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16 Oct '25 |
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Land for more than 12,000 homes a year to be zoned in Dublin city
The amount of zoned land is set to be significantly increased, with city councillors asked to approve a strategy to allow for the construction of 12,294 homes a year. - Subscribe |
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20 Sep '25 |
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Ikea enters Irish housing market with €73m investment at Rathborne Crossing, Ashtown
The new homes will be built by Castlethorn and will consist of 86 social homes and 83 apartments for sale on the open market.
Dublin City Council will acquire the 86 social homes on completion, wit - Subscribe |
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17 Sep '25 |
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DCC and agencies focusing on houses for first-time buyers
Assistant CEO for Housing at DCC Mick Mulhern said of the 169 new homes launched today at Rathborne Crossing close to Ashtown station, DCC would take 86 of those. "There'll be social houses in one and - Subscribe |
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17 Sep '25 |
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German investor begins €70m redevelopment of Meta’s former Dublin headquarters
Having paid €230 million in 2015 to acquire Meta’s original Dublin headquarters at 4/5 Grand Canal Square, Union Investment has commenced work on a substantial redevelopment of the south docklands - Subscribe |
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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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© The Irish Times |
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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© The Irish Times |
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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© The Irish Times |
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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© The Irish Times |
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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© The Irish Times |
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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© The Irish Times |
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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