THE boarded-up decrepit mansion slain mob boss ‘Fat’ Andy Connors once lived in avoided any major damage yesterday after firefighters battled a blaze at the property.
The Irish Sun has learned that ‘The Villa’ – once valued at €3million – is in the possession of the Criminal Assets Bureau on foot of a well-charging order as part of a mortgage suit.
Firefighters battled the blaze and the house avoided major damage[/caption]
He was shot dead at his home in Saggart in 2014[/caption]
Sources confirmed that the house is set to hit the market in the coming months.
And to the relief of CAB, the one-time trophy home to Fat Andy in Tallaght in southwest Dublin remained undamaged on Thursday evening when three engines of the Dublin Fire Brigade attended, while gardai assisted.
It is understood that the blaze – which saw large plumes of smoke filter around the area – was outside the home itself.
Inquiries are ongoing into how the fire began at the house, located on Blessington Road
Our pictures show fire brigade personnel at the scene as the gaff has fallen into total despair.
The front area is overgrown and the house itself has been neglected having lain derelict for years.
A garda spokesman said: “Gardai assisted fire services at a fire that occurred at a premises on the Blessington Road in Tallaght, Dublin 24 at approximately 6:15pm on July 8 2025. Enquiries are ongoing.”
The five-bed house was once put on sale at €3million in 2005 by Fat Andy after he had settled his first tax bill with the Criminal Assets Bureau.
Fat Andy – who would be blasted to death in 2014 – told cops that he had wanted to sell up at the time over superstition after a relative’s death.
FAILED FLOGGING
His widow Ann attempted to flog the tacky home again in 2021 at a price of €725,000, with it being touted as prime for redevelopment subject to planning permission.
But she has since lost possession of it to the Bureau.
The property features a swimming pool, a marble kitchen and a grand staircase.
Fat Andy first became a target for CAB in the early 2000s as he headed one of the country’s most prolific burglary gangs, raiding businesses and homes in rural areas.
In 2012, he was handed a ten-month jail sentence for attempted burglary after he was nicked trying to break into a gaff in Cork.
HEIST CHARGE
He was also charged over a heist in south Dublin and with possession of a screwdriver for use in the course of a theft in the same area.
But the Traveller was shot dead in front of his wife and kids at his home in Saggart, Dublin, in 2014 at the age of 45.
The thug was buried in a €28,000 gold coffin wearing his gold plated €18,000 Rolex watch.
Earlier this year, his widow Ann was ordered to demolish mobile homes or face prison time where she lives.
A court heard that Ann was in breach of court orders directing her to remove two chalets and four mobile homes.
The properties are on land known as The Old Ranch, Old School Road, Saggart, Co Dublin.
Barrister Chris Hughes, for South Dublin County Council, told Judge John O’Connor in the Circuit Civil Court that orders had been made directing the removal of the properties and other buildings.
