{"id":280388,"date":"2026-01-12T05:35:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T05:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/280388\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T05:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T05:35:13","slug":"rugby-stars-in-laws-sell-ailesbury-rd-home-for-close-to-e7m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/280388\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby star&#8217;s in-laws sell Ailesbury Rd home for close to \u20ac7m"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone knows that to land on Ailesbury Road in Monopoly, you will be forking out big money, but the same can be said if you decide to purchase a house there in reality. <\/p>\n<p>For years, it has been renowned as one of the most expensive roads in Dublin 4 and just recently, someone managed to purchase the latest home to go onsale. <\/p>\n<p>With the house being placed on the market for \u20ac6.9million last summer by a very well-known family, it took until Christmas before the <a href=\"https:\/\/lisney.com\/property\/61-ailesbury-road-ballsbridge-dublin-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/lisney.com\/property\/61-ailesbury-road-ballsbridge-dublin-4\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">property went Sale Agreed.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hoc.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Hugh O' Connor house sale agreed \" class=\"wp-image-2094445\"  \/>Pic:  Dr Hugh O&#8217; Connor and wife Fiona\/Instagram <\/p>\n<p>The couple who placed the house on the market are none other than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.ie\/irish-news\/courts\/doctor-and-influencer-wifes-luxury-ailesbury-road-home-goes-sale-agreed\/a640609243.html?errorCode=0\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.independent.ie\/irish-news\/courts\/doctor-and-influencer-wifes-luxury-ailesbury-road-home-goes-sale-agreed\/a640609243.html?errorCode=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Dr Hugh O&#8217; Connor, an award-winning consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist. <\/a>Leader of the Hoc medical clinic, he has spent decades trying to improve and help women&#8217;s health. His wife, Fiona Healy, is also well known among the elite circles in Dublin. They are known for their lavish lifestyle, which Fiona showcases on her popular social media page,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/plain_irish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Plain Irish<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They share five children, four girls, India, Portiam, Holly and Coco and their only son, Johnny. <\/p>\n<p>Many of you may recognise their daughter India, who is married to Ireland rugby ace Ross Byrne<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEI250218858.jpg\" alt=\"Ross Byrne and India Healy-O'Connor on arrival at the Leinster Rugby awards ball 2025 at O'Reilly Hall in UCD, Dublin. Pic: Brendan Moran\/Sportsfile\" class=\"wp-image-1973071\"  \/>Ross Byrne and India Healy-O&#8217;Connor on arrival at the Leinster Rugby awards ball 2025 at O&#8217;Reilly Hall in UCD, Dublin. Pic: Brendan Moran\/Sportsfile<\/p>\n<p>The long-term couple got engaged at the end of July 2023, with Ross giving India a huge sparkling diamond when he asked her to marry him. They\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/2024\/08\/18\/entertainment\/india-healy-oconnor-wedding\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said I Do in August 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The couple exchanged vows in front of family and friends in a romantic ceremony at Trinity Chapel before heading to Luttrellstown Castle for their reception.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-11-135320.jpg\" alt=\"61 Ailesbury Road Ballsbridge. Pic: Sotheby's\" class=\"wp-image-2094439\"  \/>61 Ailesbury Road Ballsbridge. Pic: Sotheby&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>The lavish house, which stands at 508sqm has seven bedrooms with a basement that can be used for a gym. It has three reception rooms, a drawing room, and a high-ceiling kitchen. <\/p>\n<p>The south-facing garden generates an aura of peace and tranquillity away from the hustle and bustle of Dublin that surrounds it. <\/p>\n<p>The stunning late Victorian\/Edwardian house also contains a guest bedroom with a shower room. As well as a spacious office.<\/p>\n<p>Have a sneak peek inside this stunning home:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-11-135421.jpg\" alt=\"61 Ailesbury Road Ballsbridge. Pic: Sotheby's\" class=\"wp-image-2094438\"  \/>61 Ailesbury Road Ballsbridge. Pic: Sotheby&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-11-135940.jpg\" alt=\"61 Ailesbury Road Ballsbridge. Pic: Sotheby's\" class=\"wp-image-2094443\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-11-135527.jpg\" alt=\"61 Ailesbury Road Ballsbridge. Pic: Sotheby's\" class=\"wp-image-2094442\"  \/>61 Ailesbury Road, Ballsbridge. Pic: Sotheby&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-11-135246.jpg\" alt=\"61 Ailesbury Road Ballsbridge. Pic: Sotheby's\" class=\"wp-image-2094440\"  \/>61 Ailesbury Road, Ballsbridge. Pic: Sotheby&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-11-135430.jpg\" alt=\"61 Ailesbury Road Ballsbridge. Pic: Sotheby's\" class=\"wp-image-2094441\"  \/>61 Ailesbury Road, Ballsbridge. Pic: Sotheby&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Everyone knows that to land on Ailesbury Road in Monopoly, you will be forking out big money, but&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280389,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[18,117,19,17],"class_list":{"0":"post-280388","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115880507861867527","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280388\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}