Kevin Harrington

Unwanted homes in Irish Republic could be demolished

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Here is a corking supply and demand story.

They have been called the ghost estates of the Irish Republic – about 300,000 homes built in the frenzy of the property boom that no-one wants to live in now.

via BBC News – Unwanted homes in Irish Republic could be demolished.

How do you price one house on an estate when all all the others are unsold? Zero? Well probably not, but it does represent a challenge.

And 300,000 empty houses in a country with a population of 4 million is a shocking ratio.

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Kevin Harrington
I’m a UK-based B2B marketing consultant, specialising in strategic advice for SME business owners. I bring extensive hands-on expertise to every client engagement. Senior leadership roles across technology, media, payments, and publishing have shaped my practical approach. Highlights include serving as Chief Marketing Officer at The Panoply plc (now TPXimpact), Chief Commercial Officer at Tungsten Network, and Global Marketing Director at BBC Worldwide. Over the years, I’ve guided numerous SMEs through transformation and value creation. Helping businesses evolve and thrive is a genuine passion. Practical marketing insights and succession planning strategies are at the heart of what I do, as I believe growing a business’s asset value should be a rewarding and positive journey for every entrepreneur.
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  1. Trevor

    Interesting story, do you think that the influx of eastern Europeans might want somewhere to set up home? Or maybe the overcrowded prisons could do with some more room? But of course this is the Irish Republic and not part of the UK.

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