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Gardening in the city, Dublin 8

A new project takes us to Dublin 8 and an area very close to the original centre of Dublin. Not surprisingly in this old and built up urban area, space is a premium. gIt is obviously much treasured by the many proud owners in the…

Over three quarters of construction firms say they are losing out to the black economy

Building, General, Home, Property News

76% of construction companies say they have come across black economy operations in the last three months. That is just one of the findings in a new survey from the Construction Industry Federation (CIF). 52% of construction companies believe they have lost more than five jobs…

Garden & Outdoors

Family Garden Design and Landscaping

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

The key to successful designing and landscaping gardens for family use is to use better materials which not only look well but will also last well, build well with a critical eye for detail and finish and last but not least, be creative but realistic with layout, planting choices and features.…

Auctions now part and parcel of the market here

General, Home, Industry News, Property News, Property Picks, The First Time Buyer, The Investor, The Seller

Yesterday saw the sixth Allsop Space auction take place in the Shelbourne Hotel but a year on from the first, this one was a little different. Gone were the regular protests outside the hotel and gone was the media circus surrounding the events. Those that…

230,000 jobs lost in building industry since height of boom

Building

New figures have shown that more than 230,000 building workers have lost their jobs since the height of the construction and property boom five years ago. A new report by DKM Economic Consultants has shown that employment in the industry has now fallen below 150,000…