Dublin harbours new ambitions, by Nathan Brooker
The Financial Times, Saturday, November 21st 2015 The cluster of tech companies straddling a portion of the river Liffey in central Dublin has earned its rough square mile the predictable — if by now slightly irritating — moniker: “Silicon Docks”. Bandwagoning aside, since the financial crash of 2008 delivered Ireland one of the worst economic…
Top let | Grand designs on the rental market, Sandymount, Dublin
The Irish Independent, Friday, November 20th 2015 Sandymount is always popular with families and many of its turn of the century houses have been upgraded, renovated or extended over the years, making this one of the more expensive and salubrious parts of Dublin. This property, on Tritonville Road, has been effectively demolished and re-built entirely,…
New rental measures are a missed opportunity, by Owen Reilly
The Sunday Independent, Sunday, November 15th 2015 After much speculation, the Government has given us a “rent freeze”. Landlords are obviously not happy – but neither are tenants. Landlords, among them people in negative equity who are struggling to keep their heads above water, feel they are being unfairly tar- geted and unfairly blamed for…
112 Ardoyne House, Pembroke Park, Dublin 4
The Irish Times, Thursday, October 22nd 2015 “Completed in 1966, Ardoyne House is a landmark block located in an enviable position bounded by Herbert Park and just moments from Donnybrook and Ballsbridge villages. Nearly 50 years on, the block remains one of Dublin’s most desirable thanks to its apartments’ good proportions, unparalleled views and desirable…
Stock and prices improving, but have buyers been squeezed out?
The Irish Times, Thursday, October 15th 2015 Last year the market was preoccupied by a lack of suitable family homes. Now, Central Bank lending rules and market forces have restored a normal flow of stock, but are prices beyond the reach of the average ‘trader upper’? What a difference a year can make. This time…
Is it better to buy or rent a docklands apartment? By Linda Daly
The Sunday Times, Sunday, October 4th 2015 “If awards were being handed out for Ireland’s hippest quarter, Grand Canal Dock would be a clear favourite to take the trophy. With its contrast of sparkling new buildings and old-style warehouses, sporting activities taking place on the water against the backdrop of the Bord Gais Energy Theatre and…
BLOG Imagining green roofs in Dublin’s Docklands
Blog Post by Owen Reilly, September 25th 2015 The modern architecture that defines Dublin’s Docklands is a lasting legacy to the developers involved in the regeneration of the last twenty years. Now, motivated by the economy’s upturn, and Dublin City Council’s Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) planning scheme focused on the Grand Canal Dock and North…
Town & Country | Two homes, one price: Town
The Irish Times, Thursday, September 17th 2015 Address: 31 Saunders House, Spencer Dock, Docklands, Dublin 1 “Agents: Owen Reilly and Hooke & MacDonald On the fourth floor of a block by Scott Tallon Walker architects, this two-bedroom, 86 sqm (925.7 sq ft) apartment is dual-aspect. Inside is a living room with off-set kitchen, two bedrooms…
Take me to Churchfields, by Alanna Gallagher
The Irish Times, Thursday, September 17th 2015 When the owners of 32 Churchfields bought their four-bedroom detached house in 1994 they were one of the first families into the then new development of 76 homes built by Galway-based O’Malley Construction who did Wyckham Point in nearby Dundrum. The redbrick houses were built on an eight-acre…