Housing

Sinn Féin hits out at ‘terrible deal’ between government and Johnny Ronan consortium for Poolbeg homes

Local hopes ‘dashed’ by lack of affordable homes at former Irish Glass Bottle site in Dublin 4, the party’s housing spokesman says

Eoin Ó’Broin: “What this so-called deal looks like is simply a box-ticking exercise to justify the commencement of the development.” Picture: RollingNews.ie

Sinn Féin has described as “appalling” a deal currently being finalised between the government and a Johnny Ronan-led consortium for the first phase of the Irish Glass Bottle site redevelopment in Dublin 4.

The Business Post reported on Saturday that a consortium of developers, the Department of Housing, and Dublin City Council are close to finalising a deal for the delivery of affordable homes at the site, which is one of the capital’s largest undeveloped ...