IRES REIT – Secures major acquisition from NAMA
Alongside its maiden set of financial results, IRES REIT has announced that it is exchanging contracts to acquire a portfolio of 761 apartments from NAMA. [...]
Kilsaran Celebrates 50 Years in business
Kilsaran celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Kilsaran has been synonymous with innovative concrete products and award-winning design in Ireland and the UK. They are are trusted by [...]
Terms Agreed for Middleton Park House Hotel
Middleton Park House in Castletown Geoghan, Co Westmeath is pleased to announce that it has been acquired by a UK based private equity firm.The property [...]
Butterly Business Park for €7m
Butterly Business Park – a mixed use commercial investment portfolio with development potential in Artane, Dublin 5 – is for sale by private treaty at [...]
Residential property prices increase by 13.4% y/y in July
The latest Residential Property Price Index release from the CSO shows that Irish residential prices rose 13.4% y/y (+2.0% m/m) in July. This move represents [...]
Two Key Dublin Investment Properties for €1.7m and €725,000
Savills has brought two key investment properties in Dublin to the market today. 27 South Anne Street, Dublin 2 – leased to Smiles Dental – [...]
BAU 2015 gearing up for one of it’s biggest years ever
BAU 2015 is a 180,000 m. showcase of materials, technologies and systems – an area the size of 25 football pitches filled with state-of-the-art technology [...]
Hibernia REIT – Acquires development site
Hibernia REIT (HBRN) has announced the purchase of a 0.75 acre freehold site at 1-6 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay in Dublin’s Docklands. The off-market transaction [...]
Kingspan – H114 results driven by better margins
Kingspan has reported H114 results with revenue up 4% lfl to €889.3m and EBITA up 24% to €69.2m reflecting a margin of 7.8% (+120 bps). [...]
Tullamore DEW Distillery near to Completion
Tullamore DEW has announced that its new €35 million distillery is nearing completion, with the installation of a custom-made Tullamore Distillery spirit safe. Tullamore DEW [...]
Breaffy House Resort sold
Breaffy House Resort, Castlebar, Co. Mayo has been sold to Irish hotel management company, Great National Asset Management. The sale was handled by Savills Hotels [...]
CIF’s 7 step housing solution plan
The supply of housing could double within 2 years if the Government were to follow 7 simple steps, according to the CIF. The CIF has [...]
SCSI DG steps down
The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) said Ciara Murphy will be stepping down as Director General in the coming months to take up a [...]
Green REIT Plc buys 13-17 Dawson Street in Dublin 2 for €23 m
Green REIT Plc, ("Green REIT" or the "Company"), the Irish property investment company, confirms that it has exchanged unconditional contracts to acquire an office building [...]
Viatel to Invest €125 Million
Viatel, one of Europe's leading telecommunications companies, is set to invest €125 million in a major expansion. Over the coming year the firm will invest [...]
CRH returns to profit
CRH has said today that it returned to profit after tax in the first half on a strong performance in Europe. Albert Manifold, Chief Executive, [...]
€130m Barclays credit facility for iRES REIT
Irish Residential Properties REIT plc announces that it has entered into a two year €130 million credit facility arranged by Barclays Ireland PLC, secured against [...]
Increase in numbers of students choosing building sector courses
The building sector is seeing a resurgence, with an increase in students wanting to study architecture, engineering and constructions studies. UCD architecture saw one of [...]
Kingspan buys US insulation business for over €61m
Kingspan has acquired the building insulation division of US company Pactiv for an enterprise value of €61m. Of the sale price €53m is payable in cash on completion [...]
Fitch ratings agency gives Ireland an A
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Ireland’s debt from BBB+ to A-, in a move that will make it easier still for Ireland to borrow from international markets. [...]
Cork’s SouthWestern sold for €35m
Capita plc (‘Capita’) has acquired SouthWestern Business Process Services Limited (‘SouthWestern’) from private equity group Ion Equity, for a consideration of €35m (£28m) on a [...]














