Planning for Dublin's future proving to be a tall order
Dublin city councillors and planners are at odds over the heights of buildings. But, well designed and in appropriate locations, tall buildings enhance the city
Pull up a pew
KILKENNY: These two churches in Kilkenny are now homes – and one is on the market, writes MELOSINA LENOX-CONYNGHAM
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Could a house-sitter take the hassle out of your holidays?
THE DOWNSIDE of going on holiday is the time spent giving keys and instructions to your small army of trusted volunteers who take in the post, put on lights, water the plants and feed the dog. In this country we tend to rely on friends, family and neighbours to help look after our homes in our absence but one alternative is a dedicated house-sitter who will treat your home like their own while you’re away – within reason.
Cover the roof in a carpet of grass to save energy
Green roofs go back thousands of years – now modern vegetated roofs can save energy
Gardens »
Crocodiles in the water features
LAST MONTH I recommended visiting Mount Stewart in Co Down. I hadn’t been to this remarkable garden in some years, so I decided to take my own advice – and what good advice it was. The 32-hectare patch on the edge of Strangford Lough is just as magical as I had remembered it. It is an inward-looking and self-contained private world. The perimeter is protectively ringed with layers of trees to absorb the salt breeze from the sea, so you can’t see the lough or the outside landscape from anywhere within the garden.
Do the sums before you sow and avoid the groan about the glut
URBAN FARMER: Spend more time on the maths and you won’t have to palm off extra courgettes on friends, writes FIONNUALA FLANAGAN
News »
- Testing time for architects
TEN people who are practising as architects but do not have formal qualifications are the first to undertake compulsory assessment to be allowed to use the title architect.
Mortgage arrears: don't dig yourself into a hole
When an Arklow homeowner barricaded himself in his house this week, it illustrated the severity of the country’s repossession situation, writes CONOR POPE
New To Market »
New to the market
NEW TO the market in Dun Laoghaire, is number 2 Connaught Terrace, a large Victorian terraced house overlooking the harbour and close to the Dart station.
On view this weekend
A selection of properties to view this weekend
Commercial Property »
Commercial rents continue to fall - and at a faster pace
With property values still falling, Jack Fagan examines the Q2 results and, below, the IPD’s Phil Tiley looks at the broader picture
Irish Life seeks €12.5m for Nottingham block
IRISH LIFE is planning to offload an office investment at Nottingham in the UK. Savill’s London office is seeking offers in excess of £10,440,000 (€12,500,286) for the seven-year- old office block, which will show a net initial yield of 7.5 per cent.
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