Speaker Connolly Tavern, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24.
Demolition of parts of a tavern to build a village centre with 40 apartments, retail units, offices, a restaurant, and underground parking.
SD07A/0443 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 13 June 2007
- Reference
- SD07A/0443
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 13 June 2007
- Residential units
- 40
- Floor area
- 5230 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves partial demolition of the Speaker Connolly Tavern to facilitate a new village centre development. The proposed four-storey building over a basement car park will contain 40 apartments, an extended licensed premises, three retail units, two office units, and a restaurant.
- Storeys
- 4
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Demolition and the removal of the pyramid roof, the service yard to the eastern side and single storey structures to the northern and southern sides of the existing building to facilitate the construction of the new development on a 0.324 hectare site as part of the new village centre. There will be a single level underground car park of 1924sqm with 66 car parking spaces, refuse stores, bicycle parking, plant areas, storage for the apartments and access staircases & lifts. The structure will be 3 storeys over ground floor comprising 3 no. Two bed and 2 no. One bed apartments at the western side, the existing licenced premises extended to 600sqm, 3 no. Retail units totaling 417sqm, access lift & staircases and a 255sqm service yard at ground floor level. There will be 3 no. Two bed and 2 no. One bed apartments, 2 no. Office units totaling 701sqm and a restaurant of 360sqm including kitchen and stores at first floor level. There will also be 11 no. Two bed and 4 no. One bed apartments at both 2nd and 3rd floor levels around an internal landscaped courtyard. The total number of apartments will be 40.6 no. Surface level staff car spaces are provided in the service yard and 16 no. Short stay car spaces are provided at ground floor level. The total gross floor area of the development, excluding the basement and service yard, is 5230sqm.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of District Centres”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
Objective set by the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 20, Killininny Court, Ballycullen Avenot full market price | Jul 2025 | €220,000 | 86 m |
| 3 Killininny Court, Firhouse Rd, Firhouse Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €250,000 | 86 m |
| 38 Killininny Court, Ballycullen Ave, Firhouse Dublin 24 | Jan 2025 | €247,500 | 147 m |
| 19 Kilakee Walk, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €359,625 | 207 m |
| Larkrise, Firhouse Rd, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €850,000 | 261 m |
| 37 Killakee Avenue, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Sept 2025 | €380,000 | 307 m |
| 59 Woodlawn Park Dr, Firhouse, Dublin 24not full market price | Feb 2026 | €200,000 | 318 m |
| 49 Woodlawn Park Grove, Firhouse, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €550,000 | 335 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received13 June 2007
- Decision due7 August 2007
- Decision issued3 August 2007
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- GrantedAt this site
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The Speaker Connolly Tavern, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24, D24E400.
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- Granted30 m away
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SD128/0003South DublinLodged 6 Sept 2012Infrastructure
- Invalid30 m away
5.3 x 1.9 x 2.5m high stainless steel & glass bus shelter with 2 no. 2sq.m. illuminated advertising panels
Ballycullen Drive opposite Speaker Connolly Pub at junction with Firhouse Road, Dublin 24 (Location No. 5981).
SD05A/0469South DublinLodged 14 Jun 2005Infrastructure
- Granted40 m away
A 6.6 x 1.9 x 2.5m high stainless steel & glass bus shelter with 2 no. 2sq.m. illuminated advertising panels
Ballycullen Avenue opposite Speaker Connolly Pub at junction with Firhouse Road, Dublin 24. (Location No. 5981)
SD06A/0150South DublinLodged 6 Mar 2006Infrastructure
- Invalid40 m away
The development will consist of a 6.6 X 1.9 x 2.5 M high stainless steel & glass bus shelter with 2 No. 2 sq.…
Ballycullen Avenue opp. Speaker Connolly Pub at junction with Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
SD05A/1060South DublinLodged 23 Dec 2005Infrastructure
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