Housing Analysis: Can stats outweigh lived experience in the housing crisis optics war? Government can now point to positive trends in housebuilding, however, it’s unclear if data alone will curry public favour for the coalition
Commercial Property Seán Quinn-founded Slieve Russell hotel and premium golf course hits market Four-star destination in Cavan has been brought to market by receivers acting on behalf of IBRC, who took on the property in the wake of the crash
Housing Waiver on development and water levies for homebuilders extendedThe exemptions were first introduced last year in a bid to stem the impact of construction material inflation on house prices
Planning Dublin Port told to pay over €1m in vacant site leviesAn Bord Pleanála said a site owned by the port on East Wall Road has been ‘neglected’
Construction Meet the developers converting offices into apartments for €300k per homeA new report by the Housing Agency into commercial-to-residential conversions has shown developers can make large savings
Construction Building lobbyist’s head of ESG: Dublin City Council has it wrong on demolition rulesPJ Ryan of the Construction Industry Federation has said measures in Ireland prevent the sector from maximising re-use of materials
Commercial Property Irish Life secure approval to develop new Deloitte HQ in Dublin city centreThe accountancy firm has agreed to let a ten-storey office block due to be built on Adelaide Road
Commercial Property Analysis: Why investors are ferociously fighting it out to buy Ireland’s luxury hotelsInvestors clearly see five-star hotels as safe bets, even in the face of rampant global inflation
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
Planning Completion of senior barrister’s probe into An Bord Pleanála delayed for a fourth timeThe planning authority said the investigation of 300 case decisions will be presented to the chairperson next month
Housing Exclusive: Ryanair spent almost €500k per unit in bulk purchase of Swords estate New details about the deal for Fosterstown Place show the airline paid between €471,000 and €544,000 per house
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
Hospitality McKillen jr secures sale of The Dean hotels in deal valuing the group at €355mOakmount put the eight venues and two development properties up for sale in early 2023
Ukraine State spending on housing asylum seekers and Ukrainians in 2023 totals €1.8bnTravelodge, Holiday Inn and the Citywest Hotel operators among firms to receive more than €455 million in the final three months of last year