Gordon Deegan

Gordon Deegan

Gordon Deegan is a freelance journalist based in Co Clare. He has been contributing news stories from the Midwest to The Irish Times for a number of years. He also contributes stories on business and health topics.

The scheme involves 11 blocks across four ‘zones’ and the developers are seeking an eight-year planning permission to complete the scheme. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh
Over 700 objections lodged against €466m Dundrum apartment ‘concrete jungle’

Scheme includes ‘landmark’ 16-storey tower block at northernmost point of site

The objection lodged by the department requests that approval ‘is not given to this Strategic Housing Development scheme because it is going to further compound the projected pressure in meeting school place requirements in the area.’ Photograph: iStock
Department of Education lodges objection to plan for 1,000 new homes in Dublin 13

SHD scheme at Baldoyle should not go ahead until school site is identified, says department

Tetra’s users include airport operator DAA, Revenue, An Garda Síochána, the Irish Prison Service and the Irish Coastguard. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto
Tetra Communications profits increase by 50% to €23m

Company that operates National Digital Radio Service sees revenue rise to €56m

IDA Ireland boss Martin Shanahan addressing an audience in Dromoland Castle on Friday. Photograph: Eamon Ward
Housing ‘not a huge constraint’ in FDI decisions – IDA chief

Infrastructure likely to cause most investment challenges, Shanahan says

A Lego outlet in Singapore. Photograph: iStock
Mock Lego cladding on facade of new Grafton Street shop blocked by council

Danish toy giant opening first Irish shop this summer

Frida Gustavsson as Freydis in Vikings: Valhalla, which is produced by Metropolitan Films International Ltd. Photograph: Bernard Walsh/Netflix
Vikings: Valhalla production firm receives €34m in film tax credits

Metropolitan Films International also received credits for Disenchanted

Pay to eight directors increased to €1.5m, comprising €1.46m in emoluments and €43,573 in pension contributions.
Pretax profits up 48% at Michael Cotter’s Park Developments

Company became less reliant on residential business

The Blarney Woolen Mills group latest accounts show that pre-tax profits more than halved to €1.53 million for the year ending in January 2021.
Blarney Woollen Mills pre-tax profits more than halve in 2021

Staff numbers fall and costs decline

Pizza group Domino’s largest Irish franchise saw pretax profit increase by 16 per cent to €12.25 million last year. Photograph: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
Pandemic pizza habit sees profit at Domino’s franchise jump 16%

North accounted for a third of €60m in sales at pizza group’s largest Irish operator

Pre-tax profits at the McKenna family-owned electric and electronics retailer, Power City jumped 11% last year to €8.72m. Photograph: Aidan Crawley
Power City’s pre-tax profits surge 11% to €8.72m during pandemic hit year

Revenues at family-owned electric and electronics retailer grow

Johnny Ronan-led consortium Pembroke Beach DAC includes Nama and Oaktree Capital. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Johnny Ronan looking to build 516 apartments at Irish Glass Bottle site

Consortium led by developer to lodge plans with Dublin City Council in coming days

An artist’s impression of Bartra’s Blackrock scheme
Revised plans sought for Bartra build-to-rent scheme in Blackrock

Council also rejects proposal for Killiney project

An artist’s impression of the proposed Baily Court Hotel scheme in Howth.
TDs support locals' concerns over Marlet's €63m Howth apartment scheme

Plan envisages demolition of Baily Court Hotel to make way for 180 apartments

The National Lottery operator – Irish Premier Lotteries Ireland DAC (PLI) – was awarded a 20-year licence by the Government in November 2014. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Some €17m in unclaimed National Lottery prizes transferred to operator

Total brings to €124m amount transferred since 2015

A computer-generated image of the proposed development for Kimmage Road West in Dublin
Opposition to Terenure development ‘not nimbyism’, says Sinn Féin TD

Aengus Ó Snodaigh criticises ‘exorbitant’ €670,000 price tag for two-bed apartment

Peter Mark on Mary Street in Dublin, one of 69 salons operated by the chain in Ireland. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Covid gives €18.58m haircut to Peter Mark’s 2020 revenues

Hairdressing chain’s salons closed for 22 weeks in first year of pandemic

Property developer Gerry Gannon, who is proposing to build more than 2,500 housing units at Belcamp in north Dublin.
Developer to sell 532 social housing units to Dublin councils for €243m

Gerry Gannon Properties lodges plans for SHD scheme at Belcamp in north Dublin

Plans for 236 student bed-spaces for Prussia Street in Dublin have been approved by An Bord Pleanála. Photograph: iStock
An Bord Pleanála clears way for 236 student bed-space scheme

Inspector considers plan for site next to TU Dublin’s Grangegorman campus is suitable

Clerys Quarter on Dublin’s O’Connell Street. Photograph: Aline Oliveira/FTI Consulting
Clery's Quarter architect firm sees profits jump by 50%

State’s largest architectural firm, Henry J Lyons, sees directors’ remuneration fall 20%

Apple Operations International (AOI) is registered at the company’s Holyhill campus in Cork and acts as a holding company for a number of other Apple subsidiaries. Photograph: Michael MacSweeney/Provision
Apple’s Irish subsidiary doubles pretax profits to €64bn

Accounts don’t disclose corporate tax paid in Ireland

An artist’s impression of the Cairn Homes’ development on former RTÉ land in Donnybrook
Cairn Homes cleared to lodge 690-unit planning application for RTÉ site

House builder also plans a hotel within Donnybrook project

Dublin City Council ruled that the scheme ‘would detract from the visual amenities of the surrounding residential conservation area’. Photograph: iStock
Council refuses permission for contentious Drumcondra development

Turnpike Lane scheme included 74 build-to-rent units

The fast-track planning scheme is being phased out. Photograph: iStock
Gerry Gannon firm to lodge largest fast-track planning application to date

Developer wants to build 2,527 residential units at Belcamp in Dublin 17

Kirsty Donnellan at her daughter Scarlett’s grave at Tulla cemetery in Co Clare. Photograph: Eamon Ward
Mother says actions of woman who desecrated and stole from daughter’s grave ‘pure evil’

Accused has pleaded guilty to 18 charges over stealing goods from graves

Centric Healthcare chief executive Dr Maurice Cox, pictured at its Dundrum facility. Photograph: Eric Luke / THE IRISH TIMES
Centric Healthcare narrows losses to €9m

Primary healthcare group spent €5m on acquisitions last year

An aerial view of the Europa site on Newtown Avenue in Blackrock, where permission has been granted for an apartment scheme.
Blackrock apartment scheme gets green light from council

Seabren Developments secures permission to build apartments on the site of the former Europa Garage site at Newtown Avenue

Ged Nash: he said the fact that companies could pay out dividends suggested they did not require support through the Covid-19 wage subsidies
Just €33.7m in Covid supports repaid by firms that paid dividends

Nash criticises Minister over ‘paltry’ refunds from 641 firms that made €268m in distributions

Luas drivers are being urged by their trade union to accept a Labour Court recommendation for a 6% pay rise over two years. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill
Siptu says Luas drivers should accept 6% Labour Court pay proposal

Operator Transdev talking to its French head office as it faces ‘challenging’ environment

The value of the Central Bank’s 12 tonnes in gold reserves is about €690 million at current market prices. Photograph: Andreas Gebert/Bloomberg
Central Bank doubles gold reserves holdings in 12 months

Financial regulator increased store of gold reserves to 12 metric tonnes

The group’s directors noted that it was operating amid ongoing market uncertainty. Photograph: iStock
Losses narrow at Murdoch-owned Irish radio group

Wireless Radio operates FM104 in Dublin and 96FM in Cork

Singer Dermot Kennedyin Louisville, Kentucky in March 2020. Photograph: Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images)
Profits fall at Dermot Kennedy firm to €81,877 due to pandemic live music shutdown

Singer is back on the road with gigs in Australia and Kerry

Objections have been lodged against a proposed apartment scheme in Blackrock. Photograph: iStock
Retired judge claims Blackrock build-to-rent scheme ‘will wreck the place’

Bartra scheme would ‘cause chaos’ in area, Patrick J McMahon and Ann McMahon claim

An artist’s impression of the proposed development in Ballyfermot, Dublin
Developers lodge 12 fast-track plans for 5,035 units for Dublin in five days

Surge in applications follows scramble to meet strategic housing scheme deadline

Michael Casey at Ennis District Court on Sunday. Photograph: Eamon Ward
Man appears in court charged with assaulting Alan Bourke in Limerick

Michael Casey also charged at special sitting of Ennis District Court with robbing Bourke

Online retail giant Amazon has secured the green light for a 48MW data centre at an IDA business park on the outskirts of Drogheda. Photograph: iStock
Amazon secures green light for Meath data centre

Plan will not impact climate or emission targets significantly, An Bord Pleanála says

Richard Barrett, whose Bartra development group has had a plan for a mixed nursing home and apartment scheme turned down. Photogtraph: Maxwells
Bartra refused planning permission for Tallaght nursing home and apartment scheme

Second setback for developer as proposal ruled to contravene local plan

Local residents have appealed a permission granted for apartments at the Frascati Centre in Blackrock
Blackrock apartment scheme stalled as residents lodge appeals

Second application for more apartments still working through planning system

Bank of America Europe employs 2,349 in total with 1,000 based in Dublin
Pre-tax profits at Dublin-based Bank of America Europe soar to €690m

Accounts show bank’s revenues increased by 13% from $1.76bn to $1.99bn

The quantum in disputed tax cases before the Tax Appeals Commission (TAC) last year plummeted by 63 per cent, from €4.5 billion to €1.65 billion.
Value of disputed tax cases before appeals commission plummets by €2.85bn in 2021

Tax Appeals Commission closes 1,800 appeals

Paddy McKillen jnr and his cofounder at Press Up, Matthew Ryan, have won approval for a scheme of around 440 apartment close to Blackrock village. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Press Up Hospitality founders’ Blackrock apartment plan approved

An Bord Pleanála sanctions plan over objections but trims number to blocks on site to 10

An architect’s impression of the proposed Homeland Group scheme for lands at St Joseph’s House at Brewery Road and Leopardstown Road in Dublin 18.
Appeals board cuts scale of apartment scheme over hospice concerns

Pleanála orders removal of one section and some floors on site adjacent to LauraLynn

Businessman Ben Dunne said Covid-19 has forced him to closed the doors permanently at half of his gym empire. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Ben Dunne shutters six gyms over ‘horrendous’ Covid-19 impact

Fitness group unlikely to return to pre-Covid profit figures, businessman says

Plans for a 419-apartment build to rent scheme on a site in Cornelscourt village have secured permission from An Bord Pleanála. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Cornelscourt 419-unit ‘build-to-rent’ scheme gets green light

Local residents decry ‘random dumping of high-density, high-rise developments’

One in five homes at a new 111-unit residential scheme outside Baile Chláir (Claregalway) must be reserved for Irish speakers, An Bord Pleanála has ruled. Photograph: Joe O’Shaughnessy.
Planners rule 20% of Galway scheme be reserved for Irish speakers

Approval is in line with county council recommendation for site in Gaeltacht area

A model wears a Louise Kennedy design from her 2019 spring/summer collection.
Designer Louise Kennedy enjoys 2021 'bounce back in sales'

Previous year saw 74% fall in pre-tax profits as travel bans hit flow of US customers

An artist’s impression of the Cairn scheme proposed for a site east of Belmayne Avenue in Dublin 13
Green light for 730-unit apartment scheme by Cairn Homes in north Dublin

Parkside residents ‘shocked and betrayed’ by extent of the plan

The eighth hole at Lahinch Golf Club, Co Clare. At the end of last December, the club’s total funds stood at €7.5 million, including accumulated profits of €6.24 million. Photograph: ©INPHO/Oisin Keniry
Lahinch swings back into profit after green-fee income surge

The golf club recorded an operating surplus of €990,554, a positive swing of €1.29m on 2020

A computer-generated image of the proposed development
Developers seeking to build 420 apartments at Bessborough Estate to sell off 42 to council

Planning statement says ‘applicants recognise the sensitivities’ around legacy of a former mother and baby home at Bessborough

A computer-generated image of the planned Marmalade Lane development
Appeals board gives permission for €316m build-to-rent scheme for Dundrum

The 531-unit Marmalade Lane development will include one 10-storey block

A large portion of WHSmith’s Irish business is based at Dublin Airport. Photograph: iStock
Irish arm of WHSmith sustains €11.5m revenue hit due to Covid

Numbers employed in the business more than halved last year from 133 to 56

One submission argues that the proposal ‘is reminiscent of the doomed high-rise building disasters of the 1960s and incompatible with sustainable development’. Photograph: iStock
Drumcondra residents oppose 74-unit build-to-rent development for area

Eight-storey scheme described as ‘brazenly outrageous’

Students in class at Nord Anglia International School. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
State’s ‘most expensive school’ records €4.53m loss

Nord Anglia Education says firm still in start-up phase and expects significant growth

Shane Crilly of Base Wood Fired Pizza says the group plans to open its first outlet outside Dublin this year. Photograph: Patrick O’Leary
Base Pizza plans to double in size over next five years

‘Lots of dough’ as group benefited from Covid-19 shutdowns of dine-in restaurants

The Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum, which is to be redeveloped by the Land Development Agency. File Photograph: The Irish Times
Council to buy social housing at Central Mental Hospital at average cost of €370,000

Units will be built by the Land Development Agency at the prime site in Dundrum

The old Dundrum shopping centre, where a subsidiary of Hammerson is proposing a major residential and commercial scheme. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh
Hammerson puts €42.6m price tag on 88 Dundrum apartments for social housing

UK property giant proposes to sell 88 apartments to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown council as part of €466m redevelopment of Dundrum’s old(...)

In the WRC ruling, Helen McEntee found that it was hard to see a legal prima facie case of gender or pregnancy discrimination or conditions of employment being made by Ms Coudret.
Female groom loses discriminatory dismissal action against Joseph O’Brien’s stables

WRC says evidence ‘was overwhelmingly that no dismissal ever took place’ of pregnant stable-rider

A spokesman for the department said that ‘in the absence of a sanction, any decision to restrict the access of Russian nationals to incentives such as Sarp would be contrary to the spirit of Ireland’s existing equality legislation’. Photograph: iStock
‘No plans’ to ban Russians from employee tax incentive programme

Sarp provides income-tax relief for some workers assigned from abroad

Board inspector in the new case says the site has already been removed from the register and hence the levy charge should be correctly calculated to be zero or no charge. Photograph: iStockphoto
Developer wins €840,000 site levy dispute with council over €12m site

An Bord Pleanála rules the levy against Cornel Living be cancelled

Hugh Wallace also fronts The Great House Revival show on RTÉ
Fee income at Hugh Wallace’s architecture firm ‘fell off the earth’ during Covid

Profits more than halved at Home of the Year presenter’s jointly owned practice

An Bord Pleanála has cleared the way for Indaver Ireland’s incinerator facility at Duleek in Co Meath to increase the amount of waste it receives to 280,000 tonnes per year
Indaver secures permission to increase capacity at Duleek waste facility

Incinerator in Co Meath will accept 280,0000 tonnes of waste a year, up from 235,000 tonnes

The proposed solar farm has permission to operate over 35 years. Photograph: iStock
An Bord Pleanála clears way for 300-acre solar farm in Meath

Project planned for farm land outside Kells had attracted local opposition

An impression of how the new development will look from the gardens of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham
Permission given for contentious 18-storey tower near Heuston Station

Plan for 399-unit apartment scheme opposed by numerous agencies

A computer-generated image of Lismore’s plan for Stapolin, Badoyle in Dublin.
Developers seek planning permission for 1,376 units on two north Dublin sites

Sites located in Baldoyle and Malahide

Titanic Belfast celebrates the city’s role in the creation of the ill-fated passenger liner. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Titanic Belfast sustains €18.9m revenue hit due to Covid-19

Revenues plummeted by 92% at tourist attraction

Dublin City Council received two objections to a plan to change the colour of the Olympia Theatre’s facade from its traditional red. Photograph: Kate Geraghty
Key changes to Olympia Theatre’s facade rejected by council

Council wants proposed arch omitted from plan, and for a new colour scheme to be considered

Cairn Homes is to lodge plans in the coming days for a 366-home scheme at Chesterfield in Cross Avenue, Blackrock, Dublin. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Cairn Homes plans 366-unit scheme for Blackrock in south Dublin

Developer’s scheme is 60% bigger than a previously struck-down proposal for the Chesterfield site

DAA has said it is not planning for the tolling system to be in place for the upcoming summer season. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Dublin airport plan to charge for drop-off zone faces appeal

Objection claims tolling is just a fund-raising exercise and that public transport links must improve

Numbers employed by the group last year increased by 359 to 1,372 as staff costs rose from €36.16 million to €55.32 million. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Pre-tax profits surge 170% to €31m at Harvey Norman during pandemic

Electrical and furniture chain to open new store at Fonthill in west Dublin this year

An artist’s impression of Bartra’s Blackrock scheme.
Bartra plans Blackrock build-to-rent scheme for older people

Project includes roof-top hot tubs

The scheme will also include a proposal for a new public open space, to be known as Church Square, to the rear of Holy Cross church in Dundrum. Photograph: iStock
Hammerson plans ‘landmark’ 16-storey apartment block for Dundrum

Dundrum Town Centre owner will lodge plans for 881-unit scheme under SHD

AIB’s dismissal of a bank official has been upheld by the Labour Court. It had been previously upheld by the WRC. Photograph: Alan Betson
Labour Court upholds AIB's dismissal of bank official

Employee failed to disclose his mortgage was in significant arrears

A spokesman for EirGrid says it had not yet appointed winning tenders for the construction of the generators.
Two large emergency electricity generators sought for Dublin

EirGrid says process of securing emergency generation for next winter has been instigated

Cairn Homes co-founder and chief executive Michael Stanley: the house builder seeks to build a 621-unit scheme in Swords. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Cairn Homes plans to build almost 1,400 homes in north Dublin and Wicklow

House builder to lodge plans for schemes in Swords, Donabate and Greystones

An illustration of an office building that would form part of Iput’s proposed Quadrant 3 mixed-use scheme
Iput appeals planning refusal over €250m Carrickmines scheme

Company makes fresh bid to develop 25.7-acre site with 440 residential units

An artist’s impression of Bartra Capital’s proposed development at Bulloch Harbour in Dalkey, south Dublin. Photograph: Bartra Capital
Planning battle over Bulloch Harbour continues as appeals lodged

Richard Barrett’s Bartra has lodged an appeal against Dalkey planning refusal

David Hall. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Profits at David Hall’s private ambulance firm hit by directors’ pay hike

Lifeline Ambulance seeks permission to pay €1,000 Covid bonus without tax implication

The application by Bartra was the second attempt by the group in the past year to develop the site
Dublin City Council refuses permission for Tolka development

Bartra Property (Broombridge) lodged plans for the scheme comprising 7,353sq m of office accommodation and 71 apartments

Dublin City Council has refused planning permission for a 120-bed student accommodation development for Fairview. Photograph: iStock
Dublin City Council turns down 120-bed student accommodation

Kilcarne Estates Ltd lodged plans for six-storey apartment blocks to house the students

An Bord Pleanála has given the green light to a seven-storey, 148-bedroom budget hotel for St James Street in Dublin.
Bord Pleanála gives green light for budget 148-bedroom Dublin hotel

Dublin City Council had refused permission

In refusing permission for the development 500m from Sandymount village, the appeals board said the proposal would “provide an insufficient density of the development at this location”.
Bord Pleanála signals rejection of low-density schemes in some areas

Planning appeals board refuses permission for 18-unit development in Sandymount

Steeplefield Ltd is to lodge fast-track plans in the coming days for a 633 unit build-to-rent apartment scheme for Walkinstown.
Developers seek permission for almost 1,500 units on three Dublin sites

Apartments make up bulk of planned projects in Walkinstown, Saggart and Kimmage

The most recent accounts for the  Cork  County Board show the Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium debt stood at €29.74 million at the end of last September. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO
Cork GAA 309-home plan needs more ‘consideration or amendment’

An Bord Pleanála gives opinion on scheme ahead of planned fast-track planning application

The scheme involves the construction of 48 one-bedroom and 49 two-bedroom apartments across three apartment blocks. Photograph: iStock
Developer appeals Milltown build-to-rent planning refusal

Local residents claim apartment scheme will create ‘a ghettoised population’

In its submission, the Department of Defence said that “it is not satisfied that the Mill Road SHD will not negatively impact flight operations in the vicinity of Casement Aerodrome”.
Department of Defence objects to 274-unit Tetrarch scheme in Saggart

Objection to residential plan is on grounds of impact on nearby Casement Aerodrome

The business – which has its Irish HQ at Heaton House in the IDA Business Park in Whitestown, Tallaght – last year recorded pre-tax losses of €28.57 million due to a lease provision of €33 million.
Sports Direct paid €1m dividend as it received €2.87m in wage supports

Accounts cover first year of pandemic for Irish arm of UK billionaire Mike Ashley’s stores

Doughnuts inspired by St Patrick’s Day on sale at Krispy Kreme in Times Square, New York in March 2021. Photograph: Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images
Krispy Kreme gets green light to open Dublin city centre outlet

US doughnut maker granted planning permission after toning down corporate signage

Trinity College Dublin is seeking permission to add accommodation for 385 beds at its Trinity Hall complex for students in Dartry
Residents oppose Trinity College’s student accommodation plan for Dartry

Dublin 6 scheme faces opposition due to scale and claims of student anti-social behaviour

The Park Hotel Kenmare had its ‘best ever’ year in 2021, but owner John Brennan is nervous about the coming summer season
Five-star Park Hotel fears for tourist season after ‘best ever’ year in 2021

Summer bookings have stalled as costs rise across the business, owner John Brennan says

The Frascati Park Residents’ Association said the bulk, scale and proximity of the Frascati plan residences will damage residential amenity and house valuations. Photograph: iStock
Frascati Centre apartments and Kilkenny development get permission

Blackrock residents argued Frascati scheme would mean ‘life-changing’ privacy loss

An artist’s impression of the Distillery Quarter development
Appeals board rejects €70m build-to-rent apartment scheme for Cork

Distillery Quarter proposal lodged by Eichsfeld’s Frank Sheahan snr and Joseph Carey

An Bord Pleanála has given the green light to fast-track the D14 apartment scheme.
Bord Pleanála sanctions 227-unit D14, Mount Anville Road scheme

Planning board green light comes despite local opposition to Knockrabo apartments

The Howth Castle redevelopment plan is a venture of Tetrarch Capital and the Michael J Wright hospitality group. Photograph: iStock
Church and locals oppose road plan for €10m Howth Castle redevelopment

Plans for site include a 150-seat restaurant and a revamped cookery school

A computer-generated image of the proposed Rialto development
Green Party TD and locals oppose build-to-rent plan for Rialto

Apartment scheme would include 137 units over six blocks

Éire Óg GAA club in Ennis, Co Clare. Photograph: Éire Óg
GAA officials not above the law, judge tells refereee

Judge Mary Larkin makes remark before convicting Kieran Harvey for parking offence

A computer-generated impression of the scheme planned by Paddy McKillen jnr and Matthew Ryan for lands at St Teresa’s, Temple Hill in Monkstown
McKillen plan for Blackrock should be refused, council advises

Press Up owners seeking to build 493 housing units at St Teresa’s

The average price that Vermilion received for its Corrib gas in the final quarter was almost six times the average price for the corresponding quarter in 2020.
Corrib gas field operator benefits from soaring energy prices

Vermilion Energy’s revenues from Corrib last year rose by 267%

Telecommunications firm Eir has joined the scramble to build apartment schemes in Dublin. File photograph: Maxwells
Eir to lodge plans for 111-unit apartment scheme in Dublin 14

Communications firm has completed pre-planning consultation for Dundrum scheme

Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport.
DAA given green light for tolled drop-off zones at Dublin Airport

Construction set to begin later in year

The opening of Krispy Kreme’s first store in Ireland in Blanchardstown in September 2018 resulted in long queues of about 300 people from 7am on its first day. Photograph: Crispin Rodwell
Krispy Kreme tones down signage in bid to open new Dublin city centre store

Opening of doughnut company’s new Dame Street outlet delayed since before Christmas

The ruling to refuse permission to Brian Kennedy for the 25 unit apartment scheme by An Bord Pleanála overturns a decision by Dublin City Council giving the project the green light. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
Merrion Road apartment scheme rejected on appeal

Development would depreciate value of nearby properties, says An Bord Pleanála

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