A family which owns one of the largest hotel chains in Japan has bought Abbeville, the home of the late former Taoiseach Charles Haughey.
It is reported the Nishida family, which owns the Toyoko Inn group, plans to make Dublin its international headquarters.
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The Sunday Business Post says they have not yet decided what to do with the house and lands.
Abbeville is located at Kinsealy in Malahide.
It is set out over some 80 acres of grounds, and includes a gardener's cottage and two gate lodges.
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The principal reception rooms include a drawing room, dining room and a Gothic style family room.
It also includes a stable yard with a hay barn, 14 stables and a large indoor equestrian school.
Agents Sherry Fitzgerald say that while the house has some gracious reception rooms, "the evolution of the house, including a reversal of the entrance façade from east to west, presents a somewhat disrupted flow with many changing floor levels and an arrangement of accommodation little suited to contemporary living."
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It is located close to Malahide and is easily accessible to the city centre and Dublin Airport.
The house and its grounds were designed by James Gandon - who was also responsible for the Custom House and the Four Courts, among others.
Lands and a house have been leased at Abbeville dating back to 1736.
Charlie Haughey is pictured at Abbeville in 1995 | Photocall file photo
The final sale price is not yet known.
