyers and potential customers via Twitter and Facebook.

“Used like this, social media can reach potential buyers without giving them a hard sell about your product.”

Project director Catherine Monaghan added: “Absolutely – Firstlight The K Club is not about the hard sell and we saw a great opportunity in social media to prove this. We’re happy to answer buyers’ questions and inform them about the lifestyle that comes with a titled interest in one of the most beautiful golf and spa resorts in Ireland.”

Facebook now has 500million active users worldwide, with a growing popularity of people aged 30-plus using social media sites.

Book a Discovery Trip at Firstlight The K Club by calling us on:
+353 1 610 7111 or email info@firstlightkclub.com for pricing and details.

What is a Discovery Trip at Firstlight The K Club?

This is a chance for you to try out Ireland’s relaxed pace of life here at The K Club in Straffan, Co Kildare.

One or two-night stays will give you the chance to stay in one of apartments and homes to buy on a shared ownership basis. One-eighth titled interests are now available from €160,000 each with family residential membership and access to over 40 luxury holiday destinations around the world. During your stay you can:

Ø Play golf on Arnold Palmer’s Ryder Cup course

Ø Fish on one mile of the famous River Liffey

Ø Ramble around 550 acres of this stunning country estate, just 30 minutes from Dublin airport

Ø Wine, dine and stay at our AA Red Star Resort – including our French-style château hotel modeled on the original home built here by the Bordeaux wine family, the Bartons

Ø Or relax with a free, award-winning K Spa treatment.

If you have a question about shared ownership, comment on this page and Firstlight The K Club will get right back to you!

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California dreaming of Ireland as euro sparks great travel deals!

IRELAND has claimed the top spot of European destinations by the respected newspaper USA Today, which has told its readers to consider Ireland for their summer getaway in 2010.

  

You’ll be home from home at the Marriott Desert Springs with its own Arnold Palmer course

The euro exchange rate has made Dublin cheaper for US travellers, says writer Christine Sarkis, who told readers: “Even if you don’t find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, you may still be able to afford an Ireland vacation this summer.”

Figures from Ireland’s Central Statistics Office show that 1.08 million overseas tourists came in the first quarter of 2010 – and Sarkis notes that Dublin is now a top affordable eurozone destination for arts and culture. And The K Club is just one example.

The K Club for arts and wine

The paintings of Ireland’s most celebrated artist Jack B Yeats adorn the walls ofThe K Club, while the cellar holds one of Ireland’s largest collections of fine Bordeaux wine. The K Club is set in 550 acres of breathtaking countryside just 30 minutes from Dublin. Golf-loving US visitors will remember this beautiful resort played host to the 2006 Ryder Cup and has one mile of Dublin’s famous River Liffey running through it.

The K Club is now also home to a private residence club, Firstlight The K Club. These luxury, shared ownership apartments and family homes are sold in one-eighth titled interests and overlook the 18^th hole of the Smurfit course.

Firstlight The K Club invites you and your family to come for a one or two-nightDiscovery Trip where you’ll stay in one of these five-star residences and experience the same relaxed lifestyle that residents enjoy.

Book a Discovery Trip at Firstlight The K Club by calling us on: +353 1 610 7111 or email info@firstlightkclub.com for pricing and details.

Firstlight residents can head to the US!

And while Ireland gets a boost from USA Today, visits to the Golden State are rising, says The LA Times. Tourist figures to California are set to increase 3% next year – and the Irish have the sunshine state in their sights! [source: Travel and Tourism Commission]

As a private resident of Firstlight The K Club (Ireland), the shared ownership specialist, you could be enjoying Hollywood, Yosemite and California’s Golden Gate Bridge quicker than you know. It’s not just a one-eighth titled real estate interest you buy at Ireland’s number one golf and spa resort, you also get membership to Firstlight The K Club’s international holiday exchange program.

You simply swap a week for a five-star holiday in over 40 global destinations. And all our locations offer The K Club’s high standards in accommodation and concierge service.

Maddy Morgan from the California Tourism board tells UK and Irish visitors: “There is much more to the Golden State than what we see on the silver screen. There are world-class ski resorts in Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Mountain. People can also see volcanoes in the Shasta Cascade region and natural hot springs in Calistoga and Palm Springs.”

As a shared owner at Firstlight The K Club, these Californian resorts await you: 

• Four Seasons Residence Club Aviara (near San Diego)

        Guest reviews include: “An idyllic environment, exceptionally welcoming staff and a spacious villa that’s beautifully appointed”

        Arnold Palmer golf course set amid rolling valleys and a wildlife sanctuary

        

• Marriott’s Desert Springs Villas

        Top 10 in Trip Adviser reviews for Palm Desert hotels

        Arnold Palmer golf course and spa

• Westin Mission Hills

        Two 18-hole signature championship golf courses; desert bike-riding and horse-riding amid the subtle shadings of Joshua Tree National Park.

        Black-tie events, ballets, international film festivals, and shopping along El Paseo Drive.

Try before you buy at The K Club

Ireland’s “relaxed pace” is tempting more holidaymakers and property buyers in 2010, and here at The K Club in Straffan, Co Kildare, time is all yours.

Ø  Fishing on one mile of the famous River Liffey

Ø  Ramble around 550 acres of this stunning country estate just 30 minutes from Dublin airport

Ø  Ponder over the largest private collection of Jack B Yeats’ paintings

Ø  Wine, dine and stay at our two AA Red Star Resort – including our French-style chateau hotel modeled on the original home built here by the Bordeaux wine family, the Bartons.

Ø  Or relax with an award-winning K Spa treatment.

Book a Discovery Trip at Firstlight The K Club by calling us on: +353 1 610 7111 or email info@firstlightkclub.com for pricing and details.

Comment

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Have you seen a cheaper deal than this?