Property Ronan keeps hold of 12 property assets after finalising €142m loan dealThe agreement will involve a consortium of Bank of Ireland and AIB providing refinancing to repay Ronan Group Real Estate’s creditor, M&G Investments, which fronted the loan in 2015
Housing Ronan consortium won’t sell part of Glass Bottle site to the stateAn affordable homes plan at the site in Dublin 4 is still up in the air after the first phase was given the green light
Real Estate Ronan to fight ‘unthinkable’ sale of prize property assetsThe chief executive of the developer’s real estate group has said the company is meeting interest payments in full and finalising a funding package to repay its creditor M&G Investments
Ian Guider: Sights could have been set so much higher for the Irish Glass Bottle site The location close to the city centre could have held a Manhattan-style high-rise quarter
Redevelopment of Irish Glass Bottle site in Ringsend gets green lightDublin City Council has belatedly approved plans for the first phase of construction at the 34-hectare site
Johnny Ronan’s Glass Bottle site redevelopment gets green lightFirst phase of Poolbeg construction approved by Dublin City Council
Receiver appointed to 12 properties in Ronan Group over €142m debtRonan Group Real Estate said refinancing arrangements were at an advanced stage, which would enable the receivers to be discharged and for the firm to retain ownership of the properties
Ronan Group presses on with plans for hundreds more apartments at PoolbegDevelopers have separately applied for almost 600 units at the same site
DCC calls on Ronan group to drop ‘moot’ case over Pigeon House tenderRonan Group Real Estate launched case against council over alleged unfair bidding process for contract to develop the power station at Poolbeg into residential property and a visitor attraction
Ronan braced for long legal battle after negotiations with US funds founderThe developer will now proceed with his case against two US-based investment groups
Three weeks for Ronan to cut a deal with US investment firmThe colourful developer is at loggerheads with Fortress Investment Group over three planned Dublin developments, including a proposed 1,000-unit highrise
Dublin Bay South TDs criticise long-term leasing proposal at Poolbeg Politicians are concerned about a lack of affordability for buyers and the ‘waste of money’ it would represent for the council to lease homes in the development
Developer offers long-term leasing deal at Poolbeg despite preference for direct purchaseJohnny Ronan and Oaktree Capital bought an 80 per cent stake in the lands for approximately €200 million in 2020
‘Significant doubt’ over future of Bewley’s on Grafton Street as turnover slumpsCafe made a loss of €1.43m in 2020 and was ‘unfortunately’ unable to secure a rent reduction from its landlord
Agreement paves way for potential deal between Ronan Group and Colony CapitalThe two developers were warned last month in the High Court that they could not ‘fight out their war on affidavit’, as allegations piled up in a €1bn development dispute
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Ronan Group to demolish upper floors of partly built Spencer BlockPlan for 464 apartments and 200 co-living units blocked in courts in latest round of legal wrangling with Dublin City Council
Businessman O’Connor calls Nigeria ‘a byword for corruption’The entrepreneur’s new autobiography echoes remarks he made on the future of Africa at a recent event in Dublin, though he adds that Europe has an obligation to help African countries develop into modern and transparent economies
The high-rise of the Ronan empireJohnny Ronan has a multi-storey vision for the future of Dublin’s docklands – even if not everyone is happy about it. Here, in an exclusive interview, he expounds on his plans to transform the capital city’s centre
Ronan has high hopes of London building bonanzaThe developer, who has rebuilt a solid Irish property portfolio, aims to have his first project in the British capital next year