Property Longford developer GEM nearly doubles revenues to €80m in 2022Details in the company’s latest accounts show the Fay family’s stake in the company has dropped to 80 per cent
Education DCU records almost €5m profit from student beds in 2022 The college plans to significantly expand its portfolio of on-campus accommodation in the coming years
Property Blanchardstown Centre put up for sale - reports Goldman Sachs has attached a guide price of €725 million
Housing Land Value Sharing Bill will drive up house prices Lobby group warns ‘unintended consequence’ of bill will be rise of up to €35,000 in cost of private homes
Housing Council warns Dublin hotel over short-term apartment lettingsCompany operating Drury Court in city centre says there is a shortage of tourist accommodation in the city
Politics Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin thanks 'real patriots’ on Beaumont staff after stroke ward stayA party spokesperson said Ó Broin attended Beaumont Hospital’s A&E and the stroke unit for precautionary tests
Housing Demand for new-build homes increases by ‘staggering’ levels, according to Daft reportAn analysis by Daft finds that enquiries for homes across all price ranges grew substantially over the past 12 months
Planning Land speculation tax could cause property market ‘hiatus’ - property sectorIrish Institutional Property has also warned the government’s new rules on for zoned housing land will not reduce home prices
Consumer watchdog launches full review of The City Bin Co saleThorntons Recycling agreed to acquire the Galway-based waste disposal firm in July 2022
Insurance Insurance reform group urges government to speed up delayed legal costs reportAlliance for Insurance Reform said businesses are waiting on the state to address how legal costs drive up insurance premiums more than ten years
Planning Paddy McKillen Jr’s plans for multi-million Wicklow resort rejectedOakmount applied for permission to luxury complex in Magheramore last month
Tech Sandbox VR planning to open first Irish locationThe company has an arrangement with BCP to create five virtual reality gaming areas on Dawson Street
Property Old office blocks ripe for repurposing, says leading architectRKD’s Séamus Guidera says such buildings may become stranded assets but would work well as residential accommodation or hotels
Politics Civil servants ‘sidelined’ by ministers on policymakingOECD report finds officials feel under pressure to fast-track policies and warns of ‘retirement cliff’ in civil service
Planning Comer brothers’ property portfolio now worth €1.16bnGalway developers’ assets, many snapped up in the aftermath of the Celtic Tiger, have soared in collective value in recent years
Retail Manna planning drone delivery for Tesco and Subway at Blanchardstown CentreBobby Healy’s company said it will deliver Tesco groceries and Subway sandwiches from its new facility at the shopping centre
Housing First-time buyers dipped further into savings avoiding loans to secure homes in 2022 - BPFIHouse prices have risen at a faster rate than mortgage values, data shows
Planning TikTok wants public café scrapped over ‘security’ fearsSocial media firm also asked Dublin City Council to close off pedestrian walkway beside new riverfront office
Planning Bar of Ireland responds to An Bord Pleanála chair’s ‘activist judges’ remarksOonagh Buckley made the comments about two unnamed judges at an Oireachtas committee in April
Companies Gerry Coffey resigns as Ipav president It comes following the organisation’s board “unanimously upholding a complaint against him, made by the CEO", Ipav says
