The government has green lit an additional funding injection of up to €2.5 bn for the Land Development Agency (LDA), effectively doubling the agency’s capitalisation to facilitate the construction of
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The analysis reveals that the number of homes available for sale in Ireland last year remained significantly below pre-COVID levels, despite an increased supply of new homes. According to the
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The company also plans to provide a shuttle bus service from the centre of Dingle for visitors during summer months Plans for a major expansion of the Dingle Distillery, including
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More than 50 submissions have been made on the proposed new data centre for Ennis, which has garnered stiff resistance from environmentalists in recent weeks. Futureproof Clare, Extinction Rebellion Clare,
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The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community & Local Government Simon Coveney announced on Thursday that the pilot scheme that targets vacant properties and secures them for social housing, by financing
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Irish house price inflation is set to accelerate in 2017, potentially reaching double-digit levels, according to the MyHome.ie property report for the final quarter of 2016. “Clearly low stock levels
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Research conducted by Daft.ie has found that 25% of available projects that qualify for the first-time buyers scheme are located in Dublin County. The research, published on Friday, November 25,
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The wastewater network is to undergo a €180m upgrade, while a further €48m will be spent on improving drinking water quality and supply. The Cork Lower Harbour Main Drainage Scheme
Minister for Energy Alex White TD today opened the new €33m Woodhouse Wind Farm in County Waterford, a key part of ESB’s Wind Development programme. The new renewable energy site
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Hotels firm Dalata is in discussions to buy as many as seven sites in central Dublin to build hotels as it seeks to take advantage of the shortage of rooms
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Researchers from the Nimbus Centre at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) have secured €1.5m in EU funding as part of the development of two international projects. The Horizon 2020 projects
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It is hoped that the major facility in Fitzgerald’s Park, which will enable children with disabilities to play alongside able-bodied children, will be open by August. City Hall said the
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Cork-based technology firm Global Shares has announced a major expansion plan which will create 80 new jobs over the next three years. The company which develops software for managing employee
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Some 8,000 jobs could be created in Cork City as details emerge that €500 million has been earmarked for its redevelopment. Why Weight? After more than a decade of neglect,
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Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English TD, has urged businesses to avail of the opportunity to attend a Government-sponsored free seminar, ‘Building a Business on Your Ideas’ which
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The housing lists in Cork City and County are set to reduce with news that 69 social housing units will be delivered by the local authorities by the end of
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The biggest city centre real estate project outside of Dublin over the next 10 years has received the green light today. The project based in Limerick city centre looks set
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The re-developed 50,000sq metre project should create around 3,000 jobs with 300 additional jobs supported during the construction stage. The 2.8 hectare site will provide for a mix of office, educational, retail