Dublin might be facing a shortage of hotels to cater for its millions of overseas visitors… but the city authorities have drawn the line on allowing windowless bedrooms to solve the problem.

The country’s commercial property market is set to emulate the exceptional levels of activity seen last year as investors scrambled to get deals done before the capital gains tax exemption expired.

ALMOST 900 jobs were under threat in Dublin last night after the High Court appointed a provisional liquidator and interim examiner to a leading hotel and bar group and also appointed an examiner to a laundry company.