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EVERY WEEK, WE bring you all the news you need to know about the property market.

The Big Movers

Architects criticise Alan Kelly’s proposals for apartment sizes

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has released a statement saying that the new minimum apartment sizes the Minister for the Environment introduced are not possible to design for.

Block T is suffering as the economy gets better

Arts collective Block T, which is based in Smithfield, is going to have to leave its premises due to rising rents - and the group is having trouble finding a new premises for its members.

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Under Construction

• Two government departments located in Government Buildings on Merrion Street in Dublin are set to have a €4 million makeover soon. The Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform will get a full rewiring and upgrade of fire systems, among other works.
• A Cork cinema is to be demolished to make way for a €50 million redevelopment. The Capitol in Cork city has been unused since 2005.
• Images of Facebook’s new data centre in Meath have been released, with the centre expected to be completed in late 2017 or early 2018.

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Des Res

Cate Blanchett has bought herself a very fancy new house in England. It’s worth €3.9 million, was built in the 19th century and has 13 acres of land to its name.