A Dublin property development firm is to contribute €1m to the Pyrite Resolution Board to assist with the cost of carrying out work on homes affected by sub-standing construction material.

Housebuilding group Abbey has called for the reintroduction of 95% mortgages and some relaxation in the Central Bank’s controversial lending rules as a way of reviving the residential property market.

The standard one-year warranty on 10 PlayStations bought for the entertainment of children hospitalised with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is in danger of expiring before the ward for which they were purchased even opens.

House prices outside of Dublin are “too depressed” to trigger widespread new building by developers, leading group Abbey has warned.

Housebuilding group Abbey says it is concerned over State intervention in its sector in its core markets of Britain and Ireland and has urged both countries’ governments to sell more land to private developers.

Abbey, the housebuilding group based in Co Meath, has stated that trading in the early months of its current financial year has been good, with activity across each of its regions ahead on an annualised basis.

Executive pay levels at Co Meath-based house building group, Abbey increased by over 3% last year.

Co Meath-based housebuilder, Abbey has said it is confident in a sustained recovery in the domestic residential property market, after seeing its Irish division turn a profit for the first time in four years.

Efforts to broker an agreement that would end a row between a Cork hospital and a cystic fibrosis (CF) charity over the ring-fencing of beds are to continue next week after talks last night ended without a breakthrough.

The Irish housing market could reach a sustainable level of around 25,000 new builds per year within the next five years, a rise of more than 180% on current levels.

Meath-headquartered housebuilder Abbey has expressed confidence in the Irish market and expects its UK operations to drive revenue growth next year.

Housebuilding group Abbey has said it has seen progress in all parts of its business during the first half of its current financial year, including a small improvement in the Irish market.

The majority shareholders of Irish housebuilding group, Abbey, have lodged a €145m takeover bid for the company.

Irish housebuilding group, Abbey has reported a 5.2% increase in full-year pre-tax profits, to nearly €12.1m.

Efficient Irish dairy farmers will be ideally placed to capitalise on the global sales opportunities that will emerge post-expansion, according to leading industry experts.

IRISH housebuilding group, Abbey has reported a near €2 million year-on-year drop in first-half profits, due mainly to a decline in its best performing British-based division.

A COMPETITION to find top young dairy experts will come to a climax at the 29th National Dairy Show on Saturday, October 15 in Millstreet, Co Cork.

IRISH housebuilding group Abbey has expressed cautious optimism for the current year, despite seeing the continuing tough conditions in the property market significantly dent its profits in the past 12 months.

THE downgrade by Fitch of Irish debt is a further reminder that the EU/IMF bailout has not ended the speculation about the ability of the economy to cope.

MORE robust margins at house builder Abbey meant the group beat market expectations in the first half.

THE Medical and Scientific Council of the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland is made up of healthcare professionals and scientists who look after children and adults with cystic fibrosis in the Republic.

ABBEY, the Dublin-headquartered house-building group, has reported a significant return to annual profit, but has warned that sales and profits are likely to take a hit in its current financial year.

IRELAND will be bidding to advance to their third FIRA-AER U18 Championship decider in four years when they face Georgia in tonight’s semi-final at Casale Sul Sile, Treviso, (7pm, Irish time).

The Ireland U-18 Club team, sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers, to play Germany in the opening game of the FIRA-AER U-18 Tournament in Treviso has been named.

IRISH housebuilding group Abbey has said that its prospects remain dull, even after a good first half which saw a year-on-year swing from loss to profit.

IRISH house-building group, Abbey has offered a rare glimpse of positivity from the property sector by saying it is looking to buy new development sites in both Ireland and Britain.

THE Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) has announced the appointment of Charles Gallagher, Ballycarroll, Portlaoise, Co Laois, as its incoming chief executive.

Joe Ward and Charles Gallagher had to settle for bronze medals at the European Junior Championships in Bulgaria this afternoon despite brave semi-final performances in Plovdiv.

Irish boxers claimed one silver and three bronze medals at the Junior Multi Nations in Baku Azerbaijan.

Despite positive news on the construction front the ISEQ fell by 23.16 points to 8275.24 this evening.

Housebuilder has said trading in the early months the year was "off to a solid start".

Chronic lung disease affects people of all ages in Ireland, a leading doctor said today.

NEWBORN babies are not being screened for Ireland’s most common life-threatening inherited disease, unlike in the North and the rest of the EU.

David Clerkin

PEOPLE with cystic fibrosis (CF) in Ireland receive less care and die younger than in almost any other country in the developed world.

KINGSPAN shares rose 2% yesterday after the Cavan-based building materials group issued an upbeat statement on recent trading.

Housebuilder Abbey has announced plans to move from a full listing on the London stock exchange to the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

Building group Abbey says trading in the early months of its current financial year has started well.

Delegates at the AGM of building group Abbey were told today that conditions are still "robust" in the building sector.