Exploring the past of homes with hidden histories
HOW did a house in Westmeath built on the lands of ancient kings of Ireland inspire popstar Michael Jackson when he lived there in 2006? Who planned to rescue Marie Antoinette and hide her in a house in Dingle? And who killed five clients and buried them in the basement of her brothel, now a youth hostel in Temple Bar?
Hot deals on stoves
BARGAIN HUNTER: Any Ross O’Carroll-Kellyites who have recently toasted their buns in front of the newly installed fireplace in Kiely’s pub in Donnybrook will have marvelled at the heat the Kingstar Elm inset stove emits. It has 82 per cent efficiency and burns turf and wood at such a high heat that you can vacuum up the ashes in the morning.
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News »
- Prices 'down 60%-plus'
MANY PEOPLE selling their homes are still looking for prices higher than buyers are likely to pay – and the difference between asking and selling prices can be as much as 20 per cent.
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Comment »
- Six reasons why the market will be slow to recover
An oversupply of housing and continued uncertainty are among reasons there is little hope of growth in the residential market, argues LORCAN SIRR
- Talking Property
We can learn from the last time we had a property tax, says EDEL MORGAN
Interiors »
- Art deco discounts
BARGAIN HUNTER: Niall Mullen Antiques (01-4538948, niallmullenantiques.com) has moved showroom from 105 to 57 Francis Street and has discounted all stock on view at the old premises. These include a restored art deco Challen walnut framed upright piano, the kind used by the Beatles at Abbey Road, reduced from €4,850 to €4,000.
- Give boards the chop
BARGAIN HUNTER: Organisation zealots will love Joseph Joseph’s index white chopping boards that help limit food cross contamination in the kitchen and also minimise counter top storage needs.
Fine Art & Antiques »
Stellar year for Yeats and Chinese pottery
It was a year of many auction highlights and heart-warming stories
2011: The year in quotes
“The little bit of material prosperity has ruined them.”
Gardens »
A great glasshouse revival
The long-buried Victorian glasshouses and frames in the walled garden at Ashtown Castle in the Phoenix Park are to be restored and put on public view, writes FIONNUALA FALLON
In search of a holly in white
There is something captivating about a white-berried holly and while it is widely believed that the last of it was destroyed in Tyrone in the 1960s, the search continues, writes FIONNULA FALLON
Features »
50 years on, townhouse featured in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' for sale
ON THE MARKET for a cool $5.85 million (€4.49 million), number 169 East 71st Street, on the Upper East Side in Manhattan, is a house with a past. Its façade played a leading part in Breakfast at Tiffany’s where the lead role of Holly Golightly was played by Audrey Hepburn.
- Little relief for investors who bought in boom years
While welcoming the decision not to restrict Section 23 relief in the Budget, landlords are feeling besieged by the challenges facing them, writes FIONA REDDAN
Commercial Property »
- Stockbroker seeks new headquarters in D2 or D4
The departure of Davy from Dawson Street may well prompt the redevelopment of the Hibernian Way office and shopping complex
Shop sale: Aldi store on Parnell Street sells for €4.5 million
AN ISRAELI businessman has paid €4.5 million for the Aldi retail investment at Parnell Street in Dublin. The investment will show a net initial yield of 7.9 per cent, according to Jacqueline Fitzpatrick of Savills. The sale was carried out at the request of Kieran Wallace of KPMG who is receiver to a subsidiary company of South Dublin Construction.
New To Market »
Lodge living: Longford lakeside home comes with its own harbour
BUILT IN 2006, Bantry Lodge in Aghakeel, Lanesborough, Co Longford comes with its own deep-water harbour on Lough Ree, the second largest lake on the Shannon.
Price down on D14 cottage
A THREE-BEDROOM cottage on Dundrum Road opposite the gates of the Central Mental Hospital has had a €50,000 price cut and is now for sale through agent Felicity Fox for €425,000.
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