The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has resulted in millions of people being displaced from their homes, many of whom have sought refuge in other countries. Ireland has been one of the countries that has opened its doors to Ukrainian refugees, offering them the chance for temporary protection in a safe and welcoming environment.

In Ireland, local authorities are responsible for providing accommodation to Ukrainian refugees. The government has set up a dedicated programme to support local authorities in this regard, with the aim of providing suitable accommodation for all refugees.

Kildare County Council appointed O’Neill & Co. to inspect all properties offered throughout County Kildare to assess their suitability. Working on behalf of Kildare County Council, our Associate Surveyor, Cian O’Sullivan has already inspected over 100 properties since September 2022.

In assessing the pledged properties, Cian has reviewed a range of accommodation types, from apartments to holiday homes, ensuring they meet all requirements specified by Kildare County Council.

Commenting on his involvement in this scheme, Cian said ‘I have enjoyed working closely with Kildare County Council to ensure the refugees can be housed in a timely manner and in accommodation that suits their needs. We also provided advice to the homeowners and licensors. It’s been a pleasure to meet those pledging their homes in an effort to alleviate some of the stress already on Ukrainian families fleeing their home country.’

Find more information on the scheme here

O’Neill & Co. has been appointed as letting agents of a new warehouse development: Unit 15, in Osberstown Business Park, Naas, Co. Kildare. The development, which has an expected completion date of Q4 2023, is the first speculative development in Kildare in a number of years.

The development which will comprise a detached industrial / warehouse unit(s) with office facility buildings will be built to the highest quality standard with key sustainability considerations in mind, and will be certified LEED Silver. The development will have a A3 BER energy rating.

Osberstown Business Park is located on the Caragh Road, approximately 3km west of Naas town centre, with substantial frontage to the M7 Motorway. The Park is situated just 4 minutes’ drive from the new Junction 9a on the M7 Motorway providing swift access to both Dublin and the south and south west of the country.

The overall property will comprise 2,024 sqm (21,786 sq ft) on a total site area of 0.91 Ha. The property can be divided into two separate units with each unit comprising 1,102 sqm (10,893 sq ft) of warehouse and ancillary office accommodation.

Darac O’Neill of O’Neill & Co commented: “Osberstown Business Park’s enhanced access to Junction 9a of the M7 Motorway will see the park become a favoured destination for occupiers. The property represents an ideal opportunity as a logistics and/or manufacturing facility”.

Price on application.

For further details contact:

Darac O’Neill

O’Neill & Co Chartered Surveyors & Auctioneers

045 856 604 or 087 965 6063

We are delighted to partner with John Ryan of Bagnall Doyle MacMahon to bring this substantial licensed premises in Celbridge to market.

Strategically located on the busy Celbridge to Maynooth Road (R405), this property sits on c.0.92 ha / 2.3 acres offering alternative development potential to buyers.

The property benefits from valuable rental income from 2 adjoining businesses as well as from 2 phone masts on the roof of the property.

Description

Henry Grattan’s is a substantial, single-storey licensed premises extending to c.751 sqm / 8,083 sq ft. which has been refurbished to a very high standard and is presented in excellent condition throughout.

The accommodation briefly comprises a traditional style public bar with timber flooring and a feature fireplace; a large lounge bar with semi-circular bar counter, raised seating area and a feature place and a separate, self-contained restaurant / function room. In addition, there is a fully fitted and equipped catering kitchen with ample dry goods storage areas and staff changing facilities. There is a central keg store and cold room with rear delivery access. Outside, there is a large and extensive car park with car parking for approximately 80 cars and a green open space.

Adjoining the licensed premises are two investment properties: Bar One Racing bookmakers (c. 105 sq m / 1,130 sq ft) and Ramon Massey funeral home (c. 88 sqm / 947 sq ft). Both tenants are unaffected by the sale. There are two phone masts located on the roof providing additional rental income.

Features

• Investment opportunity
• Situated in densely populated residential area
• Close to a host of new housing developments
• Alternative use potential
• Additional valuable rental income

For more information please contact Darac O’Neill on 087 965 6063 or 045 856 604

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Here’s our take on last year and our hopes for this year when it comes to property. We focus on Co. Kildare and surrounding counties but with an eye on the national context. Though we touch on all types of property, the emphasis, as you would expect,  is on our specialism – commercial property”.

Irish national charity Team Hope, who are best known for their Christmas Shoebox Appeal, are packing all the deliveries from supporters all over south Kildare into an Industrial Unit in Naas Enterprise Park which was kindly donated to the charity for use during the campaign by the park management company and organised by their local property agents O’Neill & Co. The location is one of 25 depots which receive deliveries from drop off points and schools around the country. The charity hope to pack over 850 boxes which will contain up to 10 shoe boxes each in this warehouse. The total of shoe boxes donated to date in this area alone is over 7000. Frank O’Rourke TD was on hand this in the unit morning to help raise awareness for the campaign.

The Christmas Shoebox Appeal which was launched on TV3 in October has been running since the late 1990’s and over three and a half million shoeboxes have been sent from Ireland! Team Hope are appealing for individuals, schools, community groups, shops, offices and businesses to get involved and fill a shoebox with a range of simple Christmas gifts either for a boy or a girl in age brackets from 2-4, 5-9 and 10-14 years old and drop off at designated points including Kildare.

Then a team of volunteers work hard to check that all Christmas Shoeboxes meet with customs and safety requirements,  seal them and send them on their way by truck or shipping container. The international partners will then deliver the shoebox right into a child’s hands – in hospitals, schools, shelters, churches, orphanages, community centres, mountain villages and family homes.

Brendan McKenna Volunteer Coordinator said ‘Securing this unit has been a huge help to the Kildare branch of the campaign, it is always great to get support from local companies which enable us to help others”

Team Hope give the Christmas Shoebox gift right into the hands of some of the world’s most vulnerable children – many of whom will receive no other gift this Christmas. For some it’s the first gift they’ve ever received.

Darac O’Neill Director of O’Neill & Co. said ‘We are delighted to help out such a fantastic campaign on a local level, it is great to see so many people get involved to help those less fortunate then ourselves.’

Team Hope is an Irish, Christian development aid charity, working with children, and through them, into their families and communities mainly across Eastern Europe, former Soviet Union and Africa many of these families are trying to survive on less than €1 a day,  the charity also help vulnerable children all year round through a variety of Community Development projects,

If you would like to help out and volunteer with the team in Naas Enterprise Park please contact Volunteer Coordinator Brendan McKenna by emailing brendanmckenna1@gmail.com or by calling 087-2253333.