Commercial Property Johnny Ronan’s plan for 17-storey docklands tower on Citigroup office site blocked Dublin City Council said approving the project would set an “undesirable precedent” for wholescale demolition
Planning An Bord Pleanála to stamp down planning delays by ‘middle of this year’Despite ‘huge’ state resourcing, the planning authority has been slow in clearing backlog due to a surge in complex decisions
Planning New An Bord Pleanála chief executive confirmedCurrent An Bord Pleanála chair will become the first chief executive of An Coimisiún Pleanála
Housing State and banks to top up First Home Scheme with €80m Darragh O’Brien said the scheme that bridges the gap between home prices and what people can afford will also be extended
Housing Housing minister calls on councils to re-open development plans The housing minister plans to write to all local authorities in the coming weeks following moves by councils that dezoned land for 100,000 homes near Dublin
Property Construction activity returns to growth but concerns over pipeline slowdown BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland Construction PMI showed renewed increase in both housing and commercial activity last month
Housing LDA property boss: Landowners sitting on sites that can’t be developed at affordable pricesThe Land Development Agency’s head of property warned that several sites across the country had planning permission that was pitched at the upper end of the rental market
Aviation Wicklow airport consortium plan bundle of large projects for 1,000 acre Arklow siteThe unnamed Middle Eastern group acquiring land tracts of land in the county intend the aviation project to have drone taxis to transport passengers on site
Housing Housebuilding ‘surges’ as developers rush to avail of levies waiverA new report by Goodbody has shown apartment building in Ireland has doubled year-on-year in the first three months of 2024
Construction Tax plans to discourage new estates in remote areasThe proposals could either lead to new taxes or levies on greenfield site developments outside of built-up urban areas, or tax reliefs for developments on brownfield sites within existing urban areas
Companies CRH completes UK lime divestmentThird and final phase of CRH’s lime operation divestment in Poland is expected to be completed in 2024
Housing AIB launches €500m fund to build apartmentsThe fund will be managed by Activate Capital, which is backed by global asset manager KKR
Commercial Property Irish construction firm JJ Rhatigan seeks global talent in South Africa The building company made a recruitment mission to South Africa and joined Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien on a St Patrick’s Day visit to the country
Politics Irish construction sector can offer ‘certainty’, Simon Harris tells emigrants in UKThe further education minister visited London to meet with construction companies and workers
Housing Housing targets ‘likely to be missed’ this yearNumber of dwellings under construction in Dublin in February was a fifth lower than 18 months ago, financial services firm BNP Paribas says
Companies Woodies parent company Grafton Group looks to deploy firepower on acquisition huntEric Born, chief executive of the building materials company, said he was focused on becoming the number one or two provider in other European countries
Companies Grafton Group reports further fall in profitsPre-tax profits at the Woodie’s-parent firm sank by 27 per cent last year amid ‘challenging marketing conditions’
Infrastructure €1bn undersea data cable plan to link Galway to Asia The Irish government has backed the project which was rerouted after Russia invaded Ukraine
Commercial Property Fighting back: Portfolio falls in value to €190m as Ronan seeks to regain controlThe veteran developer is fighting on several fronts and receivers are planning to bring a portfolio of assets to market in the coming weeks
Companies CRH posts record profits of $4.2bn and forecasts healthy growth for 2024The Irish headquartered buildings materials giant is forecasting profit growth of 5-10 per cent for this year