Former education minister Gemma Hussey has been an outright winner in the property market, by getting around £3.5 million for the Dartry home she shares with husband Derry Hussey. The house at Temple Road had a lot of appeal for wealthy buyers, being detached and set in its own grounds on the swankiest road in Dublin 6. The last house to sell here, Atherstone, was bought for £2.2 million by Cuisine de France millionaire Ronan McNamee. The Husseys toyed with selling their house over a year ago but stalled at the last moment. That delay has netted them at least £1 million more than they might have expected then.