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Organisations come together to demand the halt of Anglo payments

Over 23 organisations from around the country have come together as part of a campaign to demand that payments to Anglo bondholders are halted immediately. The group of organisations, which include members of universities UCD and Maynooth as well as the Unite Trade Union, have…

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SCSI announce outreach programme for schools

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The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) has announced details of an outreach programme which will see recently qualified surveyors engage with students through a series of talks in up to 50 schools nationwide. The programme kicked off with a talk to 170 transition year…

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Fáilte Ireland optimistic about tourism in 2012

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Fáilte Ireland has said it is optimistic about the prospects for the tourism sector this year. There is an expectation that business from the domestic and foreign markets will increase in 2012. However, the agency has warned that there is no room for complacency and…

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Data shows construction sector may be stabilising

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New data shows that the total activity at Irish construction firms fell slightly during December and that new orders rose - suggesting a stabilisation of the sector at the end of 2011. The December Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to its highest…

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Property tax will bring uncertainty to the market, insists MyHome boss

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MyHome.ie managing director Angela Keegan believes the government’s decision to introduce a comprehensive property tax in 2013, rather than 2014, will bring new uncertainty to the market. Speaking to The Irish Times, Ms Keegan said that the uncertainty the looming property tax would create in…

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MyHome launches first Android app

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MyHome.ie has just launched a brand new Android app in time for Christmas. The launch follows on from the release of MyHome’s updated iPhone app earlier this week. The app, which can be downloaded for free from the Android Marketplace, allows you to search for properties…

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MyHome.ie launches new iPhone app

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Christmas has come early for property lovers with the launch of MyHome.ie’s new iPhone app. The app, which can be downloaded for free on the iTunes App Store, offers you a new and improved way to browse MyHome.ie’s range of for sale and rental properties…

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Cuts to Better Energy grants criticised by Construct Ireland

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The government's cuts to its Better Energy grants will cost jobs and make it extremely difficult for Ireland to meet its retrofit and energy reduction targets, green building magazine Construct Ireland has warned. Following the budget, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland reduced grants for…

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Over 1,000 Dublin homes affected by October's flooding

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Over 1,000 homes in Dublin were flooded following heavy rain in the capital last October, a new report has revealed. The floods, which killed two people and caused damage across Dublin and parts of Wicklow, flooded a total of 1,008 properties, according to Dublin City…

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Anti household and water charge campaigners to meet with TDs

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Representatives from Social Justice Ireland and the Campaign against Household and Water Charges will appear before the Committee on Environment, Transport, Culture and the Gaeltacht tomorrow, 13th December as part of the Committee’s investigation into the supply, storage, provision, disposal and cost of water. Committee…

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