Landlord takes on developer
Former restaurateur and property investor Peter White has called on An Bord Pleanala to reject what he described as a “monstrous development” sought by Sean Dunne for the former Jurys and Berkeley Court...
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Ballsbridge-Dodder Pedestrian Bridge Competition won by Alan Dempsey
The national architectural competition to design the proposed Ballsbridge-Dodder Pedestrian Bridge in Dublin South City has been won by Alan Dempsey, a 34-year-old Irish architect from Dublin. The pedestrian bridge project forms part...
Keen biker takes a real shine to metal house
Just north of Smithfield, near Dublin city centre, there are sweet streets of pastel-painted 1950s homes in the style that eschewed ornament-free Modernism. On one such street, where houses wear the typical adornments...
High noon for urban high-rise: it’s 37-storeys or none at all
An Bord Pleanala is being given a clear choice – either to approve the controversial high-rise, high-density plan put forward for the Jurys-Berkeley Court hotel sites or to reject it in its entirety....
Major office deals for banks in doubt
Two of the largest ever office lettings planned for the North Lotts area of the Dublin docklands are now unlikely to proceed because of legal disputes. Bank of Ireland has pulled out of...
Limerick renewal plan to be unveiled
The Director of Limerick’s regeneration project has admitted he will present the Government with master plans “at probably the worst time in 20 years”. However, Limerick Regeneration chief executive Brendan Kenny is confident...
Developers sought for key Waterford quayside site
The port of Waterford is seeking expressions of interest for the North Quays, either from a developer who will develop the site alone or as a joint venture with the port company. The...
Artist Ballagh opposing planned 14-storey building
Artist Robert Ballagh is one of almost 40 objectors to a proposal for a 14-storey building near his Dublin home, which would result in the destruction of 60 artists studios. AB Properties has...
Sudden death of Commissioner of Public Works
David Byers, the Commissioner of Public Works in charge of State property and projects, died suddenly on Saturday of a heart attack while visiting Wales. Mr Byers, who was 55, had been an...