Family trust funds €60m block near Heuston Station
In what is the largest pre-funding office deal so far this year, property developer Dermot O'Rourke's family trust is to fund a landmark building at Heuston South Quarter, writes Jack Fagan
Cosgraves buys Oxford St shop for €55m
OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS The bargain basement price tag the Cosgrave Property Group has paid for the Zara shop on London's Oxford Street has taken many in the industry by surprise, writes Gretchen Friemann
Irish firm buys Cape Cod marina for €8.9m
OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS With the dollar low against the euro more Irish companies are looking at acquiring well located property assets in the US, writes Jack Fagan
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Mid market Italian restaurant for the Green
EATING OUT BARRY CANNY, the owner of the popular Peploes bistro, will open a second restaurant on Dublin's St Stephen's Green later this year, as competition for prime property among the city's top restaurateurs continues to intensify.Camden Street shop for €8m
RETAIL INVESTMENTS WITH RETAIL investments still particularly scarce in Dublin city centre, agent Finnegan Menton is expecting strong interest in the Fresh supermarket at Camden Street which is for sale at €8 million.40 acres with potential near Dublin Airport to make over €10m
DEVELOPMENT LAND WITH SO MUCH new development planned for the area around Dublin Airport after the arrival of the Metro transport system, several sites in the area have changed hands in recent months.IDA Swords site of 2.4 acres for €4m
DEVELOPMENT LAND THE IDA IS seeking €4 million for a freehold development site at Swords Business Park in north Dublin. The rectangular-shaped plot of 0.97 hectares (2.4 acres) has 128 metres of frontage on to the M1 Dublin-Belfast motorway.Cork anchor unit for over €13m
RETAIL MARKET A MARKETING campaign is being launched this week for the retail element of The Elysian, a large mixed-use development in Cork city centre which is set to become the tallest building in Ireland.NO DELAYS: Bookshop opens at T5
THE CHAOS THAT marked the opening of Terminal 5 at London's Heathrow airport last week did not extend to two new Hughes & Hughes bookstores which had no difficulty in dealing with customers in the new terminal.In short
Other commercial property stories in shortStonemasonry proves a solid business down the centuries
TRADE NAMES A Glasnevin stonemasons has proved a durable business for the best part of 200 years, writes Rose Doyle




