Homes

Blueprint for avoiding cottage squeeze 

Cottages are eternally romantic, particularly when they are characterful period homes in a scheme which overlooks a river filled with wildlife.

Architect-designed detached house near the Grand Canal in Co Offaly 

Pretty though it is, the village of Shannon Harbour, where the Grand Canal meets the River Shannon in County Offaly, has a sad sight at the heart of it.

Game, set and match in Blackrock semi with room to rest and play 

It would be a waste not to take up tennis if you lived at 65 Barclay Court in Blackrock, Co Dublin. It's not much more than 100 metres from the entrance to Carraig Tennis club, where...

1930s reborn with Boyd Cody 

Design features in older homes were sometimes deployed for unexpected purposes which could surprise us today. Until now you might have reasonably considered that the recessed porches appearing in Dublin homes from the 1930s were put there just to provide a dry space to shake your...

High life with a dash of lime 

A linden is an older name for a lime fruit and it pops up here and there in street names in parts of south Dublin.

Four on the market: near the M50 

These four properties come with the added bonus of close proximity to the M50.

Would you spend three years living in a garage to build your dream home? 

Could you endure living in a garage for three years while the house of your dreams was being built? Well, that is exactly what committed couple Joseph and Pamela Hayes did, along with their five...

Escape the city and take off for the Orient in Beaumont's urban garden 

You might think there's only so much you can do with a suburban garden. Take a flat, geometric shape, smother it in lawn seed, throw in a bit of hedging and an ornamental cherry or two, and...

Twin tub pad in Malahide 

Have you ever considered buying a hot tub? A bit of unadulterated luxury that would, for a brief outdoor soak with a flute of bubbly in hand, place you momentarily in the realms of the pampered private jet set.

Four on the market: two-beds in Dublin 8 

A choice of four two-bed properties currently on the market in Dublin 8.

Four on the market: north city homes under €400k 

These four northside properties could be yours for under €400,000.

Burst into song at refurbished dormer bungalow in Clonskeagh near UCD 

Heidelberg, at Ardilea in Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, is part of that warren of housing estates south-west of UCD that are all named after prestigious universities.

Hidden depths: an estate house with its own indoor swimming pool 

An indoor swimming pool is a luxury you might expect to find only in a multimillion luxury pad on its own grounds - not exactly something you'd think would turn up at an estate house in a Dublin...

Racing champion couple decide to sell their idyllic rural home 

From the roar of motor racing at Mondello to the peace and quiet of sleepy Killenard in Co Laois, Formula Vee racing champions, Ray and Paula Moore, have long been used to a dual-speed...

Once home to Ireland's oldest man Paddy Gleeson, this magical Clare cottage is a time capsule 

A tiny rural cottage placed for sale at Kealderra in East Clare, that was once home to Ireland's oldest man, has been opened up for the first time in...

Clane as a new pin in Kildare ... and with 1.3 acres just 35km from capital 

Back in 1995, when Hoganswood House was built on the outskirts of Clane, Co Kildare, the place was a very small town.

Four on the market: in Templeogue, Dublin 6 

A choice of four properties currently on the market in Templeogue.

Authentic Victorian farmhouse close to the shores of Dundalk Bay 

It may have acquired a newish sort of look, but in fact Marsh Farm House, at Mooretown, Co Louth, is classic - and authentic - Victoriana. It was built about 1860 according to the National Inventory...

New replica Victorian by Dermot Bannon's builders is your only man, says this couple 

​From 1950s and 1960s semis to a period Victorian and a 1930s bungalow, Dublin couple Lorraine and Rob Greenhalgh have lived in all sorts of houses.

Kerry home with sea view and veranda on stilts is cheaper than a city semi-d 

The green, green grass of home was something the owner of this elevated Kerry abode was delighted to see when she returned from Australia in 1997.

Beach-front home next to blue-flag swimming area in Wexford goes on the market 

The year 1959 saw Hawaii and Alaska join the United States, Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba, the Soviet Luna 2 became the first man made...

Four Dublin homes with garden rooms currently on the market 

These four Dublin houses come with the addition of a garden room.

Shuttered sash windows, and original floors and doors in Dublin's North Strand 

Compositors, those masters of a trade that has now been all but annihilated by digital printing, tended to be gentlemanly types. They were modest,...

Four homes on the market for under €500k in Dublin 4 

A choice of four properties which can be yours for under €500,000 in Dublin 4.

Holiday home owner converts rat-infested dilapidated 'shed' into a seaside dream 

When someone buys a dilapidated house these days, it's almost a given that the devastation will be even worse than originally thought at the time of...

The humble back garden is fast becoming a place of work as well as play - outdoor rooms from €15k are in greater demand 

It’s a space that most of us associate with tending plants, children running about, or having friends...

Welcome to Malahide: A house so perfect that prospective purchasers can move straight in 

Karibu Sana means 'Welcome' in Swahili and, while there's no obvious connection between Co Dublin and the Great Lakes region of Africa, there's...

Five idyllic homes on the market with an artist's studio 

A selection of five properties which come with their own artist's studio.

Views towards the Irish Sea from post-crash development in Dublin 18 

Hillfield, a small and elite development in Rathmichael, Dublin 18, is in an enviable setting, with long views east towards the Irish Sea. That's not the main reason it's noteworthy though.

Four on the market: with convertable outbuildings 

These four properties come with the added attraction of convertible outbuildings included.

Breathing new life into terraced city pad 

When owners Linda and Keith bought No 1 Richmond Crescent in 2006, everyone thought they were mad. It was the height of the boom though, and like to many other house hunters, they were...

Will Ferrell reportedly buys historic lakeside home in Cavan 

Hollywood actor Will Ferrell has reportedly purchased a home in Co Cavan.

Singing priest Fr Ray Kelly sold old parochial house which has been resurrected to its former glory: take a look inside 

When the singing priest, Father Ray Kelly, visited the Old Parochial House at  Moylagh near...

Revamped Dun Laoghaire semi has huge appeal for young families 

Artist Wassily Kandinsky said that "colour is a power which directly influences the soul". Although that was way back in 1911, he could have been directing a message towards modern day interior...

Four keenly priced homes on the market within 100km of the M50 

A choice of four keenly priced properties which offer ample space and are within striking distance of the M50.

Greystones 4-bed home sold for €505k last year... Now it's on the market for €675k 

Greystones is looking mighty fine on a bright, crisp Monday morning, its leaf-strewn pavements pounded by runners determined to get the week off to a...

Four-bed Dublin home has floor-to-ceiling glass doors and a Smeg gas cooker range 

Anyone who believes that grassroots activism doesn't help a housing crisis might ponder the story of the Reverend David Henry Hall, a Church of...

Irish thatched home, for the price of a city semi, has three-storey-high grand dining hall 

There's a perception that those who go looking for homes in the commuter belt are in search of a three or four-bed semi in an estate. And many...

Eye-catching fairy tale house near Tullamore is not as old as it appears 

There can be only serious disadvantage to living in a property like Idle Corner House, at Blueball, near Tullamore in Co Offaly, and it's this: you'll have no sooner sat down to your elevenses than a party...

Four on the market: in Co Wicklow 

A choice of four properties on the market in Co Wicklow.

There's room to grow at modern neo-Georgian mansion near Navan 

The Randalstown estate near Navan, Co Meath, became famous in the early 20th century for pioneering the growing of tobacco in Ireland. It was an experiment by the landlord, Sir Nugent...

Good bones in Drogheda period pad less than 40km from Dublin airport 

It is reported that five human skeletons were unearthed during the building of St Mary's Cottages in Drogheda back in 1891.

Take a look inside this modern three-bed property in Naas which just hit the market for €415,000 

The 'traditional' Dublin commuter belt around Kildare and Meath, has seen huge prices rises taking place through the past five years, with values...

Singer Tori Amos is selling her beloved Irish home 

Singer Tori Amos is selling her beloved Georgian home in Kinsale, Co Cork.

Italian family leaves legacy of sunshine with huge windows and open-plan spaces in this Milan-influenced mews 

The vendors of 11d Grosvenor Lane in Rathmines are Italian nationals who have recently returned...

Owners restore 'cold and miserable' Georgian mansion back to its former glory 

About 20 years ago, a stranger walked up the drive of Harmony Hall, a once splendid Georgian mansion in the district of Glasson, Co Westmeath. Her...

Grab a rare opportunity to buy into recently-built Blackrock cul-de-sac 

Estate agents rarely describe any neighbourhood in Blackrock, Co Dublin, without using the word "exclusive". And Grove Paddock is about as exclusive as they come - certainly in the sense...

One in a Rahillion on show 

The beaches on the hammerhead-shaped Donabate peninsula were bursting with day-trippers cooling down during the summer heatwave. But a growing cohort are choosing to settle down for good in the scenic north Dublin coastal town.

Four on the market: in Portmarnock 

A choice of four properties currently available to buy in the popular coastal village.

Back to school at renovated and converted semi-d in Glenageary 

The back garden of 7B Woodley Road backs onto the grounds of Our Lady of Good Counsel boys' and girls' schools in Glenageary, Co Dublin.

Four on the market: thatched houses 

A choice of four thatched houses which are currently on the market.