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Irish Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Irish Times
Architects' reimagined Drumcondra three-bed for €595,000
Address : 6 Ferguson Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 Price : €595,000 Agent : Sherry FitzGerald View this property on Dublin Corporation built 600 houses in Drumcondra in 1928 that are set out in a triangular shape between Homefarm Road and Drumcondra Road. The Dublin 9 estate has Ferguson Road on one side and Walsh Road running parallel with connecting roads and keyholes between them. Nearly a century later, most of these homes are privately owned and have been renovated, extended and upgraded. The area is popular with young families as the village is within walking distance, as are a number of schools and creches. There is also the bonus of Griffith Park, a 19-acre public park that runs along the Tolka river, being the backdrop to this part of Drumcondra. Number 6 Ferguson Road, which is directly across from the entrance of the park, has come on to the market with an asking price of €595,000 through Sherry FitzGerald. The current owners bought the three-bedroom, end-terrace property in 2012. READ MORE 'The house had good vibes from the first day we saw it and a real sense of character,' they recall. 'Despite not being lived in for a little while, it had a nice atmosphere and great aspect. Amid all the beauty board and layers of paint, a not-too-old plush carpet and pair of full-height curtains downstairs were signs of a well-loved family home. We kept the material from the curtains and had them remade for our front picture window.' Front garden Livingroom Diningroom Kitchen Garden The fact that the couple are both architects helped when it came to seeing the potential of a home where the overgrown gardens in the front and back made it feel dark and small. 'We undertook quite a lot of work, investing in bigger moves like quality windows, doors, and opening up the ground floor to optimise the views to the park opposite and the connections to outside. The house was fully rewired, replumbed and generally updated at that time too. Over the years since we have gradually done more work – the front garden for example was really a Covid project,' one of the owners says. Now with a floor area of 83sq m (893sq ft) and a C1 energy rating, the house is on the market through Sherry Fitzgerald with a guide price of €595,000. The front garden has been transformed with new paving up to the door and numerous plants and trees dotted through the stones. The living space on the ground floor is open plan with a sittingroom at the front that leads into the diningroom, both with dark wooden flooring. There are double doors from here out to the garden and the kitchen area to the right has a full-length corner window and a rooflight overhead creating a lovely bright living space. Upstairs there are three bedrooms and a bathroom. The off-street parking at the front of the property is a nice thing to have on this busy road. There is also a secure storage unit that can be accessed from the front of the house that is plumbed and has space for bikes and bins. The rear garden is west-facing and has a patio area and a lawn with artificial grass and bountiful borders. The owners, who aren't going far, will miss the strong sense of community on 'the triangle', as well as their light-filled Dublin 9 home. 'We love the aspect and light, the visual connection that we have through the house linking the front and back gardens and park beyond is special. Even on the darkest of winter days the daylight is great.'
News.com.au
3 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
Albury preview: Trainer Rob Wellington is confident Drumcondra is ready to show his true ability on home turf
Albury trainer Rob Wellington is expecting a much improved performance from his exquisitely bred, almost entirely French colt, Drumcondra, when he steps out for just the second time. Wellington's two-year-old was backed off the map when he made his debut at Wodonga on June 28, opening at $6.50 to start $3.50, but fading to finish with just one other behind him in the 10 horse field. And, while Wodonga is more or less the twin city of Albury, in racing terms it is a world away from Wellington's home ground as the trainer himself explained. 'It was probably my own fault,' Wellington said. 'We're getting renovations done on the Albury track and we've only got the one way of going which is New South Wales. We used to always get a day a week for the Victorian way of going. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here! 'He just got completely lost at Wodonga. 'He jumped and just missed it a bit and he just didn't pick the bridle up. He didn't handle that way of going and it was a Heavy track that particular day too and he never got through it. 'That's a mark (against him) how he will go at Albury being a Heavy track but he's drawn well, the horse is well, and he really needs to race now and just get that bit of education. 'He is ready to run and I look forward to seeing how he goes.' Drumcondra 's pedigree would have those in France bewildered as to his relatively meagre $10,000 purchase price at the Gold Coast in 2024. The colt is a son of the Todman Stakes winner Alymerton who is himself a son of one of France's most prized stallions, Siyouni. On top of that, Drumcondra's grandam was placed in two stakes races in France and finished fourth in that country's Oaks. 'He is a nice horse,' says Wellington. 'He is very mature, he knows his trade, but how he gets through the going and how he handles this one, we are all looking forward to seeing.' Wellington will saddle-up a second runner of great interest and intrigue, namely Machete who makes her stable debut in the Plus Fitness Thurgoona Maiden Plate (900m). Marble Point finishes with a rattling sprint, overhauling her opposition in the concluding stages ðŸ'« This filly is from the same family as Puissance De Lune & the current 2000 Guineas favourite, Field Of Gold 😱 â€' (@Racing) April 21, 2025 'She's had the one trial and we're still learning a bit about her,' Wellington says. 'She's a nice filly that is coming along; 900m might not be here go because she gets back a bit but it is definitely going to help with her first-up run.' Machete was originally trained in Victoria by Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman. She was beaten a respectable margin at Sandown-Lakeside on debut before her 'even' sixth at Cranbourne on May 9. 'They had a bit of an opinion of her I believe and we picked her up online (for $15,000),' Wellington said. 'She's been a great acquisition to the stable but I'm not jumping up and down thinking she is a first-up opportunity. 'I think we'll have some fun with her but it might just take a little bit of time.' Machete boasts considerable residual value far beyond what Wellington paid for the young filly bred by the man who designed Black Caviar, All Too Hard, Jameka, Ole Kirk et al, namely Gilgai Farm principal, Rick Jamieson. Machete is by the William Red Stakes winner and Group 1 sire Hellbent out of the Savabeel mare My Emotion. Her three wins included the 2010 MVRC Moonee Valley Classic and the VRC Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes at the same track where Machete's 10th dam, Rainbird, won the 1945 Melbourne Cup. â– â– â– â– â– Mark Mason-trained gelding Who Goes There's perfect record over 1000m at Tamworth goes on the line in another hotly-contested country sprint to finalise the meeting. Born on Armistice Day in 2019, Mason 's warhorse Who Goes There has won every one of his four battles at the track and trip including his all-the-way victory there on July 4. 'We haven't really had the opportunity to take him away too much, I know he has been to Sydney, but the races have presented themselves at home so that's where we've stayed,' Mason said. 'I'd say probably the topweight is the one to beat this time, the horse of Jacob Perrett 's (Mystery Lad). 'I think they have met a couple of times and Jacob's has beaten him and he's beaten Jac's horse.' While not quite in the realm of faultless like his stablemate, Mason galloper Deebo 's own preference for his home track should stand him in good stead when he leads them out in the Kel Penfold Finance Handicap (1200m). The last at @_TJC goes to the promising Who Goes There - and that's three winners for @reith_christian! â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) September 30, 2024 The great grandson of 1995 Auckland Cup (3200m) winner Royal Tiara has two wins and three placings from his five Tamworth appearances. And with a similarly compelling set of numbers at the distance and first-up, it is easy to see why Mason chose this race to open his winter campaign. 'Probably the worst part about him is the weight,' Mason says. 'Hopefully he can be in the first five or six and finish it off.' When it comes to which trainer has the two best bred horses in action, Mason wins hands down, albeit in a dead heat between former John Singleton-bred gallopers, Ma And Pa and Geo. Ma And Pa is a son of Redoute's Choice and the VRC Oaks winner, Dear Demi, while Geo is out of Kris Lees-trained Samantha Miss. Ma And Pa, a multiple city winner and once runner-up to Huetor, has won a trial since his below-standard run at Tamworth on June 27. 'He went that hard early, he just couldn't finish off,' Mason reported. 'We have taken the blinkers off him and put Grant Buckley on him; just an older head on him to see if he can get him to settle. 'It is probably a bit short for Geo but being the rating they are, it is to find the races for them. 'We'd thought we'd put in this because it's at home and not a bad race to kick off in.'
Irish Times
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Shelbourne aim to launch new era in Champions League clash with Linfield
Champions League qualifying, first round, first leg: Shelbourne v Linfield, Tolka Park, Wednesday, 7.45pm – Live RTÉ2, Premier Sports As the final touches were happening around Tolka Park on Tuesday afternoon, Shelbourne 's people were out in force. The club's co-owner Neil Doyle, chairman Mickey O'Rourke and chief executive Tomás 'Mossy' Quinn engaged with the media before and after Joey O'Brien held his first formal press conference as manager. They all sounded as excited as the 3,655 reduced-capacity crowd probably will when they cram into the old ground for Wednesday night's Champions League first-round qualifier against the Northern Ireland league winners Linfield. The second leg takes place at Windsor Park in Belfast next Wednesday. The Drumcondra venue has been a hive of activity this week as volunteers and staff were busy readying the club shop and manicured pitch for the all-Ireland tie. READ MORE Almost everyone was present, all except one man, Damien Duff , who resigned as Shelbourne manager on June 22nd. O'Brien choose not to mention Duff – his 'friend forever' – by name on the eve of a two-legged affair that is worth €1.71 million to the victors, and a second-round meeting with Azerbaijan champions Qarabag. The loser is guaranteed €960,000 and more Uefa prize money by being rerouted to a Conference League qualifier against either the Maltese or Lithuanian champions. 'To be honest, a lot has changed but a lot hasn't changed, really,' said O'Brien, trying to explain the void Duff left behind. 'It's still the same sort of thing; I'm coaching every day, I'm out on the pitch every day. 'I had a great relationship with the manager before, I would have had a lot of say in a lot of meetings. So in a way a lot has changed, but in a strange way nothing really has changed, if you know what I mean. 'I pick the team now, I suppose, but again I'm picking the team with the staff and previously I was helping the manager pick the team.' Seemingly, O'Brien used to play bad cop to Duffer's good cop when it came to motivating the players. Mipo Odubeko looks to have regained his scoring form at the right time for Shelbourne. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho The 39-year-old former Shamrock Rovers defender still refers to the fracturing of their 3½ year double act as 'shocking.' Shelbourne cannot afford to stand still and mourn Duff's departure. Progress to the Champions League second round, by beating a Linfield side that recently lost its best player Joel Cooper to Coleraine, would greatly increase their chances of securing a place in the Conference League group stages, which unlocks an eye-watering amount of Uefa prize money. Shamrock Rovers banked €6.391 million from their run to the knock-out stages of last season's competition. Shels have published losses of €3.5 million over the past three years, so the guaranteed €3.17 million for reaching the Conference group stages would make that expenditure worthwhile. Since O'Brien stepped into Duff's shoes, their form has improved, with two draws on the road and last week's 3-1 defeat of Cork City. 'I think people from the outside look at our league position [fifth] and think we've been really bad, but if they looked at all our games we have dominated most of them,' said O'Brien. 'We have not scored enough goals from the chances we have created and conceded really poor goals. 'But the quality of player in that dressingroom is a massive reason I want to be here and lead this team. It is a serious squad.' What jumped out from Friday's win against Cork was the sight of Mipo Odubeko calmly slotting his second goal in as many games following an 11-match barren spell. Still only 22, the former Manchester City youth player has shown glimpses of being the best striker on the island, without consistently finding the net. If Odubeko can rise to the occasion, there might not be much David Healy's Linfield can do about it. 'In the last few games he's been really, really good,' O'Brien agreed. 'When he is on it, he's a handful, sometimes he can be unplayable. So hopefully he is that over this tie.' Considering that Shelbourne have the superior squad on paper and Linfield are in preseason, they really should take a lead to Belfast next week.
Irish Times
08-07-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Hines submits new plan for 1,100 apartments at former Clonliffe College
The developer of a major apartment scheme in Dublin has dropped 'controversial' elements of the design have been dropped in a new planning application after a first attempt was refused. The revised planning application for just over 1,100 apartments at the former seminary site at Clonliffe College, Drumcondra , was submitted by developers Hines this week. Brian Moran, senior managing director for Hines in Ireland, said that a previously planned 19 story residential tower had been removed, while the new scheme would be less dense than its predecessor. An underground car park near the formal lawn of the former college has also been removed, as was an extension to the seminary building. 'The more controversial elements of the previous scheme have been taken out or modified,' Mr Moran said. READ MORE The number of apartments has also been reduced, down from 1,590 to 1,131, with a change in the mix of apartment types – there will be fewer studios and more three bedroom units, as well as the inclusion of some four bedroom units. Mr Moran indicated that Hines' preference was also to make apartments available for both rental and sale at the site, and that government schemes to assist viability for apartment development would likely play a role in bringing units to the market for sale. He also said the company envisaged affordable housing on some of the blocks. The scheme will have more public space than its predecessor, and incorporates mobility hubs where bike and car sharing schemes can be accessed by residents and the wider community. Mr Moran outlined that it was unlikely that the company would return to the drawing board with a fresh planning application even as government approved changes to apartment design standards on Tuesday. 'We're not planning to go and spend another 18 months on another application,' he said. His comments came as Hines partner fund, CWTC Multi-Family ICAV gave notice that it is to lodge plans in the coming days to Dublin City Council The new application comes four years after Hines lodged its original plan for the site. While An Bord Pleanála granted planning permission it was quashed by the High Court after a challenge was brought by Fionnuala Sherwin, a resident of Knocksinna Grove, Foxrock, Co Dublin. An attempt by Hines at the Supreme Court in April 2024 to overturn the High Court decision failed resulting in the new scaled down Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) plans to be lodged with the City Council. The statutory planning notice for the new scheme states that the 1,131 apartments are to be built across 12 apartment blocks. The apartments are to comprise 268 studios, 282 one bed apartments, 392 two bed apartments, 132 three bed units and 57 four bed dwellings. It is likely that the new scheme will be ultimately be decided by An Coimisiún Pleanála as applicants and third parties can appeal City Council LRD decisions to An Coimisiún Pleanála.
News.com.au
02-07-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Buyers move close to home in tightly-held Geelong suburb
An elegant character home metres from Geelong's waterfront parkland has been snapped up in a rare sale for a bayside pocket. The four-bedroom residence at 24 Wattletree Rd is the only house to sell in Drumcondra this year. The Geelong Agency's Mitchell Falzon said there was plenty of interest in the 605sq m corner property when it was offered at auction recently, but ultimately just the one buyer was prepared to play ball. Epic property listing fails revealed The property sold for $1.515m. Mr Falzon said the buyer had an affinity with Drumcondra, a tiny suburb of just nine suburban blocks where houses rarely change hands. Records show two units have quietly sold recently, with a vacant 824sq m block on Glenleith Ave the most recent sale at $1.75m. 'It definitely caught a lot of attention. In the end though it was really just one family who really wanted the home,' Mr Falzon said. 'There was a couple of others who were subject to finance, subject to this and than, having a lot of conditions. 'But Ray and Sheryl were quite saddened to let go of their home, but they were quite excited to see the new homeowners.' Mr Falzon said while the buyers were coming from country Victoria, they knew the area well. 'The buyer actually grew up right around the corner, that's what attracted them to this house,' he said. 'They were quite emotionally drawn to the area, it was quite special in that regard.' The Edwardian character home has leadlight windows, including two porthole features, and heritage-style interiors with tall ceilings, decorative cornices and ornate open fireplaces. The main house offers four bedrooms over two storeys with a rear balcony looking to the back yard. A covered courtyard separates the house from a separate garage and workshop with a first floor studio and balcony. Though it's the first house to sell in Drumcondra for 2025, there's two more on the market, nearby at 19 Wattletree Rd and a few streets over at 1 Grandview Grove.
