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Our NEWS section is the most comprehensive publication on the business of property in Ireland, keeping our trade readers fully informed on all developments in the property business and among their competitors.

It gathers together in one place all reports on the market, and goes into much greater detail than does the consumer press on trade issues of interest to estate agents, developers and other property professionals. It summarises property stories from the media, and provides handy links to the full stories. Occasional indepth features and opinion pieces for a fully developed online property magazine. It also acts as a searchable archive of all property matters down the years.

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© The Irish Times 14 May '25

Irish Rail seeks ‘maximum’ number of homes in its Ballyboggan master plan, despite Uisce Éireann warning on capacity

The council has published a master plan for the redevelopment of the 77-hectare industrial estate opposite Glasnevin Cemetery, the largest industrial land bank to be regenerated since the Dublin dockl -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 12 May '25

Reforming the planning laws: ‘It was never going to be a short-term solution to the housing problem’

The chairperson Peter Mullan will become chief executive and will run the business side of things. He will report to a new governing board, which will have at least five and no more than nine members, -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 09 May '25

An Bord Pleanála failure to decide on applications delays up to 6,000 apartments

Planning for some 6,000 “fast-track” apartments has stalled for more than three years, delaying construction after An Bord Pleanála failed to decide on 18 applications from 2021 and 2022. -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 09 May '25

Public perception of planning system worsens while harsh reality of housing crisis hits homes

Recent reforms aim to address these challenges. The Planning and Development Act 2024 will introduce mandatory timelines for appeals and narrow the grounds for judicial review to improve transparency, -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 01 May '25

Planning for €30m Castleknock apartment scheme refused

Bartra Property (Castleknock) Ltd was planning to build a five storey, 56 apartment scheme on the site at Brady’s Public House, Old Navan Rd, Dublin 15. The refusal upholds a decision by Fingal C -  Subscribe
© Irish Independent 24 Apr '25

Activists against Ballymore development speak out as submission deadline looms

A local campaign group has said the application for a development of some 341 residential units in Bray is “frightening” and is “all about the manipulation of flood zones”. -  Subscribe
© Irish Independent 02 Apr '25

Circle K objects to Charlie Chawke’s plan to retain life-sized gorilla and Eiffel Tower replica at The Goat

As part of a hybrid planning application lodged with DLRCC, Charjon Investments Ltd is seeking planning retention for a repurposed shipping container that operates as a coffee kiosk on lands outside T -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 02 Apr '25

Planning permissions fell by more than 50% in three Dublin council areas last year

Figures produced by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show planning permissions fell by 21.4 per cent nationally in 2024. Just 32,401 units were given planning permission compared with 41,225 in 202 -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 17 Mar '25

Planning data throw harsh glare on housing crisis

Looking at the most recent period – the final three months of 2024 – the figures are even worse, with the number of homes approved down 38 per cent on the same period in 2023. -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 05 Mar '25

Ronan Group Real Estate secures planning permission for capital’s tallest building

The building’s height surpasses the 82m (269ft) of Marlet’s 22-storey College Square office and apartment scheme in Dublin city centre and is taller than Kennedy Wilson’s 22-storey Capital Dock, -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 24 Feb '25

Dublin City Council refuses permission for development on Terenure College lands

The scheme on Fortfield Rd, Terenure, comprises 265 apartments and 19 four-bed houses with the apartments located across four blocks with one block rising to six storeys. -  Subscribe
© Business Plus 23 Feb '25

Glenveagh and Dublin City Council set for crunch talks over Oscar Traynor development

Councillors invited by Glenveagh to the Coolock site were told that ripping up and relaying 400 foundations would cost the developer €6 million. Stephen Garvey, the chief executive of Glenveagh, tol -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 05 Feb '25

Planning permission refused for scheme close to Ha’penny Bridge

SRM Book and Cook Ltd originally lodged plans in January 2023 for the eight-storey development consisting of six three-bedroom apartments, a two-bedroom penthouse unit and a restaurant at ground floor -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 22 Jan '25

Planning exemption for Capital Scene Unlimited Company conversion of Dublin 4 office into asylum-seeker housing challenged

The three-story Merrion House, formerly let as offices by US-headquartered Jacobs Engineering, overlooks Dublin Bay. Mr Conway, who is a frequent court applicant, wants an order overturning the counci -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 11 Jan '25

Dundrum apartments decision a symptom of broken planning system

In a logical scenario, the two sides would sit down at the start – based on clear planning guidelines – drawn up after local consultation and offering appropriate rights to objection and agree wha -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 08 Jan '25

Permission refused for ‘monstrous’ 881-apartment scheme in Dundrum

Planning permission for almost 900 apartments on the site of the old Dundrum shopping centre in Dublin has been refused following a long-running battle and hundreds of objections from locals. -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 08 Jan '25

Lioncor’s fresh plans for Terenure College apartments ‘address’ concerns

They said that the density had been reduced from 146 units per hectare to 107 units by reducing the quantum of residential development and height. McGill Planning said that there were significant desi -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 17 Dec '24

Bartra challenges planning refusal for five storey, 56-apartment scheme on Old Navan Road

Bartra are contesting a planning refusal by Fingal County Council for contentious plans for a €30 million apartment scheme on Dublin’s Old Navan Road. -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 17 Dec '24

Lioncor set to lodge new plans for 284 homes at Terenure College site

The plans come almost two years after An Bord Pleanála refused permission to Lioncor for a so-called build to rent 364 unit scheme on former playing pitches at Terenure College. The rejected schem -  Subscribe
© The Irish Times 30 Oct '24

Owners of 4-5 Grafton Street have applied to change use of upper floors to residential

The buildings were acquired by Brian McKiernan, a former chief executive of stockbrokers Davy, and Emer McKiernan along with a number of partnerships, back in 2023. The proposed development will consi -  Subscribe
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