The company was founded by Gerard O'Hare in 1996. Parker Green International owns among other assets,
The Quays Shopping & Leisure Complex,
Newry,
Northern Ireland, Drumalane Mill
Newry,
Northern Ireland, and Fairgreen Shopping Centre,
Carlow, Ireland. The company itself claims to be "sensitive developer with regard to historic buildings and environment". In 2006, Parker Green International, represented by Gerard O’Hare, Chairman, was the sponsor of Special Olympics Ireland Games. Parker Green's Gerard O'Hare was in third position in an
Irish Independent list of the "Top Twenty Irish property tycoons". Parker Green retains former Irish
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern as an advisor. The advisory board also includes .
Alf Dubs, Baron Dubs and
Dennis Rogan, Baron Rogan of the
House of Lords. In 2015, the company refinanced $1 billion in loans from
Cerberus Capital Management, which O'Hare described as a "a red letter day" for the Northern Irish economy. ==References==