Sunday Property Round-Up March 13th, 2022

Weekly Irish property market news and insights – for the industry, by the industry  

 

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Before we get stuck into the general property news of the week, below are the local and international stories that might be of particular interest: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

If you missed last week’s round-up, you can catch up here: https://propertydistrict.ie/sunday-roundup/ 

As always, you might let me know if I have missed out on any relevant property news by emailing carol@propertydistrict.ie 

(Apologies in advance for any typos, it’s difficult to get good help on a Sunday. Also, I use voice to text dictation so just sound out anything that really doesn’t make sense in a strong rural accent and that should help!)

 

 

SUNDAY LISTEN

Property Matters: Ireland’s first weekly property radio show and podcast, which launched in January 2019 on Dublin South FM 93.9 and is now available internationally via iTunes and Spotify podcast (www.iPropertyRadio.com), returned last month for a fourth season. The team delivers 60 minutes of industry chat weekly with guests from the areas of planning, construction, property and proptech.

Produced by Hear Me Roar Media

On #PropertyMatters @iPropertyRadio this week I chat to Vincent Harney of Anisorian about repurposing real estate asset classes and Bryan Fox explores Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown’s strategic land reserve with local representatives Dave Quinn of the Social Democrats and Tom Kivlehan of the Green Party. 

 

Watch back: https://youtu.be/6w0_Wb_wSQ8 

 

👉 Listen back to this and all shows at: https://ipropertyradio.com  

Email the Property Matters team at info@propertydistrict.ie 

 

 

PLACEMAKING

PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Cycleway plan unlikely to reduce traffic congestion: Councillors are expected to approve the extensive cycleway/walkway project for Carrigtwohill next Monday, but fears have been raised it will have little or no impact on increasing ‘sustainable travel’ https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40824255.html

 

 

 

  • Councillors claim ‘outside influences’ playing too big a role in planning process:  “When you hear of Friends of the Irish Environment, which is based in Cork, objecting to a project in Galway, it begs the question if the tail is wagging the dog… “The sooner the better legislation is brought in for people that are objecting from outside an area can’t . . . if it’s local people, that’s fair enough and that’s democracy,” https://connachttribune.ie/councillors-claim-outside-influences-playing-too-big-a-role-in-planning-process/amp/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*PLACEengage: The future of speedy, successful placemaking for property developers is here – Property developers and project owners ready Public Consultation are encouraged to contact the PLACEengage team for full details* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdwwKy4MA_4 

 

CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT NEWS

 

In the Business Post today

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPTECH, MMC & CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION

 

  • Proptech Ireland is updating the database of 2022 Irish technology providers for the built environment – From smart design and planning right through to the smart property transaction, where does your Irish-led or Ireland-based proptech  or MMC business sit?  Pease take five minutes to add or update your details to our internationally-shared listing here: SIGN UP HERE: *https://prop-tech.ie/register/ * and email product or service details to hello@prop-tech.ie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NEWS (including PRS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY NEWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

FACEBOOK GROUP FOR IRISH PROPERTY BUYERS & INVESTORS

Crowd-sourcing answers topical property questions:    

 

As many of you might know, my annual property book The Irish Property Buyers’ Handbook (since 2011) was rebranded in 2018 and now appears as part of The Property Insider series, published by Oak Tree Press, the first three titles are now published and available here: https://www.amazon.com/Carol-Tallon/

 

From 2020, the publishers and I wanted to ensure the content remains topical and we are now doing this by crowd-sourcing home buyer and investor queries, with crowd-sourced and editorial team answers. 

 

Join the Facebook Group here to contribute: https://www.facebook.com/groups/IrishPropertyBuyers/

 

 

 

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