Former RTÉ presenter's stunning four-bed Dublin home on the market for €2.25m
Former RTÉ Broadcaster Thelma Mansfield is selling her semi-detached home in Dublin for over €2m. The daytime presenter, who hosted RTÉ's Live at 3 until the late 90s, has lived in the Glenageary home for over 40 years.
5 Rus-In-Urbe on Glenageary Road Lower is described as a charming Georgian family home dating back to 1840. The five bed, four bath 235m2 house is on the market with Sherry FitzGerald for €2,250,000.
Thelma decided to sell the house, which she raised her children in, after her husband John Morris died in 2022. The home features long sash windows, parking for up to three cars and a lush lawn area out the front and back.
Inside, the entrance hallway is flooded with natural light on bright days as folding double doors lead to a cosy dining room with a fireplace. The agent says the country style kitchen is undoubtedly the heart of the home, as it has original quarry tiled floors and bespoke cabinetry.
This country feel can be seen throughout the house, however with a modern twist. The light brown wooden doors and rustic floors pair well with the bright kitchen cabinets and white walls.
Two sets of Venetian double doors open out into the gorgeous courtyard that has been maintained by Thelma. She is a keen gardener and filled the lawns with colourful agapanthus, wisteria, olive trees and a fig tree.
After retiring from RTÉ in the late 1990s, the homeowner focused on her passion for painting. At the end of the garden is an original coach house which Thelma transformed into her art studio. The little space features a wood burning stove and shower room.
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