Independent Newspapers (Ireland) Ltd has secured in excess of £2 million for a three-storey over basement building at 11 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 2. The buyer is thought to be Arnotts department store which adjoins the building. It is ideal for conversion into a retail premises. The 21,240 sq ft building was used for part of the Independent's printing operation which is shortly to move to Citywest. Hamilton Osborne King handled the sale. Arnotts did not respond to a query about the purchase.