Smiggle Mania Hits Ireland
Smiggle, the world’s hottest stationery brand opened its first Irish store in Dundrum Town Centre this morning. As the original creator of colourful, fun and fashion-forward stationery, Smiggle designs, develops and markets an expansive range of products that are perfect for the office, school, homework, birthdays and fun. Smiggle, where a smile meets a giggle, […]
European Commission forecasts ‘robust expansion’ of Irish GDP
The European Commission is forecasting a robust expansion of Irish gross domestic product (GDP), but at a moderating pace. The commission expects GDP to grow by 4% in 2017 and 3.6% in 2018. That growth is far above the expected euro area GDP growth of 1.7% in 2017 and 1.8% in 2018. Earlier this week […]
Residential rents now 10% higher than their 2008 peak
The rental market has, for over five years now, shown increasing signs of distress, with stronger demand but weaker supply each year. Market rents in Dublin, for example, are now 66% higher than at their lowest point. Outside Dublin, rents have risen 41%. A key part of the political reaction has been the introduction of […]
High street or online, retail needs the perfect pitch
Retailing has been making the headlines here with concerns over sales growth and possible rent increases at some shopping centres. However, retail sales growth has been steady, and prime rents are stable, so what is the big issue that is behind the unease? The answer is, of course, the accelerating shift into online retailing, and […]
Retail Sales Volume decreased by 0.7% in March 2017
Seasonally adjusted, the volume of retail sales decreased by 0.7% in the month of March, with an annual increase of 3.2%. If Motor Trades are excluded, there was an increase of 0.7% in the volume of retail sales in March 2017 when compared with February 2017 and there was an increase of 6.0% in the annual figure. […]
State to offer more than 800 sites for at least 50,000 new homes
More than 800 sites owned by local authorities and public bodies will be offered to the private market to help boost housing supply. Land banks totalling 2,000 hectares and controlled by city and county councils and other bodies including CIÉ, the IDA and HSE, are to be offered to private developers and housing associations in […]
