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Coming home to roost

A major Dublin shopping centre has gone into receivership. The only surprise is how long it took and it is yet another sign of how Ireland’s stupidly harsh Covid-19 lockdown simply destroyed lives and livlihoods. For context I finally fled … Continue reading

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The coming crash

An Irish Times op-ed talks about a collapse of Ireland’s property market. A serious case of last to know. Back in mid-2021 there had already been reports of huge property write-downs, but this was patently obvious from walks I took … Continue reading

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What a discount

Looks like TikTok have just taken over the Dublin office block that Google pulled out of renting, and the terms are somewhat interesting. It is a 10-year lease with “around” 18 months rent-free. To me this is a clear sign … Continue reading

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