22a Berkeley Road Dublin 7 (Not Protected)

Research metadata

RPS Ref. No.: None — not a protected structure. The address does not appear in Dublin City Council's Record of Protected Structures (Volume 4, Dublin City Development Plan 2022–2028)[1] (Medium)
Overall identification confidence: High — the building is repeatedly and unambiguously identified in press and council records as "22a Berkeley Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7"[2][3]
Vacancy / dereliction status at a glance: Vacant and visibly derelict, but removed from the Derelict Sites Register in March 2025 after cosmetic works; site remains under council investigation[2][4]

Quick facts

Address / Eircode	22a Berkeley Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 — Eircode not verified (routing key D07) (Unverified)
Building type	Shop with residential over — ground-floor retail unit and basement, two-bedroom apartment on the first floor[4]
Period / date	Late 19th / early 20th century corner commercial building; a restored photograph of the premises dated c.1900 has circulated locally (Low)[5]
Heritage refs (RPS / NIAH)	Not on the RPS; no NIAH registration found for 22a Berkeley Road (Medium). Nearby NIAH entries include St Joseph's Carmelite Church, Berkeley Road (Reg. 50070414)[6]
Apparent status	Vacant / derelict[4]
On Derelict Sites Register?	No (currently). Previously DS1558, entered 01/03/2023, removed 05/03/2025[3]
On Vacant Sites Register?	Unknown — no entry located on the DCC Vacant Sites Register (Unverified)[7]
Owner	Private — Brian Farren, Niall Farren and Conor Farren, served with statutory notices care of O’Shea Farren Solicitors, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 (May 2022) (Medium)[19]
Council valuation	€500,000 (Dublin City Council valuation, 2023, for Derelict Sites Register purposes) (Medium)[19]
On the market?	Offered for sale in 2025 at a guide price of €475,000; unsold as of mid-2026 (Medium)[19]
Transport context	Directly opposite the site of a proposed MetroLink station (Medium)[19]

Summary

22a Berkeley Road is a small mixed-use commercial building in Phibsborough — a ground-floor shop with basement storage and a two-bedroom flat above — still known locally as "Selections" newsagent. It has been vacant since around 2015 and is visibly derelict inside and out. Although it was entered on Dublin City Council's Derelict Sites Register in 2023, it was removed in March 2025 after the owners repainted the frontage and cleared graffiti and vegetation, a decision local residents have publicly described as "disgraceful". The council valued the property at €500,000 in 2023; it was offered for sale in 2025 at a guide price of €475,000 and remains unsold.

Identification

Address: 22a Berkeley Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7
Eircode (if found): Not verified (Unverified) — neighbouring 22 Berkeley Road is D07 NH77, but 22a is a separate unit and should not be assumed to share it
Building type(s): Shop and house / mixed-use — retail unit with yard and basement storage, two-bedroom apartment over[4]
Approx. date of construction / period: Late Victorian / Edwardian (Low)
Architect / builder (if known): Unknown (Unverified)
RPS / NIAH / other heritage references: None found. The row title's "(Not Protected)" designation is consistent with the RPS dataset[1]
Coordinates (lat, long) / map link: Approximately 53.3585, -6.2705 (Low) — Google Maps