A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Supervalu to be new anchor for Dun Laoghaire centre
SuperValu is to be the new anchor trader in Dún Laoghaire Shopping Centre following the recent closure of the Tesco convenience store.
Tesco had been paying a rent of €525,000 per annum but under the new arrangement the owners of the centre will operate a profit sharing arrangement with SuperValu. The owners claim to have spent €9 million on refurbishment work on the centre, which has 87 shop units over three levels. George Ross of Jones Lang LaSalle, who handled the letting, said they had received expressions of interest from a number of potential anchors but they opted to go with SuperValu because they believed they would be the “best fit” for their customer profile.
76-acre farm at Ballivor
Trim auctioneer TE Potterton is suggesting a price of €7,000 to €8,000 per acre for a 76-acre farm beside Ballivor village in south Meath which is to be auctioned on October 21st. The property is 34 miles from the city, a journey that can be completed in about 40 minutes. The top-quality land is to be offered for sale in two separate lots if it is not sold as a single lot. Ballivor is one of the most improved villages in Meath and has a good range of shops and social facilities.
Irish planners look to NZ
Irish planners have teamed up with their counterparts in New Zealand to find work for newly-qualified Irish graduates. There are few, if any, vacancies here because of the collapse of the construction industry and the fall off in planning applications.
The president of the Irish Planning Institute, Brendan Allen, has launched a Young Planners Network to support employment and work experience initiatives for graduates in New Zealand initially and later in Australia and Canada.
