2 Temple Villas, Palmerston Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6

Well-loved property with pretty gardens is close to Palmerston Park and the Luas

51 Pearse Brothers Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

Cleverly reconfigured and smartly finished family home in sought-after south Dublin

David Ashmore, David Byrne, Louise Kenny, David Bewley and Stephen Day of Lisney Sotheby’s International Realty

Clients of Sotheby’s International Realty’s Irish office include Chris de Burgh

33 Victoria Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6.

Period house on a quiet road close to the village that is ready to walk into

21 Glandore Park, Mounttown Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin.

Modern home extended to create lots of storage and a clever attic conversion

 RIAI judges praised 55 Percy Place’s ‘skilful mix of commercial and apartment uses, its sophisticated design and handling of materials’. Photograph: Jason Ennis

ODOS Architects commended for providing example of how to develop brownfield sites

 32 Mount Pleasant Avenue Upper

Early Victorian house is located between Ranelagh and Rathmines villages

Architect Dermot Bannon: ‘Design doesn’t have to cost a fortune.’  Photograph: Crispin Rodwell

In Open Door, architects offer hour-long consultations in return for charity donations

213 Upper Rathmines Road

Four-bedroom mid-terrace house has had a cosy refit and a modern extension

16 Palmerston Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6

Well-preserved six-bed home with large garden in a quiet part of Rathmines

This four-bed property on Bushy Park Road has ample living space and a long garden

Period four-bed property situated close to desirable Donnybrook and the city centre

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Surveyors to mark International Women’s Day with launch of mentoring programme

Chris de Burgh’s house at Bushey Park, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow

Singer’s Enniskerry mansion first came to the market in 2019 seeking €12.5m

54 Melvin Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W

This 1940s terraced house has a very private garden with a storage shed

73 Richmond Park, Monkstown, Co Dublin

With converted attic and extended kitchen, every inch of space is used

8 Stirling Park, Orwell Road, Dublin 14

Built in the 1980s, this upgraded and extended house is full of light

35 Mountain View Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6

Built in 1910, this family home has been sympathetically upgraded

Liam and Sue McLoughlin with Max and Toby at home in Tahilla, Sneem, Co Kerry.  Photograph: Valerie O’Sullivan

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26 Mount Pleasant Square, Ranelagh, Dublin 6.

Three-bed with extended kitchen has plenty of room for a family in heart of Ranelagh

12 Merton Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6

Family home in near-original condition with long back garden beside the Luas

33 Garville Lane, Rathgar, Dublin 6

Well-connected home in quiet cul de sac off Rathgar Avenue is in walk-in condition

Kincora, 58 North Avenue, Mount Merrion, Co Dublin

Extended 1950s home for €1.15m in the heart of a well-established neighbourhood

Walkers along the River Dodder at Milltown. Photograph: Alan Betson

Around the Block: Planning application for former Smurfit Paper Mills adjacent to River Dodder includes taller blocks

24 Grand Canal Street Lower, Dublin 2

Terraced Edwardian on Grand Canal Street Lower has been restored to a warm family home

Number 54 Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6

Period Sandford Road property has been transformed from 11 flats to luxurious four-bed

The competition brief for students is to work in groups to plan, design and market a new sustainable residential development. Photograph: iStock

Around the Block: Competition now open for students to design a sustainable development

Aidan Murray, manager of the  Sneem Digital Hub, at the launch of the town’s free concierge service

Aidan Murray helps people find ‘properties that are for sale but don’t appear on websites’

77 Ranelagh Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6

Three-bed close to the village and the city has a family-friendly layout

43 Leeson Park: John Rocha and his wife, Odette, converted the house back from bedsits

Buyer believed to have paid just under asking price for designer’s Dublin 6 four-bed

95 Leinster Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6

Modernised, flexible four-bed with garden office in a convenient location

Glenmore, 63 Orwell Park, Rathgar, Dublin 6

Detached five-bed family home with original features is set on large gardens

15 St Kevin’s Park, Dartry, Dublin 6

This redbrick home on a quiet cul-de-sac is a magazine feature that’s ready to walk into

14 South Dock Street, Ringsend, Dublin 4

Well-located home at the heart of a thriving community

7 Beatty’s Avenue, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Cleverly reconfigured terraced home beside the quiet Dodder river path

Number 51 Dawson Street. Photograph: Donal Murphy

Turning the floors above businesses into housing is tricky. Here’s how it works in practice

26 Primrose Street, Broadstone, Dublin 7

Dublin 7 redbrick in friendly neighbourhood close to the city centre

62 Lombard Street West, Dublin 8: property extends to 1,237sq ft

Three-bed home on Lombard Street West with period features but in need of an upgrade

St Joseph’s, 10 Belgrove Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3

North Dublin home of Blades trumpeter Frank Duff, on Belgrove Road, has big landscaped garden

Friars Inch Meadows, Bleach Road, Kilkenny

Friars Inch Meadows, on Bleach Road, has mature gardens and plenty of room for a growing family

18A Ardee Street, Dublin 8

This refurbished two-bedroom terrace sits in a thriving, fast-changing part of Dublin 8

69 Wellington Lane, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Interior designer has reimagined this city pad as a plush two-bed with attic conversion

Sandymount Castle Court, off Gilford Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4: duplexes above apartments

Well-designed apartments, duplexes and houses scheme in sought-after D4 village

Oakley Manor, 46 Oakley Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6

End-of-terrace 1850s house on historic Oakley Road offers 250sq m and a 90ft garden

72 Shanid Road, Harold’s Cross, Dublin D6W

Reconfigured 1930s house has well-designed garden which catches the sun all day

Westbrook, 5 Green Park, Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin 14.

Bright,1950s Kenny-built five-bed on 0.3 acres opposite Milltown Golf Club

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland said it gives every opportunity for those who are found to be misusing the title to comply with the legislation, and that prosecution is a last resort. Photograph: iStock

RIAI and SCSI welcome court judgment against man who misrepresented himself

An aerial view of the property and its surroundings.

Victorian villa on Temple Road, Dublin 6, was the Brazilian ambassador’s residence for 25 years

84 Palmerston Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6: quickly sale-agreed for a sum in excess of the €2.15m asking price

Around the Block: Agents taken aback by speed at which prime properties are trading

West end of the house showing Ronnie Tallon’s study, and oak sculpture by Michael Warren.

Tallon won the 1971 RIAI housing medal for this three-bed hme in an idyllic setting

165 Rathgar Road and 5 Rathgar Place, Rathgar, Dublin 6.

Rathgar Road home is laid out as a comfortable three-bed over a separate basement

Built in 1800, this four-storey over-basement home is cosy as well as classical

Parklets in Cork incorporate pollinator-friendly planting and must be available for public use

Around the Block: Requests for ‘parklet partners’ draw big response from businesses and community groups in Fingal and Cork

Hillside, 3 Braemor Park, Orwell Road, Churchtown in Dublin 14 extends to 253sq m (2,724sq ft).

Large, carefully upgraded family home off Orwell Road in Churchtown with sunshine in every corner

Number 84 Palmerston Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6.

Three-bedroom Victorian home on prime Rathmines road has an option to extend

78 South Park, Foxrock, Dublin 18: online auction scheduled for June 10th with a guide price of €625,000

Foxrock house auction model will allow seller, but not buyer, to change their mind

Chestnut Lane, Dangan, Co Galway

Chestnut Lane is one of a handful of homes created by renowned modernist architect

The apartments at Eden Gate, Delgany, Co Wicklow

Winner will get apartment in Delgany with all legal fees and stamp duty paid

10 Chelmsford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6

Period terraced home just off the main street has had an elegant upgrade

The Michael Scott-designed bus depot on the corner of Beaver Row and the Stillorgan dual carriageway is noteworthy for its concrete barrel-vaulted roof, and well-connected neighbours. Photograph: Alan Betson

State-owned bus company looks at alternative uses for seven garages in the capital

Bloomfield House, Bloomfield Avenue, Donnybrook, Dublin 4

Bloomfield House was home to the family of Robert Emmet in the early 19th century

The proposed development at Orr’s Terrace, fronting Clanbrassil Street.

Mixed reaction to central Dublin mixed-use development just inside the Grand Canal

14 Auburn Avenue, Donnybrook, Dublin 4.

Modernised and extended Auburn Avenue four-bed has Herbert Park on its doorstep

Greenfields, a four/five-bed home on 1.5 acres at Magheramore, near Brittas Bay

Properties have been sailing past their asking prices at the coastal Co Wicklow resort

Selskar, 23 Knocknacree Park, Dalkey, Co Dublin.

Knocknacree Park four-bed boasts character and uninterrupted views

Sheemore, number 1 Cunningham Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin.

Four-bed on half an acre with scope to extend in one of city’s most sought-after coastal locations

3 Orwell Park Square, Dartry, Dublin 6

This comfortable home in Orwell Park, Rathgar, is both efficient and low maintenance

3 Cloister Close, Blackrock, Co Dublin

Four-bed 1990s home in convenient location with flexible footprint

11 Maxwell Square, Rathmines: 112q m three-bed on sale for €725,000.

11 Maxwell Square offers you energy-efficient semi and clever design in Rathmines

Wolfstown House is for sale at €925,000 through Sherry FitzGerald Country Homes. Photograph: Niamh Whitty/www.pictureitsold.ie

Turnkey home with more than 3 acres of space for an exercise circuit and kitchen garden

The modern extension at 6 Merton Road is  by award-winning architects de Blacam & Meagher

6 Merton Road is a bright, spacious Edwardian with a flexible, thoughtful layout

Number 23 Marlborough Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 has quality double glazing that keeps out traffic noise

Number 23 Marlborough Road is a calm retreat around the corner from Donnybrook

Joyce Hickey’s tarragon chicken

Six-ingredient supper: Chicken with tarragon and mushroom sauce

Gerry Hickey:  served for many years as treasurer of the Irish Kennel Club

Wise and genial man with a gift for music

Number 6 Palmerston Road, Dublin 6 is 277sq m (2,982sq ft)

This fine 1860s house, enveloped in greenery, has been lovingly restored from the top down

Restored Victorian close to city centre blends original features with an up-to-date feel

Brian Dowling as the Genie, Donal Brennan as Aladdin, Nadia Forde as Princess Jasmine, Rob Murphy as Buffy, Alan Hughes as Sammy Sausages (and in back row Carl Stallwood as Abbanazar)in  Aladdin at the Tivoli Theatre

Fathers beware: in the Tivoli panto there is nowhere to hide from Buffy Twanky

‘I have learned that full lungs keep you up, that thrashing slows you down and that underwater is a calming place.’ Photograph: iStock

"My mother, who had bad memories of a strong current and a woollen swimsuit, never forced the issue"

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Broadside: I soon grew tired of misery when my friends and family rallied around

Joyce Hickey and her son, Louis, visit the Cornwall eco park where nature is celebrated and curated

Patrick Logue and all the family  head for Termonfeckin beach on Christmas morning, come hail rain or snow. In 2010 actually was snow on the beach.

Our annual dunk has no charity element, which lends it a tremendous air of integrity

 Christing Guckian, from Roscommon, with Nibbles and Kail, two Dogue de Bordeaux, at the St Patrick’s Celtic Winners Dog Show at the National Show Centre, Dublin. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times.

At the Irish Kennel Club’s flagship show, a microcosm of life will be on display

In her new book, Cut the Crap, Ruth Field says we should all stop eating rubbish food. Joyce Hickey asks her just what kind of rub(...)

A night on a hospital trolley: discomfort and frustration

Even for a moderately ill patient, sleeping on a trolley was an unnerving experience

Liz Yeates, who has had breast cancer and is now well: ‘Early detection is everything when it comes to treating cancer.’ Photograph: Dave Meehan

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