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Friday 18 September 2020
The proposed development has long been opposed by local residents and politicians.
One of the blocks reaches to 17 storeys in height comprising of 210 build to rent apartments.
A planning permission application to build the apartment complex on the site has been submitted.
New anti-avoidance measures are to be passed by the Dáil tonight.
The Kennys led the local opposition against the plan with 17 other objections from locals also lodged.
Plans to build a block of 208 studio dwellings which would see dozens of people sharing one kitchen have been criticised.
The apartment plans were lodged directly with ABP under fast-track planning laws.
The new plan is to comprise of 44 apartments in three three-four storey apartment blocks.
Pat Kenny and his wife Kathy objected to plans for apartment blocks and houses on a site adjacent to their home.
The proposed initial site for the Cost Rental Residential Project would be in Ballymun.
The vacancy rate in Dublin’s private rented sector has been below 2% for more than four years.
Campaigners say the possible demolition of Curragower House is “completely unwarranted”.
The announcement was made following the third Housing Summit.
The Residential Tenancies Board recently sided with the fund that owns the building.
Minister Eoghan Murphy has claimed the cost of building apartments has dropped by as much as 15%.
Staycity expects to have 1,500 apartments operating in Dublin by 2021.
The Housing Department today published new draft guidelines around apartment developments.
The mandatory pay-by-weight scheme is to be scrapped.
The four developments, which are yet to be finished, are scattered across Dublin.
The fire is raging at a block of apartments at Verdemont on the Snugborough Road.
Residents complained the five separate, five-story blocks would hurt the Donnybrook area.
The council said that the plan from a well-known developer would overshadow existing properties.
The country’s biggest private landlord, Ires Reit, wanted to build the units at Sandyford in Dublin.
Trees and plants outside the building will absorb 130 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year.
People living in The Strand apartments had been facing eviction.
A proposal has been tabled that commits funding totalling €3.1 million.
Two of the injured are in a serious condition.
The Residential Tenancy Board index shows the surge in rents has now spread outside of the capital.
Ibec’s Aidan Sweeney argues that lowering our building heights will make it harder for us to increase our housing supply.
Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.
This is the first modular prefab constructed building in New York City.
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It will create 1,900 jobs a year.
Council planning proposals would see the minimum size reduced by almost 20%.
You might find inspiration in how these small spaces can fulfill several functions.
10 apartments at Kentwood Court in Co Meath were vacated a year ago.
The man escaped uninjured.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
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