Johnny Ronan became known as 'the Buccaneer' as he bought himself a €640,000 Maybach car to go with his blue Hummer and the pink palazzo expression of new wealth that Dublin wags dubbed 'Saddam's Palace'.
There is an idea in environmental psychology that suggests you can understand a person more quickly by walking through their home than by sitting across from them in conversation.
In 1904, Portland was abuzz with anticipation for the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, leading to a surge in vendor interest and ambitious proposals for the event, including a toboggan slide and an observation tower.
Nessa Conlon expressed her excitement upon receiving the call that their house was selected for RTÉ's Room to Improve, stating she nearly crashed the car.
"We're all over the place here - this meeting should be suspended. We should get our ducks in a row and come back here and do this properly. I mean it's like a circus - you're saying one thing, and then you're going back. You're kind of changing your answers."
Barratt Redrow's management indicated that while current trading remains resilient, the visibility beyond the current financial year is more uncertain due to external economic factors.
The price of a typical home has now shot up by €30,000 in the last year, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Property prices increased by 7pc in the year to January, up from the 6.9pc recorded in the year to last December. The median price of a dwelling purchased in the year to January was €389,986.
After 17 years on RTÉ's flagship home renovation show, and narrowly escaping a heart attack, the architect says he no longer 'loses any sleep' over critics
There is a premium of close to €100,000 for a home with a high energy rating compared with one which is less efficient to heat. The average sale price for all types of homes was €390,000 in the last three months of last year. This was up €20,000 on the same period in 2024, according to the data obtained from the State's property price register by Dublin-based data and home valuation company Geowox.