Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate — which bought significant commercial properties in Dublin in recent years — yesterday released strong figures for the first half of the year.

Demand for high-quality office accommodation in the sought-after Dublin Docklands shows little sign of abating as one of the final office buildings in the vicinity hits the market with a €75m price tag.

Here’s a run down of today’s business headlines.

The resurgent economy and continuing weakness of the euro have helped Dublin’s hotel sector to the top of the pile in terms of activity and room revenues.

Investment in the country’s real estate market reached record levels last year with a number of new players coming to the fore accounting for much the activity. More than €4.5bn was spent on real estate in 2014 making it the highest amount ever invested in the Irish market surpassing the previous peak by more than €900m.

International real estate and fund management group, Kennedy Wilson has bought a tranche of some 180 UK properties for (£503m) €640m.

International property investment firm Kennedy Wilson has — via its London-listed Europe Real Estate fund — invested a further €45m in the Irish market by acquiring significant assets from both Nama and the IBRC.

The Irish exchange is back in the big time, with the US also booming again, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

It’s been a bruising few years for the agency and it’s not over yet, writes Business Correspondent John Walsh.

A new Ireland-based property investment firm is to raise around €350m from a dual share listing in Dublin and London and begin establishing a portfolio next year.

LARRY Goodman’s purchase of the old Bank of Ireland headquarters on Baggot St in Dublin — announced last weekend — is a remarkable story.

Representatives of two of the five investment firms which bought into Bank of Ireland last summer have taken seats on its board.

IRELAND’S ISEQ index showed the highest growth yesterday in percentage terms among European stock exchanges, on what was a positive start to the week for international markets.

The State’s holding in Bank of Ireland has dropped to just more than 15% after €1bn investment by a Canadian investment firm.