Best Design Studio! Love it! Different than anyone else,…read morenever know what COHN will do. COLOURFUL DESIGNS and fantastic use of materials. Lovely service from Garry Cohn and the team!

I was lucky enough to get a sneak preview with Yelp of the Open House Dublin tour of 9/9a Aungier…read moreSt, a house built in 1664 and one of the oldest surviving domestic dwellings in Dublin. We often think of Dublin's Georgian past when it comes to the architecture of the city but Aungier st. as part of the Aungier Estate was the first planned street outside the old medieval city walls. It was a very fashionable address and home to nobility, aristocrats and well-to-do merchants. No. 9/9A was discovered as still having its original structure despite its purpose and its living accommodation changing considerably over its 350 years and MESH architects have taken on a massive, time consuming restoration work here. We started our tour outside the Chester Beatty in the grounds of Dublin Castle where we were given a historical overview of medieval Dublin and the event that led to the laying out of Aungier St. We then proceeded out the Ship st gate and turned left up the cobbled street to Stephens Street Lower. We stopped and had a quick look in above The Central Dairy building which is also a restoration project in progress before heading to 9/9A. One of the architects involved in restoring this fabulous old building gave us a tour discussing the structure, how it has been altered and what they can learn from the way the house was built and from analysing the materials used. I unfortunately had to leave the tour early but before I left I learned how the craftsmen often used superstitious markings on the rafters and joists to bless the building and that by analysing the plasterwork an paint they can tell what was burnt in the fireplaces and can deduct from this how the rooms were used. How cool is that? It was amazing to see the house stripped back to the bare bones so that you could see how it was built and see how much work goes into a restoration project such as this! This is not a tour for little ones, this house is a building site right now. ******* I also did a tour of the Grand Canal Dock area yesterday with one of the architects who was involved in designing a number of blocks in the area, which was very interesting. My only criticism would be that he didn't have a great speaking voice, too low for a tour. ******** I also gave tours as part of Open House yesterday. I volunteer at Marsh's Library and while I am definitely biased ( I'm also a librarian) it's a great place to visit at an event like this as they often include the garden which visitors don't normally get to see!

Seeing the bones of the oldest intact house/dwelling place in the city is an extraordinary…read moreexperience. The Yelp Elite Open House tour of 9/9a Aungier Street started at the Chester Beatty Library to give us a visual overview of the masterplan. Aungier Street is apparently the oldest planned street in the city, ending at the now-vanished St George's Church which faced Dame Street. We 'processed' out the back of the Castle, as one does, along Stephen Street, where in some waste ground, the medieval ditch of Dublin is still apparently visible. How cool is that? It reminds how every corner of Dublin has a history, sometimes several histories. The Central Dairy shop on Stephen Street, which used to be a defunct newsagents, now hosts a lovely designer shop on the ground floor, and the upper floors are being restored. I think it's amazing to be able to see an old house stripped back to the bare essentials. The tour of 9/9a was the highlight, the guides from Open House had their work cut out for them getting people to move on the next part of the tour, so fascinating was each room. Such a privilege to be shown around by people whose knowledge is driven by a passion for Dublin's history which I suspect in neither profitable nor popular. I hope the Open House event this year (17-19 October) is a success and is a showcase for the great work that's being done by the Irish Architecture Foundation. A big thank you to Emily for organising this event. Another quirky idea from the ever-creative Yelp CM!

I cannot recommend Carla and the team in Flynns Raheny highly enough. Selling a property (from a…read moredistance) was seamless and so professional. I was kept up to date every step in the process and as I was not always available unforseen issues were immediately dealt with by the team.....nothing was a problem for them. A million thanks to all!

We recently sold our house with Flynn Estate Agent in Raheny…read more We can honestly say that all the staff in the Raheny branch of Flynn & Associates were fantastic to deal with and eased our stress levels From the time we enquired about the service until the day the house was sold, everybody was so helpful, honest & professional Carla and Darren were great to deal with and kept us up to date at all times with the progress We have already recommended them to friends because of the great experience we had in what can be a very stressful time and would have no hesitation recommending them to others in the future Thanks again to all the team at Flynn ( Raheny ) Keep up the great work Suzanne & Michael McCarthy

Save energy consultants is an independent "building investigations and Energy audit company",…read morelocated in Dublin. I came across them while renovating an old Victorian house in the city center, which I converted into a modern, more energy efficient house. The guys from "Save energy" offered not only practical advice from the preliminary stages of planning and upgrading my house, they also provided a comprehensive unbiased energy audit. Furthermore, they did a brilliant work with the external wall insulation at the back of my house. Needless to say that I was very happy with the qualitative work they did for me!

Save energy consultants is an independent "building investigations and Energy audit company",…read morelocated in Dublin. I came across them while renovating an old Victorian house in the city center, which I converted into a modern, more energy efficient house. Also my architect recommended them to me. The guys from "Save energy" offered not only practical advice from the preliminary stages of planning and upgrading my house, they also provided a comprehensive unbiased energy audit. Furthermore, they did a brilliant work with the external wall insulation at the back of my house. Needless to say that I was very happy with the qualitative work they did for me!

We sold our house and bought an apartment with the professional help of Nuala Eustace and her…read moreteam. It was such a pleasure dealing with them. They kept us updated on everything single aspect of both the selling of our house and the buying of our new home. We would recommend them highly to family, friends and anyone with buying or selling a property, Between the Estate agents and solicitors it was a very good experience.

I paid over €1000 for heavy full length sitting room curtains to be made. I was very disappointed…read morewith the quality of the stitching, they are only hanging a month and already the lining is coming away from the curtain fabric. Would not recommend.

A fab new Interiors store recently opened facing woodies Glasnevin , Staff are so friendly and…read morehelpful and offered some amazing advice on my new home , something to suit all budgets .

Great Boxty. I saw this place on YouTube. Also, I noticed everyone there was from the United…read moreStates as well, hrmm... but overall, clean food good stuff and enjoy their home brewed dark beer!

Cozy place with fast and friendly service. We only got the boxty platter, which was really good,…read morebut the food at the other tables looked solid. They also have their own beer, which is decent.

Brilliant Company. I dealt with Rosemary and she made everything so simple and easy for me. The…read moreCompany treats your property like as if it was their own and had reassured me that if they were handling my property dealings, it would be handled as if part of the family. Small, personal, professional and deadly. Their motto is YOUR PROPERTY, OUR PRIORITY. How true!! For example if something cropped up that we were not sure of, they would call up on top class experts to answer those expertise questions for you. I couldn't recommend them enough. Helen in Dublin