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 Sorry millennials: Buying a home was just as hard for your parents Sorry millennials: Buying a home was just as hard for your parents
Accidental landlord: “Most of us just want  to break even” Accidental landlord: “Most of us just want to break even”
‘Quiet American’  pays €64,000 premium for  remote Clare cottage ‘Quiet American’ pays €64,000 premium for remote Clare cottage
Seller’s market is back as events in Stepaside reveal Seller’s market is back as events in Stepaside reveal
Fully booked bedrooms on Templeogue Road Fully booked bedrooms on Templeogue Road

New to the Market

Slick Sutton coastguard station transformation for €995,000 Slick Sutton coastguard station transformation for €995,000

Clever makeover expands and updates coastguard cottage

Landmark hardware shop Churchtown Stores hits the market Landmark hardware shop Churchtown Stores hits the market

Well known hardware store run by Flood brothers has been in operation since 1960s,now for sale for €950,000

Four acres of seclusion on Howth Head Four acres of seclusion on Howth Head

Sherry FitzGerald asking €2 million for this charming five-bed property

Four-bed home on Limerick’s Ennis Road for €730,000 Four-bed home on Limerick’s Ennis Road for €730,000

House on Ardara Terrace was completely renovated from office use in 2014

Five state-of-the-art  houses being built in Sutton scheme Five state-of-the-art houses being built in Sutton scheme

Contemporary homes have high-end fittings, extensive gardens and sea views

Modern duplexes in Knocklyon from €310,000 Modern duplexes in Knocklyon from €310,000

Latest phase of Abbott’s Glen comprises three-bed ground-floor and first-floor homes

Design

House Rules: The art of showing off at home House Rules: The art of showing off at home

The key is to be generous – and not to look as though you’re trying too hard

Home Front: Design, awards, people and events Home Front: Design, awards, people and events

The return of neon, Wood Awards results and making new photos as good as old

For an Irish cotton firm, home is where the business is For an Irish cotton firm, home is where the business is

Four women have developed a thriving Fairtrade business out of their Wicklow house

Expert advice – is it always worth it?

Expert advice – is it always worth it? There are a raft of professional fees invovled in any extension or building project so it’s good to know what you’re paying for

Why are the windows upstairs in our house steaming up?

Why are the windows upstairs in our house steaming up? Condensation is difference between indoor and outdoor temperature and internal humidity

Two Galway sisters light up London with neon dream

Two Galway sisters light up London with neon dream After just five months, their business has notched up big clients in fashion including Kate Moss

My kitchen essentials: a sizeable sink and a sofa for slumping

My kitchen essentials: a sizeable sink  and a sofa for slumping You don’t need a lot of gadgets to have a great place to cook, potter, read and chat in

House Proud

Circus is the new and eye-catching home collection by Marcel Wanders for Alessi (alessi.com) that includes a decorated stainless steel ice bucket, €110; wine cooler, €215, printed tinplate round boxes, €56 for a set of two; fine bone china mugs, €30 each, round bowls, €29 for a set of two; a bottle stand, €59, placemat, €68, round tray, €145, all of which are available at Brown Thomas, Dublin and will make great Christmas gifts. There is also a limited edition collection that includes a candyman bonbon dispenser, €950 and a strongman nut cracker, €1,000.
House Proud: Circus fun

Take Five: Ireland or abroad

<b>France: Limousin</b>
<br><br>Exposed wooden beams, marble and parquet floors, oak doors and stairs, and granite fireplaces are some of the period features in this 18th century house in the spa town of Evaux Les Bains. Built in 1787 the house has reception rooms on the ground floor with double doors to the garden where there is a swimming pool, shrubs, trees and a barn. Three bedrooms are on the first floor, 
<br>Price: €399,999
<br>Agent: Frenchestateagents.com
Take five for €400,000

Property Clinic

Cheap and easy steps to making your home cosy Cheap and easy steps to making your home cosy

The Danish lifesyle concept ‘hygge’ is taking the world by storm for obvious reasons

Sort It

Cheap and easy steps to making your home cosy Cheap and easy steps to making your home cosy

The Danish lifesyle concept ‘hygge’ is taking the world by storm for obvious reasons

Art, Antiques and Collecting

Lavery’s breezy golf scene among Irish art for sale in London Lavery’s breezy golf scene among Irish art for sale in London

Auction includes a Jack B Yeats painting expected to make €230,000

Mystery Irish buyer ‘thrilled’ with David Bowie’s art auction Mystery Irish buyer ‘thrilled’ with David Bowie’s art auction

Singer’s entire collection is sold, including pieces by Jack B Yeats and Louis le Brocquy

Rare Irish silver porridge  bowl  turns up in Essex Rare Irish silver porridge bowl turns up in Essex

Bowl made in Dublin in 1659 for auction

Auctions & Fairs: results and forthcoming events Auctions & Fairs: results and forthcoming events

A 1914 Talbot Invincible vintage car sells for €35,000

Gardens

Grapes in a cold climate – prune hard and keep under cover Grapes in a cold climate – prune hard and keep under cover

Whether outdoors or under cover, we are coming to the best time to plant vines

Say Slainte with a glass of surprisingly good  Irish wine Say Slainte with a glass of surprisingly good Irish wine

A hardy grape variety and tenacious Irish winemakers are confounding the sceptics

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Latest Homes & Property

Ireland’s biggest landlord: ‘I feel bad for the Irish people’
Landmark hardware shop Churchtown Stores hits the market
Smart moves on prime Sutton road as canny buyers go modern
Seán Dunne’s Shrewsbury mansion close to sale
‘Overcorrection’ in house prices since financial crash

Look Inside

Inside Sean Dunne's Shrewsbury Road mansion5:19 Inside Sean Dunne's Shrewsbury Road mansion
 €2.25m for restored Georgian townhouse five minutes from O’Connell Street1:49 €2.25m for restored Georgian townhouse five minutes from O’Connell Street
Greystones Marina homes a decade in the making1:41 Greystones Marina homes a decade in the making
€4.6 million for Ranelagh home with 'the most photographed garden in Ireland'2:53 €4.6 million for Ranelagh home with 'the most photographed garden in Ireland'
Liss Ard Estate, West Cork2:27 Liss Ard Estate, West Cork
Our cashback story: how one family made their cashback work Our cashback story: how one family made their cashback work

The solicitor’s fees, a sofa and a TV - a combination of important bills and lifestyle improvements were met with the cashback payment

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3 Johanne holds Siobhan who  cannot walk, is non-verbal, does not eat solid food, is doubly incontinent, and has only one kidney. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons Minding my disabled daughter: 'I don't want to do this anymore'
4 Should I join a gym instead of running?
5 Vincent O’Brien: bought supplements online from what appeared to be a reputable company, only later to learn that the supplement industry, especially in bodybuilding, is poorly regulated. Photograph: Aidan Crawley Did pre-wedding bodybuilding cause my deep vein thrombosis?
6 Harvesting the crop on Rathlin Island. Seaweed: the next big step for Irish food and farming?
7 Katie Walsh: Calling my friend a plastic Paddy seemed harmless. Why are Irish people so precious about Irishness?
8 Many runners have chosen to go minimal when running, but the great majority of runners remain attached to their expensive footwear. Minimal footwear may reduce running injuries, study finds
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