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The case taken by an Urbeo company comes fresh on the heels of the appointment of a liquidator to three McNamara property vehicles.

Keegan Quarries Ltd has strongly denied all allegations. Mr Justice Max Barrett has ruled however that the developer of a prime office building in Dublin 2 can amend its claim against its former concrete supplier.

O'Flynn companies won their claim that former employee Patrick Cox profited from diverting an opportunity to build student accommodation away from the group. Now they want to trace the money and recoup all their legal costs.

The special purpose vehicle, controlled by property developers Brian and Anthony Durkan, borrowed heavily from Irish Nationwide for a €750m development in Celbridge which stalled over zoning changes. It has now sold off its last Co Kildare asset and is winding up.

Fermanagh brothers Patrick and Matthew McDonagh targeted elderly homeowners in multiple states doing bogus construction jobs, raking in hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The venture arm of the construction supplies giant is steadily amassing a portfolio of tech and sustainability start-ups.

The Wicklow-headquartered company has made its fourth acquisition in the past three years in the form of Bristol-based RHC Lifting.

UK firm Vp PLC said it eyed the Charleville-based company for its “specialist capabilities”, electric-powered fleet and an opportunity to enter the Irish market.

The Oaktree-backed mixed-used project at the former DIT campus on Kevin Street is one of the largest commercial developments in the country. Pending the close of fresh multi-million-euro funding, project completion is now likely in 2026.

As the British government re-introduces housebuilding targets and amps up affordability, should Ireland take note of its approach to objectors?