# Developers

Last year

2022

Voices

Opinion: 'Tánaiste, Fine Gael's housing policy only benefits developers & vulture funds'

The SocDem’s Cian O’Callaghan responds to comments on the housing crisis made by Leo Varadkar in The Journal.

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Aug 19th 2022, 2:58 PM

All time

# o'rahilly house

Developers who demolished O'Rahilly House insisted it happened 'in accordance with all applicable laws'

That’s according to correspondence between the developers and Dublin City Council.

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Nov 5th 2020, 3:00 PM

# Housing Crisis

Don't judge co-living on one planning application, says minister as proposals dubbed '21st century bedsits'

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy said co-living is an ‘exciting’ choice for young workers.

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May 21st 2019, 6:58 PM

# Housing Crisis

Government to oppose Bill that would increase social and affordable housing in private estates

The Bill seeks an increase in the provision of social and affordable housing to 25% in private developments.

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Nov 20th 2018, 8:25 PM

# Housing

Dozens of developers are fighting to keep their lands off the vacant sites list

The measure was set up to stop land hoarding and free up sites for housing.

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Feb 11th 2018, 8:00 AM

# Building

Claims about bogus self-employment in construction 'grossly exaggerated'

The construction industry’s representative body did acknowledge a reluctance in contractors to directly employ workers and said the government needs to make this more attractive.

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Jan 28th 2018, 8:00 AM

Voices

€6.5 million apartments: 'These aren't the types of homes we need'

The sale of a €6.5 million apartment in Ballsbridge makes good headlines, but is symbolic of the growing divide in Irish society, writes Senator Kevin Humphries.

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Dec 13th 2017, 7:00 AM

# building and property

One of Ireland's biggest developers says it may never repay its €120m debt

Gannon Homes was founded by prominent Celtic Tiger builder Gerry Gannon.

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Dec 10th 2017, 8:30 AM

# horgan's quay

Two major developers are teaming up to give Cork's quayside a €160m facelift

HQ Developments Limited have lodged plans to build eight new buildings on the banks of the River Lee.

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Sep 7th 2017, 6:22 PM

# Priory Hall

The government will propose making builders a registered trade

Experts told a housing committee that developers were effectively “self-regulating”.

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May 6th 2017, 6:15 AM

# i O U

Remember the developers who 'exited Nama'? Most paid less than half their debts

51 out of 505 debtors that exited Nama paid 10% or less of their debts.

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Jan 27th 2017, 6:07 PM

# Changes

Could Apple's iMessage be making its way to Android?

When one major Apple event approaches, the rumours and speculation quickly follow.

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Jun 10th 2016, 2:11 PM

# Pricey

Developers need more than €330,000 to build a single house in Dublin - here's why

The median asking price for three-bed homes in Dublin stands at €285,000 – and stocks are at record lows.

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May 18th 2016, 4:23 PM

# keep waiting

Android doesn't look like it's any closer to solving its biggest problem

If you own a device that’s more than two year old, then the likelihood of it getting an update is looking slim.

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May 4th 2016, 4:46 PM

# break the internet

One angry programmer almost broke the internet by deleting 11 lines of code

A strange case involving copyright lawyers, a developer and a look at how certain apps work.

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Mar 25th 2016, 10:00 AM

# legacy

Longboat Quay residents will still have to find '€2 million' for repairs after final offer of help

The Authority said it would contribute some of the costs.

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Oct 1st 2015, 4:30 PM

# shoe box

Surveyors welcome plans to make Dublin apartments even smaller

Council planning proposals would see the minimum size reduced by almost 20%.

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Jul 28th 2015, 3:27 PM

# Banking Inquiry

Joan Burton to banking inquiry - "We would have let Anglo fail"

Labour’s current leader and former leader were in front of the banking inquiry this afternoon.

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Jul 23rd 2015, 3:09 PM

AS IT HAPPENED

What happened at Google's biggest event of the year

It was a busy few hours where Google unveils its plans for the next year.

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May 28th 2015, 5:18 PM

# No way

'I think it's an appalling idea': Joan Burton won't be happy if NAMA pays bonuses to developers

“I find it totally inappropriate.”

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Dec 21st 2014, 7:30 AM

# NAMAland

Nama: Developers will not be paid "bonuses" but they may get financial rewards

Three developers are on over €200,000 from the state bad bank.

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Dec 19th 2014, 6:45 PM

# new features

That Apple Watch you're eyeing up isn't going to be a standalone device

New guidelines for developers has revealed a number of details about the smartwatch including the fact you will need your iPhone to work it.

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Nov 19th 2014, 6:09 PM

# Housing Crisis

Some councils are taking developer’s money instead of building social housing

Under the law, a developer can pay a levy in lieu of building social housing.

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Nov 17th 2014, 7:15 AM

# Turned down

These are the reasons why most iPhone apps are rejected

Just in case you’re thinking of submitting one to the App Store in the near future.

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Sep 2nd 2014, 7:30 PM

# In Numbers

Trinity College, cannabis, and going to the dentist : The week in numbers

Plus: How many Irish people have travelled to Switzerland for an assisted suicide?

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Aug 23rd 2014, 7:30 PM

# arrested development

Developers owe local councils over €570 million

Development levies are used to offset the cost of developments to the public.

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Aug 19th 2014, 7:45 AM

# app-ortunity

There are one million app jobs in Europe right now, and Apple is taking credit for half of them

The company says that just under 500,000 European jobs were directly attributable to the App Store.

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Aug 6th 2014, 5:42 PM

# we're hiring

15 things every developer working in Ireland will understand

*searches Stack Overflow for the answer*

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Jul 21st 2014, 3:18 PM

# To the wall

How many Nama debtors have gone bankrupt so far?

The vast majority of the bankruptcies have been in the UK.

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Jul 18th 2014, 4:04 PM

# Announcements

With Google's developer conference coming up, here's what you should look out for

Smartwatches, Android in cars, smart homes, and driverless cars are all expected to feature at Google I/O’s keynote later this week.

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Jun 23rd 2014, 5:20 PM

# On the block

Nama is selling the biggest-ever portfolio of Dublin apartments for €160 million

A total of 761 apartments are on the block in the capital, but who’s in the running to buy them?

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Jun 4th 2014, 10:33 AM

# new features

Apple takes on Dropbox and WhatsApp with iOS 8 and Mac OS updates

Among the many features announced by Apple, it revealed a new health monitoring service, a smart home operating system, a new cloud service, and opening up Touch ID to third-party developers.

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Jun 2nd 2014, 9:16 PM