Billionaire Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg buys castle in Waterford
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg bought Strancally Castle in Co Waterford.
Update your firewalls and re-jig your privacy settings; Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is coming to Waterford.
The tech billionaire purchased Strancally Castle in west Waterford and is reportedly 'looking forward to spending time' in the Déise. The property is understood to be worth between €20 - €30 million.
A spokeman for Zuckerberg commented: "Mark and his family are excited to continue caring for this historic home and look forward to spending time in Ireland, where Meta maintains its international headquarters."
The location is a veritable stone's throw away from fellow billionaire James Dyson, who lives in Ballynatray House.
The castle was built in 1830 for Tory MP John Keily of Clonmel. In 2003 the castle underwent extensive renovation.
Zuckerberg founded social media giant Facebook in 2004. In 2012, he acquired social media platform Instagram.
Over the past decade, numerous whistleblowers have exposed how the company, under the stewardship of Zuckerberg, engineered harmful content towards children and ignored solutions on improving the mental health of teenagers.
In 2024, he appeared before the US Senate to apologise to the families of children who had been harmed by social media.
