CIE rejected a request to extend by 22 months the site lease for Johnny Ronan’s landmark Tara Street hotel during Covid-19 despite claims its refusal would be “devastating” to the project, High Court filings show. The public transport company is currently suing Tanat, a Ronan Group Real Estate (RGRE) company in receivership, for possession of the site, earmarked for the 22-storey AquaVetro Tower. On completion, it would be Dublin’s tallest hotel and office building. CIE, one of the largest landowners in the country, claims Tanat is in default of a 2015 ground lease, having allegedly failed to discharge a license…

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