Retail Sales volume decreased by 0.6% in January 2018
/in News, Reports, RetailSeasonally adjusted, the volume of retail sales decreased by 0.6% in the month of January, with an annual increase of 1.3%. If Motor Trades are excluded, there was an increase of 1.1% in the volume of retail sales in January 2018 when compared with December 2017 and there was an increase of 5.7% in the annual […]
US equity firm to complete The Square shopping centre purchase
/in Acquisitions, News, Retail, Shopping CentreThe US private equity giant Oaktree has made arrangements to complete the purchase of a controlling interest in The Square shopping centre in Tallaght, Co Dublin, tomorrow. The €250 million sale by Indego and Nama was one of the largest retail transactions in Ireland in 2017. The 27-year-old shopping centre – Ireland’s largest when it first opened – registered some […]
Fitzwilliam 28 brings fresh energy to Georgian Dublin
/in Development, News, OfficeBannon are delighted to officially launch ‘Fitzwilliam 28’ today, a state-of-the-art office development currently under construction at the heart of Dublin’s historic Georgian core. Extending to approximately 12,500 sq.m (134,548 sq.ft) and capable of accommodating upwards of 1,200 workers, Fitzwilliam 28 is being delivered by leading contractors PJ Hegarty, along with the adjoining Fitzwilliam 27 […]
Stationery outlet Smiggle in Grafton St move
/in News, RetailDublin’s Grafton Street is set for a little more variety with plans by the Australian stationary sensation Smiggle to open a new outlet on the street this summer. It will be the company’s second city-centre store – the other one is in the Ilac Centre – and the fourth in Dublin. Smiggle sells brightly coloured “fashion” stationery that has […]
Irish consumer sentiment hits seventeen year high
/in Economy, NewsThe January reading for Irish consumer sentiment was the strongest reading since February 2001. We think three factors explain this exceptional result. First of all the Irish economy is still set on a strong trajectory and, thus far, has weathered Brexit and other global concerns better than had been feared. This has made consumers more confident about the general […]
Hibernia acquires South Docks office for €28.7m
/in Acquisitions, News, OfficeHibernia REIT plc (“Hibernia”) announces that it has exchanged contracts to acquire 77 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay (“77 SJRQ”) for €28.7m. 77 SJRQ is a six storey office building of 34,400 sq.ft with 20 basement car parking spaces which was constructed in 2004. The building is situated towards the eastern end of Dublin’s South Docks […]