{"id":553945,"date":"2026-07-17T06:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/553945\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T06:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:26:10","slug":"irelands-new-heavyweight-builders-and-record-lions-rugby-profits-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/553945\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland\u2019s new heavyweight builders and record Lions rugby profits \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">As the level of home building cranks up, a group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/07\/17\/who-are-irelands-next-house-building-heavyweights\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/07\/17\/who-are-irelands-next-house-building-heavyweights\/\">small and medium-sized developers<\/a> are scaling their activities and taking on the big boys, Cairn Homes and Glenveagh. In this piece, Killian Woods explains how the landscape is shifting in the Irish housing market are more players step up to help meet the Government\u2019s target of 300,000 new homes by 2030.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">In a related piece, Killian Woods profiles the growing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/07\/17\/irelands-next-housing-heavyweights-the-developers-ready-to-take-on-the-biggest-builders\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/07\/17\/irelands-next-housing-heavyweights-the-developers-ready-to-take-on-the-biggest-builders\/\">band of home builders<\/a> who are scaling up their activities to become big players in the lucrative Irish housing market. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall b-it-article-body__text--left\">Why is Aer Lingus letting 8 per cent of its staff go when the passenger cap at Dublin Airport is being lifted, and demand for air travel remains sky high? Barry O\u2019Halloran offers an analysis of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/07\/17\/turbulence-ahead-as-aer-lingus-shake-up-plan-shocks-unions\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/07\/17\/turbulence-ahead-as-aer-lingus-shake-up-plan-shocks-unions\/\">Aer Lingus\u2019s decision to cut 500 jobs<\/a> and axe certain routes from Dublin. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall b-it-article-body__text--left\">US debt group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/07\/17\/carval-makes-75m-from-flipping-loans-bought-in-ulster-bank-exit\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/07\/17\/carval-makes-75m-from-flipping-loans-bought-in-ulster-bank-exit\/\">AB CarVal Investors<\/a> has made \u20ac75 million profit in the space of three years from flipping distressed loans it bought from Ulster Bank. Killian Woods has the details. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall b-it-article-body__text--left\">The Dublin-based company behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/lions-tour\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/lions-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">British &amp; Irish Lions<\/a> rugby team recorded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/07\/17\/lions-rugby-team-lands-record-profits-and-revenues-from-australia-tour\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/07\/17\/lions-rugby-team-lands-record-profits-and-revenues-from-australia-tour\/\">record revenues and profits<\/a> last year following the team\u2019s successful tour of Australia. Ciar\u00e1n Hancock reports. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall b-it-article-body__text--left\">At 63, Joe Redmond is not your typical CEO for a newbie fintech, but the Dublin-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/07\/17\/navro-chief-joe-redmond-i-dont-quite-fit-the-profile-of-a-fintech-startup-ceo-at-this-stage-in-my-career\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/07\/17\/navro-chief-joe-redmond-i-dont-quite-fit-the-profile-of-a-fintech-startup-ceo-at-this-stage-in-my-career\/\">Navro Europe chief<\/a> has a clear vision for the payments group. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall b-it-article-body__text--left\">Is the US or Europe better off? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/economy\/2026\/07\/17\/is-the-us-or-europe-better-off\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/economy\/2026\/07\/17\/is-the-us-or-europe-better-off\/\">FT columnist Martin Wolf<\/a> offers a view. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall b-it-article-body__text--left\">Income tax cuts, energy, childcare: Here\u2019s what we know so far about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/your-money\/2026\/07\/16\/income-tax-cuts-childcare-key-calls-that-will-determine-what-budget-2027-means-for-you\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/your-money\/2026\/07\/16\/income-tax-cuts-childcare-key-calls-that-will-determine-what-budget-2027-means-for-you\/\">Budget 2027<\/a> by Cliff Taylor in his Smart Money column. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall b-it-article-body__text--left\">Is there a magical formula for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/work\/2026\/07\/16\/is-there-really-a-magical-formula-to-thriving-at-work\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/work\/2026\/07\/16\/is-there-really-a-magical-formula-to-thriving-at-work\/\">thriving at work<\/a>? 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