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MATT Damon has returned to live in South Dublin and has moved into a new house in the Killiney / Dalkey area that he has fallen in love with.
The Hollywood superstar has moved into a stunning Georgian mansion on Vico Road in Killiney, at a cost of nearly 15,000 euros a week.
It is owned by businessman Alistair Tidey, the son of a supermarket boss Don Tidey, who was once kidnapped, who bought it in 1997 for 3.8 million euros (£ 3 million) in an off-market deal, when it was then the Most expensive house ever sold in Dublin.
Tidey is currently believed to live in the Caribbean and the property is being rented out by an agency.
Previous owners included bookmaker-turned-real-estate investor Joe Donnelly, who spruced up a few acres of his gardens to develop an ultra-modern private art gallery, before selling the original home on roughly four acres to the late auto dealer Pino Harris.
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Matt Damon at Dalkey with his famous SuperValu bag.
The mansion extends to 464 square meters (5,000 square feet), decorated in a period style. Unlike the caliber of many Dublin mansions, it is completely intact and without any modern extensions.
The property also features an attractive two-story converted carport that offers a gym, sauna and two additional bedrooms.
The property enjoys unmatched privacy, uninterrupted views of Killiney Bay, and acres of exquisite tiered grounds comprising formal gardens, a swimming pool, tennis court, lawns, and wooded walking paths.
Matt and his family previously arrived in Ireland in early March and left on May 28.
The actor paid more than 1,000 euros a day for his stay in Ischia in Dalkey, 14,900 euros a week that he now pays for his new mansion in nearby Killiney.
But that shouldn’t be a problem for the Oscar-winning actor, who is worth 150 million euros.
Matt, a father of four, decided to go ahead with his plans to come to Ireland earlier this year despite the fact that filming The Last Duel here had been postponed due to the coronavirus crisis.
The actor arrived just before the lockdown in Ireland and managed to go to various shops and cafes in Dalkey. He was famously photographed wearing a Supervalu bag when he posed for a seaside photo with fans.
He was accompanied on jogs and walks by famous bodyguard Basil Whelan, who has performed similar duties for several stars, most notably Niall Horan and Westlife.
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Matt Damon and his wife Luciana Barroso (Joel Ryan / PA)
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Whelan is reassigned to Matt during his new stay here.
Matt and his family were also guests of Bono and his wife Ali at their nearby mansion in Killiney as the stars are old friends.
Matt also has a resident chef in his flat in Killiney during his quarantine.
Matt is back in Ireland for Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel. It also stars Ben Affleck, Adam Driver, and Killing Eve’s stunner Jodie Comer.
Filming will take place in various parts of the country, including Dublin, Wicklow, Meath and Tipperary.
It recently emerged that a crew of around 200 is staying at the exclusive K Club complex in Co Kildare in preparation for filming.
The feature film, based on Eric Jager’s book of the same title, is set in medieval France and centers on a dispute between a knight and a squire.
The script was written by Damn, Affleck, and Nicole Holofcener.
Damon and Affleck won an Oscar for best screenplay for Good Will Hunting.
Since then, Matt has turned on the screen in Saving Private Ryan, The Talented MrRipley, The Departed, and as Jason Bourne in the Bourne franchise.
Matt was born and raised in Massachusetts and married Argentine actress Luciana Bozan Barossa in 2005, after meeting her in 2003 in Miami while filming Stuck On You.
He has three daughters with Luciana, Isabella, Gia and Stella, who are between the ages of seven and 13, like the 20-year-old stepdaughter Alexia with Luciana from a previous relationship she had.
Since 2012 they live in Los Angeles and previously they lived in Miami and New York.
Matt has visited Ireland on occasion and has expressed his dream of owning a home on the west coast.
“How wonderful would that be?” delirious. “See the Atlantic crashing over the Irish cliffs, the rain falling, the gray skies. I love the weather. “
World Sunday
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