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Glenveagh pledges to exclude corporate investors from 1,200 home project in Fingal Developer makes ‘irrevocable undertaking’ not to sell homes to institutional investors about an hour ago   Property group Glenveagh has promised to shut out corporate investors from a major north Dublin housing project on public land as part of a deal with Fingal county council that will reserve apartments for private buyers and cost-rental tenants. Glenveagh set out the binding commitments in two letters ...

The Taoiseach has hit out at local councillors voting against housing projects, saying councillor...

"Really what is at issue here is to ensure that investment goes in the right places. We have a constrained market right now because of Covid. Fundamentally, we need to be delivering 33,000 homes a year," he said. "I fully get the anger that people have, I was very angry myself, I saw this happen in my own constituency in Donabate 18 months ago where half an estate was sold off. We do think this [the 10% stamp duty] will deter it, but we will keep it under review. "In the programme for governmen...

Share this article The Housing Minister has defended the Governments new plans aimed at preventing bulk-buying of houses - describing them as a "very radical step forward". Darragh OBrien says investors are still needed in the housing market, and anyone who suggests otherwise is being "disingenuous". However, he said hes confident the measures will be a "disincentive" to funds buying up large numbers of properties and that the measures "go further than many people expected". The Dáil is expect...

A man has been charged in connection with a string of burglaries in four counties last year, including in Tipperary. 34-year-old Conor Keeley of Hands Caravan Park, Donabate, Dublin, appeared in Cashel District Court yesterday, charged with nine counts of burglary in the first three weeks of October last year. The incidents occurred in Tipp, […]

Taoiseach accused of ‘sitting on his hands as rents spiral out of control Michaél Martin told the Dáil the government is now “the largest player in the housing market, in terms of investment”. Picture by Julien Behal Photography/PA Wire James Ward, PA 12 May, 2021 13:15 Taoiseach Micheál Martin has been accused of “sitting on his hands” while rents spiral out of control. Opposition parties have challenged the government over reports tha...

Big-hearted boy who gave away PS5 wants accessible beaches By Louise Walsh Pics of Vincent Lyons at the beach- Pics supplied by Louise Walsh A big-hearted boy with a muscle-wasting disease who gave away his playstation 5 to a childrens hospital last week has now started a campaign to make all beaches wheelchair accessible Little Vincent Lyons suffers from the life-limiting condition Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and was he...

Boy with muscle-wasting disease who gave away his PS5 to a children’s hospital starts campaign to make all beaches wheelchair accessible Vincent Lyons was heartbroken to discover he couldn’t access the beach in his wheelchair during the recent good weather Updated Vincent Lyons at Temple Street Childrens Hospital, to which he gave his PS5 Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! W...

The decision to close the Donabate premises and sell it has generated cross-party anger in the area, which is set to triple in size to a population of 20,000 in the next few years. Asked why it was closing the branches, chief executive of Progressive Sean Staunton said: “The closure decisions were made to address the challenges which Progressive Credit Union faces in bringing its cost base into line with current income sources, mainly loan interest, which has been dramatically impacted by Cov...

A child who fell into brambles at her Montessori school and was left with facial scars has received an award of €90,000 at the High Court.