Housing

Water and electric shortages threaten delivery of thousands of houses

A water pumping station that won’t be ready for six years and energy capacity constraints are among the utility issues delaying the construction of many housing schemes, say developers

The delivery of an apartment development on the former Glass Bottle site in Ringsend in Dublin is at risk due to water and electricity shortages

The delivery of thousands of homes in central Dublin, including most of the 3,800 apartments being developed on the former Glass Bottle site by a Johnny Ronan-led consortium, is at risk due to water and electricity shortages.

The group behind the project to develop the Glass Bottle site, which includes Ronan Group and Lioncor, the US developer, has issued a series of warnings to senior state officials through A&L Goodbody, the legal firm, that more ...