HAVING a major employer, with 2,500 jobs, over the boundary fence is expected to underpin developer/builder confidence in pursuit of 12.5 acres in two fields, fresh to market, at Grange Cross, Ovens, west of Cork City and Ballincollig.

The Irish Examiner is this morning hosting an event which is debating and exploring the city’s transformation and future both from a national and international perspective.

New homes prices starting from €247,000 for two-beds, and €295,000 for three-bed townhouses, are the immediate, stand-out points to note as the long-awaited €150m Ballinglanna, Cork scheme of 600 homes and services by the O’Flynn Group gets launched next weekend, from February 16.

This 2000-built family home makes full use of all of its square footage, writes Tommy Barker.

Last year, and right through 2019 also, Cork’s Model Farm Road has been and will continue to be quite the busy-bee spot of new house building, assertive pricing and selling, mostly geared at those with a good mid- to upper price level spending discretion.

The housing crisis is now a threat to the creation and location of jobs, one of the country’s largest developers has warned.

Ireland’s tallest residential tower, the Elysian in Cork City centre, has been sold for over €90m to global property investors Kennedy Wilson.

US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is set to add capacity for about 500 new jobs in Cork.

Ireland’s tallest building, the Elysian Tower in Cork city, is expected to fetch more than €100m when it goes on sale in the coming weeks.

Ireland’s tallest building, the Elysian Tower in Cork city, is expected to fetch more than €100m when it goes on sale in the coming weeks.

Developer Michael O’Flynn confirmed he is taking advantage of the Government’s new ‘fast track planning’ laws to seek planning permission for his group’s largest house building plan since the economic recovery.

The O’Flynn Group this weekend launches a brand new development of 144 new-builds. 

Development land just east of Cork city, at Glounthaune and near the commuter rail station, has come up for sale, described as “a prime residential development opportunity” by Frank Ryan and Seamus Costello of Cushman & Wakefield.

The Minister for Finance has dismissed any notion of a link between the illegal disclosure of information by a former Nama official and asset sales by the agency.

Three development sites worth up to €30m have been put for sale in Cork City and suburbs.

A former official with the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) who is facing jail for leaking potentially commercially sensitive information told investigators he thought he was advancing the interests of the agency.

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Since 1978 I have dealt extensively with both Cork City and Cork County Councils, writes Michael O’Flynn.

Cork-based property developer Michael O’Flynn will gain control of around 500 acres of developmental site assets in Ireland and the UK as part of the resolution of his long-running legal dispute with US private equity firm Blackstone Capital.

Property developer Michael O’Flynn has reached a deal with the US private equity firm that sought to gain control of his empire last year.

O’Flynn Construction Group has reached an agreement for a “consensual resolution” to its ongoing dispute with the US private equity firm that briefly seized control of the group last year.

Builders and developers who worked through the seven years of property market implosion and slump are beginning to gear up for a return to construction in cities like Dublin, Galway and Cork.

A former Nama official has been served with a book of evidence and returned for trial accused of leaking confidential information.

Developer Michael O’Flynn has said more needs to be done to make Cork as attractive for development as other urban centres.

The developer Michael O’Flynn has warned that his battle to stay in control of his corporate empire has yet to be resolved.

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The private equity firm that briefly seized control of the O’Flynn Group has been forced into retreat and dressed down for failing to disclose key pieces of information to the High Court.

The brothers still face a battle to retain control of their building firm, writes Conor Ryan

Cork developer Michael O’Flynn has upped the ante in his battle to retain control of his building empire by revealing he can immediately repay the €16.7m in personal loans as demanded by the company who took over his Nama loans — and also the remaining €8.2m he owes in personal loans.

Property developer Michael O’Flynn borrowed €5m from AIB to buy racehorses and build his home shortly before the financial crisis hit in 2008.

The High Court will decide next week if it will dismiss an interim examiner appointed to four main companies in the Cork-based O’Flynn Construction Group.

Developers Michael and John O’Flynn will continue their legal battle in the High Court today against what they call an “improper” attempt by US investment giant Blackstone to take over the O’Flynn Construction Group.

A Cork construction dynasty has been rocked by two court petitions, writes Property Editor Tommy Barker

The company that bought the €1.8bn debts of the O’Flynn Construction Group for just over €1bn has secured the appointment of an interim examiner for four key companies within the group.

A high-wire property development and finance rollercoaster ride continues for O’Flynn Construction.

County Cork Education and Training Board has said it and the Department of Education have delivered detailed responses to more than 30 issues raised in a long-running, public spending investigation.