Debate on property regulation bill to start in Seanad next weekLEGISLATION: THE DEBATE on the second stage of the Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009, published this week by the Government…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Idyllic country homes - for half the priceCountry houses have plunged in value along with their Dublin counterpartsThu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Sandycove makeover mixes period and modernSANDYCOVE: €1.275M: A HANDSOME bay-windowed Victorian villa at 1a Lower Albert Road in Sandycove, Co Dublin, is a house of two…Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
Keeping it country near the heart of southside suburbDUN LAOGHAIRE: €675,000: A COTTAGE-style house close to the centre of Dún Laoghaire which has been renovated and refurbished…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
On view this weekendA house that once belonged to General Eoin O’Duffy and one backing onto Castle Golf Club in Rathfarnham are among those on view…Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
Villas in Barbados with views from sea to shining seaTHE CARIBBEAN : Holiday homes high on a golf course in Barbados have views from the Caribbean to the AtlanticThu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
No joy in Budget for hard-hit property industryMost estate agents believe that the Budget won't help get the market moving - but some see it positively.Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Businessman's Biarritz portfolio for saleBUYING IN FRANCE: An apartment in a château, a studio apartment and a five-bed villa are on the market in BiarritzThu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Revamped Clonfadda home is calm but cosyBLACKROCK: €1.75M: There’s a touch of Zen calm about this five-bed family homeThu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Cuba, Switzerland two property hotspots of 2009BUYING ABROAD: CUBA, SWITZERLAND and Montenegro are three of five property hotspots to watch out for in 2009, according to a…Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Sale and leasebacks in former distilleryFRANCE: IN 1908, American tycoon John Rockefeller wanted to buy a castle in south-west France, take it apart and reassemble …Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Hotel suites by lake from €195,000CANADA: STUDIO AND one-bedroom suites in a waterfront apart-hotel, The Rosseau, in a tourist resort two hours north of Toronto…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Surge in overseas sales led to special 'Irish price'Cheap flights, cheap mortgages and sizeable equity at home were key factors that led Irish people to buy second homes abroadThu Sept 18 2008 - 01:00
Cairo apartments recall Belle EpoqueAPARTMENTS inspired by Cairo's Belle Époque era are being offered to Irish investors from €98,000 to €252,000.Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
Blackrock mews for €1.85mTHE CELTIC Tiger has moved on, but a large modern house tucked away off Carysfort Avenue in Blackrock, Co Dublin, has all the…Thu Jul 31 2008 - 01:00
View from Dalkey hillsideTHE VIEWS from a large family home, a short walk from Dalkey village and a few steps away from Killiney Hill Park, take in a …Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
Consumer body to discuss prices with estate agentsCONCERNS ABOUT the supply of misleading information about house price sales are to be raised this morning by the National Consumer…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
How relaxing is my valley: spa homes north of LisbonPORTUGAL: Deep in Portugal's Douro Valley, a UNESCO Heritage woodland park, a luxury spa resort has been built.Thu Apr 24 2008 - 01:00
Taxman targets foreign property - but drops plan to trawl Savills HOK filesTAX MATTERS: Revenue dropped a request to look at an estate agent's files last week - but is determined to get tax due on foreign…Thu Apr 17 2008 - 01:00
Two times the views from top floor apartment by sea in Sandycove near Forty Foot, DartNew to the Market €950,000: An apartment by the sea in Sandycove, Co Dublin with dual aspect views that take in the Forty Foot…Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Opportunities for agents in Europe, says McCreevyIPAV Convention There are opportunities for Irish estate agents to open for business in Brussels now that the Services Directive…Thu May 31 2007 - 01:00
Sauna, tennis and riding to hounds from period rectoryCo Tipperary/€1.3m: A refurbished five-bedroom Georgian house on five acres near Cashel in Co Tipperary combines period features…Thu Mar 01 2007 - 00:00
Buying in Canada - and the CaribbeanProperty Show: An exhibition of chalets in a remote resort in eastern canada and apartments, cottages and villas in the Caribbean…Thu Jan 25 2007 - 00:00
Direct Cape Verde flights may boost salesInvesting in Africa Interest in property in Cape Verde is getting a boost from today, with the start of scheduled weekly flights…Thu Nov 02 2006 - 00:00
Leasebacks from ?170,000French Sale & Leasebacks: Two French sale and leaseback developments are being offered to Irish investors this weekend, …Thu Sept 21 2006 - 01:00
Family home on a hill overlooking CorribCo Galway: €1m A large family home sitting on two acres on a hill a mile outside Oughterard, Co Galway, has a panoramic view…Thu Sept 21 2006 - 01:00
Conor's homes in Spain, from the coast to the countrysideBuying in Valencia When Skerries man Conor Wilde met a young Spanish student in Dublin 14 years ago, he had no plans to become…Thu Sept 14 2006 - 01:00
. . . and 90 more luxury homes at LodgeSheen Falls Development: Ninety luxury holiday homes will be launched off plans in another five-star development in Kenmare, …Thu Jun 29 2006 - 01:00
Windows on the sea from sheltered spot in KenmareCo Kerry/€5m: It's built of stone and has period features like 18th century fireplaces, Gothic-style arched doors and windows…Thu May 18 2006 - 01:00
Investors may say hello to BerlinGerman Investments: A development of one, two and three-bedroom apartments in the west of Berlin is being offered to Irish investors…Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
Go west to invest in St LuciaProfile: St Lucia: Hurricanes and storms don't seem to have deterred investors from buying homes in two developments on the …Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
Views of city skyline from apartmentsToronto: from € 154,152 One hundred units in Quantum2, a 54-storey residential tower near downtown Toronto, Canada, have been…Thu Oct 13 2005 - 01:00
Ruins with sea views in Connemara 4Co Galway/€300,000: A seaside farm with the ruins of an old stone cottage and outbuildings on Cashel Bay in Cashel, Co Galway…Thu Aug 18 2005 - 01:00
Hotel may be sold with permissionDún Laoghaire Seafront: The Pierre Hotel on Victoria Terrace in Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, may be sold by the developers who …Thu Aug 11 2005 - 01:00
Buying abroad: the bottom lineSoaring house values in Ireland are fuelling the rush to buy holiday homes, with most people who are buying abroad borrowing …Sat Jul 30 2005 - 01:00
Taking the plunge: 10 things you should know1 Use a known, reliable agent Choose an estate agent accredited by Federation of Overseas Property Developers, Agents and Consultants…Sat Jul 30 2005 - 01:00
Dalkey house and lands sell for €10m after auctionA Dublin developer paid €10 million after auction yesterday for Santa Maria, a detached Victorian house on two acres with development…Fri Jun 17 2005 - 01:00
Views of sea and church from VillasGlenageary: €1.2m: The current owner of 1 Claremont Villas, a mid-19th century terraced house just off Adelaide Road in Glenageary…Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Hollybrook: €1.95mA new penthouse in Hollybrook, a development of 48 luxury apartments off Brighton Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18, is to be sold at …Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Georgian in suburbiaCabinteely: €1.5m Kilbogget House is a large early Georgian listed house set incongruously in the middle of a subruban housing…Thu Jul 08 2004 - 01:00
The style is bright in spacious Art Deco-style five-bedCarrickmines/€1.6m: A secluded flat-roofed Art Deco-style house in Carrickmines, designed for himself in 1947 by architect Brendan…Thu Feb 19 2004 - 00:00
Shades of ArabyHollyglen, on Kellystown Road, Ticknock, Sandyford, Co Dublin, is just a few minutes' drive from Lamb Doyle's pub, a mile in …Thu Feb 01 2001 - 00:00
That Girl From Happy. By Judy May Murphy. Wolfhound Press. 304pp, £7.99`Happy" is not a state of being but a place the Happy Lounge a group of young New Yorkers congregate near the start of this novel…Sat Nov 04 2000 - 00:00
Fivebed country living in 19th century Wicklow homeA traditional, but modern, country kitchen/breakfastroom is the heart of Kilquade Hill House, a manageably sized 19th century…Thu Sept 28 2000 - 01:00
Four-bed family home near DART for £480,000-plusFamilies with teenage children are likely to be interested in 12 Dornden Park, a detached 2,280 sq ft four-bedroom bungalow that…Thu Sept 14 2000 - 01:00
Beloved Stranger, by Clare Boylan (Abacus, £6.99 in UK)Reflecting on the books she read as a teenager, Ruth, the grown-up daughter in Clare Boylan's moving and funny novel, observes…Sat Jul 01 2000 - 01:00
£900,000 for refurbished four-bed home in SandycoveHomes with views of the sea carry a premium, and 2 Wilmont Avenue, which sits side-on to the sea at Sandycove, Co Dublin, comes…Thu Feb 24 2000 - 00:00
