Shankill homes on sale for €565k Council backpedals on cemetery bicycle lane Game on in Perth for three Dubliners

THIRTY-eight three-, fourand five-bedroom houses have gone on sale at Woodbrook, Shankill, with prices starting at €565,000.

The development just south of Shankill village and not far from Bray will initially comprise 207 homes, but it will also have its own neighbourhood centre with retail units and apartments. A new school, a creche and a new Dart station are also planned.

This second phase of houses is made up of three- four- and five-bedroom houses, and the different styles are named after places in the locality such as the Glen, the Crinken, the Shanganagh and the Conna.

The three-beds from 108sq m (1,162sq ft) start at €565,000, while three-beds with a study from 143sq m start at €660,000.

Four-beds from 152sq m (1,625sq ft) start at €685,000 and five-beds from 191sq m (2,056sq ft) start at €760,000. The first phase of 40 houses were sold off-plan, but show homes are now on view.

Developers, Castlethorn, are keen to make Woodbrook a real neighbourhood and not just another housing estate.

AFTER months opf backlash from families, Dun LaoghaireRathdown County Council has scrapped plans to run a bicylce lane through Deansgrange Cemetery.

The two-way cycle lane will now be placed along the western side of Deansgrange Road. But on-street parking will need to be removed to facilitate the bike lane.

Council bosses revealed they had listened to more than 1,000 submissions on the proposal since it was announced last year.

The council had also proposed to lower the graveyard’s boundary wall which would have meant motorists and people walking outside would be able to look into the graveyard.

A spokesperson for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council said at the outset the council was “not proposing a dedicated cycle path in the cemetery”.

The spokesperson said the proposal to lower the wall was included to “improve the passive surveillance within the cemetery and improve the safety of users”.

“We are proposing better access to the existing area where driving, cycling and walking is a well-established use,” the spokesperson said.

However, grieving families are relieved the controversial plans hve now been axed.

Rebekah Cornwell, who lost her grandmother Monica O’Byrne in April 2021, was “delighted” the council had backed down. She told the Irish Mirror: “We are delighted and it’s just a huge relief. It was such a stressful time. We had such a good campaign in getting the word out and everybody was just really