Could Fitzwilliam Square be sold? - Irish Architectural News

Fitzwilliam Square

Residents of Fitzwilliam Square in Dublin 2 are the latest square dwellers to query the title of their communal grounds, following speculation that the freehold may be about to change hands. Following the row over Dartmouth Square in Dublin 6 last month, residents of one of Dublin's finest Georgian squares are now worried about rumours that their private park may be about to be sold, with property developer Johnny Ronan said to be the buyer. However, a spokesperson for the Pembroke Estate, which owns the freehold of the square, denied yesterday that there had been any sale. "The square is leased to the Fitzwilliam Square Association - owners of the houses along the squuare - for 150 years from 1974 at a nominal rent" he said. However, rumours of a sale are being taken seriously by the Fitzwilliam Square Residents' Association, who appointed pharmaceutical tycoon Edward Haughey, now known as Lord Ballyedmond, as its new chairperson at a meeting last week where the issue of ownership was hotly debated.

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