Concerns over cost of Johnny Ronan’s affordable housing plans at former Glass Bottle site in Dublin – The Irish Times

Concerns are mounting over the provision of affordable housing at the former Irish Glass Bottle site in Ringsend with no deal on cost reached between Dublin City Council and a Johnny Ronan-fronted development consortium. Pembroke Beach is close to completing construction of the first 570 homes at the former industrial lands on the Poolbeg Peninsula, … Read more

Top chef and wellness experience complete Bolands Mills urban quarter line-up – The Irish Times

The final lettings have been secured at Bolands Mills in Dublin’s south docklands. Award-winning chef Karl Whelan is to open a new restaurant at the scheme while The Hot Box Sauna has plans to operate a hot and cold immersion therapy suite at the development. The three landmark buildings developed at the site of the … Read more

first we take Greenland, then we take Ballsbridge – The Irish Times

U.S. Expands Diplomatic Footprint in Dublin wiht $700 Million Embassy and New Apartments Table of Contents U.S. Expands Diplomatic Footprint in Dublin wiht $700 Million Embassy and New Apartments A Growing U.S. Influence in Dublin’s Docklands A Literary Connection: John Banville’s New Project What This Means for U.S.-Ireland Relations Ethical Dilemma: Balancing Innovation and Obligation … Read more

first we take Greenland, then we take Ballsbridge – The Irish Times

It’s not quite Greenland but the United States has annexed another chunk of Ballsbridge. Uncle Sam is already planning a new $700 million (€641 million) embassy on the site of the old Jurys Hotel in the heart of Dublin 4 having outgrown its base on Elgin Road. Now we hear that the US has also … Read more