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Died: April 23rd, 2021 Detta OâCathain, who died in Sussex on April 23rd after a short illness, aged 83, was the most successful Irish woman there had ever been in the business and political life of Britain, ending up as a leading Conservative in the House of Lords. It was a far cry from her Irish background whose nationalism was signalled by the use of the Gaelic form of the surname Kane. Her paternal grandfather, a customs officer, was an early member of the Gaelic League in Ulster. He was forced by intimidation to move south from Belfast. Her father was based in Cork as a tax inspector when Margaret, known as Detta, the eldest of three children, was born on February 2nd, 1938.
AS the Lakeland Motor Museum reopens to the public, two of its super stylish cars from the Swingin’ Sixties are among those sure to cause a stir. For fans of cult Americana, a striking but increasingly rare 1962 Ford Consul Capri aimed to emulate American models and styling. Meanwhile the 1965 Singer Vogue Mark III was marketed as a “high fashion” car, which was elegant, yet affordable for the average person here in the UK. CAR: A classic British manufactured 1965 Singer Vogue Mark III Designed with luxury and glamour in mind, the Ford Consul Capri was donated and put on display at the Backbarrow attraction after previously being kept by the same owner for more than 55 years.
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Baroness O’Cathain, businesswoman criticised for her authoritarian style at the Barbican – obituary She improved the arts centre’s finances but lost the confidence of colleagues. Later on, in the Lords, she defended the traditional family 28 April 2021 • 11:52am Detta O'Cathain (1993): her apparent contempt for the ‘whinges’ of people she referred to as ‘arty-farty types’ was bound to raise hackles Credit: UPPA/Photoshot Baroness O'Cathain, who has died aged 83, was a forthright businesswoman who endured a torrid time as managing director of the Barbican arts and conference centre from January 1990 to March 1995. When in the early 1960s the City of London made a “gift to the nation” of the £150 million arts complex, it was assumed that the Barbican would pay for itself, with the rent from exhibitions and conferences covering the costs of the concert hall, cinema, two theatres and art gallery. By 1990, however, the centre was costing the Corporation £21.4 million a year – 27 per cent of its income from rates.