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Olympic-sized indoor ice arena and massive extension planned for Dublin shopping centre

    Olympic-sized indoor ice arena and massive extension planned for Dublin shopping centre

Property firm Hines has applied for planning permission to build a huge expansion of Liffey Valley Shopping Centre in west Dublin. The €26m development plan includes an additional 22,000 sq m

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Dublin City Council releases plans for €20 million Dalymount Park redevelopment

    Dublin City Council releases plans for €20 million Dalymount Park redevelopment

Dublin City Council has released the details of its plans to revamp Dalymount Park into a modern 10,000 seater stadium, a redevelopment which is expected to cost up to €20m to

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New plan for College Green goes even more further

    New plan for College Green goes even more further

There is speculation that planners and designers at Dublin City Council are about to propose an even more radical vision for College Green than that unveiled late last year. This

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Long-delayed shopping centre for Bray goes to planning stage

    Long-delayed shopping centre for Bray goes to planning stage

The long-postponed Florentine shopping and cinema complex planned for the centre of Bray, Co Wicklow, has moved a stage further following a decision by Bray Town Council to proceed with

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Government to provide further 17,000 social housing units

    Government to provide further 17,000 social housing units

Last week, the government said it will provide another 17,000 units of social housing this year as part of its five-year programme to tackle the housing crisis. Compared with the 13,000 units

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Newry company to demolish Berkeley Court hotel

    Newry company to demolish Berkeley Court hotel

Chartered Land, the property group run by Irish developer Joe O’Reilly, has appointed contractors to demolish the former Berkeley Court hotel site in Ballsbridge to make way for 200 high-end

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€230m N25 new ross bypass PPP scheme announced

    €230m N25 new ross bypass PPP scheme announced

A consortium led by BAM has reached financial close with the National Roads Authority (NRA) for the €230 million N25 New Ross Bypass PPP project. All project and financing agreements have

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Facebook to start Meath data centre construction

    Facebook to start Meath data centre construction

Facebook has said it will begin building a data centre near Clonee, Co Meath, which will create hundreds of temporary construction jobs and dozens of other permanent operations positions. The decision

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Group formed to manage Boland’s Quay development

    Group formed to manage Boland’s Quay development

Joint receivers Mark Reynolds and Glenn Cran of Savills have formed an executive development platform to manage the €170 million Boland’s Quay project in Dublin’s Docklands. The ‘Boland’s Quay Development

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Construction of new National Forensic Mental Health Hospital begins

    Construction of new National Forensic Mental Health Hospital begins

Minister for Mental Health, Social Care and Primary Care Kathleen Lynch has turned the sod yesterday on the new National Forensic Mental Health Service (NFMHS) hospital, which will be built

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Hydro electric power station to be developed in Co Tipperary

    Hydro electric power station to be developed in Co Tipperary

Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly has just announced a proposed €650 million hydro-electric plant which will seek to create 400 construction jobs and 50 permanent jobs on a disused mining

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Building projects of over €15bn in pipeline for 2016

    Building projects of over €15bn in pipeline for 2016

Some €15.6 billion worth of construction projects are in the pipeline in Ireland for this year, according to a report by Construction Information Services, a specialist provider of data on

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Cairn Homes to build over 100 apartments on Dublin’s Hanover Quay site

    Cairn Homes to build over 100 apartments on Dublin’s Hanover Quay site

Irish homebuilder Cairn Homes has said it is acquiring a site in Hanover Quay in the Dublin Docklands for €18m, from a fund involving Nama, Bennett Construction and Oaktree Capital.

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Plans to build €25 million “aparthotel” near Trinity College Dublin

    Plans to build €25 million “aparthotel” near Trinity College Dublin

Irish property investment group Tetrarch Capital intends to invest €25 million in a 178-unit aparthotel on a site close to Trinity College, in Dublin, as part of a wider plan

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£133m A8 dualling scheme officially opens

    £133m A8 dualling scheme officially opens

A £133 million dualling upgrade scheme (€183m) between Belfast and Larne,  developed by a Joint Venture of Lagan, Ferrovial and Costain has officially opened last Wednesday (December 16). The scheme, which

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Global student housing firms set for €250m Dublin venture

    Global student housing firms set for €250m Dublin venture

Chicago-based Harrison Street Real Estate Capital has teamed up with London-headquartered GSA Investment Management to provide €250m to built student accommodation in Dublin over the next five years. The world’s

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FBD Property applies for €5.5 million development of Castleknock hotel

    FBD Property applies for €5.5 million development of Castleknock hotel

FBD Property and Leisure Ltd is to spend €5.5 million on the expansion and upgrading of its successful Castleknock Hotel and Country Club in north Dublin. Planning permission has been

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Work to begin on €111m office development in Dublin’s docklands

    Work to begin on €111m office development in Dublin’s docklands

Work is set to begin this week on a €111 million commercial development on the North Wall Quay in Dublin’s docklands that was dubbed Project Wave by the National Asset

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Some 2,300 Nama-funded homes to be finished within weeks

    Some 2,300 Nama-funded homes to be finished within weeks

About 2,300 homes will be completed in the coming weeks on lands owned by Nama debtors and receivers, with another 2,200 houses and apartments expected to be finished by the

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Nama provides €170m to fund Boland’s Mills redevelopment

    Nama provides €170m to fund Boland’s Mills redevelopment

The National Asset Management Agency has made €170 million in funding available for work to begin on the redevelopment of the iconic Boland’s Mills site in Dublin’s docklands. Nama is

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NAMA to invest €7.5 billion in development programme

    NAMA to invest €7.5 billion in development programme

The National Asset Management Agency has announced today plans for a €7.5 billion development programme to deliver about 4 million sq ft of new commercial space in Dublin’s docklands, and

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Limerick Institute of Technology to build new campus

    Limerick Institute of Technology to build new campus

Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) will create 100 new jobs following confirmation that it is to open a “game-changing” new campus on the site of the Coonagh Cross shopping complex.

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US developer Hines to build 3,800 homes in south Dublin

    US developer Hines to build 3,800 homes in south Dublin

US developer Hines’ Irish arm is submitting a planning application to develop roads, parks and other infrastructure to allow the first stage in the construction of a new Town Centre

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New urban centre planned for Dublin 4

    New urban centre planned for Dublin 4

The first phase of a major new urban centre planned for Ballsbridge in Dublin 4, is being launched today through

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Irish Water to invest €228m in upgrading water and wastewater infrastructure in Cork.

    Irish Water to invest €228m in upgrading water and wastewater infrastructure in Cork.

The wastewater network is to undergo a €180m upgrade, while a further €48m will be spent on improving drinking water

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Lagan Building Contractors wins £18m contract

    Lagan Building Contractors wins £18m contract

Lagan Building Contractors has been appointed by Belfast Harbour to develop the second office block of a £250 million (€355m)

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Planning approved for new hotel in Belfast

    Planning approved for new hotel in Belfast

Planning permission for a 206-bedroom hotel on the site of the former Belfast Metropolitan College has been granted to a

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Plans for infrastructure projects worth €1bn outlined

    Plans for infrastructure projects worth €1bn outlined

The National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) has this morning set out plans for major infrastructure projects with a combined value

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Green Reit takes full control of Central Park in €155m deal

    Green Reit takes full control of Central Park in €155m deal

Irish property investment firm Green REIT has reached a conditional deal worth €155m with its joint venture partner to acquire

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310 major school building projects announced by Minister O’Sullivan

    310 major school building projects announced by Minister O’Sullivan

Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan has announced yesterday a new programme of capital investment in schools. Running from

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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EIB commits €100M to Dublin port ABR project

    EIB commits €100M to Dublin port ABR project

The redevelopment of Dublin Port is set to be a major construction project involving Ireland’s civil engineering contractors. It has

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Planning permission approved for Facebook offices in Meath

    Planning permission approved for Facebook offices in Meath

An Bord Pleanála has approved planning permission for Facebook’s planned €200m data centre in Clonee, Co Meath. When it is

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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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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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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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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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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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Apple plan for €850m complex in Galway faces six-month delay

    Apple plan for €850m complex in Galway faces six-month delay

Apple’s plans for a high-tech €850 million complex in Co Galway are facing a delay of at least six months. Two

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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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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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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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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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MARKREE CASTLE IN SLIGO TO UNDERGO €5M RESTORATION

    MARKREE CASTLE IN SLIGO TO UNDERGO €5M RESTORATION

It was announced today that Luxury Manor House Hotel owners, the Corscadden Family, have acquired County Sligo’s historic Markree Castle

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