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12 Sep '25 |
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Global Student Accommodation Group defers €500m investment amid sector uncertainty
Mixed messaging from Government officials on how the purpose-built student accommodation sector (PBSA) will be treated under the new RPZ plans, unveiled in June, “has created additional uncertainty - Subscribe |
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02 Sep '25 |
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Developers apply for Croí Cónaithe subsidies to build close to 6,000 apartments
The state's scheme to subsidise the construction of apartments for sale has received applications from developers to build close to 6,000 homes this year. The Croí Cónaithe Cities scheme, launched i - Subscribe |
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02 Sep '25 |
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Dublin City Council defends housing and zoning targets against minister’s directions
In a move that will come as a blow to some developers banking on the rezoning of their sites, assistant council chief executive Tony Flynn said there was already sufficient capacity in the development - Subscribe |
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25 Aug '25 |
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Creches empty or converted to housing as developers seek to drop childcare facilities
Parents who say they bought houses on the “understanding” their estate would have a creche are facing long waiting lists for childcare as many promised facilities remain vacant, even in high-deman - Subscribe |
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12 Aug '25 |
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Development land sales sink to lowest in more than two years
Sherry FitzGerald’s report on activity on the sale of development land during the first half of this year shows the second quarter was significantly quieter than the previous three-month period, wit - Subscribe |
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11 Aug '25 |
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Development fee waiver scheme to be supported with €250m fund
The Government is to provide €250 million to support the continued operation of a waiver scheme which gave a significant boost to housing. It waived development fees charged by local authorities for - 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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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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30 Jun '25 |
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Government measures designed to drive apartment building are ‘not as effective in practice as envisaged’
A Department of Finance paper on the future of the State-owned property development lender Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI) outlines how schemes such as the Croí Cónaithe (Cities) fund have been - Subscribe |
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25 Jun '25 |
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DEAL: Private investor pays €3.35m for 129-acre land bank near Dublin Airport scope for rezoning to industrial
The price paid represents a 26 per cent discount on the €4.5 million agent Knight Frank had been guiding when it offered the property to the market in October of last year. - Subscribe |
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25 Jun '25 |
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DEAL: Park Developments pays €15m for 19.2-acre Balbriggan site zoned for residential use
The three lots within the holding, immediately adjacent to existing housing in the Stephenstown area of the town, are zoned in their entirety for residential use under the terms of the Fingal Developm - Subscribe |
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25 Jun '25 |
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DEAL: Ballymore in €7.8m off-market deal for about 13 acres Naas Racecourse lands
The Irish Times understands that Ballymore paid upwards of €7.8 million in an off-market deal for the lands which are zoned for residential use, at an average of €600,000 an acre - Subscribe |
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04 Jun '25 |
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DEAL: HSE acquires 16-acre Swords site – the former Hertz facility in Seatown – and offices for more than €20m
The price paid represents a slight premium on the €19 million agent Knight Frank had been guiding when it first offered the property to the market in January, 2024. Hertz put the property up for sal - Subscribe |
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30 May '25 |
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Homes in Kildare affordable housing scheme above price limit for State-backed mortgages
Prices for the first phase of the Land Development Agency project, due to launch in 2025, have not yet been released.
Mr Clear, however, believes the project will be “massively oversubscribed”. - Subscribe |
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12 May '25 |
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Concerns over cost of Johnny Ronan’s affordable housing plans at former Glass Bottle site in Dublin
Concerns are mounting over the provision of affordable housing at the former Irish Glass Bottle site in Ringsend with no deal on cost reached between Dublin City Council and a Johnny Ronan-fronted dev - Subscribe |
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12 May '25 |
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‘Constrained’ water supply jeopardises new Dublin suburb with 6,000 planned homes
Water capacity for Dublin has deteriorated to “amber status” level, Uisce Éireann told the council, meaning supplies are now “constrained”.
The utility company also said future population - Subscribe |
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24 Apr '25 |
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Dublin apartments aren’t viable for developers. Here’s why, and how to fix it, according to CBRE
Insights from CBRE, CIF and Hines Ireland on what it will take to make apartment building viable again - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Apr '25 |
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Dublin industrial estate to be redeveloped for 6,000 homes
The vast tract of land stretches from the Finglas Road in Glasnevin to the east, Ratoath Road at Ashtown to the west, Cabra to the south and Tolka Valley Park, which separates Cabra and Finglas, to th - Subscribe |
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12 Apr '25 |
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Why can’t small-scale builders build in a housing crisis when demand for homes is soaring?
A number of these builders spoke to The Irish Times this week at the Housebuilding Summit organised by the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) and the Irish Home Builders Association to explain wha - Subscribe |
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10 Apr '25 |
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Housing targets: Local authorities to be instructed to rezone more land by end of year
Mr Browne responded to a MyHome.ie report published on Tuesday which noted that the outbreak of a trade war between the United States and the European Union would hit demand for housing in Ireland. - Subscribe |
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