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A fifth of people in Ireland now live in rented accommodation

The rise in monthly rents in Dublin has slowed but a wide gap remains between the cost of renting a home in the capital and the rest of the country, latest figures for the private residential property market show. Quarterly figures compiled by the ESRI,…

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1,500 made homeless as repossessions increase by 80%

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Home repossessions rose by a massive 80% in 2015 - with an extra 1,500 people declaring themselves homeless across the country, according to the Peter McVerry Trust. Some 758 repossession orders were granted by the Irish court service for the first nine months of 2015.…

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Kerry once again Ireland’s favourite holiday destination

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Kerry has topped the poll as the favourite domestic holiday destination of Irish holiday makers for the third year in a row according to a survey from MyHome.ie. One in four of voters (24.5%) selected the ‘Kingdom’ as their favourite county for a break with…

Kerry the favourite holiday destination for Irish holidaymakers

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Kerry is by some margin the favourite holiday destination for Irish holidaymakers easily beating Galway and Cork into second and third place according to a new survey. Twenty six per cent selected the ‘Kingdom’ as their favourite county for a break while Galway on 15.5%…

Carlow Property Management wins Digital Boost contest

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Carlow Property Management are the latest winner in Eircom’s Digital Boost competition, representing the first winner from the property sector. The Digital Boost initiative enables organisations to ‘boost’ their digital presence with a package worth €10,000 which includes a free business app, a free unlimited…

Housing Minister to clamp down on poor planning decisions

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The Minister for Housing and Planning, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has informed local authorities that she will invoke her legal powers to clamp down on poor planning decisions at local level. The Minister has informed local authorities of her intention to invoke her Section 31 powers…

Laois farm to go under the hammer

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A 60 acre farm at Coolroe, Ballybrittas, Co Laois is set to go under the hammer at a public auction next month with a guide price of €6,500/ac. Described as good quality land, the farm is situated between Fisherstown and Vicarstown and with good access…

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Starting a heritage garden

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Killenard strikes me as a wonderfully quaint yet despite the very busy local farming community a very attractive and tranquil village located in an enviable wider rural setting. Despite the nearby presence of the luxurious setting of The Heritage Hotel with its world class golf…

Builders Abbey buck trend with increased profits

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The building trade might be going through a difficult time at present but one homebuilder is bucking the trend after Abbey reported pretax profits of €12.1 million for the year to end of April 2012 – an increase of €600,000 on the previous year. The…

Merlin make addition to catalogue for May 22nd auction

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Merlin Property have made another addition to their catalogue for their forthcoming auction in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Dublin on Tuesday week, May 22nd. On Friday the company added a five bed detached residence in Templanstown, Castlepollard, Co Westmeath with an advised minimum value…