https://www.bisnow.com/sitemap Bisnow Dublin News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-US https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/office/slack-88814 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/office/slack-88814 If workspace isn't cool, then it isn't working. That is the motto for the latest generation of Dublin tech occupiers. But how cool is cool, and what effect is it having on the way workspace is occupied? Ahead of the Dublin Workspace of the Future event... David Thame Fri, 25 May 2018 08:47:45 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/multifamily/a-decade-long-dublin-decant-how-residential-renewal-plans-could-cause-chaos-88813 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/multifamily/a-decade-long-dublin-decant-how-residential-renewal-plans-could-cause-chaos-88813 Does Dublin need a new type of housing crisis? Reports suggest it may end up getting one in an effort to solve another aspect of the capital's never-ending residential nightmare. Dublin City Council's plans to demolish 109 out-of-date residential schemes... David Thame Thu, 24 May 2018 04:52:47 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/office/what-happens-now-google-has-turned-landlord-at-bolands-quay-88760 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/office/what-happens-now-google-has-turned-landlord-at-bolands-quay-88760 Google has dramatically confirmed that it is not just a tech giant — it is morphing into a property giant. The Alphabet-owned business has paid around €300M to acquire the entire 396K SF Bolands Quay development, Dublin as it expands its global property... David Thame Wed, 23 May 2018 07:06:20 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/land/is-a-17m-sf-dublin-airport-development-about-to-take-off-88757 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/land/is-a-17m-sf-dublin-airport-development-about-to-take-off-88757 Comer Group, the County Kildare-based developer, has announced that masterplanning at their 17M SF Metro Park site near Dublin airport will begin this year. The 210-acre site at Ballymun Interchange is one of the largest in Ireland, and is centred around... David Thame Wed, 23 May 2018 05:54:30 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/capital-markets/investment-88756 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/capital-markets/investment-88756 Kookmin Bank, the South Korean investment house, has bought the 190K SF Beckett Building in Dublin Docklands for €101M, becoming the latest Asian investor to buy into Dublin. The sale of the block developed in 2007 by Liam Carroll means that Facebook's... David Thame Wed, 23 May 2018 04:08:00 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/construction-development/wow-the-cost-of-building-in-dublin-will-rise-7-this-year-88616 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/construction-development/wow-the-cost-of-building-in-dublin-will-rise-7-this-year-88616 The cost of building in Dublin will rise by 7% in 2018, according to data from Turner & Townsend's International Construction Market Survey. The surge in construction costs — one of the largest rises in the world — is being fuelled by an 18%... David Thame Fri, 18 May 2018 05:49:12 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/mixed-use/will-terminal-3-be-dublins-most-tempting-property-opportunity-88615 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/mixed-use/will-terminal-3-be-dublins-most-tempting-property-opportunity-88615 The prospect of an unprecedented 810K SF commercial property opportunity landed unexpectedly at Dublin Airport this week. Transport Minister Shane Ross said that Terminal 3 at Dublin airport need not necessarily be public-sector owned. The statement underlined... David Thame Fri, 18 May 2018 05:30:33 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/hotel/80m-and-rising-as-dublin-hospitality-deals-just-keep-getting-bigger-88614 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/hotel/80m-and-rising-as-dublin-hospitality-deals-just-keep-getting-bigger-88614 Tetrarch Capital has finally won permission for what is Dublin's largest recent hotel development, as the firm prepares the way for a £300M IPO. The €80M development on a 1-acre site at Townsend Street will involve the demolition of Neds. The demolition... David Thame Fri, 18 May 2018 05:03:01 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/economic-development/blockchain-and-crypto-88613 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/economic-development/blockchain-and-crypto-88613 Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency consultancies are moving into Dublin — and if they follow the pattern of other recent arrivals, then in five to 10 years they could be big business. Ahead of the Bisnow Dublin Workspace of the Future event on 21... David Thame Fri, 18 May 2018 04:45:22 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/economic-development/dublin-lead-88355 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/economic-development/dublin-lead-88355 It has long been argued that moving Dublin Port — and freeing up between 500 and 600 acres of the best-located land in Dublin — is a potential solution to the city's development crisis. Now a new masterplan for Dublin Port — open for consultation... David Thame Fri, 11 May 2018 03:19:30 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/economy/eurovision-88300 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/economy/eurovision-88300 The Eurovision Song Contest isn't just about cheesy songs and glitter-ball campery. As serious commentators have long recognised, it is about international politics and the projection of soft power. Yet the annual 40-nation event also tells an intriguing... David Thame Fri, 11 May 2018 06:40:55 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/data-center/google-in-apple-out-the-battle-of-the-data-centres-gets-fierce-88299 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/data-center/google-in-apple-out-the-battle-of-the-data-centres-gets-fierce-88299 Google is to open a second south Dublin data centre at Grange Castle, representing a €150M investment.  The centre could be worth up to €55M a year to the city's economy, Silicon Republic reports. Earlier this year South Dublin County Council proposed... David Thame Thu, 10 May 2018 05:34:12 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/office/rethinking-workspace-could-mean-a-34b-economic-boost-88298 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/office/rethinking-workspace-could-mean-a-34b-economic-boost-88298 Optimising workspace isn't just fashionable, it can make financial sense, according to a report by Ricoh and Oxford Economics. Rethinking Irish office workspace would boost the economy by up to €3.4B, the Irish Examiner reports. Office layout, design,... David Thame Thu, 10 May 2018 05:17:10 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/hotel/dublins-strangest-challenge-build-a-400-bed-airport-hotel-in-10-months-88243 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/hotel/dublins-strangest-challenge-build-a-400-bed-airport-hotel-in-10-months-88243 Philosophers have long wondered what the word "complete" truly means — think about it, and it soon gets complicated. Now Dublin hotel operators and developers will have an opportunity to explore the complexities as DAA — the Dublin airport operator... David Thame Wed, 09 May 2018 05:26:22 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/multifamily/btr-88193 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/multifamily/btr-88193 Kennedy Wilson and AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets have launched a joint venture targeting the Irish private rented sector. The new partnership will focus on opportunities in Dublin and other large cities, but is expected to start with 1,173 units... David Thame Tue, 08 May 2018 06:04:05 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/office/electric-cars-88192 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/office/electric-cars-88192 A new app to help with car pooling for electric cars and electric bikes could be coming to Dublin's office districts. Dublin City Council and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland will pilot a smart mobility hub with the aim of providing shared... David Thame Tue, 08 May 2018 05:19:08 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/industrial/last-mile-88191 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/industrial/last-mile-88191 Dublin City Council is planning to create a last-mile delivery service in a bid to  ease Dublin's €350M-a-year congestion bill. The council will build on a pilot project with parcels giant UPS which involved creating a freight aggregation centre in... David Thame Tue, 08 May 2018 04:39:41 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/mixed-use/inside-the-1b-redevelopment-of-the-home-of-guinness-88128 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/mixed-use/inside-the-1b-redevelopment-of-the-home-of-guinness-88128 One of Ireland’s most famous exports is helping Dublin import capital and interest into its red-hot real estate market from across the globe. Everyone knows that Guinness tastes better in Dublin. And a host of global real estate giants are vying for... Mike Phillips Mon, 07 May 2018 12:17:32 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/office/17-and-growing-co-workings-exponential-growth-87987 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/office/17-and-growing-co-workings-exponential-growth-87987 What do you call something that accounts for less than 2% of the office market in 2016, inflates to 6.5% of the office market in 2017 and mushrooms to 17% of the office market in the first quarter of 2018? The exponential growth of the Dublin coworking... David Thame Wed, 02 May 2018 07:08:34 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/office/goodmans-406k-sf-setanta-plan-in-doubt-as-planners-push-back-87935 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/office/goodmans-406k-sf-setanta-plan-in-doubt-as-planners-push-back-87935 Satanta was a fearless warrior, and skilled in every aspect of battle. As the Goodman family's plans for the demolition of the 123K SF Setanta Centre, Nassau Street, run into trouble with Dublin planners, those skills may turn out to be just what is... David Thame Tue, 01 May 2018 09:41:08 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/economic-development/dart-misses-the-bulls-eye-87934 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/economic-development/dart-misses-the-bulls-eye-87934 What is another 10 years, when you have waited nearly 50? The €4B underground sections of the DART transit system will not be underway for another 10 years at least according to Transport Minister Shane Ross, The Sunday Times reports. The move confirmed... David Thame Tue, 01 May 2018 08:52:44 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/manchester/news/hotel/more-hotels-87880 https://www.bisnow.com/manchester/news/hotel/more-hotels-87880 Dublin-based hotel group Dalata is to expand into Manchester's Gay Village as it presses ahead with a 20-location U.K. expansion plan. The development, on the northern edge of the city's Gay Village, comes ahead of controversial decisions on a strategic... David Thame Mon, 30 Apr 2018 08:23:09 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/multifamily/lone-star-and-quintain-mull-major-dublin-build-to-rent-scheme-87836 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/multifamily/lone-star-and-quintain-mull-major-dublin-build-to-rent-scheme-87836 Lone Star is considering allocating a major portion of its €200M Adamstown Town Centre development to rented residential apartments in what could be one of Ireland’s biggest build-to-rent developments. Mike Phillips Fri, 27 Apr 2018 09:27:34 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/capital-markets/dublins-investment-market-got-off-to-a-flyer-here-are-the-deals-that-drove-it-87735 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/capital-markets/dublins-investment-market-got-off-to-a-flyer-here-are-the-deals-that-drove-it-87735 Eir HQU.S. private equity firm Northwood Investors sold the 226K SF Eir HQ near Houston Station for €176M to a private Far Eastern client of BNP Paribas Real Estate. It is one of the largest assets to have been bought in Ireland by the Asian investors... Mike Phillips Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:10:42 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/office/pre-lets-meant-central-dublin-offices-had-a-banging-first-quarter-87639 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/office/pre-lets-meant-central-dublin-offices-had-a-banging-first-quarter-87639 Dublin office leasing figures dropped in the first quarter but were still well above long-term averages, with Central Dublin performing particularly well, according to data from Cushman & Wakefield. Overall 766K SF was leased in Dublin in the first... Mike Phillips Mon, 23 Apr 2018 11:43:28 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/affordable-housing/housing-market-is-a-complex-machine-and-some-of-it-isnt-working-87581 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/affordable-housing/housing-market-is-a-complex-machine-and-some-of-it-isnt-working-87581 The housing crisis and how we are dealing with it has become one of the most politically charged issues in the country.  Rebuilding Ireland, which has recently published its second year progress report, has come under criticism from opposition politicians... Staff Reporter Sun, 22 Apr 2018 05:59:07 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/affordable-housing/rebuilding-ireland-a-modern-guide-to-double-speak-87533 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/affordable-housing/rebuilding-ireland-a-modern-guide-to-double-speak-87533   Staff Reporter Sun, 22 Apr 2018 06:57:38 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/office/wework-has-found-another-dublin-home-87473 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/office/wework-has-found-another-dublin-home-87473 Co-working giant WeWork has signed a deal with Irish property firm Ballymore to lease 107,600 SF in Dublin's docklands. The $20B company will move into No.2 Dublin Landings beside the new Central Bank headquarters on North Wall Quay.  The news comes... Jennifer Cosgrove Wed, 18 Apr 2018 10:17:04 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/construction-development/uk-construction-company-snaps-up-one-of-irelands-biggest-building-materials-company-for-526m-87423 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/construction-development/uk-construction-company-snaps-up-one-of-irelands-biggest-building-materials-company-for-526m-87423 One of Ireland's biggest building materials companies has been sold to U.K. construction company Breedon Group for €526M (£455M). Lagan employs approximately 750 people across nine quarries, nine ready-mixed concrete plants, 13 asphalt plants and a... Jennifer Cosgrove Tue, 17 Apr 2018 09:46:06 -0400 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/construction-development/health-system-crises-could-worsen-because-of-changes-to-stamp-duty-87321 https://www.bisnow.com/dublin/news/construction-development/health-system-crises-could-worsen-because-of-changes-to-stamp-duty-87321 Ireland's health system is in crisis. Overcrowding, staff shortages and waiting lists are now a common occurrence despite the fact that Ireland is ranked seventh on health spending per capita in the OECD, higher than the U.K., Sweden and Iceland. A recent... Jennifer Cosgrove Fri, 13 Apr 2018 06:53:34 -0400