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Ambassador's Killiney house for €17 million
The Canadian government is selling its Irish residence on nine acres of parkland with dramatic sea views. Frances O'Rourke reports.

British selling house ambassador never moved into
The British government is to sell Marlay Grange, the Rathfarnham house it acquired as a new ambassadorial residence in 2000 but never used. The 10-bedroom Victorian house on 12 acres at Grange Road, Dublin 16, was purchased by the British Foreign Office for around €9 million.

New to Market

Good sized apartment with verdant views
Dublin 4: €1.5m: This three-bedroom penthouse in Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, sits in tree-rich grounds, writes Rose Doyle
Former Florence nursing home restored with care
Bray: €1.8m: The last time 6 Florence Terrace in Bray, Co Wicklow, was on the market it was a very different proposition than it is now. It was one of four houses that had, several years previously, been knocked together to form a nursing home.
Old Burnaby home is surrounded by large garden with tree house
Greystones: €1.4m: An attractive villa-style bungalow with generous family accommodation will be auctioned on October 18th, through Hassett Estate Agents with an AMV of €1.4 million.
Diplomatic values
What Dublin's embassies are worth...
Architects, actors and musicians have all been by
Dublin 6: €1.675m: In its short life, this house has already seen more than its fair share of architects, musicians and stars of the small and silver screen, writes Emma Cullinan .
Comfort and style combo
Rathfarnham: €1.75m: When architect Michael McGill and his interior designer wife Michelle decided to build their own home in Rathfarnham their combined talents resulted in a family home that successfully mixes comfort with style.
Views out to sea in Dublin
Portmarnock: €4.5m: With an upstairs east-facing panoramic view that takes in Portrane, Malahide, Lambay Island and Howth, Sea Haven is a spacious four-bedroom house within walking distance of the Coast Road at Portmarnock. It is for sale through Knight Frank Ganly Walters for €4.5 million.
PITCH US YOUR HOUSE
Lecturer's Dundalk redbrick for €410,000. The seller: Vona Groarke.
Home Truths
As the world's tallest tower is launched in Chicago, Edel Morgan gets high anxiety about life at the top.

New Homes

Houses in grounds of former country estate
Castleknock: from €1.2m: Large stylish houses in the former grounds of Somerton House have a hotel and leisure centre nearby and come with golf membership, writes Fiona Tyrrell
Homes near Ashbourne centre
Co Meath: from €335,000: Twenty-five well-presented homes at a new residential development beside Ashbourne town centre in Co Meath come to the market this week.
Mix of styles in scheme with good links
Dublin 18: from €375,000: Houses, duplexes and apartments go on sale today at Carrickmines Manor, a €200 million development taking shape off Glenamuck Road in Dublin 18, close to where the new Luas extension is under construction.
Shops and Luas on doorstep
Dublin 24: from €265,000: Show units go on view for the first time at a development beside Tallaght shopping centre, Dublin 24, where prices start at €265,000.
Views over bay and mountains
Co Dublin: from €430,000: A new phase of the €150 million Parkview development at Stepaside, Co Dublin, is being launched today.
New phase of family houses offered at Castlegrange
Dublin 15: from €355,000: Four-bedroom houses are on sale for the first time in this development near Blanchardstown, where two and three-beds are also on offer writes Fiona Tyrrell
Weavers Hall, where everyone gets a balcony
Dublin 15: from €320,000: Weavers Hall is a new development of apartments at Clonsilla, Dublin 15 where prices start at €320,000.
Cedars homes designed to be low energy
Swords: from €365,000: A new phase of the Cedars, at Ridgewood, near Swords, will be on view this weekend with range of showhouses.
Good mix of styles and sizes in Delgany scheme
Co Wicklow: from €330,000: Hooke & MacDonald is launching a new Cosgrave development in Delgany, Co Wicklow, that will attract a wide range of purchasers, from families to downsizers and first-time buyers. Prices are pared to suit a strong buyers' market and finish is excellent.
Waterfront apartments in town centre development
Arklow: from €425,000: Overlooking the Avoca river, Bridgewater Quay has a mix of spacious homes with a stylish fit-out, writes Fiona Tyrrell
Family houses in pretty village
Co Wexford: from €355,000: A small scheme of family homes in Craanford village, Co Wexford, come to the market this weekend.
Riverside apartments with links
Bray: from €355,000: Apartments go on sale today at Riversdale, a Cosgrave development on the banks of the River Dargle at Bray, Co Wicklow.
Buy-to-let customers first to be burnt by lenders
LondonCalling: Buy-to-let borrowers are traditionally lenders' best customers - but they're an easy target to go after in the credit crunch, says Angela Pertusini

International Property

Why the Irish head for the new family holiday hotspot
Croatian Coast: Nowhere in Istria is further than a short drive from the Adriatic, the food is divine and the countryside unspoiled, writes Kate McMorrow .
Fairytale castles selling for a song
Castles in Germany: Noble German families are selling their family homes for as little as €1m. Derek Scally reports.
New homes in medieval village
Buying in France: A development of apartments in Grimaud, a medieval hilltop village overlooking the bay of St Tropez, are for sale off plans from over €200,000 to €554,000.

Architecture

Ando the starchitect - and the meaning of life
Japanese architect Tadao Ando - the heavyweight champion of concrete, according to Bono - held a sellout gig in Dublin this week. Emma Cullinan reports.

The Market

Detached D6 redbrick sells for €3.15m at auction
Sales Results: Lisney fetched a strong price of €3.15 million at a well attended auction yesterday for Sleepy Hollow, 5a Temple Villas, Palmerston Road, Dublin 6, a three-bed redbrick detached house.
AROUND THE BLOCK
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Country Living

Luxury golf lodges by a castle on an island
Holiday Homes: Lodges in the grounds of Waterford Castle come with cool interiors, golf course membership and tax breaks. Michael Parsons reports.

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Mortgages

WORTH THE INVESTMENT?
Address: Rochford Manor, Trim, Co Meath, Agent: Raymond Potterton Auctioneers. Property: three-bedroom townhouse priced €299,000.

Take Five

Take five @ around €1.5 million
Gunne is asking €1.5 million for 13 Gilford Avenue, a three-bedroom terraced house in Sandymount, Dublin 4. We find properties at a similar price in France, Portugal, Italy and Australia.

Planning

Locals appeal €300m scheme planned for Stepaside area
Stepaside residents are challenging Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council's decision to approve a massive €300 million residential development on the eastern side of the Enniskerry Road next to Aiken's Village in Co Dublin.
Group opposes Sandyford plan
The newly formed Sandyford Action Group has criticised the Draft Sandyford Framework Plan as a "completely inadequate document".
RHA gets permission for refurb
Watch this Space: The Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) at 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2 has been granted planning permission by Dublin City Council for a 10-year refurbishment of its premises.
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