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

The Big Movers

St Anne’s Park development rejected planning

The controversial 381-house development planned for a portion of the St Anne’s Park in Raheny, Dublin has been denied for naming the wrong company on the application. The application will be resubmitted shortly, the developers say.

Taoiseach could give aid to flood damaged areas

The Taoiseach has said there is a possibility that emergency funding could be used to help with the clean-up necessary due to severe flooding around the country.

Under Construction

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• The tallest building in the world will be a skyscraper in Iraq. It’s due to be built over the next ten years and has been named ‘The Bride’ - and it’s pretty fancy.
  
• The Air Corp has released footage of the damage from Storm Desmond in areas such as Athlone, Ballinasloe and Craughwell.

Des Res

Think the property market is bad in Ireland? Spare a thought for those poor – ahem – people living in Brooklyn where a studio in this particular (pretty fancy, to be fair) apartment block starts at around $3,000 (€2,740) per month. A one-bedroom, like the one shown here, is around $4,000 (€3,650) – although that can go up depending on the view.