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© Irish Independent |
25 Aug '25 |
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‘Starbucks was too big for somewhere so small’ – the Irish town that rejected US coffee giant
"If you see a Starbucks, you know what you’re going to get,” according to Dalkey cafe's Pepper Laine owner Peter O’Donovan, referring to the good and the bad of the ubiquitous chain that is cele - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
15 Jul '25 |
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More than 2,000 pubs have closed since 2005, with further 1,000 at risk in next decade
Based on data of the register of alcohol licences compiled by the Revenue Commissioners,in 2005-2024 the number of publican licenses fell by 24.6 per cent from 8,617 to 6,498. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
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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© Irish Independent |
01 Jul '25 |
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Bewley's Cafe and landlord Johnny Ronan in fresh court battle over rent
Mr Ronan's RGRE Grafton Limited has stated that the rent should actually be €1 m while a valuer called by the famous coffee company says it should be €518,000. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
19 Jun '25 |
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Famed Ivy to open second restaurant on Dawson Street
The Irish Times understands that the Asian-inspired Ivy Asia has signed a deal to occupy the 12,500sq ft restaurant/retail space on the ground-floor and basement level of number 12 Dawson Street - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
15 Jun '25 |
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DEAL: Eclective, formerly known as Press Up, has signed 15-year lease for former site of Farrier & Draper on South William Street
It is understood that Eclective has agreed a 15-year lease for the site with Clarendon Properties, and will spend up to €1.5 million fitting out the 6,000 sq ft venue over three floors. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
01 Apr '25 |
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The Art of Coffee opening up a 15th branded outlet at the city’s Spencer Place
Mocharskyy was coy on numbers regarding further expansion but he said there were growth opportunities amid turbulence in the sector. “You have to be careful with sites,” he said. “My criteri - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Mar '25 |
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DEAL: Karl Whelan restaurant and The Hot Box Sauna complete Bolands Mills urban quarter line-up
The Hot Box Sauna will occupy 4,000sq ft in Unit 7. The 6,000sq ft restaurant will feature canal-side dining, and emphasise local, seasonal and sustainable ingredients. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
24 Feb '25 |
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Fast fashion finds itself overtaken in Irish market
The UK fast fashion giant pulled the plug Thursday on its entire Irish network of 26 stores across Dublin, Cork, Galway, Wicklow and Letterkenny. Quiz, another fast fashion group, decided earlier on T - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
11 Dec '24 |
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Rod Nowlan, Bannon: Retail – prime shopping streets to remain in demand due to strong yields
Amid rising capital expenditure concerns attaching to all real estate, retail parks remain attractive due to their limited landlord capital exposure and robust environmental, social and governance att - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
06 Dec '24 |
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DEAL: Build-A-Bear to open new store on Grafton Street in the spring
The property at 47 Grafton Street is owned by Irish Life and comprises 880 sqft on the ground floor. The lease has been agreed for a 10-year term, with the rent understood to be in the region of €25 - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
23 Nov '24 |
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DEAL: New Balance acquire 104 Grafton Street on a 10-year lease
New Balance Athletics, a global athletic products compnay, has secured a long-term lease for its first full-price store in Ireland at No 104 Grafton Street, - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
15 Nov '24 |
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DEAL: Press Up to open Asian-style restaurant on former Wagamama premises on South King Street
Irish hospitality group Press Up will next week open a new Asian restaurant at the former Wagamama premises on South King Street, which is located to the side of the St Stephen’s Green Shopping Cent - Subscribe |
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© The Property Week |
14 Nov '24 |
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Donnybrook Fair and UK retailer Hotel Chocolat both to close stores in Dublin
British luxury chocolatier Hotel Chocolat is closing its two Irish outlets at the end of the year, saying the operating environment here has “changed significantly”. Donnybrook Fair has closed its - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
08 Nov '24 |
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Retail property price shows signs of stabilisation after post-Covid slump
Tentative signs of a turnaround in sectors of the Irish commercial property market are seen in the latest MSCI/SCSI Ireland Quarterly Property Index for the third quarter of 2024. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
08 Nov '24 |
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New shops for Grafton Street: Mango, Kiko Milano and Alo Yoga lead changing of the retail guard
While vacant outlets remain an issue on the street, more new brands continue to make their way to Dublin city centre. Eoin Freeney, director of retail at Colliers, is especially upbeat about the new t - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
30 Oct '24 |
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Central Bank campus food hall has been left idle due to take up of ‘hybrid working’
The tender says that “since the end of the pandemic and the uptake of hybrid working, it has, as yet, not been considered feasible to mobilise” the planned contemporary food hall within the Centra - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
26 Oct '24 |
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Bewley’s wins rent cut for iconic Grafton Street premises
The case is the latest twist in a longstanding row between the cafe and property developer Johnny Ronan’s RGRE Grafton Limited, which owns the building, although the property is currently up for sal - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
26 Sep '24 |
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GeoDirectory: A lot of commercial vacancy is down to online shopping. To me that’s a big cause of town centres dying’
The auctioneer and undertaker wasn’t particularly surprised when it emerged last week that Ballybofey heads the table of Irish towns with the highest commercial vacancy rate, having jumped from just - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
26 Sep '24 |
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Press Up closes three Wagamama restaurants in Dublin
Press Up has reached agreement with the respective landlords of the South King Street and Blanchardstown sites for them to remain as operating venues within the group, and “hopes” to have new offe - Subscribe |
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