Q I’ve been living abroad for more than 20 years. My husband and I hope to buy a small house in Dublin next year. It is very commonplace on thecontinent to have shutters on the windows of your home. Our 1930s house even has metal folding shutters for the front door. As we would not…
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Does my neighbour need planning permission?
Here's Noel Larkin's answer to a readers question Published in Irish Times, Property Clinic Section, Dated 29th October 2015 Q My next-door neighbour is erecting a stand-alone structure ie, it is not attached to the side or rear of his house – of about 32.5sq m (350sq ft) and an external wall height of about 3.025m (10…
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How best can I convert my attic?
Article by Noel Larkin Published in Irish Times, Property Clinic Section, 22nd October 2015 Q I am about to purchase a BER A2-rated four-bed semi-detached new-build in a managed development. I am considering converting the attic space into a den/study area. The house has extensive photovoltaic solar panels on the east-facing rear aspect, and also has a…
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Royal Gaels Ladies Gaelic Football Club
The official launch of Royal Gales journey to Feile 2015 in Wexford was held in the Pastoral Centre Dunshaughlin on Friday evening 5th June. We are main Feile sponsor and Noel was on hand to present the girls and their managers with their fantastic new Feile kit. We wish the girls all the best and hope that their…
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