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- Irish Independent
Operation renovation: ‘We have a house in Donegal but nowhere in Dublin, and we only had 12 weeks before returning home – it was definitely down to the wire'
Operation renovation: 'We have a house in Donegal but nowhere in Dublin, and we only had 12 weeks before returning home – it was definitely down to the wire'
Before their move home, a Dubai-based couple gave themselves just three months to transform a neo-Tudor Wicklow townhouse into a modern sanctuary
Owner Anne Marie McGettigan in Hollybrook House, Co Wicklow. Photo: Ruth Calder-Potts
Orla Neligan Today at 03:30
It takes gumption and a good dose of savvy self-assurance to buy a house sight unseen. A home, after all, is an emotional purchase with intangibles such as how it makes you feel as soon as you walk through the door, or whether it's structurally sound, not to mention the hefty cost should you get it wrong.
