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Irish Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Irish Times
Sinéad O'Connor's former Bray seafront home sells for €1.295m
Sinéad O'Connor 's former Wicklow home has been sold for €1.295m, according to figures from the Residential Property Price Register. The seafront Victorian style home at Bray was put on the market by estate agents, HJ Byrne last December with a guide price of €1.295m. A 'sale agreed' sign was erected at the property in March and now an official entry on the Property Price Register has confirmed that the sale closed on July 16th, meeting the guide price. At 3,713 sq ft, 'Montebello', as it is named, is well over three times the size of an average family home and includes six bedrooms and three bathrooms. READ MORE The €1.295m sale is one of nine €1m+ residential property sales to take place in the in-demand seaside town of Bray to date this year. The move to put the property on the market came five months after An Coimisiún Pleanála refused planning permission to then owner, Rachel Carthy, to convert the property into five apartments. A number of local residents opposed the planned apartment scheme and An Coimisiún Pleanála found that the proposal would result in an incongruous structure in terms of design. The commission, is dismissing its own inspector's recommendation to grant planning permission, found that the scheme would adversely affect the architectural character of the seafront area. The property has become a site of pilgrimage for fans of the late singer, who lived in the property for 15 years. Ana Bento, Maria Correia and Lina Gouveia from Portugal place flowers at Sinead O'Connor's former home in Bray on the first anniversary of her death. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin Ms O'Connor died at the age of 56 on July 26th 2023 of natural causes at her London home, and in August 2023, mourners left flowers outside the home as thousands of people gathered on the seafront to see her funeral cortege make its way past. Fans returned last year from as far away as New Zealand to pay homage to the 'Nothing Compares to U' singer. The seafront building has been in the public eye ever since Ms O'Connor bought it at the height of the property boom in 2007, for €1.7m, only to slash the asking price to €950,000 when she put it back on the market in 2021. The 1860s double-fronted six bed house facing the promenade later sold for €1.04m in November 2021. One objection lodged on behalf of next door neighbours on Strand Road claimed that the scheme 'is an excessive and far too commercial development that fails to have due regard to the protection of the residential amenities of adjoining houses'. The objection, by Ceceline and Frank Power - drafted by Peter P. Gillett & Associates - contended that 'the quest to maximise the amount of development on site undermines the existing quality of the living environment that our clients enjoy and that would be reasonable to protect'.
CBS News
24-07-2025
- CBS News
Man, boy found dead after alleged attack at Montebello apartment complex
A man and a boy were found dead after an alleged attack at a Montebello apartment complex Thursday morning. Montebello police responded to the complex on the 400 block of Lohart Avenue, where they found the bodies. Officers also located a woman and a girl suffering from severe head injuries. They were both transported to the hospital for treatment. It is unclear what led up to the attack. Police say there are no outstanding suspects and there is currently no danger to the community.
CBS News
06-07-2025
- CBS News
Pedestrian on scooter killed during three-vehicle crash in Montebello
A pedestrian riding a scooter was killed during a three-vehicle crash in Montebello on Saturday. It happened a little before 11:30 a.m. in the 300 block of N. Garfield Avenue, according to the Montebello Police Department. "Upon officers' arrival, it was determined that three vehicles were involved in the traffic collision along with a pedestrian on a scooter," said MPD's news release. "The pedestrian was not responsive and transported to LCMC where he later succumbed to his injuries." The victim has not yet been identified. Officers say that one vehicle involved in the crash rolled over. Circumstances leading up to the collision remain under investigation. Garfield Avenue was closed in both directions between Hay Street and Madison Avenue as their investigation continued, police said. Anyone who knows more is asked to contact police at (323) 887-1258.
Forbes
25-06-2025
- Automotive
- Forbes
Cox Forecasts Slowing Vehicle Sales, Higher Prices In 2025's 2nd Half
Ford trucks are seen at a car dealership in Montebello, California on May 5, 2025. (Photo by ... More Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) New vehicle deliveries will slow in the year's second half amid higher prices spurred by the tariff-related costs, Cox Automotive said Wednesday in a webinar. The current April-June period 'will turn out to be a relatively strong quarter," Jonathan Smoke, Cox's chief economist, said during the presentation. 'We now face slowing demand.' Consumers went to dealers to buy cars and trucks made before tariffs were implemented by the Trump administration. That 'surge is now in the rearview mirror,' said Charlie Chesbrough, Cox's senior economist. Cox said the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) for vehicle sales will probably be 15.3 million for June, down from 15.6 million in May and a rate of 17.5 million in March and April. Cox said in a statement that second-quarter deliveries will be 1.7% higher compared with a year earlier. The Trump administration has levied tariffs on imported vehicles as well as steel and aluminum. Tariffs are paid by companies that import goods. Those costs typically are passed on to customers. Tariffs are not payments from one country to another. 'We don't think consumers can absorb it all,' Smoke said of tariff costs. Cox forecasts U.S. 2025 new vehicle sales of 15.6 million to 16.3 million. The company originally projected 2025 sales would total 16.3 million. In addition to tariffs, consumers are dealing with continuing high interest rates for vehicle purchases. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has held interest rates steady despite criticism from President Donald Trump. 'The new vehicle market is likely to see the return of inflation,' Chesbrough said. Also in the presentation, Cox said the picture for electric vehicles is mixed. A $7,500 tax credit for EVs may end. But EV offerings are expanding. Some said the rest of 2025 will see 'a rollercoaster ride for EVs.'
CBS News
14-06-2025
- CBS News
Montebello man shouts "I am American" while immigration agents detain him
A face-to-face encounter with federal immigration agents has left Montebello man Brian Gavidia shaken and unable to sleep at night. Gavida said he was working at a tow yard on W. Olympic Boulevard in Montebello when he heard immigration agents were outside. An agent approached him when he stepped outside. Gavida said he told the officers he was an American citizen three times before they tried to detain him. "East Los Angeles born and raised, ma'am," he recalled telling an agent. "I am American. I stated I was American. He still attacked me. We are not safe, guys, not safe in America today." Gavida said the agent asked him what city and hospital he was born in before throwing him into a gate and twisting his arm. "I said, 'I don't know.' And because I didn't know, he threw me to the gate and he twisted my arm," Gavida said. "I said, 'Brother, I am American. You are twisting my arm.'" During the encounter, he said his friend, who is also an American citizen, was rough-handled by federal agents. "I see my friend state that he is an American," Gavidia said. "He gets slammed to the floor. He is bleeding from his forehead. I want to jump in and defend my friend. ICE agent looks at me with his AR-15. I can't win that battle." Gavidia said the agent took both his phone and Real ID and only let him go because his friend started filming. "I couldn't sleep last night," he said. "Let me tell you the truth: He took my ID, he took my phone. He never gave me back my ID. Is this guy going to come and pick me up at 2 or 3 a.m. I don't know." Gavidia said he won't be silenced about what he calls blatant mistreatment. "It doesn't make me happy to have my face out here like this," he said. "I don't want to be in this position. I don't want to have my face out here like this, but I have to. My people are getting attacked, and yeah I'm American, but I'm Latino as well." U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not respond to CBS News Los Angeles' request for comment.
