Last-ditch bid to keep Player Wills site for social housing

Nama hopes to sell plot to developers for €90m

Dublin City Council has made a last-ditch attempt to prevent the sale of a key housing development by Nama to private developers.

The city centre site, on the premises of the derelict Player Wills factory in Dublin 8, had been slated for development as a joint venture. It is one of the most sought-after housing developments in the capital.

However, Nama and the receiver for the site decided earlier this month to sell ...