Johnny Ronan

Bewley’s boss welcomes Grafton Street cafe rent ruling

Judge cuts bill for landmark cafe to €738,169 from €1.46 million

Fri Oct 25 2024 - 10:54

Council-owned firm formally withdraws defamation claim against Johnny Ronan companies

Remainder of dispute over €35 million office plan deal is in arbitration

Fri Oct 18 2024 - 17:15

Johnny Ronan could do with a friend he won’t fall out with for his next project

Developer has a history of legal battles with his collaborators

Wed Oct 02 2024 - 06:15

French investor snaps up Johnny Ronan’s office investment for €11m

Kingram House was offered for sale as part of wider Dublin portfolio disposal on behalf of receiver

Wed Sept 18 2024 - 06:00

Well-known solicitor pays more than €2.85m for Johnny Ronan’s Fitzwilliam Square Georgian building

Leading personal injuries litigator to convert number 65 into boutique office suites

Wed Sept 18 2024 - 05:55

Big Phil is welcomed back into the Fine Gael fold as old foe Leo Varadkar departs the stage

Plus: Alan Shatter seeks to protect the inheritance; a campaign for a Colm Meaney statue in Killarney; and Clare Daly’s political future

Sun Sept 15 2024 - 06:00

Receiver seeking €4.75m for Johnny Ronan’s Delgany lands

Developer abandons long-standing bid to build high-end homes on site of historic Stylebawn House

Wed Sept 11 2024 - 05:45

Johnny Ronan seeks green light for 500 new Dublin docklands homes

Plan for Waterfront South Central includes 25-storey residential tower, two office buildings, restaurant and viewing terrace

Thu Aug 08 2024 - 11:56

Appeal court rules that Johnny Ronan company owns all six Harry Clarke windows in Bewley’s

Six windows, including four known as the Four Orders and two as the Swan Yard windows, are said to be worth €1m

Wed Jul 31 2024 - 19:32

Johnny Ronan misses out in bidding for prized assets

Seen & Heard: Budget giveaway, Aircoach cancellations and Louis Vuitton’s Irish profits

Sun Jul 21 2024 - 11:02

Irish Glass Bottle site granted permission for more housing

Dublin City Council reverses previous refusal for 516 apartments

Wed Jul 10 2024 - 16:39

Bewley’s on Grafton Street entitled to new lease, court rules

Cafe in dispute with Johnny Ronan company RGRE

Thu Jun 20 2024 - 12:27

Citigroup names new chief executive for EU hub in Dublin

Ignacio Gutiérrez-Orrantia has over 30 years experience in the sector

Thu Jun 20 2024 - 12:02

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown council in €18m deal for prime residential lands in Cabinteely

Site first put on market for €35m in 2018 and came close to being sold to Johnny Ronan for €29m in 2020

Wed Jun 19 2024 - 06:00

Johnny Ronan’s dispute with Fortress Investment Group enters Commercial Court

Developer claims US firm owes him €3.3m

Mon Jun 17 2024 - 17:04

Johnny Ronan enters arbitration with council over Cherrywood row

Seen & Heard: Ryanair to sue IA; Premier Inn expands Irish targets; Enterprise Ireland’s €1bn idea; State invests €60m in climate funds

Sun Jun 16 2024 - 11:41

Arbitration sought in dispute between council-owned development firm and Johnny Ronan companies

Issue relates to planned 1.3 acre office site in Cherrywood, Dublin

Wed Jun 12 2024 - 16:32

Cherrywood developer sues Johnny Ronan companies over €35m office contract

DLR Properties seeking declarations, damages and injunctions and alleges defamation in Cherrywood town centre office site row

Fri Jun 07 2024 - 15:25

Missing EU climate targets will trigger €5bn bill by 2030, says Eamon Ryan

Seen and Heard: Ronan’s portfolio, Flahavan’s performance, Baldoyle landbank and Irish energy consumption

Sun Jun 02 2024 - 13:10

Johnny Ronan seeks millions from Fortress over Ballsbridge deal

Developer claims he is owed €3.3m tied to Fibonacci Square office complex

Wed May 22 2024 - 06:00

Johnny Ronan’s Delgany development refused planning permission

Locals, including community council, objected to plan

Thu May 02 2024 - 18:34

Johnny Ronan claims he is owed €3.3m relating to Fibonacci Square office development

Developer says he may pursue a court petition for a wind-up of the Fortress company that ultimately owns development

Mon Apr 29 2024 - 06:15

Johnny Ronan firm must provide legal costs security for portion of case against investment group

Case is tied to dispute with Fortress Investment Group

Wed Apr 24 2024 - 16:42

CIÉ agrees to arbitration for case seeking possession of Johnny Ronan-tied site

Tanat secured planning permission in 2019 to demolish the existing Tara House on the site to build a hotel and office block

Tue Apr 23 2024 - 15:48

Johnny Ronan’s 17-storey Dublin Docklands plan refused permission

Planners felt the proposed development would set an ‘undesirable precedent’ and devalue nearby property

Thu Apr 18 2024 - 14:11

Developer Johnny Ronan’s prime property portfolio seeking €150m

Receivers Grant Thornton launch formal sale of 11 RGRE assets including Bewley’s Grafton Street premises and Connaught House

Wed Apr 17 2024 - 06:00

Ivor Fitzpatrick obituary: High-profile Dublin solicitor with an eye for a deal

He made much of his undoubted wealth – he was reputed to be worth up to €100 million at the time of his death – from property

Sat Apr 13 2024 - 00:30

Ronan’s plan for Citigroup office draws objections from Clarion Quay apartment owners

Project ‘will have a brutal and disproportionate impact on the local residential environment’

Tue Apr 09 2024 - 17:37

Developer Johnny Ronan emerges as owner of Dublin city’s only private park

Prospective buyer of developer’s €2.85m Georgian pile may face obstacle to accessing city centre park

Thu Apr 04 2024 - 05:58

Citigroup plans Irish job cuts, with 168 roles at risk in Dublin

Wall Street banking giant is shedding jobs globally as part of cost-cutting initiative

Tue Mar 19 2024 - 17:35

Johnny Ronan: Stuck in a new kind of bear trap

Developer retains a big portfolio of properties but is locked in numerous legal disputes

Fri Mar 01 2024 - 05:00

Developer Johnny Ronan submits plan for 17-storey tower in Dublin docklands

Redevelopment of Citi’s current European headquarters to include public viewing gallery known as the Liffey Experience on 16th floor

Wed Feb 28 2024 - 05:58

Revenue clampdown could spoil the office party as taxes hit workplace celebrations

Seen & Heard: Bank of Ireland motor finance redress, CIÉ site proceedings, future of Tara Mines, Dublin Airport cap poll and Porterhouse sale of brewery to Conor McGregor

Sun Feb 25 2024 - 12:27

Developers offer to build 6,000 modular homes

Seen & heard: Johnny Ronan targets 17-storey docklands block; Trinity Biotech buys diabetes tech; Housing Agency boss warns prices must drop; and new Dublin pharma hub

Sun Feb 11 2024 - 12:16