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
Legal CIÉ claims Johnny Ronan firm has history of ‘missed deadlines’ in High Court row over Tara St towerCIÉ is seeking to repossess a site from Tanat Limited after plans for an ambitious 22-story tower beside the Tara Street Dart station stalled
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
Post Script Post Script: Johnny Ronan’s dramatics, Paddy Cosgrave’s trawler, Ivan Yates’ bellThe Business Post takes a look at the scenes behind the stories
Commercial Property Dublin needs 17-storey office block, Johnny Ronan arguesThe developer’s plans for an ambitious building on the capital’s quays comes at a time of high vacancy rates in city offices
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Legal Johnny Ronan accuses lender of conspiracy to ‘stifle’ legal actionsRonan Group Real Estate is taking a High Court case against Fortress Investments Group, its junior lender on a portfolio of high-value Dublin assets
Pat Crean’s Marlet wins legal battle against Johnny Ronan firmLime Street, a Marlet subsidiary, lodged a case against Ronan’s Ashwalk in a bid to acquire the freehold interest in a section of land behind a docklands development
Planning Johnny Ronan must pay vacant property levy on Dublin 4 landsAn Bord Pleanála upheld a decision issued by Dublin City Council to apply a six-figure levy
Commercial Property Poolbeg plan to go back to tender after Johnny Ronan group objectsRonan Group Real Estate launched case against council over alleged unfair bidding process for contract to develop Pigeon House
Legal Marlet and Ronan group row over docklands site reignites with fresh legal actionLime Street, a Marlet subsidiary, lodged a case against Ronan’s Ashwalk in a bid to acquire the freehold interest in a section of land behind Crean’s Shipping Office building
Planning Johnny Ronan in talks to save ambitious Tara Street tower project, accounts revealAmbitious plans for 23-storey office and hotel building under threat as agreement with CIÉ on site lapses, financial records show
Property Johnny Ronan’s empire reels as receivers appointed to 17 prized Dublin assets In addition to the portfolio of 12 in contention last year, this year’s receivership involves junior lender Fortress appointing receivers over five more assets
The Last Post Matt Cooper: Johnny Ronan’s soaring ambitions still rising despite firm’s restructuring The developer is planning to build Dublin’s tallest building and a deep-water port in Meath, even as he ‘invites’ Bank of Ireland to appoint a receiver to manage some of his firm’s assets
Legal Receiver appointed to five more Johnny Ronan development propertiesSite on Appian Way, house on Fitzwilliam Square, and sites in Enniskerry, Delgany and near Carrickmines are among latest assets to be put into receivership
Property Receivers appointed to portfolio of assets in Johnny Ronan’s RGRE property empireThe company said the consensual appointment of receivers ‘acknowledges that the loans on the properties in question need to be restructured as a response to current market conditions’
Property Ronan to sell prized Bewley’s Café building to pay down €300m debtThe portfolio of 12 properties have been at the heart of his Dublin empire since he regained them from Nama
BP Exclusive Johnny Ronan in talks to sell Bewleys café building as part of €300m sale of prized assetsShould the proposed sale of the dozen properties go ahead RGRE could use the proceeds to pay down debts incurred as part of a refinancing arrangement with Bank of Ireland, AIB, and Fortress Investment Group
Post Script Post Script: Housing headaches; Gript’s whiff of Musk; mindful money mogulsThe Business Post team takes a look at the scenes behind the stories
Housing Glass Bottle consortium was ‘anxious’ to buy Nama’s stake in Poolbeg siteOpposition parties had called on Nama to transfer its investment to the local authority