Originally built as the final residence for the late horse trainer Vincent O’Brien and his wife Jacqueline after leaving their Ballydoyle training facility, 3 Churchfields recently changed hands, as confirmed by a new entry on the Property Price Register.

The sale price of €6 million Is more than double the €2.85 million it fetched when last sold in December 2020, which occurred just three weeks after being listed.

Spanning 582 square meters (6,246 square feet), the five-bedroom home is one of the largest on the exclusive K Club estate in Straffan, Co. Kildare. It sits on a 0.6-acre site and is part of a collection of 20 homes overlooking the golf course, which hosted the 2006 Ryder Cup. The property first sold for €2.3 million in May 2017.

The most recent sale was recorded on September 27th. On the same day, another notable sale at one of Ireland’s most exclusive addresses was logged: 10A Churchfields sold for €3 million.

These recent transactions bring the number of 2024 sales at Churchfields to three. Earlier this year, on January 11th, No. 12 Churchfields was sold for €3 million, as recorded in the Property Price Register.

Nursing home investor Michael Fetherston acquired the K Club resort, which includes a hotel, country club, and two golf courses, from its previous owner, Michael Smurfit, for approximately €65 million in February 2020.

The latest accounts show that revenues for the group operating the K Club increased by nearly €10 million in 2022, recovering from the pandemic’s impact. Consolidated accounts filed by Bishopscourt Investments Ltd and its subsidiaries reveal that revenues rose by 69 percent, from €14.5 million to €24.48 million.

However, pre-tax losses for the K Club resort also rose by 13 percent, from €1.94 million to €2.19 million. The primary cause of this increase was higher non-cash depreciation costs, which grew by €131,000, reaching €3.386 million.

Despite the losses, the directors expressed satisfaction with the business’s performance in 2022, noting a profit before depreciation and amortization charges of €1.2 million, compared to €1.3 million in 2021.