Retail&Residential: Commercial property investments in thriving trading towns like Maynooth, Co Kildare, seldom come on the open market. For that reason alone Coonan estate agents is expecting considerable interest in a mixed retail and residential investment along Main Street which is for sale by private treaty.

Susan Kirk of the agency is seeking offers around €1.8 million for two retail premises and five overhead apartments which are currently producing €90,000 per annum.

More than €31,000 of this comes from Maxims fast food restaurant which trades exceptionally well because of its close proximity to Maynooth University.

The second shop is due to open shortly as a pizzeria. One of the apartments is a three-bed unit, another has two-beds and the other three have one bedroom each.

The overall property occupies a high profile location on what is a relatively short but busy main street.