Tillingdale
Irish company
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Tillingdale, originally Tillingdale Limited, is an Irish company based in Mullingar, Ireland. It was founded in 2000[1] to provide furniture management and horse breeding services under the name Gigginstown House Stud.[2][3] Since 2003, Tillingdale has also operated under the name O'Leary Cabs,[3][4] a provider of taxicab services.[5]
The company is owned entirely by Michael O'Leary, CEO of the Irish airline Ryanair.[6][3] During 2004, the company made a profit of approximately €500,000.[3] In 2013 the company was converted from a limited company to a privately owned unlimited company, meaning that public accounts no longer needed to be filed.[7]
Horse racing
The stud farm operation owned the 2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup winning horse War Of Attrition.[3][8][9][10]
Gigginstown House was built by architect John Skipton Mulvany (1813–1870) for Elizabeth Busby between 1853 and 1855.[11]
Taxi services
The company owns a 2007–Mercedes-Benz S-Class taxi,[12][13] with Mullingar hackney carriage licence MG99[3][14][15] purchased on a yearly basis from Westmeath County Council[5] for upwards of €6,000.[16] The vehicle has a taxi meter fitted and is allowed to use bus lanes within Dublin.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
The Mercedes taxi primarily operates between Ryanair's headquarters at Dublin Airport, and Michael O'Leary's home in Mullingar[12][24][25]—a fare of around €86 (£82) each way.[12][26] During the year prior to 2008, these charges amounted to €70,890[27] and had risen to €96,010 for the year 2009.[28]
At the end of 2011, the single-owner Mercedes S500L was put up for sale with an asking price of €20,000, under the description of "Ireland's most famous taxi" and showing 275,000 kilometres on the odometer.[29][30][31][32]
The vehicle owned by Tillingdale had registration number 07D12245 and carried taxi plate number 14365.[33]
The current vehicle owned and operated by Tillingdale Unlimited has registration number 241D41728 and taxi plate number T14365.[34]