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Savills Completes Sale of National Portfolio for Over €175m

    Savills Completes Sale of National Portfolio for Over €175m

Savills, the international real estate advisor, has today announced the sale of the National Portfolio to Davidson Kempner. The estimated sale price, in excess of €175 million, equates to an

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Mortgage rules will slow house building, say developers

    Mortgage rules will slow house building, say developers

The results show that there is clearly a need for a sensible adjustment of the Central Bank mortgage rules as an astonishing 96% of developers said the new Central Bank

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The Cita BIM Gathering 2015 : an overwhelming success

    The Cita BIM Gathering 2015 : an overwhelming success

The Construction IT Alliance (Cita) held a world-class BIM event last week (12th – 13th November), at The Gibson Hotel. The “Cita BIM Gathering 2015 – An Integrated Future” was

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L&M Keating Director wins Engineers Ireland Chartered Engineer of the Year 2015

    L&M Keating Director wins Engineers Ireland Chartered Engineer of the Year 2015

Richard Browne, Director of L&M Keating has been awarded the prestigious the title of Engineers Ireland, Chartered Engineer of the Year for 2015. The accolade is Engineers Ireland’s most prestigious

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Grafton says full-year operating profit to be 3% to 4% below expectations

    Grafton says full-year operating profit to be 3% to 4% below expectations

Grafton Group plc, the builders merchanting and DIY Group with operations in the UK, Ireland and Belgium, said it expects full-year operating profit to be three to four per cent

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Up to €100 million to finance high-quality office development and construction projects

    Up to €100 million to finance high-quality office development and construction projects

The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) and institutional clients of US-based Quadrant Real Estate Advisors LLC have committed up to €100 million for financing high-quality office development and construction projects

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New measures to give boost to housing construction announced

    New measures to give boost to housing construction announced

Minister for the Environment, Community & Local Government, Alan Kelly T.D., and the Minister for Finance Michael Noonan, T.D., yesterday announced a number of measures with the aim of kick-starting

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Construction sector sees sharp rise in new business in October

    Construction sector sees sharp rise in new business in October

Activity, employment and confidence improved in the Irish construction sector in October, helped by a sharp rise in new business, a new survey shows. The Ulster Bank construction purchasing managers’

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“New housing package will increase the supply”, says CIF

    “New housing package will  increase the supply”, says CIF

The announcement yesterday evening (Thursday) by Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly that he is to reduce levies for construction and make changes to planning standards, will increase the supply

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2014 another strong year for BAM

    2014 another strong year for BAM

BAM Ireland, one of the country’s largest construction businesses, had a year of strong revenue growth in 2014, increasing its turnover by 15 per cent last year to €353 million,

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ISIF to launch €100m fund for office development

    ISIF to launch €100m fund for office development

The State-backed Ireland Strategic Investment Fund has teamed up with a US real estate fund to offer up to €100 million to finance high-quality office development and construction projects. Quadrant

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Ireland’s Tallest Hotel for €3.5m

    Ireland’s Tallest Hotel for €3.5m

The Clarion Hotel Limerick has been put up for sale by its receiver Kieran Wallace of KPMG with a guide price of over €3.5m. Savills, which is handling the deal,

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Nama to finance €87m office building in Dublin

    Nama to finance €87m office building in Dublin

Nama is to finance an €87 million Grade A office development on the North Wall Quay in the Dublin docklands. The site previously formed part of the development lands held

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Ulster Bank to sell 20 well-located sites in Dublin

    Ulster Bank to sell 20 well-located sites in Dublin

Twenty well-located Dublin development sites are among 42 due to be sold by Ulster Bank when it offloads a portfolio of distressed loans next month. The loans, with a face

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Ronan seals D4 deal for €200m

    Ronan seals D4 deal for €200m

Developer Johnny Ronan has bought a prime 3.7-acre site in Dublin 4and plans to redevelop it as part of a landmark €200m scheme. Ronan Group signed the deal for part

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Center Parcs submits development plans for Ballymahon project

    Center Parcs submits development plans for Ballymahon project

Holiday resort firm Center Parcs has submitted a planning application for a €233m development near Ballymahon, Co Longford. 750 construction jobs are expected to created and 1,000 permanent jobs as

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Luas Cross City tracks to arrive on O’Connell Street

    Luas Cross City tracks to arrive on O’Connell Street

Tram tracks for the new Luas Cross City line were put in place on Dublin’s O’Connell Street on Thursday. The tracks themselves will now be welded into place on the

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CitA BIM Gathering to take place on November 12-13

    CitA BIM Gathering to take place on November 12-13

The CitA BIM Gathering is the keynote event of the year for all those interested in using Building Information Modelling (BIM) to increase efficiency and competitiveness or to learn how

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Five possible modular housing sites selected in Dublin

    Five possible modular housing sites selected in Dublin

Five sites have been identified for the location of up to 153 modular houses for homeless families. The sites, details of which will be presented to Dublin City Council this

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Developer unveils plan to build 10,000 homes

    Developer unveils plan to build 10,000 homes

Property developer Michael O’Flynn aims to build 10,000 new homes over the next seven to eight years, mainly in Dublin and Cork, after putting together a €400 million funding package

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Amazon to take Ireland spend past €1bn with new data centre

    Amazon to take Ireland spend past €1bn with new data centre

Internet retail giant Amazon is planning yet another massive data centre in Dublin in a move that could propel its expected total capital expenditure on such projects here to as

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Phibsboro Shopping Centre for €15m

    Phibsboro Shopping Centre for €15m

A new opportunity to redevelop Phibsboro Shopping Centre in the north Dublin suburb will arise shortly when the rundown complex is offered for sale along with two adjoining sites. Eoin

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Carrickmines ‘district centre’ site goes to market for over €45m

    Carrickmines ‘district centre’ site goes to market for over €45m

A large parcel of land designated for the third and final phase of the highly successful shopping and business facility known as The Park in Carrickmines, Dublin 18, will be

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Two of Ireland’s Most Luxurious Castle Hotels to hit the Market

    Two of Ireland’s Most Luxurious Castle Hotels to hit the Market

Two of Ireland’s most luxurious castle hotels have been brought to the market as a going concern by Savills, on

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Volume of construction to increase for the third year in a row

    Volume of construction to increase for the third year in a row

According to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office, the first half of 2015 has proven to be a

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BAM Ireland developing state of the art Microsoft campus building

    BAM Ireland developing state of the art Microsoft campus building

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, Eric Boustouller, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft Western Europe, and Cathriona

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O’Hare & McGovern wins top prize at Northern Ireland construction awards

    O’Hare & McGovern wins top prize at Northern Ireland construction awards

O’Hare & McGovern, the leading Northern Ireland construction company has been declared the overall winner of this year’s Construction Excellence

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BAM to build €350m M11 motorway

    BAM to build €350m M11 motorway

A consortium led by construction group BAM Ireland has signed a contract with the National Roads Authority (NRA) for the

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ESB opens new €33m Woodhouse Wind Farm in County Waterford

Minister for Energy Alex White TD  today opened the new €33m Woodhouse Wind Farm in County Waterford, a key part

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Construction sector’s 25 months of continuous growth

    Construction sector’s 25 months of continuous growth

The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity

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RPS to Deliver New River Liffey Bridge

    RPS to Deliver New River Liffey Bridge

RPS, in a joint venture with Flint & Neill UK, has just been appointed by Dublin City Council to deliver

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Hotel and pub in Temple Bar on the block for €15m

    Hotel and pub in Temple Bar on the block for €15m

CBRE is seeking €15m for the Paramount Hotel and Turks Head in Temple Bar in Dublin. The Paramount Hotel and

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Dalata planning to build up to seven hotels around Dublin

    Dalata planning to build up to seven hotels around Dublin

Hotels firm Dalata is in discussions to buy as many as seven sites in central Dublin to build hotels as

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Ireland’s biggest regional shopping centre is going under the hammer

    Ireland’s biggest regional shopping centre is going under the hammer

The Whitewater Shopping Centre in Newbridge will be put on the market this week with a pricetag of over €150

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Dublin house prices down but prices rise outside the capital

    Dublin house prices down but prices rise outside the capital

The average asking price for homes in Dublin fell by 1.4 per cent in the third quarter but outside Dublin,

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Rye River Brewing Corporation will invest €4m to build a new brewery

    Rye River Brewing Corporation will invest €4m to build a new brewery

Rye River Brewing Corporation has announced an investment of €4m to build a new brewery and visitor centre in Celbridge

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Laboratory To Be Developed In Co Kildare

    Laboratory To Be Developed In Co Kildare

Funding has been secured, from the Government’s Capital Investment Programme, to develop a new State Forensic Science Laboratory, in Celbridge,

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Growth expected in the construction industry

    Growth expected in the construction industry

The Construction sector in Ireland has the potential to double in size over the short to medium term, according to

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North Wall site chosen for NTMA headquarters

    North Wall site chosen for NTMA headquarters

The National Treasury Management Agency has chosen a site on Dublin’s North Wall Quay, next to the new headquarters of

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Nama receiver lodges application for 970-bed student residence in Docklands

    Nama receiver lodges application for 970-bed student residence in Docklands

A receiver appointed by Nama has submitted planning for Dublin’s largest ever off-campus student accommodation development, which will cater for

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Irish Water to invest over €73 Million in Donegal drinking water schemes

    Irish Water to invest over €73 Million in Donegal drinking water schemes

Irish Water in partnership with Donegal County Council, will invest over €73 million in Donegal’s water infrastructure over the next

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PM Group reports strong results for 2014

    PM Group reports strong results for 2014

PM Group, the international project delivery specialists headquartered in Ireland, has reported operating profit of €8.97 million for the year

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Chartered Land to build 190 apartments on Clyde Court site

    Chartered Land to build 190 apartments on Clyde Court site

Hotel operator Dalata said on Tuesday that it is to close the historic Clyde Court Hotel, formerly the Berkeley Court,

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Project Jewel sold to Hammerson Plc and Allianz SE’s real estate unit

    Project Jewel sold to Hammerson Plc and Allianz SE’s real estate unit

Hammerson Plc and Allianz SE’s real estate unit has agreed to buy a group of Dublin shopping-mall loans for 1.85

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The Government announced €27 billion plan for funding on capital projects

    The Government announced €27 billion plan for funding on capital projects

The Government detailed its €27 billion capital plan from 2016 to 2021 in a move to underpin its belief in

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How many empty council houses are there in your county?

    How many empty council houses are there in your county?

There are 2,600 council houses lying empty across Ireland, a situation that has been called “shocking”. The numbers were obtained by

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Minister Slammed Over Ongoing Rent Crisis

    Minister Slammed Over Ongoing Rent Crisis

Fianna Fáil has hit out at the Environment Minister over the continuing rent crisis affecting people Ireland. Spokesperson on Environment

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Minister Alan Kelly Reaffirms commitment to Rural Ireland with €30 m Investment

    Minister Alan Kelly Reaffirms commitment to Rural Ireland with €30 m Investment

Minister Alan Kelly and Minister Ann Phelan (23 September 2015) reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to rural Ireland with the announcement

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Up to 13,000 homes built in 12 months to July

    Up to 13,000 homes built in 12 months to July

Only 13,000 new homes were built in the 12 months to July, far below what is needed to tackle the

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Kingspan set for strong year after stellar first half

    Kingspan set for strong year after stellar first half

The Cavan-based international building insulation specialist yesterday reported a near 40% year-on-year increase in first-half revenues, to €1.24bn; with trading

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Google to open €150m data centre in West Dublin

    Google to open €150m data centre in West Dublin

Google plans to invest €150 million in a new data centre in Dublin.

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Building supplier SIG’s profit more than doubles

    Building supplier SIG’s profit more than doubles

Specialist building products supplier SIG, which employs about 250 people over 11 locations in Ireland, has reported a pretax profit of £26.8 million for the first half of the year compared to £11.8 million a year earlier.

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Helen Duffy Appointed Technical Director of MLM Ireland

Monday, 20th July 2015: Helen Duffy has been appointed as Technical Director of MLM Ireland, a leading multi-disciplinary engineering and

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More IT jobs in Dublin as DAQRI opens European HQ

    More IT jobs in Dublin as DAQRI opens European HQ

Augmented reality company DAQRI has announced plans to open its European HQ in Dublin, hiring 30 software and hardware staff

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Eye surgeon invests £2m in new Belfast clinic and latest laser technology

    Eye surgeon invests £2m in new Belfast clinic and latest laser technology

Belfast’s Cathedral Eye Clinic is investing £2m in a brand new clinic and bringing the latest laser surgery technology to

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CBRE Joins as Partner of Host in Ireland

DUBLIN, IRELAND – June 16, 2015 – Host in Ireland, an industry-led marketing initiative created to drive interest in hosting

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Red Cow Hotel to double rooms in major expansion

    Red Cow Hotel to double rooms in major expansion

It will see over 100 bedrooms added to the premises, nearly doubling the number at the popular hotel. The development

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IPO raises a €380m war chest for Cairn Homes

    IPO raises a €380m war chest for Cairn Homes

The Irish homebuilder became the first construction firm from the Republic to list on a public market in nearly 20

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