{"id":551488,"date":"2026-06-24T08:38:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/551488\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T08:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:38:16","slug":"landmark-dublin-pub-where-paddy-mckillen-jnr-planned-to-build-apartments-seeks-e3m-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/551488\/","title":{"rendered":"Landmark Dublin pub where Paddy McKillen jnr planned to build apartments seeks \u20ac3m \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having failed to find a buyer when it was offered for sale for \u20ac5.25 million on behalf of Paddy McKillen jnr<\/a> and Matt Ryan<\/a>\u2019s Oakmount<\/a> in 2024, the well-known Foxhunter pub in Lucan<\/a>, Co Dublin<\/a> has returned to the market at a new and lower guide price of \u20ac3 million. The proposed sale this time round is being handled by joint agents Colliers and John P Younge on behalf of receivers Interpath Advisory. Interpath, for its part, has been retained by non-bank lender Real Estate Loan Management (Relm), to recover overall debts of \u20ac50 million from 14 property companies controlled by McKillen jnr. <\/p>\n

While the \u20ac3 million now being sought for the Foxhunter matches the price paid by McKillen jnr\u2019s Oakmount for the pub and its adjoining 1.06-acre site in 2019, the property had been dormant when they acquired it.<\/p>\n

On this occasion, the Foxhunter offers buyers the opportunity to secure ownership of a prime, income-producing hospitality asset with a strong tenant in place. The investment is underpinned by a 25-year full repairing and insuring lease to Rocket Fusion Ltd from September 2019, providing a secure annual income of \u20ac275,000, with five-yearly rent reviews. A former company within the Press Up group, Rocket Fusion now forms part of Eclective, the group established in 2024 on foot of the debt-for-equity takeover of McKillen jnr\u2019s hospitality empire by London-based finance firm Cheyne Capital. <\/p>\n

The Foxhunter\u2019s adjoining site may also appeal to developers who will consider its zoning and planning potential. McKillen jnr had planned to develop a 161-unit Build-to-Rent apartment scheme on the land, but this proposal was roundly rejected by the then An Bord Plean\u00e1la in 2022.<\/p>\n

Located in a prominent position on the N4 (Lucan Road), the Foxhunter comprises a substantial licensed premises (1,511sq m\/16,264sq ft) along with two restaurants trading as Elephant & Castle and Wowburger respectively. The venue also includes a private function room with its own bar and outdoor terrace, which is capable of accommodating 60 guests. The property also has two self-contained two-bedroom apartments at first-floor level. <\/p>\n

\"TheThe Foxhunter pub sits on a 1.06-acre site in Lucan, Co Dublin <\/p>\n

The Foxhunter occupies an excellent location near Lucan village, within a densely populated and expanding catchment area. The pub and its restaurants are situated within a short distance of several major employment hubs including Liffey Valley, Park West, Grange Castle and Intel\u2019s operations in Leixlip, supporting strong levels of both daytime and evening trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Having failed to find a buyer when it was offered for sale for \u20ac5.25 million on behalf of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":551489,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[73],"tags":[79,52,18,19,17,47154,236254,125681,81335],"class_list":["post-551488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-dublin","tag-eire","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-lucan","tag-matt-ryan","tag-oakmount","tag-paddy-mckillen-jnr"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116804183806535306","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551488","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=551488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/551489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=551488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=551488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=551488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}