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3 days ago
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Historical Dublin home with literal political connections hits market for princely sum
Designed by historical architect James Gandon, you'd be hard pressed to find a better designed home than this four bed in Dublin — with stories that are as remarkable as the features it boasts. Despite his unpopularity leading up to the Irish Rebellion and later the Easter Rising and Civil War, James Gandon's stamp is still felt throughout Georgian Dublin, with Emsworth in Kinsealy, Co Dublin being one of his very few residential designs. But then again, if you were to design a house as truly incredible as this, maybe you'd probably think 'yeah, this is perfect. Don't need to do any more of these.' Finished up in 1794, the home boasts a massive five reception rooms, four bedrooms, and idyllic surroundings which include 17 acres of landscaped gardens and terraces, a tennis court/sports pitch, and paddle court. Pic: Sherry FItzgerald While, of course, the home has been extensively renovated and modernised, one of the original features of the home is the tunnel between the home and Abbeyville Estate — the previous home of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey — which is believed to have been Mr Gandon's idea to connect the two vast estates between him and his then neighbours. While the tunnel has since been blocked off at both ends, it's still very cool and historical, eh? Pic: Sherry FItzgerald The home's architectural prowess doesn't stop there, however, with the extension also being built by one of the country's leading architects in Henry J Lyons, that connects the main house with the guest house. Pic: Sherry FItzgerald Upon entering the property, you're greeted by the stunning entrance hall that leads into three of the reception rooms — the sitting room, dining room and drawing room, while a study is tucked away from the rest of the house, allowing for privacy. Pic: Sherry FItzgerald The kitchen is truly stunning and light filled with large windows and doors that allow for direct access to the garden as well as a skylight for even more brightness. From there, the home has a den and full bar, while just around the corner is a fully loaded wine cellar, utility room and store room that leads to the expansive garage. Pic: Sherry FItzgerald Heading up the stairs we find the home's four bedroom suites, all of which are incredibly well proportioned, while two of the bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms, completing the main house. Pic: Sherry FItzgerald From there, the home has also been heavily extended with a ginormous fully equipped gym, which has a separate pilates room and spa which includes a sauna and cold plunge. For those wanting to go for a swim, the home also has an incredible outdoor heated swimming pool and jacuzzi. The outdoor area also has a full tennis court, sports pitch, and adjoining BBQ areas. The outdoor pool area. Pic: Sherry FItzgerald As well as the home's main house is a stunning guest house, which is connected via the main house and has been exquisitely designed to enhance the home's history while embracing modernity. The guest house. Pic: Sherry FItzgerald As for the location, the home is located on Malahide Road, being just 12 kilometres from Dublin City Centre, near to Dublin Airport, and is easily served by the DART and various bus routes. The home boasts an incredible, fully equipped gym, and a separate spa area. Pic: Sherry FItzgerald Emsworth, Kinsealy, Malahide Road, Co Dublin is available via Sherry Fitzgerald, with an asking price of a whopping €9.25million. Pic: Sherry FItzgerald Pic: Sherry FItzgerald Pic: Sherry FItzgerald Pic: Sherry FItzgerald Pic: Sherry FItzgerald Pic: Sherry FItzgerald
Glasgow Times
21-07-2025
- General
- Glasgow Times
Irish republican march to take place in Glasgow next month
Hundreds are expected to take part in the march in the East End and Southside, organised by Cairde Na hEireann. Around 200 people, including bands, are estimated to be at the march on Saturday, August 2 with many more following along. READ NEXT:Scottish Greens reveal candidate list rankings for Holyrood elections The parade will leave Barrowlands Park, east of Glasgow Cross and head along Gallowgate onto Moir Street, London Road, Trongate, down Saltmarket to cross the River Clyde and onto Laurieston Road, along Cathcart Road and Queens Drive to end at Queens Park Rec. It is due to set off from Barrowlands Park at 1.30pm. Cairde Na hEireann (Friends of Ireland) organises several marches in the city each year. The group describes itself as an 'Irish Republican group organising within the Irish community in Scotland in support of Sinn Féin.' It holds parades to commemorate the Easter Rising in Ireland and also the 1981 IRA and INLA prison hunger strikes. Saturday, August 2, will be busy for parades in the Southside and East End. Earlier in the day, at 11.30, The ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) is parading from Barrowlands Park. It estimates 150 people will take part in the procession through the city centre to the West End. They will walk along Moir Street, London Road, Trongate, Glassford Street, Ingram Street, South Fredrick Street, George Square (south), St Vincent Place, St Vincent Street, West Nile Street, Bath Street, Berkeley Street, Claremont Street, Sauchiehall Street, Clifton Street and into Kelvingrove Park at La Belle Place. READ NEXT: All the latest changes to Glasgow city centre streets explained Further east, around 250 people are due to take part in a parade by Camlachie Loyal Star Flute Band at 1pm, leaving from Quarryknowe Street and marching on Westmuir Street, Shettleston Road, Kenmore Street, Old Shettleston Road, Chester Street, Shettleston Road, Westmuir Street and back to Quarryknowe Street. In the Southside, Govanhill Baths Community Trust will hold a parade at 1pm, from Queen's Park at the Victoria Road gates, down Victoria Road and then on Allison Street, Cathcart Road, Calder Street, South Annandale Street, Govanhill Street, Inglefield Street and ending at Govanhill Park. Also on the same day in the city, the [[West End]] Somme Association will have a parade from Haugh Road, Argyle Street, Dumbarton Road, Smith Street to Northinch Street
Irish Daily Mirror
20-07-2025
- Politics
- Irish Daily Mirror
Plans to open historic buildings as Easter Rising visitor centre may take years
Plans to open a number of historic buildings in the capital as a visitor centre commemorating the Easter Rising may still take several years. Junior Minister Kevin 'Boxer' Moran has informed the Dáil that while the project is a priority for his Government, it wasn't yet possible to say when it would be open to the public. The buildings at 14-17 Moore Street have been at the centre of a major campaign to preserve them due to their historical significance to the 1916 Rising. The buildings were the headquarters of the Provisional Irish Government, and it is where a number of signatories of the Irish proclamation, including James Connolly and Patrick Pearse, surrendered from. The Government previously decided to accept the recommendations of the Moore Street Advisory Group to move ahead with a project to conserve the buildings and open it as a visitor site. However, Minister Moran admitted it was still too early to say when that would happen. Kevin "Boxer" Moran Under questioning from Sinn Féin TD, Aengus O Snodaigh, Minister Moran said: 'It is not possible, in advance of the approval of Ministerial Consent, to be precise about the timing of construction works; however, the project at Moore Street is a priority and it is anticipated that there will be meaningful progress onsite in 2026.' Deputy O'Snodaigh said there were concerns about dry rot other causes for the rotting of fabrics in the structure of the national monument . Mr Moran said: 'In response to concerns about fabric deterioration, including issues such as dry rot and timber decay, the OPW has engaged specialist consultants in historic timber, plaster, and wallpaper conservation. 'These experts have conducted targeted surveys and provided professional guidance to identify and mitigate risks to the buildings' most vulnerable features. These reports inform interim protective measures and I can assure the Deputy that the buildings are being carefully maintained and protected.' Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.
Irish Examiner
18-07-2025
- Irish Examiner
A Tipperary All-Ireland final day tradition like no other
Almost 102 years ago, Tipperary captain Johnny Leahy stepped off the train in Heuston Station and led his team to the GPO. They had the delayed 1922 All-Ireland senior hurling final against Kilkenny to play that September day in 1923 but it was a pilgrimage for other reasons too. On O'Connell Street, they paid their silent respects to the fallen of the Easter Rising before making the short stroll to Talbot Street. There, where their fellow countyman, GAA member and Tipperary IRA leader Seán Treacy perished two years earlier, they recited prayers before walking to Croke Park for the job in hand although Kilkenny won out. Ever since, Tipperary people have marked their appearance in an All-Ireland final with a commemoration of Treacy's death. Sunday is the 28th since Leahy commenced a tradition like no other. Without it, All-Ireland final day wouldn't be the same for many Tipperary supporters. 'I can tell you one thing, if it wasn't done, there would be an outcry,' says former county chairman and co-organiser Seán Nugent. 'It's a sort of an unofficial event but I received several phone-calls to know if it was going ahead. If it wasn't, some of us would be getting plenty of stick!' It's as much now a gathering to hold up a custom started by the county team and a poignant means of starting the build-up on the day as a remembrance of how intertwined the GAA was with the republican cause. Soloheadbeg man Treacy would have been known to many of the 1922 Tipperary team, especially Leahy. A protagonist in the first shots of the War of Independence at his homeplace in 1919, the 25-year-old was later a member of Michael Collins's 'Squad' with his great friend Dan Breen. He died on October 14 1920, a month before Bloody Sunday, killed by the British Secret Service while himself fatally shooting one of them. Two bystanders also died in that flurry of bullets outside Peadar Clancy's drapery shop at 94 Talbot Street. For Nugent, this will be his 19th commemoration. He's been attending since the 1961 All-Ireland final when Toomevara's Matt Hassett, who passed away earlier this year, was the winning captain. For many years, Nugent and Liam Ó Donnchú, who will be master of ceremonies at Sunday's event beginning at noon, had been assisting historian John Hassett who had been vital to keeping the flaming lit. After Hassett's passing in late 2019, the duty now falls to them. Songs including 'Tipperary So Far Away', which was composed by Tommy Makem and The Clancy Brothers in Treacy's honour, and 'Amhrán na bhFiann' will be sung. 'The Proclamation of the Irish Republic' will too be read. 'For many people, the oration sends them up the road to Croke Park in great spirits,' says Nugent. 'In 2016, Seamus Leahy (Johnny's nephew) led the commemoration. At the end of it, he said, 'And the very best of luck to both teams today. May the best team win and may that team be wearing blue and gold jerseys.'' This weekend's commemoration is significant for a few reasons: it is obviously the first since John Hassett passed away but his daughter Niamh will be giving a decade of The Rosary at it. GAA president Jarlath Burns will be part of the ceremony too along with Tipperary band Rebel Hearts. 'John took the whole thing fairly seriously,' Nugent says. 'And it wasn't the easiest thing in the world to organise either because you had to get a public address system set up there in Talbot Street. Parking cars and traffic can be difficult around there on that day. 'John had a huge grá for remembering our patriotic dead and not for him it may not have continued. We're following his example now and hopefully we can keep it going.' In a first-ever Tipperary-Cork All-Ireland final, the indelible connection between Treacy and Collins will not be lost either and a large Cork representation will be among the couple of thousand people expected to attend. Treacy's death also came 11 days before Lord Mayor of Cork Terence MacSwiney's following his hunger strike in Brixton Jail in London. Treacy now lies in the cemetry in Churchquarter, Kilfeacle between Golden and Tipperary town. The Kilcommon club in West Tipperary is named after him as is Arravale Rovers's grounds in Tipperary town. His memory is enshrined by those institutions but for many he is the start of a Tipperary All-Ireland final day.
Extra.ie
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Extra.ie
President issues statement following meeting with Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs
President Michael D. Higgins has described his meeting this morning with Mauro Vieira, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, as productive, with the two discussing environmental justice and sustainable development. Yesterday, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Harris welcomed Vieira to Dublin to commence the first-ever official visit by a Brazilian foreign minister to Ireland, despite a high population of Brazilian immigrants in Ireland. In 2018, Brazil was ranked first in the top 10 registered nationalities in Ireland at 16% of the overall total, according to the Irish census. 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Ireland and Brazil officially establishing diplomatic relations. Vieira's visit is the highest level of diplomatic engagement by a Brazilian politician to Ireland since. In his statement, President Higgins thanked Vieira and praised Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's work on climate-related issues amid 'extremely challenging conditions' in the country. After President Lula won the 2022 election over far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, supporters of Bolsonaro attacked federal government buildings in Brazil's capital, refusing to accept Lula's presidency. 'I very much welcome the opportunity of meeting with Foreign Minister Vieira today and of expressing my support as President of Ireland for the vital work which President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his Government are doing, in extremely challenging conditions,' the President wrote. The visit came at a historic time for Brazil, as the country is set to host the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in November. President Higgins referenced diplomat, humanitarian and Easter Rising leader Roger Casement, who worked as a consul in the region of Belém in 1907. Casement was renowned for his reports exposing atrocities committed against native workers in the Amazon. 'For those who believe in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and sustainable development, globally and within Europe, he [President Lula] is the best ally which they have internationally in achieving these goals,' President Higgins wrote. 'At COP30 in Belém in Brazil in November, a city with which Ireland has a connection through the work of Roger Casement, there needs to be an effective alliance to resist the domination of COP by lobbyists on behalf of oil and logging.' Brazil held the presidency of the G20 in 2024, which focused heavily on environmental issues. Under the G20, Brazil drafted the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, a multilateral treaty supporting the elimination of hunger and poverty to regions around the world, which Ireland signed at last year's G20 summit. 'I commend Brazil on the strong focus placed on sustainable development during its Presidency of the G20, and I am very pleased that Ireland has joined the Global Alliance Against Poverty and Hunger established by President Lula,' President Higgins wrote. The President also discussed the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation, which aims to encourage and facilitate sustainable development of the Amazon. The Amazon Rainforest is the largest and most biodiverse rainforest in the world, covering 40% of the South American continent and producing 20% of Earth's oxygen. However, 40% of the areas of the Amazon rainforest most critical to curbing climate change had not been granted special government protection in 2024 amid massive deforestation. Economic losses because of deforestation in Brazil are estimated to be 7 times more than the cost of all commodities produced through deforestation. According to the Amazon Network of Georeferenced Socio-Environmental Information, up to 23.7 million hectares of forest in the Amazon may have been lost in the past five years— an area around 3.5 times that of Ireland. The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation has been one way Brazil and its allies have attempted to combat the negative impacts of deforestation through regional cooperation and strategising for a solution. 'The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation represents one of the most positive voices with regard to the long view of climate change,' President Higgins wrote. 'Under grave difficulties, they are seeking to fight against the speculative money funding illegal logging and the thousands involved in lobbying for fossil fuel conglomerates. President Lula and Brazil should be given support by all those who believe in the importance of reversing the perilous position into which the future of all forms of life on the planet have been plunged.' Along with climate issues, the President also expressed support for Brazil's indigenous population of nearly 1,700,000 as COP30 approaches. While 21% of the Amazon in Brazil has been secured as indigenous land and a Ministry of Native People was established in 2023 to protect indigenous interests, deforestation threatens these communities' safety and security. 'It is also important that the recognition and presence of indigenous people, whom Brazil and President Lula want to get appropriate recognition and centrality, should not be reduced to being a sideshow of COP30,' President Higgins wrote. 'The support of Ireland and those EU member states who share our perspective will be vital in achieving this.' Read the full statement here.
