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? The Irish Times 10 Jan '20 Former O’Flynn employees accused of secretly diverting deals

Companies in the Michael O’Flynn-led group are suing former employees Mr Cox, Liam Foley and Eoghan Kearney, along with Foley Project Management Ltd, Rockford Advisors Ltd and Carrowmore Property. - Visit

? The Irish Times 10 Jan '20 Asador restaurateur plans to serve up new Dawson Street eatery

Beechlawn Investments Europe Ltd has applied to Dublin City Council to change number 20 Dawson Street, previously an office for property agent Savills, to a licensed restaurant. Success of the applica - Visit

? The Irish Times 10 Jan '20 DEAL: LinkedIn confirms plan for massive campus in Iput's Wilton Park scheme

LinkedIn is set to establish a major European HQ campus in Dublin city centre after agreeing a deal to pre-let the remaining 39,950sq m of office space being developed by Irish property company Iput a - Visit

? The Property Week 09 Jan '20 More than 300,000 sqm of offices leased in Dublin during 2019

CBRE Ireland have today released figures for the volume of office leasing activity recorded in Dublin during 2019. According to the property consultants, almost 110,000 square metres of office leasing - Read

? The Irish Times 09 Jan '20 Department of Culture strongly objects to Goodman Kildare Street plan

Last November, Ternary Ltd lodged plans to demolish numbers 47, 48 and 49 Kildare Street and 1 Nassau Street to make way for a new office development. The plan has provoked strong opposition from - Visit

? The Irish Times 09 Jan '20 Eason to relocate Cork store after selling premises to Mike Ashley company

Last May, Bannon quoted €6.6 million for the Patrick Street property. This move is part of a wider drive by Eason to do sale and leaseback deals on some of its major properties. - Visit

? The Irish Times 09 Jan '20 Paddy McKillen jnr’s spa and interpretative centre for Booterstown Marsh site

The businessman has applied to Dublin City Council for permission to build a luxurious spa and gym facility with both indoor and outdoor swimming pools on the 2.9 acre site. And some 7,158 sq ft of th - Visit

? The Irish Times 08 Jan '20 Cairn Homes appoints Shane Doherty as new finance chief

“Following a comprehensive recruitment process, I am delighted that Shane will be joining Cairn as CFO,” said Michael Stanley co-founder and chief executive of Cairn. “Shane has in-depth experie - Visit

? The Irish Times 08 Jan '20 Ciarán Hancock: Another year of dysfunction ahead for Ireland’s property market

Each year we fall a little further behind in the race to catch up. And it’s clear that we’re not building enough apartments, which is the only way we’ll ever catch up with demand in Dublin. - Visit

? The Property Week 08 Jan '20 Record €7.2 billion invested in property in 2019

CBRE Ireland have today released figures for the volume and value of investment transactions in the Irish commercial property market in 2019. According to the property consultants, total spend in the - Read

? Irish Independent 07 Jan '20 Councillors reject plan to sell idle land to raise funds

The sites include Tolka Park stadium in Drumcondra and the old College of Music headquarters on Chatham Row. Chief executive, Owen Keegan: "There are 15 sites identified here, five of them we've menti - Visit

? The Irish Times 07 Jan '20 Dublin City Council plans to repossess Iveagh Markets from Temple Bar hotelier Martin Keane

In a report presented to city councillors on Monday, Mr Shakespeare said the council has now advised Mr Keane it is “terminating all communication with him and that it is taking the necessary steps - Visit

? The Irish Times 07 Jan '20 Dublin land hoarders face €30m bill from January

The four Dublin local authorities have just over 100 plots of land on their vacant sites registers, with a total value of €304,335,000. The majority of these sites, 64, are in the Dublin City Counci - Visit

? The Irish Times 07 Jan '20 Permission sought for 11-storey office and apartment rental scheme at Townsend Street to enclose Dart line

The application was lodged on December 18th by John Spain and Associates on behalf of developer Eric Kinsella’s Esprit Investments Ltd. - Visit

? The Irish Times 07 Jan '20 Revenues rise at Glenveagh as home sales increase

The group sold a total of 844 units on 14 sites during the year, up from 275 in 2018, while average selling price was €332,000, a rise from the €287,000 recorded the previous year. Gross margin on - Visit

? Business Post 06 Jan '20 [NEEDS BP SUB] Angela Keegan: Clarity on lending rules and Brexit should help stabilise property market

Late last year, the new Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf scotched speculation surrounding mortgages by announcing that lending rules would stay at three and a half times that of borrowers’ - Visit

? Business Post 06 Jan '20 [NEEDS BP SUB] Ronan scales back plan for his D4 party pad

The developer wants to add an office to his Magical Embassy Villa, but has halved the amount of space it would take up after Dublin City Council raised concerns - Visit

? Business Post 06 Jan '20 [NEEDS BP SUB] Grand plans for Googletown

Google has transformed the area around Barrow Street in south-east inner-city Dublin with office developments and staff accommodation. The company is now looking to grow to accommodate 10,000 workers - Visit

? The Irish Times 06 Jan '20 Housing assistance scheme will breach €1bn mark next month

Rising from a comparatively low investment of €390,000 at its genesis in 2014, spending has been scaled up to help combat the housing crisis reaching €422 million in 2019. Next year’s allocation - Visit

? Irish Independent 06 Jan '20 Nama seeks development partner for Poolbeg special development zone

"Nama owns a significant portion of the SDZ area and is seeking an investment partner for the development of the site," the agency said. "The site has potential to deliver 3,500 residential units, - Visit