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€15m fairytale castle in the kingdom of Kerry
Gargoyles guard the gates of this remarkable 21st century
castle, built from the ruins of a folly in the woods overlooking
Kenmare Bay writes Property Editor
Orna Mulcahy
New to Market
Architect designed house is open plan and bright
Dublin 6: €1.85m A house by O'Mahony Pike Architects in Ranelagh shows how successful open-plan living with well-planned storage can be, writes Alanna GallagherPretty city-centre cottage that has been spruced up and extended
Phibsborough: €625,000 A villa-style property in a quiet cul-de-sac on the city side of Phibsborough village is for sale by private treaty through Lisney at €625,000.The faithful restoration of a former parochial house
Co Kildare: €3.7m A former parochial house on 23 acres which has been faithfully restored by a Georgian specialist. It is now for sale at €3.7 million by private treaty with Kildare agents JJ Egan Auctioneers.Classic farmhouse with orchard
Co Tipperary: €1.5m A manageable five-bedroom country house on 20 acres near Cahir, in Co Tipperary is on the market asking €1.5 million through Clonmel agent PF Quirke & Co.
Irish man toasts new life as Jerez hotelier Hotels
David Murray was so taken by the sherry region on a trip to Spain he opened a boutique hotel there, writes Rose DoyleGetting a toehold in Calabria in Italy's deep south
Buying in Italy Apartments and villas in Calabria, the rapidly developing region in the boot of Italy, cost from €85,000. Mary Wilson reports
Muffled groans across city as Bank puts rates up again
Forewarned wasn't forearmed says Angela Pertusini - so when the base rate of interest went up to 5.75 per cent this week, homeowners wondered how they could cut costs nowStrong rents, Ground Zero tax relief make Wall Street an attractive buy
Buying in New York The USA property market may be troubled but there is a bubble over New York city, protecting values in the metropolitan area.
The challenge of stimulating children through design
Childcare facilities have mushroomed in recent years, but they're not always designed to provide stimulating places for kids, writes Frank McDonald , Environment Editor
SalesResults Sandymount Green house makes €2.25 million
With the auction market heading into its summer lull, estate agents are still working through the large supply of property remaining on their books. In Sandymount, Sherry FitzGerald has sold Castleville, a four-bedroom Victorian semi-detached house overlooking the Green which had been on the market since last year.Parlous sector looks to Parlon
The surprise appointment of Tom Parlon as director general of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) will be welcomed by an industry that's facing difficult times ahead.Green fee looks safe at Foxrock golf site
The news that Foxrock Golf Club is not to be included in a new architectural conservation area (ACA) means its lush green acres might eventually be developed for housing.The real price on Ailesbury
Sometimes we get it wrong, but when we do, we like to set the record straight as soon as possible. In the case of a large Victorian house at 21 Ailesbury Road, the sale of which was reported last week, we said that it had fetched "over €13 million" in private treaty negotiations.Rocha docklands pad still up for grabs
Auctions have been failing left right and centre, so it's no surprise that the Irish Hospice Foundation was unable to attract serious bidders to compete for its charity venture - to sell a fully-furnished apartment at Crosbie's Yard in the north Docklands.
WORTH THE INVESTMENT?
The address: 96 Castleheath, off the Swords Road, Malahide, Co Dublin.
Auctions as Gaeilge
Connemara: €500,000 A pair of ramshackle stone cottages with potential in the Gaeltacht could be a bargain in any language, says Fiona TyrrellOn the waterfront: from Lough Dan to Dalkey, by lake and by sea
Co Wicklow: €1.85m Whether it's a cottage by a hidden lake in the Wicklow hills or suburban houses by the sea, homes by water command top prices
Beacon Gateway seeks opening
A dramatic arched 24-storey building will provide a new gateway to Landmark Development's Beacon district in Sandyford, Dublin 18.Dublin chopper hanger gets the chop
Property developer Gerry Gannon's bid to build a helicopter hangar close to Dublin Airport has been refused by Fingal County Council.Apartments on Brian Boru site
A landmark pub in Phibsborough, mentioned in James Joyce's Ulysses, is set to be partially demolished to make way for an apartment scheme.Planning & Development
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Private 100-bed hospital in Dundalk seeks the go-ahead Plans for a new private hospital and office development in Dundalk, Co Louth, are due to be lodged with Louth County Council shortly.Diary
IAVI Course: urban development and investment appraisal. July 20th/21st and July 27th/28th, 9am to 1pm. Course facilitator: Dr Brendan Williams.
