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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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Construction boss Parlon hits out at cutback in Public Capital Programme

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The construction employers' body, CIF, has welcomed a number of construction related measures in the Budget but has expressed disappointment at the absence of any initiative to help counter the loss of €2 billion to the Exchequer per annum through the growing black economy…

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Rate of decline slows in construction industry

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Activity at Irish construction companies continued to fall in November, although the rate of decline slowed. New business declined marginally as clients remained cautious regarding economic conditions. Meanwhile, firms reduced employment again, and at a substantial pace. The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) …

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Stamp duty cut on commercial property

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Stamp duty on commercial property, including farmland transactions, was slashed from 6% to a flat rate of 2% from midnight last night following changes in Tuesday's Budget. Any commercial property deals concluded from last night until the end of 2013 will be exempt from capital…

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New household charge to be introduced on January 1st

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Homeowners will be liable to pay the new annual household charge of €100 from January 1st, under Budget measures unveiled this week. They can choose to make one payment or to pay it in instalments by direct debit four times a year. Some households will…

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Visitor numbers coming here on the rise

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The number of overseas trips to Ireland increased by 6.5 per cent from July to September, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office. The period saw a total of 2,126,200 inward journeys, an increase of 129,600 when compared to the same period…

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Government committed to implementing new household charge

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The government are committed to implementing a new household charge in the forthcoming Budget on December 6. Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan TD, reiterated that the controversial charge will be introduced next year when replying to a question from Deputy…

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