In the first six months of 2014, a total of €1.37 billion has been spent in the Irish commercial property market. This is more than during the same period in 2006 at the height of the boom when the figure stood at €1.09 billion. During the past six... Read More
Bewley’s has had its “landmark” victory against endless upward only rent rises overturned by the Irish Supreme Court. The coffee company says it now faces a €1.5m (£1.2m) annual rent bill for its flagship Dublin premises. Last year the company... Read More
Dublin is among six cities pressing the Irish government to extend its proposed Living City tax relief scheme to include offices as well as retail properties and private homes. Described as a “pilot project for urban regeneration”, the initiative was... Read More
Police on both sides of the Irish border have confirmed they are investigating “death threats” against a businessman just days before his company was set to acquire a company once owned by the failed property billionaire Seán Quinn. The... Read More
Despite renewed buoyancy in Ireland’s real estate market the commercial property vacancy rate continued to rise throughout last year. By December there were nearly 30,000 empty shops, factories and offices across the country. In the first survey of... Read More