Drop in finished buildings last year

THERE was a 23% drop in the number of new buildings completed last year to 17,587.

According to figures from GeoDirectory in Dublin city and county, 982 new buildings were identified and this showed the largest decrease in new building additions with a 61% drop compared to 2009.

Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Longford, Meath, Sligo and Wexford bucked the national trend showing small increases in new building additions compared to the previous year.