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NO STAIRS TO navigate, an organised layout inside, and usually a big garden too: it’s no wonder bungalows are such an attractive option for young growing families.
If you’re house-hunting right now, here are a few one-level homes that caught our eye…
Built in the 1920s, 16 Seafield Road West is a five bedroom home on Dublin’s northside. A combination of old and new, many original features remain yet modern additions play a big role, too. Comprising of an entrance hall, a well-proportioned living room, a large open plan kitchen, dining and family room and a generous utility room, two en suites bathrooms and a family bathroom.
The proximity to Clontarf means there’s no end to the list of things to do nearby. The restaurants and shops of Vernon Avenue sit just down the road, while there’s a great choice of both primary and secondary schools that are sure to make morning routines a little easier. On the DART line and served by plenty of buses, Dublin city centre can be reached within 30 minutes too.
Dating back to the 1970s, this four-bed home in Jordanstown was recently renovated and extended. The bedrooms are all spacious doubles that reside on one side of the home and all are carpeted and have fitted wardrobes. There’s a bright sitting room with timber flooring and feature Le Droff solid fuel fireplace. This space connects to the bright kitchen with its ceiling, island unit, porcelain tiled floor, complete with Neff and Liebherr appliances.
Jordanstown is a peaceful area of Meath, just outside the town of Enfield. Less than 4 km away, there are schools, shops, a train station, and plenty of places to socialise. Dublin city centre is accessed from the M4 at Enfield, making this property ideal for someone looking for a superb family home within driving distance of the city.
This split level detached four-bed bungalow sits in a truly enviable location. On a secluded site in Killiney Heath, Amberley is part of a private enclave of family homes just off Killiney Avenue. A 1970s build, it was completly renovated in 2014. It’s now optimised for storage and energy efficiency ensuring clutter free clean lines and open plan spaces that keeps its modern and fresh.
From Amberley, Killiney Village is within walking distance, which means the beach and DART station are pretty much on the doorstep. The seaside towns of Dun Laoghaire and Dalkey, and their choice of schools, churches and shops, mean you’ll have no end of amenities.
It’s on the market for €1,495,000.
Derreen is a detached modern bungalow that sits on large mature garden and includes its own pony paddock. Inside, there are four bedrooms, a living room, an open plan kitchen and dining area and a utility room. The master bedroom enjoys an en suite bathroom. The uPVC double glazed windows ensure to keep the heat in. Outside, the garden would suit any keen gardener, while the spacious driveway makes hosting any guests easy. A large detached garage also makes up the property.
Derreen sits just two miles from Portarlington town in Co Laois. Dublin can be reached in about an hour. There are also town link buses that connect to Portarlington and Tullamore towns for the essentials, school runs and socialising.
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I wonder if someone did take him out 30 years ago, would Zimbabwe be the basket case he turned it into, or would some other “leader”, equally malingnant have just taken his place.
It’s tempting to write Africa off, but these things are not inevitable. The neighbours in Botswana were a landlocked, diamond rich former colony. Not an obvious candidate for success. And yet they were, partly because of Seretse Khama’s leadership, but also because people kept voting for him.
Unfortunately, for every relative success story there are 50 failed states. Nation building is hard and requires guts, enterprise, selflessness and vision. Mugabe wasn’t even asked to nation build. He was handed a fully functioning, very rich and successful country and managed to level it in less than a generation. That takes mean spiritness, stupidity, and the most crass selfishness and myopic vision, which, unfortunately, seems to be the calibre of most African leaders. Take and destroy is what they do and in the meantime, the west continues to do what the west does best. Assuage our feelings of western guilt by feeding, clothing and vaccinating the Africans left behind by their very own “leaders”.
We can write much of Africa off if the Chinese economy falters, And also, we can take Australia with it.
Problem with africa is its full of africans
“Unfortunate event”
In who’s eyes ????
Funny that at Mandela’s memorial when the camera would go to different world leaders the crowd would cheer or boo depending on who it was on. Mugabe got a massive cheer and Bush Jnr got a massive boo. Ya no your screwed when Mugabe gets a bigger cheer than ya!
It was an ANC crowd at the funeral & Mugabe was a big supporter if the ANC during apartheid times so I’d be sure that’s why he was cheered rather than for his recent policies.
That says a lot more about the crowd than it does about Bush Jr.
Whatever you can accuse Bush Jr. of, laying waste to his country, starving his people, killing the productive farmers and having an ugly greedy, mean wife isnt among them. An ANC crowd can turn into a vicious mob at the turn of a hair. Being rational abd discerning is not their thing.
Hurricane Katrina anyone? ;)
Sadly, probably the latter.
Problem with Africa is the tribal government system, and the mentality of it’s people.
@coom
Same could be said for a lot of countries..including ours!
Christina who wrote that paper? Dept of the Taoiseach?
While it is true that Robert Mugabe has a few character flaws, it cannot be denied that he is an active leader who stands up for his people. Much better than the shower we have running this country, he is. You can bet Robert Mugabe would have burned the bondholders and sent the IMF home with a flea in their ear.
Pity he didn’t have a fatal “accident” here.
Proably after totruring them first…Thing is we can elect another incompetant shower to govern us.Mugabe is there forever like a big black blood sucking tick on Zimbabwae.But then thats what happens if you let Marxist gun waving loons loose on a perfectly functioning and producing ,albeit not without is fault state.Turn it into a dictatorship that makes the previous oppression by whomever look like paradise.
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