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Shares in the big two Irish banks and a handful of property shares played catch-up with the global market slump to post falls, taking stock of the fading hopes of a deal that would avoid Britain crashing out of the EU at the end of October.

Life will be sweet for occupants of three city-centre properties thanks to their new fellow tenants.

Hibernia Reit, the country’s largest stockmarket-listed office landlord, still has “the firepower” to make further significant acquisitions in Dublin, but has all but ruled itself out in pitching for rival Green Reit which had put itself up for sale.

Green Reit shares climbed following its surprise decision to put itself on the market, but other stock market property listed firms failed to get a major lift.

A major new headquarters planned for specialist Garda units will not be big enough to accommodate all personnel currently based in its existing building in Harcourt Square, the acting Garda commissioner has warned.

The Dublin office market will escape another boom-to-bust collapse, and demand from international companies for lettings remains strong with room for rent increases, according to the chief executive of property stock market-listed firm Hibernia Reit.

The Government has said it will provide further details of its €300m Brexit loan scheme for SMEs in the coming weeks amid mounting uncertainty among industry groups.

Publicly quoted property investment fund Hibernia REIT has said a number of companies have shown interest in the majority of vacant space remaining in its commercial property portfolio in central Dublin.

Property firm Hibernia Reit said it has the resources to spend on growing its office holdings and may seek to expand its buy-to-let residential holdings.

CALLS for an economic ‘counterbalance’ to Dublin’s bloated overweighting, and for infrastructure investment outside the capital to develop a new tier of cities, have come fast and furious since a strong speech by former Department of Finance head John Moran. 

Sterling yesterday surrendered most of the ground it had gained after Theresa May outlined her hard Brexit vision for Britain on Tuesday, as investors looked to Irish property stocks as potential winners from the UK’s rupture with Brussels.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Publicly-quoted investment fund Hibernia REIT said it is well-positioned to benefit from any Brexit upside — in the form of UK-based companies looking to relocate to Dublin — and is adequately funded to take advantage of property acquisition opportunities.

Shares in Hibernia REIT dipped marginally by 1.01% on the Irish Stock Exchange yesterday as it released its latest trading update covering the period to the end of June 2016.

Gardaí may have to move out of their central Dublin headquarters building if agreement cannot be reached over lease arrangements with a private company which bought the property, the Commercial Court has heard.

Opposition TD Mick Wallace has alleged a former Nama portfolio manager used “insider knowledge” to help a “vulture fund” he held a 30% stake in to purchase the gardaí’s headquarters in Dublin from the State body.

Almost €10bn was wiped off the combined value of Irish shares yesterday, as the Irish Stock Exchange bore the brunt of investors continuing to react negatively to Britain’s decision to leave the EU.

The debate over whether the UK will exit the EU has switched dramatically to the potential gains for some Irish shareholders and most Irish exporters should the so-called ‘Bremain’ side win the looming UK vote on EU membership on June 23.

Publicly quoted property investment fund Hibernia REIT is targeting a 50% increase in total rent roll over the next two years, which would lift its rental income from nearly €40m to €60m.

The developers of the site where U2 recorded some of their albums have failed in their battle with Dublin City Council over a disputed Luas Red Line payment of almost €500,000.

Further signs of property sector momentum were evident yesterday, with the country’s main two publicly quoted property investment funds reporting strong financial and operational progress.

One of the country’s largest residential landlords is expecting significant growth during 2016 despite the Government’s two-year rent freeze introduced late last year.

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.

The developers of the site where U2 recorded some of their best-loved albums have entered a battle with Dublin City Council over a disputed Luas Red Line payment of almost €500,000.

Property investment company Hibernia Reit has acquired an 80-unit apartment complex in Dundrum, south Dublin for €28.05m in an off-market transaction.

A highly active year drove strong earnings growth and profitability for property investment company Hibernia Reit.

Hibernia REIT has proposed a move that would see it directly employ its current management team if approved by shareholders.

David Cameron is preparing for another term as the UK's Prime Minister, the Limerick woman who along with her young daughter died in a road crash in Poland on Wednesday, had just moved into a new family home in Norway and Memphis Depay has vowed to help bring the glory days back to Old Trafford. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

Hibernia Reit yesterday said it had acquired two more properties in the Dublin Docklands for €4.6m. Both are on Lime Street in the South Docks area and are part of the strategic development zone designated by Dublin City Council.

Businesses are increasingly looking outside Dublin’s central business district for office accommodation as rents continue to climb in the most sought-after areas, according to a report on the capital’s office market.

Publicly-quoted property investment fund, Hibernia Reit has acquired a prominent city centre office block in Dublin, for nearly €50m, marking its second major investment inside a month.

Hibernia REIT is to lodge a planning application that could see the Garda regional headquarters, on Dublin’s Harcourt Square, replaced by up to 300,000sq ft of prime office development.

The garda headquarters building on Harcourt Street is to be acquired by Hibernia REIT in a €70m off-market purchase.

Publicly quoted property investment fund, Hibernia REIT has noted a strong start to 2015 and has said it sees there being a number of acquisition opportunities becoming available in the Dublin commercial property sphere over the next year and a half.

Irish Life and Hibernia REIT are among bidders shortlisted to buy Facebook’s European headquarters buildings in Dublin.

Hibernia REIT [real estate investment trust] expects the unprecedented level of sales in the Irish commercial property market to continue to drive strong performance for the investment trust in 2015.

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Property investment fund Hibernia REIT plans to raise a further €300 million through a secondary share offering.

Property investment fund Green REIT is expected to secure a new debt facility of €100m to €200m with its lenders over the next month-and-a-half.