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1. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · By Brian Lavery

   Brian Lavery: How can Northern Ireland better repurpose vacant space? (opens the original)

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   Much media coverage has rightly congratulated the success of the Fleadh a number of weeks ago, with many commentators detailing how it regenerated Belfast city centre and brought into play several disused buildings and sites that hadn’t been utilised for many years. Some commentary also suggested that the spaces should be brought back into that use as they created excellent spaces for entertainment, together with food and beverage, in a unique setting. But reusing that space for that particula

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2. Article · Jul 13, 2026 · By Brian Lavery

   Brian Lavery: Why are we performing so poorly on the world stage in property? (opens the original)

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   Four headlines over the last number of days really brought it home to me how poorly Northern Ireland is performing on the world stage in terms of our property industry. First was a NI Chamber report warning of the effects of the failing of our wastewater infrastructure. The second was a mind-blowing statistic that 25% of all electricity consumed in the Republic of Ireland is taken by data centres. The third is that almost all data centres in the US and around the world are close to full capacity

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