Christmas FM has announced that it has exceeded all previous fundraising targets by raising more than €360,000 for Focus Ireland this year.

The former owners of the five-star Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin last year paid €2m in order to terminate its operating agreement with Four Seasons.

A developer member of the Maple 10 group given money to buy shares in Anglo who previously claimed it was “hard to tell” if he was a billionaire, has blamed the “glut of inexperienced developers” seeking “a quick buck” for the crash.

Property developer Chartered Land is poised to buy what was once the most expensive land plot sold in Ireland.

Sean Dunne’s one-time dream D4 development will today hit the market minus the much-maligned 37-storey tower originally earmarked to adorn the site.

New figures show hosting the victorious All-Ireland winning Clare hurlers last year was not enough to prevent the operators of the Clyde Court and the Ballsbridge hotels slipping into the red.

The Dalata Hotel Group has continued its proposed acquisition spree, by shelling out close to €32m in cash for two well-known four-star properties in Galway and Wexford.

The operators of the Clyde Court Hotel that hosted All-Ireland hurling winners Clare are themselves celebrating after reporting substantially increased revenues and profits for the year.

Shareholders at Jurys Doyle hotel group today voted unanimously in favour of selling the company’s prestigious Ballsbridge site for €260m.