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06 Jun '24 |
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Michael McDowell: What’s the biggest problem of the housing crisis? It’s the Department of Housing
That system has actually led to de-zoning of development lands in places such as Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. Local authority members are now strictly controlled in their powers to decide on county and cit - Subscribe |
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06 Jun '24 |
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DEAL: HSE acquires US property giant Starwood’s interests in Elmpark office campus in Dublin 4
The most significant of the properties acquired by the HSE is the Seamark building. Extending to 184,000sq ft, it has best-in-class ESG credentials including LEED platinum certification and an A3 Ber - Subscribe |
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06 Jun '24 |
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DEAL: Jamie Heaslip-Rob Kearney consortium to buy McSorley’s pub for €5.5m
Meanwhile, Foley’s bar on Merrion Row is in the process of being acquired from its current owner Seamus McEnaney by Emerald Investment, a private-equity vehicle headed by Cairn Homes co-founder Alan - Subscribe |
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06 Jun '24 |
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WeWork [finally] opens for business at Hines's One Central Plaza
A spokesman for WeWork declined to comment when asked if the company had renegotiated the terms of the lease agreements at its four Dublin locations. - Subscribe |
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05 Jun '24 |
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Michael O’Flynn ‘flabbergasted’ by Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien’s response to commission report
“We have failed a generation when it comes to home ownership,” he said. - Subscribe |
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05 Jun '24 |
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Eilis O’Hanlon: What is so wrong with taking money from developers?
It’s almost like the good old days, when the mere mention of the words “brown envelope” were enough to have anyone who uttered them on the airwaves hailed as a great wit on a par with Oscar Wild - Subscribe |
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05 Jun '24 |
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Marlet Property Group Unveils New Student Accommodation in Stoneybatter
Marlet Property Group is excited to unveil The Residence, Stoneybatter, their premier student accommodation development, now fully visible as the final scaffolding and crane have been removed. This la - Subscribe |
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05 Jun '24 |
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Stillorgan Orchard: Locals shocked at plans to demolish the pub with a famous thatched roof
The owners propose to build two apartment blocks of six storeys and four storeys. The apartment block to the front will contain 33 apartments along with a restaurant and retail unit at ground floor le - Subscribe |
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05 Jun '24 |
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Park Developments sees profit jump by 32% on sharper cost control
A dramatic fall-off in business on the commercial contracting side, where revenue slumped by 38 per cent to €44.57 million, was largely responsible for the lower turnover with the company reporting - Subscribe |
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05 Jun '24 |
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Low bids on Dublin office block mask fact there’s a lot of capital out there looking for a home
The bidders are reported to include Eamon Waters investment company Sretaw, US investor Hines, Irish developer Pat Crean’s Marlet Property Group, BCP, Orion Capital Managers, Lugus Capital and Patro - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
05 Jun '24 |
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Mary Lou McDonald shifts on €300,000 target for average Dublin house prices
In an interview with The Irish Times before Christmas Ms McDonald suggested that she wished to see average house prices in Dublin fall to about €300,000, from a current level of about €420,000. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
05 Jun '24 |
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Bartra approached resident in 2018 with offer of cash incentive to withdraw objection to west Dublin co-living scheme
Bartra did, however, manage to get small number through the system before the ban, with one already opened in Dún Laoghaire and two more in Ballsbridge and Rathmines on the way under its Niche Living - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
30 May '24 |
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Development land market generates €204m in sales in the first quarter: Sherry FitzGerald
The total value of development land that transacted in the Greater Dublin Area and three regional centres of Cork, Galway and Limerick totalled €204m for the first quarter of 2024, according to the - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
30 May '24 |
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Irish mortgages start-up Nua to go live with initial brokers within weeks
The company, co-founded in late 2021 by bond market veterans Fergal O’Leary and Mark Watson, is understood to be close to finalising a wholesale funding line from a major international bank. It is - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
29 May '24 |
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Demands for ‘go away’ money for not objecting to property developments to become a crime
The ban on “spurious planning submissions and appeals” will cover the seeking of money in return for not making formal observations on a planning application to local authorities or An Bord Plean - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
29 May '24 |
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Dublin’s student accommodation shortage offers investors lucrative opportunity
Kevin McMahon, Savills: To attract more investment in student accommodation, several steps need to be taken. Firstly, streamlining the planning and approval process is crucial. Bureaucratic hurdles ca - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
29 May '24 |
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DEAL: APC signs pre-let deal for new 60,000sq ft Building 11 at Cherrywood
APC and VLE Therapeutics, two Irish-owned drug-development companies, have signed a long-term lease with DLR Properties, a company wholly owned by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Co Council, for a new 60,000s - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
28 May '24 |
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From Dublin’s urban sprawl to the costs of inaction: 12 things we learned from the Housing Commission report
The verdict on the capital is not good, with urban sprawl, capacity constraints, commuting times and congestion to the fore. However, it also says that national planning policy and influence from civi - Subscribe |
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© RTE |
23 May '24 |
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Ex-president's whistleblower claim against IPAV resolved
A statement agreed between the parties, provided to the press this afternoon, states: "IPAV and Mr Gerry Coffey have resolved all and any issues between them and endeavour to put the recent period of - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
23 May '24 |
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DEAL: Fashion retailer Folkster to open in former McCullough Pigott shop on South William Street
The company is understood to be paying a combined initial rent of €103,000 per annum for the property, which extends to 278.6sq m (2,999sq ft). The rent for the retail portion of the premises works - Subscribe |
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