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Johnny Ronan in talks to sell Bewleys café building as part of €300m sale of prized assets

Should 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

Johnny Ronan, the founder of RGRE, is in talks to sell a dozen major property assets Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland

Developer Johnny Ronan is in talks to sell up to €300 million worth of prized property assets including the historic Bewley’s Café building to an international buyer, the Business Post has learned.

The Ronan Group Real Estate (RGRE) properties include a number of well-known buildings including Connaught House and Percy Place in Dublin 4, Kingram House in Dublin 2, Kilmore House in Dublin 1.

The building housing Permanent TSB on Grafton Street, a number of ...