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Archive for July, 2007

3.7m euro for Tipperary stud

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Dublin-based estate agents, Knight Frank Ganly Walters, have just offered the Kilbrennal House Stud in Ballynonty, Killenaule, Co Tipperary. The renovated Georgian house includes a new guest wing and sits in the grounds of a working stud. Dating back to the early 1800s, the stud was established in the 1930s. Winners as well known as [...]

eBay abandons Sligo operations center plans

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

The online auction firm and its payments subsidiary PayPal already employ about 1,200 people in Dublin. Industry sources said the firm was looking at opening a base outside Dublin and was close to selecting Sligo, but has decided to expand in the capital instead.
Industry sources said the decision had been taken recently and was a [...]

Clonakilty farm expected to make €2m

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

The period residence on 56ac at Tullineasky, Clonakilty, is one of the finest farm holdings to come on the market in recent years, according to auctioneer John Hodnett of SWS Property Services.
“It really is a quality farm that would be suited to any farming enterprise, be it dairying, tillage or even an equestrian enterprise,” Mr [...]

Galway agents earn €375k for school site

Friday, July 20th, 2007

The auctioneers whose low valuation on land in Rahoon resulted in the City Council being brought into arbitration — ending in taxpayers paying twice the original offer — were paid €375,000for their role in the deal.
The development land earmarked for the new home of the Coláiste na Coiribe secondary school ended up costing Galway City [...]

Irish auctioneers accused of falsely hyping up house prices

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

Fine Gael MEP Gay Mitchell has accused Irish auctioneers of falsely talking up the strength of the property market in order to keep house prices artificially high.
Mr Mitchell says those involved in the Irish market repeatedly predicted massive house-price increases for this year, even though interest rates were rising.
He says surveys released last year claimed [...]