Joyce Hickey

Dublin

Mother, sister, lapsed archaeologist, wife. Reader, crafter, share a dog's life. Journalist @IrishTimes. My opinions here. #andacyclist

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In photos: Architect’s home, studio and gallery on Mountpleasant Avenue for €1.675m

Jul 18, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Joyce Hickey

Address: 20A Mountpleasant Avenue Lower, Ranelagh, Dublin 6Agent: Sherry FitzGerald“We make optimistic and ambitious architecture” is the mission statement of the Gró.Works practice, run by Donal Groarke and Ultan Ó Conchubhair. The location of the practice is an architectural statement, being a three-storey over basement infill development, completed in 2022.
Ranelagh redbrick with hints of Brooklyn brownstone for €1.25m

Jul 3, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Joyce Hickey

Address: 39 Chelmsford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6Price: €1,250,000 Agent: Sherry FitzGeraldView this property on MyHome.ieThe brassware on the smart grey front door of number 39 Chelmsford Road in Ranelagh, Dublin 6, is the first hint of the quirky touches that characterise this Victorian midterrace four-bedroom redbrick. A hare’s head adorning a circular knocker is an unexpected delight; it honours the owner’s farmer father and ensures they open the door to a smiling visitor.
Modern mews hidden in the heart of Ranelagh for €975,000

Apr 5, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Joyce Hickey

Address: 76 Chelmsford Lane, Ranelagh, Dublin 6Price: €975,000 Agent: Mullery O'GaraView this property on MyHome.ie“This is my favourite view,” says Sorcha, “from my desk out across the rooftops.” We are looking eastwards out an upstairs window in her home, number 76 Chelmsford Lane, and relating the roofscape to the map, on which the lane curves from Ranelagh village around to Sallymount Avenue.
Generously proportioned detached home in Terenure for €1.35m

Mar 6, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Joyce Hickey

Address: 18 College Square, Terenure, Dublin 6WPrice: €1,350,000 Agent: Mullery O'GaraView this property on MyHome.ieIn late 2006, when Ballymore launched its College Square development, off Wainsfort Road in Terenure, Dublin 6W, it sold the first phase of 35 houses in a weekend. Prices in the next phase ranged from €990,000 for a three-bedroom midterrace house to €1.995 million for a five-bed detached house.
How to cook for a modern family of carnivores, a pescatarian and a no-red-meatarian

Feb 4, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Joyce Hickey

“I’m going vegetarian.” It is a phrase that can strike fear into the heart of anyone who cooks for a household. I applaud your principled stance on animal rights and your environmental conscience, but the thought of making two dinners every evening does not thrill me. Two years on, our family comprises one pescatarian, one no-red-meatarian, one occasional beef-eater and two committed carnivores, and I’ve gradually worked out how to make dinners to suit everyone.
Falafel or meatballs with Indian tomato sauce or Italian tomato sauce

Feb 3, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Joyce Hickey

Ingredients Indian tomato sauce: 2tbs vegetable oil 1tbs dried curry leaves 8cm cinnamon stick 3 star anise 1tsp cloves 10 green cardamom pods 1tbs black onion seeds 1tbs mustard seeds (black, brown or yellow) 1tbs cumin seeds 1tbs coriander seeds 2 onions, finely chopped Thumb-sized piece of root ginger, peeled and finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, crushed Two tins or jars of chopped or crushed tomatoes 1tsp soft brown sugar 60g fresh coriander Salt and ground black pepper Italian tomato...
Tofupiaza (tofu or chicken with spring onions)

Feb 3, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Joyce Hickey

Ingredients 2tbs vegetable oil 1tbs black onion seeds 1tbs black mustard seeds 1tbs cumin seeds 1tbs ajwain seeds, if available 10 green cardamom pods 2tbs coriander seeds 2 bunches of scallions, trimmed and chopped into 1cm pieces 1 thumb-sized piece of root ginger, peeled and finely chopped Half tsp ground chilli 2tsp ground turmeric 2tsp salt 200g fresh coriander, chopped 100ml natural yoghurt 1kg (about 10) free-range chicken thighs skinned, boned and chopped into bitesize chunks 1 500g...
Living history at a Quaker farmstead in the Wicklow hills for €1.5m

Oct 12, 2023 | irishtimes.com | Joyce Hickey

Address: Ballymurrin House, Ballymurrin Lower, Kilbride, Co WicklowPrice: €1,500,000 Agent: Knight FrankWhenever there is a discussion about whether history should be compulsory at junior cycle, or the subject is dismissed as a list of boring dates, or wherever archaeology is perceived only as the retrieval of artefacts, it’s worth remembering history is really all about ourselves, and how our past shaped us.
One of the last original homes on Dublin’s finest road for €12.75m

Sep 21, 2023 | irishtimes.com | Joyce Hickey

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Shrewsbury Road home on the market for only the second time in over 90 years for €6.5m

Aug 31, 2023 | irishtimes.com | Joyce Hickey

Address: Ballyfoyle, 5 Shrewsbury Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4Price: €6,500,000 Agent: Sherry FitzGeraldAt Dublin’s most prestigious location, Shrewsbury Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, properties usually come to the market steeped in stories of extraordinary sale prices, multimillion-euro redevelopments and high-profile names including billionaires Denis O’Brien and Dermot Desmond.