Ireland

Dublin office woes hit private equity firms from Blackstone to Brookfield

The city’s vacancy rate has doubled in the last six years, exceeding the 10% reached in Paris and 8% in London and Lisbon

Ironmonger Tom King, also known as 'An Gobha', cheers as tourist Darlene Molitor, 67, from Minnesota in the US, tries her hand at hammering metal in his forge.

Ironmonger brings Ireland's ancient past to life with smoke and fire

[HILL OF TARA, Ireland] On a farm that straddles one of the five ancient roadways that radiate from the Hill of Tara, once the seat of the high kings of Ireland, a master blacksmith is offering visito...

Ireland's Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe, says: “In terms of the job losses, it’s not really jobs that could be lost or that could happen. It could also be jobs that might otherwise not be created.”

Ireland sees 75,000 jobs at risk from US pharma tariffs

The nation is running a strong fiscal position with a huge budget surplus thanks to corporate tax income from US multinationals such as Apple and Pfizer

Boosting apartment completions is the key force driving a pledge to build over 300,000 new homes by the end of 2030.

Irish government eases rent cap to boost home supply

The plan is to lure more apartment investors to the market

The average residential transaction is now being settled for 9 per cent over the asking price.

Irish home asking prices rise at highest rate since 2022: report

ASKING prices for Irish homes rose in the final quarter at the highest rate since June 2022, according to a report, as transaction activity nears levels seen during Ireland’s Celtic tiger growth era.

Deputy commissioner Graham Doyle said in a statement that LinkedIn’s processing of personal data without an appropriate legal basis was a “clear and serious violation of data subjects’ fundamental right to data protection.”

LinkedIn fined 310 million euros for Illegal data practices in EU

The decision includes an order for Microsoft owned LinkedIn to bring its data processing into compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation

Ireland needs to complete around 52,000 new homes each year until 2050 to house the country’s growing population, according to the Central Bank of Ireland.

Rent cap locks billions of euros out of Irish housing: CBRE

Housing is one of the biggest issues facing the Irish government ahead of an election that must be held by March next year

The increasing housing supply is complicated by the fact that house building stalled in Ireland for a number of years in the aftermath of the global financial crash.

Ireland needs to build 52,000 homes per year, central bank warns

IRELAND could need to complete around 52,000 new homes each year until 2050 to house the country’s growing population, according to the central bank, a figure that far exceeds current government targe...

The complex has 180 stores and restaurants and gets about 16 million visitors a year.

Goldman agrees to sell Ireland’s largest shopping mall to SVP

OPPORTUNISTIC credit firm Strategic Value Partners (SVP) struck a deal to buy Blanchardstown Centre, Ireland’s largest shopping mall, from Goldman Sachs, according to sources with knowledge of the mat...

The government has committed to supplying an average of 33,000 units per year over the next decade.

Irish housing crisis turns employers into reluctant realtors

WITH Ireland’s housing crisis showing few signs of abating, businesses are increasingly having to step in with staffing accommodation, including by buying or renting real estate.