Image: TheAroraGroup.com Dublin Airport is to get a €100 million investment in a new terminal-linked hotel that will create up to 550 jobs on campus. As part of an agreement with daa, British hotel group Arora has lodged a planning application for a new 410-bedroom luxury hotel adjacent to Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport. Arora […]
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD and the Minister of State with responsibility for Planning and Local Government Peter Burke TD have today (7 May) approved funding of more than €23m million for the Disabled Persons Grant scheme (DPG) and Improvement Works In Lieu of social housing scheme (IWILs). Every […]
image source unsplash The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, yesterday (Monday, May 3rd) announced €15 million in funding to help revitalise rural towns and villages post Covid-19. The Town and Village Renewal Scheme is designed to breathe new life into rural communities – making them more attractive places to live, work, […]
Image: LDA The Land Development Agency (LDA) has published a Draft Masterplan for the development of 1,259 homes, extensive community infrastructure and substantial publicly accessible green spaces on the Central Mental Hospital site in Dundrum, Dublin. While the tenure mix is yet to be confirmed by Government the primary focus of the development will be […]
Image courtesy of @PMVTrust via Twitter Peter McVerry Trust, the national housing and homeless charity, has announced that it will shortly open an office in Cork City to cover the Southern region. The charity, which was founded by Fr Peter McVerry in 1983, has been active in Cork since late 2019. Pat Doyle, the charity’s […]
Pictured above: L-R – Chair of EnergyCloud, Gabriel D’Arcy, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD and Clúid CEO Brian O’Gorman Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD has officially launched the first phase of EnergyCloud, an innovative new project that will see surplus renewable energy used to help
Kirby honoured at Global Innovation Awards. The line-up, from left to right, is: Minister for Education and Professional Training, Isabel Celaá; Ambassador of Ireland, Síle Maguire; King of Spain; Queen of Spain; President of Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán Leading the world in collaborative leading-edge construction, Irish firm Kirby Group Engineering has been recognised with a
Pictured above: The proposed development on former St. Kevin’s hospital site The Land Development Agency (LDA) has received planning permission to develop 266 homes, an enterprise centre and creche facilities at the former St. Kevin’s Hospital site in Shanakiel, Cork. The LDA is a commercial, State-sponsored body that has been created to coordinate land within […]
Dublin City Council has advanced the construction of more than 200 new homes in the city. Under its Housing Delivery Programme, City Councillors approved the following key proposals at their recent monthly meeting: Part 8 Planning Permission for the construction of 46 quality new one-bedroom apartments for older persons. The scheme is located on the site of
Fingal County Council has commenced the review of the current Fingal Development Plan and preparing the new Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029 and is now looking for the public to take an active part in the process which will take two years to complete. Today marks the beginning of an eight-week public consultation on the Strategic […]
Picture above: Dorrian’s Thatched Pub, Bishop Street, Ballyshannon Donegal County Council’s award-winning Thatch Repair Grant Scheme has opened for applications. Now in its third year, the scheme assists the owners and occupiers of thatched dwellings and businesses with their maintenance and repair. The grant scheme provides advice to owners on the conservation
Image Courtesy of The Peter McVerry Trust via Twitter The national housing and homeless charity, the Peter McVerry Trust, has announced that it has met its Housing First target in the Midlands for 2020. In its first year since signing the three-year contract, the charity has created 11 Housing First tenancies across the Midlands. Pat […]
Image courtesy of Limerick County Council. Limerick City and County Council has announced a major transformational development proposal across three key sites in Limerick City in an investment in the region of €400m, including a new state-of-the-art medical facility and the creation of over 200 construction jobs across the sites. The three key sites are […]
Image courtesy of @Emmett_Scanlon An application to An Bord Pleanála has been made for 205 apartments within 3 blocks up to height of 12 storeys at Old Bakery Site at Cross Guns Bridge. A summary of some of the details of the development are included below. An Bord Pleanála application An application was made on […]
A move to home working during the pandemic is driving a shift in house-buying trends away from urban areas, surveyors have reported. More people are looking for larger properties in regional locations with good broadband coverage, according to the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI). The SCSI’s annual residential property review and outlook predicts property […]
Image taken from @ballymoregroup.com Two local sports clubs will also get new state-of-the art homes as part of the plan for the area dubbed ‘Connolly Quarter’ Permission has been granted for a “game changing” development beside Connolly Station that will see more than 700 homes being built and create 1,000 jobs. The new Strategic Housing […]
‘Every donation matters, no matter how big or small’ A Dublin homeless charity has launched a food appeal for those in need in the run up to Christmas. Feed Our Homeless is appealing businesses and organisations to donate and bring some festive cheer to the vulnerable. Families, the homeless, and the elderly who are living […]
Peter McVerry Trust, the national housing and homeless charity, has announced it has helped over 1,200 people secure a home this year. The charity, which works right across Ireland, said that this year’s figure represents a 50% increase on 2019. Pat Doyle, CEO of the charity said, “We are absolutely delighted to help over 1,200 […]
Donegal County Council Library Service is delighted to announce a new delivery service for those self-isolating during the current Covid 19 restrictions. While the doors have been closed, the Library Service has expanded its significant digital resources to offer as comprehensive a service as possible. These include a range of Ebooks and Enewspapers, Emagazines,
Cork City Council is once again delighted to link with Co-operation Ireland in nominating six communities, groups and organisations for the 2020 IPB Pride of Place awards. Pride of Place is an all-island competition that recognises improvements made by local communities to create civic pride in their area. The competition focus is about people coming […]