Housing

Government closes in on deal with Johnny Ronan consortium for affordable homes at Poolbeg

The developer has been locked in negotiations with the Department of Housing and Dublin City Council to allow the first phase of the development to commence

Johnny Ronan: Bought an 80 per cent stake in the lands in 2020 for approximately €200 million. Picture: RollingNews.ie

A Johnny Ronan-led consortium is close to finalising a deal with the Department of Housing to allow the first phase of the Irish Glass Bottle site development to proceed following months of negotiations.

Correspondence seen by this newspaper confirms the department and Dublin City Council are close to reaching an agreement that would allow development to commence, and fulfil the requirements set out in the Poolbeg Strategic Development Zone (SDZ).

The consortium was granted planning ...