The people behind Rhatigan Real Estate
(and one very good dog)
Jennifer Barron
The best client experience is the one nobody has to think twice about.
A background in privacy, before property
Before joining Rhatigan Real Estate, Jennifer ran the day-to-day for an exclusive private clinic, where the clientele expected two things above all else: absolute discretion and flawless attention to detail. It is a background that translates directly into property, where our clients are often navigating a significant transaction they would rather keep quiet, a relocation they have not announced yet, or simply a level of privacy that comes with the life they lead. Jennifer brings that same instinct for confidentiality to every search RRE runs.
Communication is the whole job
As the person who runs operations at RRE, Jennifer is the constant thread through every client's journey, from the first enquiry to key handover. Her view is that trust is rarely won on the big milestones. It is built in the small ones: the call returned promptly, the honest update, the question answered before a client has to ask it. That approach keeps clients close, and it keeps the business running the way it should.
West, whenever she can
Outside RRE, Jennifer heads for Connemara and the west of Ireland whenever she gets the chance. It is the one place, she says, where she properly switches off. She holds a Master's degree in History of Art, and when she is not at her desk she is usually deep into some craft or homemade project, always making something with her hands.
jennifer@rre.ie
Andrew Rhatigan
- Buyer's Agent of the Year 2026, Business Post National Property Awards
- Presented to the Oireachtas Committee on Property Market Reform
- Lecturer, Buying Agency Masterclass
The best outcome in property is rarely the one anyone else hears about.
Built by someone who studies people, not just property
Andrew studied psychology before he ever set foot in property, and that early interest in what makes people tick has shaped everything about how RRE operates. What draws him into a client's brief is rarely the property itself; it is understanding what they are actually trying to solve, then finding the most direct, discreet way to get them there. Years spent working across the industry left him with strong views on what wasn't serving buyers, so he built Rhatigan Real Estate to correct it: buyer-only from the ground up, with the client's interest as the only interest in the room.
Discretion first, recognition a distant second
Property is an industry that likes to talk: closed deals, big numbers, whose name gets attached to what. RRE was built to work the opposite way. Clients come to Andrew for a calm, guided process they can trust completely, and quite often for a great deal more besides: the right introduction at the right moment, a way into an opportunity, or simply someone who can see the potential in a move before they can fully see it themselves, whether that's a relocation, a new community, or a connection that turns into something else entirely. If a client would rather nobody ever knew RRE was involved, that isn't a compromise. That's exactly the point.
People, patience, and the odd classic car
Outside RRE, Andrew is happiest meeting new people and generally curious about what they're building, in life or otherwise. He picked golf back up recently after giving it up as a teenager: older, wiser, and considerably more patient with himself on the course than he was the first time around. Family takes up whatever time is left, alongside a genuine soft spot for classic cars, the kind you actually drive, rather than the kind that mostly drives itself.
andrew@rre.ie · +353 86 4097485
Hank
- Certified Ball Retrieval Specialist, Tide-Tested
- Head of Client Greetings & House Security
- Official Mascot & Full-Time Family Member
We didn't plan on hiring a dog. Best decision we never made.
Nobody applied for this role. He just showed up.
Hank wasn't part of the plan. Anyone who has ever brought a dog home around Christmas knows how that story is supposed to go: all excitement in December, and a very different reality by February. Hank is the opposite of that story. What started as an addition nobody quite saw coming has turned into one of the best decisions this family, and this business, never officially made. These days he's every bit as much a fixture at RRE as anyone with an actual job title.
Best disposition in the business, arguably any business
Andrew has owned a few dogs over the years, and none of them come close. Hank is gentle enough to fall asleep under a pile of kids and alert enough to let you know the second someone's at the door. It's a rare balance: properly soft with the people he loves, properly protective of the house the rest of the time. Whether that counts as a transferable skill for a Pawperty Consultant is a matter of ongoing internal debate.
World class at exactly one thing
Bring Hank to the beach and throw a ball, and you've made a commitment. He will retrieve it without complaint until the tide has come in and gone out again, several times over, long after everyone else has given up and gone for coffee. It is, by some distance, his most impressive and least useful skill, and everyone at RRE loves him for it.
For property advice, ask Andrew. For belly rubs, ask Hank.