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10 Jul '25 |
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Marlet pushes ahead with retail and amenity lets in Grand Canal Harbour
It has secured Tesco as the occupant of its 686sqm supermarket unit.
In addition it has received an offer for the 224sqm creche from a potential operator. Last year the ground floor creche space in - Subscribe |
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09 Jul '25 |
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New homes at former Teagasc Research Centre site in north Dublin given go-ahead despite local opposition
Fingal County Council has granted planning permission to the Land Development Agency (LDA) for 193 homes on a site of the former Teagasc Research Centre at the Malahide Road near Kinsealy in north Dub - Subscribe |
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09 Jul '25 |
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New plans for 1,100 apartments at former Clonliffe College site submitted by developer
Hines said that a previously planned 19-storey residential tower had been removed, while the new scheme would be less dense than its predecessor. An underground car park near the formal lawn of the fo - Subscribe |
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09 Jul '25 |
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Central Bank ‘surprised’ by lack of progress in building homes
We have seen some reallocation of labour within the construction sector to housing. There is probably limited scope to see much more of this reallocation going forward, which is why productivity is so - Subscribe |
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09 Jul '25 |
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Strong first-time buyer demand supports Cairn revenue
“As Ireland’s most active apartment builder, we welcome this initiative, which will reduce build costs. We plan to submit revised designs and prioritise projects for our affordable housing body (A - Subscribe |
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09 Jul '25 |
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Irish mortgage rates fall to two-year low
The weighted average interest rate on a new loan for home purchase was 3.66 per cent in the Republic in the month. This was down 51 basis points or 0.5 percentage points in the 12 months to the end of - Subscribe |
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09 Jul '25 |
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CBRE: Dublin office vacancy rate drops for first time in three years
The data is skewed by the closing of the single largest commercial office space letting deal since 2018. Despite originally selecting its new HQ at College Square in late 2024, Workday just completed - Subscribe |
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09 Jul '25 |
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DEAL: BNP Paribas on behalf of Kennedy Wilson secures new tenant for The Chase Building in Sandyford at rent in the region of €28 /sqft + incentives
Roughan O’Donovan joins a number of international occupiers in the building. These include Google, Concentrix, Dun & Bradstreet, Ericsson, Suntory Beverage & Food Ireland and Regus. - Subscribe |
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09 Jul '25 |
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Westleton Ltd 's 7 storey, 71 unit, apartment development in Sandyford gets go ahead
Westleton Ltd had sought planning permission for a nine storey 100 unit apartment scheme, and retail units, part of which is located over the western part of the existing retail/commercial units at Ba - Subscribe |
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09 Jul '25 |
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Ken McDonald: The institutional investors we need have withdrawn from the Irish housing market
Funding by the Government for the different typologies of housing needed in the public sector is an absolute necessity and must continue. It is such a pity that funding for the private sector is being - Subscribe |
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09 Jul '25 |
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John McCartney: Help to Buy is seen as free money but it just results in higher house prices and more tax
Help to Buy also funds more expensive homes. The PBO established that 63 per cent of claims relate to properties whose prices exceed the national average. Meanwhile the Central Bank found that Help to - Subscribe |
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08 Jul '25 |
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Apartment size reductions offer ‘small, dark’ and ‘sad vision’ for Dublin, councillors say
These changes represented a “developer-led race to the bottom and further reduction in minimum standards and guidelines when it comes to apartment developments”, the city councillors' motion said. - Subscribe |
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08 Jul '25 |
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AIB: Level of homebuilding falls for second successive month in June, new data shows
The bank’s latest PMI report – effectively a pulse check of the sector – shows the rate of decline in home building in the month was modest, but the fastest in almost 18 months. - Subscribe |
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07 Jul '25 |
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Smaller apartments, with fewer features, to be allowed in attempt to tackle housing crisis
Government sources say that changing the standards will enable developers to build more apartments in individual developments, cutting the final cost potentially by between €50,000 and €100,000 ea - Subscribe |
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06 Jul '25 |
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Irish rents rise by 115% since 2010, more than four times EU average
Eurostat said rents increased in 26 EU countries, with the highest increases registered in Estonia (220 per cent), Lithuania (184 per cent), Hungary (124 per cent) and Ireland (115 per cent). - Subscribe |
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03 Jul '25 |
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Optimism for investment outlook despite dip in second-quarter deals
Looking forward, Stephen Aherne of TWM estimates that there are about €1.3bn worth of deals currently available, with approximately €400m under offer.
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03 Jul '25 |
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New Amazon data centres in Dublin 15 will have no ‘significant impact on climate’, says planner for web services giant
John Spain was speaking on behalf of Universal Developers LLC, an AWS firm which has secured planning permission from Fingal Co Council for three data centres with a combined power load of 73MW for th - Subscribe |
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02 Jul '25 |
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CBRE: Investment in Irish commercial property totals €394m in second quarter
While the figures for the first six months of 2025 are less than half the 10-year historical average spend of €1.9 billion, commercial real estate adviser CBRE says it sees “clear signs” that in - Subscribe |
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02 Jul '25 |
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Natasha Browne, Saville: Government cannot afford to deliver the homes Ireland needs without big investors
For example, the €14 billion Apple tax windfall would cover little more than a 10th of the cost of the 300,000 units targeted for completion between 2025 and 2030. The Government does not have unlim - Subscribe |
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02 Jul '25 |
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DEAL: Private investors pay €4.75m for four medical-use properties in Dublin, Kildare and Clare, all let to Centric Health
The properties are at Ballyowen Lane, Lucan; Ballyowen Castle, Lucan; Unit 2, Manor Mills, Maynooth; Francis Street, Ennis, Co Clare. A group of investors represented by MNK Partners has secured an up - Subscribe |
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