Building on tax breaks

Whatever your opinion of the property tax incentives that were first introduced in Ireland in the 1980s and are now winding down, there is no doubt that they have contributed to the transformation of many parts of the country.

From city centre apartments in Dublin to marina developments in Leitrim, holiday homes in Wexford and student accommodation in Galway, there is scarcely a corner of Ireland that hasn’t been touched by the developers ...