Author: Practicenet

Average rents of €200 to €250 per week per room at Montrose Ziggurat, the UK-based developer of student accommodation behind the conversion of the former Montrose Hotel into student accommodation, has acquired a number of key sites in Dublin’s north city centre as part of its plans to build up to 4,000 new student units […]

European stock markets were seen opening higher on Monday, according to pre-market calls from financial bookmakers, tracking gains on Asian and US equity markets. Britain’s FTSE 100 was seen opening up by 30-34 points, or 0.5pc higher. Germany’s DAX was seen up by 91-98 points, or 0.9-1.0pc higher, while France’s CAC . was seen up […]

The pace of construction sector expansion quickened last month, new figures indicate. Faster rates of activity, new orders and employment were all recorded in June, according to the Ulster Bank’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The benchmarked index provides a snapshot of economic performance. It recorded the fastest increase in constriction activity for three months. Simon […]

Cutting the UK’s corporation tax rate to 15pc would boost foreign investment there by almost 11pc and reverse any declines suffered as a result of Brexit, a think tank has said. Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled plans to aggressively cut the country’s corporate tax to less than 15pc to woo businesses deterred by Brexit. That […]

US officials have gone to court demanding answers from Facebook about the tax due when the social media giant moved key assets to Ireland. It is claimed that the value of assets transferred by Facebook to its Irish subsidiary in 2010 may have been “understated by billions of dollars” by the social media giant’s accountancy […]

It has been argued that the separation of the UK from the European Union, when Government triggers Article 50, could jeopardise London’s position as the financial centre of Europe. But how likely is it that other European cities could take on its mantle? Uncertainty about the future of the country’s access to the EU market […]

It has been argued that the separation of the UK from the European Union, when Government triggers Article 50, could jeopardise London’s position as the financial centre of Europe. But how likely is it that other European cities could take on its mantle? Uncertainty about the future of the country’s access to the EU market […]

Water and waste solutions firm Glan Agua and civil engineering company MEIC have both opened new offices in Loughrea, Galway, as they look to add 60 new jobs over the next five years. Both firms are owned by construction group Mota Engil, which is expanding its Irish operations and creating a UK and Ireland headquarters […]

Water and waste solutions firm Glan Agua and civil engineering company MEIC have both opened new offices in Loughrea, Galway, as they look to add 60 new jobs over the next five years. Both firms are owned by construction group Mota Engil, which is expanding its Irish operations and creating a UK and Ireland headquarters […]

European shares rose on Thursday after a three-day losing streak, buoyed by gains in major consumer goods stocks such as Danone and Associated British Foods. The pan-European STOXX 600 index, which had fallen in the last three sessions, rose 1.5 percent while the FTSEurofirst 300 index advanced 1.4 percent. Danone surged 7 percent as investors […]