Séamus McEnaney
Séamus McEnaney is a former Monaghan GAA football manager and a business owner whose company, Brimwood Limited, provides accommodation services for asylum seekers and refugees in Ireland. In 2023, Brimwood Limited received substantial payments from the State, totaling €24 million, as part of the Government's efforts to accommodate international protection applicants.
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Séamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney is a former Monaghan GAA manager whose companies were paid €35.6 million for providing emergency accommodation to homeless people.
Companies owned by ‘Banty’ McEnaney and his wider family were paid €35.6m for homeless accommodation – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-02-20
Séamus 'Banty' McEnaney is the manager of the Monaghan GAA football team and is linked to companies receiving state payments.
Majority of companies paid by State to accommodate international protection applicants do not report on profits – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-09
Séamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney is a former Monaghan GAA football team manager whose firm was denied planning retention for hotel accommodation.
Fingal refuses planning retention to Séamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney hotel accommodation – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-14
Séamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney is a former GAA manager who has made significant earnings from housing refugees and the homeless.
How former GAA manager Séamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney made over €200m from housing refugees and the homeless – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-02
Séamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney is the former Monaghan senior football manager who owns Brimwood UC.
Setting of Joyce’s short story The Dead to be turned into apartments – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-08
Séamus McEnaney is mentioned as the former Monaghan GAA football manager who owns Brimwood Limited.
State paid more than €70.8m to Citywest hotel operator last year – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-06