Temple of boom: what attracts the well-heeled to this Dublin 6 area?

Village feel, elegance and privacy are just some of the attractions of Temple Road and its environs, which has seen it overtake Vico Road as the priciest in the capital

It is, according to an exclusive Sunday Business Post survey published last weekend, the most expensive Dublin neighbourhood in which to buy a property.

But just what is it about Temple Road and some of its surrounding streets in Dublin 6 that has seen it usurp Vico Road, Dalkey, as the priciest in the capital? It may not have the sea views of Dalkey and Killiney, or the traditional prestige of Shrewsbury and ...