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Derrymore. Derek Quinlan’s Shrewsbury Road, Ballsbridge crib.

Among the former tax inspector’s properties seized by Nama yesterday.

The house was described in almost sexual terms by the Irish Times last year:

“Derrymore, is in mint condition and extends to about 465sq m (5,005sq ft). Three spacious interconnecting reception rooms lead off the hall, which itself is large enough to accommodate the owner’s Steinway baby grand piano. A double drawing room has steps leading down to a grand dining room with wall panelling by Queen Elizabeth’s nephew Viscount Linley.”

So, anyway – technically – we own it now.

Chompsky’s bagsied the white couch next to the fire if that’s OK with everyone.

Nama Pulls The Plug On Major Property Player (Irish Independent)

I caught up with him after the annual results news conference yesterday and he was remarkably upbeat about the future.

“Do you know how hard it is to find a place to live here in Ballsbridge?” he says by way of explaining a recovery in landlord’s yields.

He admitted that his experience of trying to find a home in Dublin 4, one of Dublin’s wealthiest districts, may not be typical, but he is still optimistic.

David Hodgkinson, executive chairman, AIB.

This was minutes after announcing 2,000 job losses at the bank.

You literally could not make it up.

Ballsbridge Is No Singapore, Says AIB’s Boss (Irish Business Blog, Guardian)

(Photocall Ireland)