Comment Eoin Ó Broin: Government must pick up the pieces of smashed Irish Glass Bottle schemeNama’s sale of its 20 per cent stake in the Poolbeg SDZ has put paid to the affordable homes required in the scheme, so the state must buy the homes and suck up the difference
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien to underwrite Irish Glass Bottle site apartments by €200,000 per unitDevelopers to be able to apply for funding to help reduce cost of homes
Housing Johnny Ronan deal for Poolbeg homes ‘disappoints everyone’, says council chief Councillors in Dublin city sought to reject a deal for affordable housing agreed with the developer
Dublin Elected reps and council officials set for stand-off over ‘outrageous’ Johnny Ronan deal Local reps claim there is no guarantee affordable homes would be built across the entire Poolbeg development if the deal goes through
Energy Major Dublin heating system moves ahead under private partnershipProject involves harnessing hot water generated by the Poolbeg incinerator to heat thousands of homes in Dublin
Commercial Property Construction Information Services round-upThe CIS offers the latest on projects on the ground and in the pipeline
Housing Water and electric shortages threaten delivery of thousands of housesA 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
Companies Oral vaccines for Covid-19 expected by 2030Dublin and Cork-based firms are collaborating to bring infectious disease prevention to the ‘next level’
Housing Ronan consortium won’t sell part of Glass Bottle site to the stateAn affordable homes plan at the site in Dublin 4 is still up in the air after the first phase was given the green light
Johnny Ronan’s Glass Bottle site redevelopment gets green lightFirst phase of Poolbeg construction approved by Dublin City Council
NTA hits brakes on developer’s transport plans The site forms part of the Poolbeg West SDZ which has capacity to deliver 3,800 new homes
Ronan Group presses on with plans for hundreds more apartments at PoolbegDevelopers have separately applied for almost 600 units at the same site
Dublin Bay South TDs criticise long-term leasing proposal at Poolbeg Politicians are concerned about a lack of affordability for buyers and the ‘waste of money’ it would represent for the council to lease homes in the development
Developer offers long-term leasing deal at Poolbeg despite preference for direct purchaseJohnny Ronan and Oaktree Capital bought an 80 per cent stake in the lands for approximately €200 million in 2020
Dublin Port stakes €1.6bn on reclaiming its place at heart of the capitalMasterplan 2040 aims to double transport capacity, create parks, amenities and a new bridge to reintegrate the port with the city
Excavation work on Poolbeg towers has begunThe ESB has ‘conducted a number of trial excavations to examine the chimney foundations and surrounding soils’ in recent weeks
Ireland’s waste processing capacity on a ‘knife-edge’ Summer floods have disrupted exports of excess to Europe as the reopening economy generates more waste
Dublin City Council was offered 56 per cent discount on land at Poolbeg before deal fell apartDepartment of Housing had wanted city council to buy docklands site from Nama for affordable housing in 2019
Rising cost of construction materials to mean ‘some pain for everybody’ – Nama chiefMcDonagh says spiralling construction prices a global issue and not just a problem for Ireland
Cost of preserving Poolbeg chimneys could be €5m ‘if they can be saved at all’ESB chief executive Pat O’Doherty says the condition of the twin chimneys’ foundations will ultimately determine their fate
