{
  "id": 2203295,
  "title": "Mark Zuckerberg bought an Irish castle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/mark-zuckerberg-bought-an-irish-castle",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T18:50:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/982955/meta-mark-zuckerberg-strancally-castle-ireland"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have recently purchased Strancally Castle, a 16,000-square-foot property located in Ireland. The castle, which sits on a 440-acre estate, was reportedly bought for a price ranging between €20 million and €30 million. The family plans to continue caring for the historic home and spends time in Ireland where Meta maintains its international headquarters.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Mark Zuckerberg encouraged growth over child safety, ex-Meta executive testifies at trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/mark-zuckerberg-encouraged-growth-over-child-safety-ex-meta-executive",
        "published": "2026-08-19T23:13:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}