Weekly Irish property market news and insights – for the industry, by the industry
Message from Carol Tallon:
The big story of the weekend is the election of Catherine Connolly as Ireland’s 10th President, which has understandably quietened the usual flow of industry updates.
Still, the data keeps coming – and it tells a story worth watching. The latest CSO figures show a modest uplift in new home completions for the year to date, at 24,325 – up 13%. Yet, beneath that headline, there’s a note of caution: completions actually stalled in the last quarter, slipping 4% since Q2.
Elsewhere, thank you Linda Daly in the Sunday Times for tackling one of the toughest realities facing our sector right now: the fragility of Ireland’s offsite and modular manufacturing base. Following the announcement of MHI’s factory closure last week, the paper spoke to John Fleming in the UK and a number of Irish manufacturers (many of whom trace their early experiences back to Fleming) to ask the very fair question: “Where are all Ireland’s factory-built homes?” Just a handful of homes were assembled off-site last year – despite their clear potential to save time, cut costs, and accelerate delivery. It’s a vulnerable moment for the offsite sector, so thank you to everyone who contributed to this important story.
Over the past fortnight, we’ve also seen the real impact of the CIF’s Construction Safety Campaign 2025, as Ireland’s leading contractors hosted supply-chain events and facilitated some difficult – but essential – conversations. Sean Downey, Director of Safety, Education & Training, visited some of the country’s most generationally significant sites to speak directly with teams on the ground. You’ll find links to the full audio and video playlists within this edition.
And finally, a word of congratulations to the BurrenBeo team for another outstanding Winterage Weekend, reminding us that sustainable rural living isn’t about excluding people from the land – it’s about finding ways to live and farm in harmony with nature. It is a mission of this team to facilitate the blending of generational wisdom with emerging technologies to ensure a liveable, resilient future for rural Ireland. Policy needs to reflect and support that.
As always, you can contact me in confidence by emailing carol@caroltallon.com
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Below are the local and international stories that might be of particular interest
- ‘Muted’ rise in new home completions spells trouble for Government housing targets: CSO figures indicate total completions for the year to date rose by 13 per cent to 24,325 https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/10/23/muted-rise-in-new-home-completions-spells-trouble-for-government-housing-targets/ However, Housing completions stalled in last quarter, CSO data shows: There has been a 4pc drop since Q2 https://m.independent.ie/business/housing-completions-stalled-in-last-quarter-cso-data-shows/a2059416802.html
- Controversial rent reforms are hurtling down the track: “Make no mistake – this will be a radical overhaul of existing arrangements with the intention of luring investors back to the market…” https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/1018/1539104-housing-analysis-and-comment/
- The Housing Finance Agency and the European Investment bank have launched a new €400m loan facility to boost the provision of Social and Affordable housing in Ireland https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/1024/1540337-hfa-eib-400m-loan-facility-to-boost-affordable-housing/
- Emergency laws to fast-track key infrastructure projects like MetroLink being considered: The new laws would identify projects of national importance and allow some planning processes to be bypassed https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2025/10/23/ministers-consider-emergency-laws-to-fast-track-key-infrastructure-projects/
- Von der Leyen to push even harder on housing in 2026: While the Commission president says the focus on housing is about competitiveness, it’s also about stopping the far right. https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyen-housing-2026-agenda-brussels-europe/
- Could Zurich’s housing cooperatives be the solution to the rest of Europe’s housing crisis? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/23/switzerland-zurich-housing-cooperatives-europe-housing-crisis
- ‘Apartments are now viable again’: Second major housebuilder flags building boom in wake of Vat cut https://www.businesspost.ie/property/apartments-are-now-viable-again-second-major-housebuilder-flags-building-boom-in-wake-of-vat-cut/
- Where are all Ireland’s factory built houses? Just a handful of homes were assembled off-site in factories last year, yet they can save developers time and money and tackle the housing crisis https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/factory-built-houses-ireland-crisis-l3g7hqd2l
- 11,000 vacant and derelict properties ‘have been identified for compulsory purchase’ https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41728497.html
- EU Commissioner to visit Ireland as pressure mounts on EU to tackle the Defective Concrete crisis https://highlandradio.com/2025/10/22/eu-commissioner-to-visit-ireland-as-pressure-mounts-on-eu-to-tackle-the-defective-concrete-crisis/
- John Collison of Stripe: Ireland is going backwards. Here’s how to get it moving: The Stripe cofounder looks at how the State can get out of the government-by-agency corner into which it has painted itself https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2025/10/25/john-collison-of-stripe-ireland-is-going-backwards-heres-how-to-get-it-moving/
- Wicklow registers show €10m in vacant sites and only two derelict properties https://m.independent.ie/regionals/wicklow/news/wicklow-registers-show-10m-in-vacant-sites-and-only-two-derelict-properties/a1646499786.html
- Once-in-a-career opportunity: Search kicks off for new manager of Limerick development company: Limerick Twenty Thirty is responsible for the €200m Opera Square project https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/business/1923697/search-kicks-off-for-new-manager-of-limerick-development-company.html
- Sherry FitzGerald expands into commercial property with Knight Frank deal: Acquisition announced by CastleGate, the family office of tech entrepreneur and Sherry FitzGerald owner Tommy Kelly https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/10/22/sherry-fitzgerald-expands-into-commercial-property-with-knight-frank-deal/
- Adverts calling for Irish construction workers to return home are popping up in Australia: ‘You built Sydney. Now come and build back home,’ reads one banner on the side of a building. https://www.thejournal.ie/build-back-home-banners-irish-constructions-workers-6847369-Oct2025/
- ‘Quiet as a whisper’: German firm launches ad campaign after lift used in Louvre heist: After watching the news about the Paris robbery, managers at Böcker decided to make the most of the publicity https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/23/german-firm-campaign-lift-louvre-heist-bocker
If you missed last week’s round-up, you can catch up here: https://ipropertyradio.com/sunday-property-round-up/
As always, you might let me know if I have missed out on any relevant property news by emailing carol@caroltallon.com
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- Housing Committee to hear that just over a quarter of approved vacant property grants are issued: Applicants who fail to secure a vacant property grant are being urged to come forward anonymously in a bid to understand how best to bring vacant and derelict properties back into use. https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41727705.html
- Poll Results: Do you feel safe in Cork city centre at night? How do the people of Cork feel, and what do the statistics say https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/poll-results-you-feel-safe-32722774
- Sod turned on €9.5m community centre for Maigh Cuilinn, Galway https://connachttribune.ie/sod-turned-on-9-5m-community-centre-for-maigh-cuilinn/
- Representatives from the local business community, community groups and public representatives have broadly welcomed the extension of the Living City Initiative to Athlone https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/2025/10/17/regeneration-of-unused-local-properties-gets-major-boost/#
- Wexford development group unveils five-year plan to grow tourism with potential for hostel and glamping pods https://m.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/enniscorthy-news/wexford-development-group-unveils-five-year-plan-to-grow-tourism-with-potential-for-hostel-and-glamping-pods/a487395055.html
- Laois Celtic Tiger housing estate getting its first ever residents association: All residents of Kilminchy estate invited to public Portlaoise meeting https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/news/portlaoise-/1926492/laois-celtic-tiger-housing-estate-getting-its-first-ever-residents-association.html
- COMMUNITY SAFETY has “come to a head” in Kilrush with an increasing amount of threats to damage persons and property in the West Clare town https://www.clareecho.ie/community-safety-coming-to-a-head-in-kilrush-prompting-cllrs-to-seek-urgent-meeting/
- Plans Advance For Offaly Greenway Extension To Banagher https://www.midlands103.com/news/midlands-news/plans-advance-for-offaly-greenway-extension-to-banagher/
- ‘Nothing about it is fake’ – Lonely Planet names Tipperary among world’s best places to visit in 2026 https://m.independent.ie/life/travel/ireland/nothing-about-it-is-fake-lonely-planet-names-tipperary-among-worlds-best-places-to-visit-in-2026/a1361734547.html#
Rural, Coastal & Islands
- National debate needed on land use as solar powers ahead: There are two sides to every argument, but a national conversation is needed. And central to that conversation should is the Government’s national Land Use Review – which is nowhere to be seen. https://www.farmersjournal.ie/amp/viewpoints/viewpoints/national-debate-needed-on-land-use-as-solar-powers-ahead-890486#artcileCarousel-0
- Planning exemptions will boost rural communities: Proposed planning exemptions will deliver a boost for farmers, Oireachtas Housing Committee chair Micheál Carrigy, TD https://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/2025/10/24/planning-exemptions-will-boost-rural-communities-says-carrigy/#
- Don’t remove hedges if you’re selling land, farmers told – or you and the buyer could face sanctions: Landowners reminded of strict rules on hedge removal as cutting season begins – and Hedgerows Ireland offer management tips https://m.independent.ie/farming/forestry-enviro/dont-remove-hedges-if-youre-selling-land-farmers-told-or-you-and-the-buyer-could-face-sanctions/a243411561.html
- An agri-tech startup, which was co-founded by Irishman Steve Kelly, has received $60 million (€51.4 million) in funding from a fund set up by Oracle owner Larry Ellison. Wild Bioscience, an Oxford University spinout, was co-founded by Kelly and Ross Hendron in 2021, with the startup using AI and precision breeding to develop improved crop varieties. https://www.businesspost.ie/companies/irish-co-founded-agri-tech-startup-raises-e51-4m-from-oracles-larry-ellison/
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- You can get a more comprehensive view of weekly and/monthly planning activities at all stages through Property District’s Development Heat Map: https://propertydistrict.ie/development-heat-map/
- The RIAI has published its new RIAI Construction Contract 2025. The RIAI Construction Contract 2025 has been developed by the RIAI in agreement with the CIF and SCSI | Irish Building Magazine https://irishbuildingmagazine.ie/2025/10/23/riai-launches-new-construction-contract-2025/
- Next-level living: Building homes for every age, stage and tenure: Joan Henry https://www.businesspost.ie/property/next-level-living-building-homes-for-every-age-stage-and-tenure/
- Building nature into construction is the new challenge for developers: Projects aim to show how ‘no net loss’ of biodiversity can become the norm in the built environment https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2025/10/24/building-nature-into-construction-is-the-new-challenge-for-developers/
- Planning lodged for eight-storey 130-bed hotel in Dublin city centre: Developers are hoping to begin construction late next year https://m.independent.ie/regionals/dublin/dublin-news/planning-lodged-for-eight-storey-130-bed-hotel-in-dublin-city-centre/a919973722.html
- Property magnate Pat Crean earned a bumper €100 million following the sale of a number of assets in the waste sector last year https://www.businesspost.ie/companies/revealed-pat-crean-earns-bumper-e100m-windfall-from-waste-business-sales/
- Wicklow-based engineering firm creates 50 new jobs with opening of new Dublin office: Fortivum Consulting specialise in client-side services for data centres across Europe and was founded in 2023 by CEO Robert Tobin and chairperson Kilian McGreal https://m.independent.ie/regionals/wicklow/west-wicklow-news/wicklow-based-engineering-firm-creates-50-new-jobs-with-opening-of-new-dublin-office/a866990814.html#
- Plans for 220-bed budget accommodation approved by An Coimisiún Pleanála: Five-storey accommodation building aimed at budget holidaymakers will be located on Morrisons Island in Cork City https://www.irishexaminer.com/property/developmentconstruction/arid-41728947.html
- LDA committed to almost €500m housing investment in Cork: Plans to be lodged this month for apartments at Anglesea Terrace, where one block will rival the height of the Elysian https://www.irishexaminer.com/property/developmentconstruction/arid-41729067.html
- 500 homes planned as approval sought for 362 in Knocknacarra, and dozens more in Renmore and Menlo https://connachttribune.ie/500-homes-planned-as-approval-sought-for-362-in-knocknacarra-and-dozens-more-in-renmore-and-menlo/
- Tenders out for Nuns’ Island creative hub https://connachttribune.ie/tenders-out-for-nuns-island-creative-hub/
- The go-ahead has been given by councillors for a major housing development in Tuam. It comprises a 62 unit mix of apartments and houses at Farrannamartin on the Galway Road. https://connachttribune.ie/plans-move-forward-for-62-new-homes-in-tuam/
- Permission to be sought for huge new riverside development in Limerick: Limerick Twenty Thirty leading €400m scheme to transform former milk factory for housing https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/planning/1924022/permission-to-be-sought-for-huge-new-riverside-development-in-limerick.html
- Delay for Laois fire station reaching construction tenders stage: Electric Picnic town Stradbally waiting on a fit for purpose fire station https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/laois-live/1925632/delay-for-laois-fire-station-reaching-construction-tenders-stage.html
- Athlone has been chosen as the home of a new showroom by NorDan, the leading Scandinavian windows and doors company, representing a €250,000 investment and paving the way for 30 new jobs across the Midlands over the next two years https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/2025/10/20/new-showroom-opens-in-athlone-with-30-jobs-in-pipeline/#
- Construction works at Kildare housing development — Ardrew, Athy — to begin soon, KCC announces https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/kildare-now/1925389/construction-works-at-kildare-housing-development-to-begin-soon-kcc-announces.html
- Plans unveiled to construct townhouses near centre of Tullamore: Plans unveiled to construct townhouses near centre of Tullamore https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/home/1921700/plans-unveiled-to-construct-townhouses-in-centre-of-tullamore.html
- Multi-million euro plans lodged for over 50 new homes in Longford town https://m.independent.ie/regionals/longford/news/multi-million-euro-plans-lodged-for-over-50-new-homes-in-longford-town/a612525841.html
- Contracts signed for new Enterprise Park in Roscommon https://www.shannonside.ie/news/contracts-signed-for-new-enterprise-park-in-roscommon-275717
- Four acres of development land on the market in County Roscommon https://www.roscommonherald.ie/news/four-acres-of-development-land-on-the-market-in-county-roscommon_arid-74730.html
- Mayo hotel applies for permission to expand by 72 bedrooms: Wyatt Hotel in Westport submits ambitious plans to construct three storey extension to the rear of existing hotel https://www.mayonews.ie/news/westport/1923741/mayo-hotel-applies-for-permission-to-expand-by-72-bedrooms.html
- Plan revealed for 61 housing units at Mayo town site https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2025/10/25/plan-revealed-for-61-housing-units-at-mayo-town-site/#
- Social Housing Company was granted planning permission following an appeal, to build 72 residential units on a site at The Grove, Dingle https://www.radiokerry.ie/news/national-planning-body-gives-go-ahead-for-major-housing-development-in-dingle-457094
- Irish-founded builder’s collapse could put €235m cladding bill on supply chain, administrators warn https://www.businesspost.ie/companies/irish-founded-builders-collapse-could-put-e235m-cladding-bill-on-supply-chain-administrators-warn/
- UK construction activity September 2025: Northern Ireland: Project starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals fared poorly against the previous year. Northern Ireland overview Project-starts totalled £422m, a 48 per cent decline on the preceding three months and a 51 per cent decline against the previous year https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-september-2025-northern-ireland-22-10-2025/
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- Laois woman takes top ‘Apprentice of The Year’ Electrical industry award home to Mountmellick https://m.independent.ie/regionals/laois/news/laois-woman-takes-top-apprentice-of-the-year-electrical-industry-award-home-to-mountmellick/a1652572940.html#
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PODCAST:
Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Construction Safety Campaign 2025
#BTS of episode 7 of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Construction Safety Campaign 2025 podcast, where Director of Safety, Education & Training, Sean Downey, meets Brian Foskin, Group EHS Director with Dornan in Dornan HQ’s Cork.
Brian discusses the company-wide training matrix, built during the pandemic, and how they track compliance; as training goes up, accidents go down. To cut falls from height they use modular & offsite work, scaffold high-work corridors over MEWPs, and telematics/secondary guarding while keeping operators accountable.
🎙️ Listen on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/episode/1PXELUgtCbMYP1SoD5mfEJ?si=dhHbtI0fQTCqP0PGFEQOQA
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Produced by Katie Tallon MPRII
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The CIF Construction Safety Campaign 2025 ‘Back to Basics’ will take place from October 13–24th 2025
REAL ESTATE: www.irishrealestate.news
Residential
- Why Ireland’s property bidding system drives prices and FOMO – and how it could be fixed: A new ESRI study makes the case that moving to a ‘sealed’ system would help considerably.. https://www.thejournal.ie/house-prices-ireland-13-6847585-Oct2025/
- LPT explained: how to self-assess the value of your Irish properties and avoid Revenue penalties: If Revenue finds your declared value significantly lower than the market value your self-assessment may trigger an investigation. https://www.irishexaminer.com/property/residential/arid-41729439.html
- There were only 24 HAP properties available to rent in Ireland last month – 21 were in Dublin: Of the 16 areas surveyed, only five had HAP properties available to rent https://www.thejournal.ie/number-of-hap-rental-properties-available-6851936-Oct2025/
- Greystar, an American investment fund, is in exclusive talks to buy a 724-bed student portfolio in Dublin and Galway, writes Linda Daly https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/business-brief-latest-updates-2rxwbtm2x
- Investor pays €10m to buy 34 apartments in south Dublin development: Investor to refurbish largely vacant properties before offering for sale on individual basis on open market https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2025/10/22/xestra-asset-management-in-10m-deal-for-south-dublin-apartment-portfolio/
- Giving landlords a good name….€925k No 10 North Mall is on Leeside’s nicest street: Period house with five rental units on Leeside boulevard was appreciated by mindful landlord owner over the past 30 years https://www.irishexaminer.com/property/residential/arid-41729643.html
- City to Country: Four rural and urban homes from €525k to €695k: Properties in Dublin 7, Wexford, Roscommon and Ballydehob https://www.irishexaminer.com/property/residential/arid-41726910.html
- We bought our first home with 500 hours of ‘sweat equity’: A shared ownership scheme in Wigan is offering buyers £10,000 towards a deposit — in return for labour on the development. Will the idea catch on? https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/property-home/article/sweat-equity-shared-ownership-first-time-home-buyers-bm6gksjtz
- Killiney and Dalkey: Two Irish Coastal Villages That Make Up Dublin’s Priciest Suburb — The area is described as the ‘Amalfi Coast of Ireland’ https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/killiney-and-dalkey-two-irish-coastal-villages-that-make-up-dublin-s-priciest-suburb-82714w
- Homes for lovers of the great outdoors from €525,000 https://evoke.ie/home-style/homes-for-lovers-of-the-great-outdoors-from-e525000
- ‘I found the key to continental living in an apartment over a cafe in Dun Laoghaire’: Priced out of the Victorian houses he wanted, a Dublin lawyer found a novel way of achieving the period pad of his dreams https://m.independent.ie/life/home-garden/i-found-the-key-to-continental-living-in-an-apartment-over-a-cafe-in-dun-laoghaire/a988167052.html
Property of the week
Scotts Avenue at Tyrells Road, Puttaghan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly is a stunning new development of brand-new A-rated 3 & 4 bedroom houses within strolling distance of Tullamore, brought to you by Fitzpatrick & Heavey Homes
Contact: Hooke & MacDonald or LEAHY Midland Auctioneers & BER Assessors
Commercial
- Planning exemptions: Minister Cummins has also proposed extending the commercial-to-residential planning exemption until December 31, 2028. Between 2018 and 2024, the scheme enabled 3,429 new homes across the country https://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/2025/10/24/planning-exemptions-will-boost-rural-communities-says-carrigy/#
- The owners of the Clerys Quarter in Dublin city expect to bring the property to market in 2027 once the retail, office and hospitality venue is fully occupied, new financial filings reveal https://www.businesspost.ie/property/owners-of-clerys-quarter-to-sell-property-in-2027/ Also: Clerys Quarter firm OCES Property Holdings Ltd records €15.2m ‘start-up’ loss https://m.independent.ie/business/irish/clerys-quarter-firm-oces-property-holdings-ltd-records-152m-start-up-loss/a1784416814.html
- Tesco’s Irish operation made €185m profit last year: Supermarket giant opened 12 new stores here last year, including six Express smaller format stores https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/10/25/tescos-irish-operation-made-a-profit-last-year-of-184m/
- Irwin Druker, the commercial property agent who looked after the Dunnes Stores property portfolio for decades, is preparing to sell a portfolio of his own. The Sunday Times understands that Druker has appointed Savills to sell a range of properties, which include Nos 2 and 37 Dawson Street, writes Linda Daly https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/business-brief-latest-updates-2rxwbtm2x
- Windward Management Leases 4th Floor Penthouse at Corballis Hall, marking a significant milestone in the landmark development’s leasing progress https://irishrealestate.news/windward-management-leases-4th-floor-penthouse-at-corballis-hall/
- Aviation lessors look to land new offices at Meta’s Dublin 4 HQ: Two companies in talks to sublet space from social media giant following National Bank of Canada deal for fifth floor in Block 2 https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2025/10/22/aviation-lessors-look-to-land-new-offices-at-metas-dublin-4-hq/
- ‘Facebook was only four years old when they rented our offices’ – Glandore’s Michael Kelly https://m.independent.ie/business/commercial-property/facebook-was-only-four-years-old-when-they-rented-our-offices-glandores-michael-kelly/a1822195998.html#
- Budget furniture chain Jysk to open new Cork store in time for Christmas: The Scandinavian company will soon open its fifth Cork location https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/budget-furniture-chain-jysk-open-32737222
- Operating profit at Denis O’Brien’s Ballynahinch Castle hotel falls 30%: Revenue rises 6% from €8.45m to €9.02m https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/10/20/operating-profits-at-denis-obriens-ballynahinch-castle-hotel-decrease-by-30/
- Family behind Killarney’s Sheahan hospitality group double profits to €4.6m https://www.businesspost.ie/companies/family-behind-killarneys-sheahan-hospitality-group-double-profits-to-e4-6m/
- Latest big change approved for fast growing Laois shopping centre: Portlaoise home of Penneys and Tesco gets green light for alterations https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/news/business/1923254/latest-big-change-approved-for-fast-growing-laois-shopping-centre.html
- Listowel: North Kerry town has seen a ‘frightening’ number of businesses close this year https://m.independent.ie/regionals/kerry/north-west-kerry-news/north-kerry-town-has-seen-a-frightening-number-of-businesses-close-this-year/a2136482491.html
- Landmark home and shop in heritage town for €595,000: Period property restored by owners who have run interiors business from its shop for 30 years https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2025/10/23/landmark-home-and-shop-in-heritage-town-for-595000/
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- Former Nory execs raise $1.4m for property management start-up: Lette AI plans to grow its team, strengthen its Irish foothold and further expand into the UK and the UAE https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/lette-ai-pre-seed-funding-1-4m-mohan-jakub-nory-ai-property-management
- Can smart glasses win over the public without us seeing the return of ‘glassholes’? https://www.businesspost.ie/tech/can-smart-glasses-win-over-the-public-without-us-seeing-the-return-of-glassholes/
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INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & BIODIVERSITY
- Waterford Airport secures €30m investment to restore commercial flights in 2027: The money will ensure a major redevelopment programme as set out in a present business plan https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/companies/arid-41727783.html
- Echelon to build multi-billion-euro green energy park in Waterford https://www.businesspost.ie/esg-energy/echelon-to-build-multi-billion-euro-green-energy-park-in-waterford/
- Shannon LNG granted short-term order restraining enforcement of potential €7m fine: Judicial review proceedings brought by company against the Commission for Regulation of Utilities and EirGrid https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/10/23/shannon-lng-sues-regulator-and-eirgrid-over-security-payments-row/
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
- UK office, shop and warehouse construction plunges to 11-year low as costs soar https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/21/uk-office-shop-warehouse-construction-costs-budget
- Plans have been submitted to Tower Hamlets Council for a 54-storey tower in South Quay next to Canary Wharf https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2025/10/23/plans-go-in-for-54-storey-docklands-tower/
- Duncan Davidson obituary: prolific housebuilder: Larger-than-life founder of Persimmon who used his £150 million fortune to create ‘a model estate’ in Northumberland dies aged 84 https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/duncan-davidson-obituary-prolific-housebuilder-gmv8lfxzj
- Infill housing centre is “a public building in miniature”: Owain Williams Architects has transformed a disused garage site in London into the Stroud Green Housing Centre, creating a public drop-in space and office fronted by a large timber gate https://www.dezeen.com/2025/10/22/stroud-green-housing-centre-owain-williams-architects/