Ireland football ace Kevin Doyle has incorporated a nursery into his decadent 9,000sq ft country pile.

The Wolves striker and his girlfriend Jenny Harney are expected to begin work on the home before Christmas, after it got the green light last week from Wexford County Council.

The luxury mansion, to be built on family land at Redinagh, Killurin, includes five en-suite bedrooms, a family room, a nursery and a walk-in-wardrobe in the master bedroom.

Jacuzzi

The impressive curved structure also contains a gym, Jacuzzi and sauna, as well as a dedicated area for a dog and enough space to fit three luxury cars in a separate car port.

Listing his occupation as a professional footballer, Kevin will make this home his primary residence, according to architect Raymond Kelly.

The €7.1m record signing is currently renting accommodation in Britain, but his architect noted that Kevin plans to spend as much time as possible in Wexford in the long term.

Kevin met his partner Jenny, from Wellingtonbridge, at the National Ploughing Championships when they were 16.

The couple have survived the difficult world of English football and now live in Britain.

Jenny has a degree in Industrial Design and although the couple have spent long periods apart, they are determined to settle down in their luxury home in the sunny south-east.

Kevin's parents Bernie and Paddy run a licensed premises and restaurant in Killinick and his elder brother Padraig now manages the Coopers Inn pub.

The soccer star is the youngest in his family and has two older sisters, Caitriona and Tara, while his brother Bernard tragically died from cancer aged 21, just over 15 years ago.

Kevin introduced fellow Ireland teammate Stephen Hunt to his cousin, Joanne Doyle, of Barntown, Wexford, and the pair married last year.

The multi-million euro pad is due to be built on more than three acres of land and planners have said that it will not be visible from the main road.

The couple will also have to stump up €6,000 in levies to the local authority.

Their architect said that Kevin had previously received permission on adjoining family lands, but had now revised his plans to maximise the solar-gain aspect as well as views of the Slaney Estuary.

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- Claire Murphy