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€18m to be spent on Dublin City Council housing repairs

General, Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

Dublin City Council is to spend €18 million over the next three years on repairs to council houses and flats which have been vandalised or become dilapidated due to disuse. The council is seeking building contractors from outside its own staff to undertake the work…

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Threshold calls for 'NCT for housing'

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National housing charity Threshold has called on the government to introduce an 'NCT for housing' to force landlords to improve sub-standard housing. Dublin City Council's recent "bedsit blitz" inspected 1,500 flats and found that 90% are not fit to live in. The North Circular Road…

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McDonald's to open in Temple Bar

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McDonald’s are set to open a new fast-food restaurant in Temple Bar after agreeing a rent of about €300,000. According to The Irish Times, the international food chain is fitting out the former Frankie’s Steakhouse and Bar at Temple Bar Square, which is owned by…

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Dublin City Council buy Dartmouth Square

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Dublin City Council yesterday bought Dartmouth Square in Ranelagh for €142,000 with the support of local residents. The exact breakdown of the financial input of the residents has not been revealed. The two-acre Georgian square in Ranelagh had been listed for sale at the…

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Dublin City Council may be set to bid for Dartmouth Square

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Dublin City Council are expected to be amongst the bidders when Ranelagh’s Dartmouth Square goes under the hammer at next month’s Allsop Space auction in the Shelbourne Hotel. The square, located in the heart of Dublin 6, is being sold at the December 4th auction…

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An Bord Pleanála refuse planning for new building at Liberty Hall

Building, Commercial Blog, General, Property News

An Bord Pleanála has refused permission to SIPTU to build a new 22-storey building at the site of Liberty Hall. Dublin City Council had granted SIPTU planning permission to demolish and rebuild on the historic site. The proposed tower would have been 35% higher than…

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Land beside IKEA could fetch up to €3 million

Commercial Blog, Property News, Property Picks, The Investor, The Overseas Investor

A site in Ballymun next to the IKEA store is expected to attract bids of up to €3 million. The 1.5 hectare parcel of land in North Dublin recently went on the market with estate agents Lisney. The development site, which is the only one…

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Dublin councils set to reduce development levies

Building, Commercial Blog, Industry News, Mortgages & Money, Property News

Two local authorities in the capital have announced proposals to reduce their development levies in a bid to encourage developers to commence work on development properties. Dublin City Council plans to reduce the level of contributions for residential development from €156.62 per sqm to €115.21…

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Leading engineer encourages water metering for cities only

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A leading engineer has encouraged to government to restrict the installation of water meters to cities only, insisting that it did not make economic sense to install them in rural counties. Ray Earle, a senior project manager with Dublin City Council, made the comments yesterday…

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High Court grants councillor leave to challenge Household Charge

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The High Court has granted leave to a Dublin City Councillor to challenge the implementation of the household charge because the legislation has not been published in Irish. Lawyers for Thomas Brabazon from Raheny argued that the two months notice given to householders to pay…

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