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My goodness, my Guinness. Diageo head of Ireland on the €1bn regeneration project set to bring Dublin's brewery site to life

Diageo has launched a search for a development partner to develop a €1bn (£890m) urban quarter on the site of the Guinness brewery in Dublin.

The drinks company wants to develop a 1.5m sq ft mixed-use development called the St James’s Gate Quarter on 12.6 acres of surplus land at the St James’ Gate site where Guinness has been brewed for more than 250 years. It has appointed Deloitte Real Estate to manage the tender process.

Oliver Loomes, country director for Diageo Ireland explains the vision.

TECHTALK Radio: Meet the Judges: Grigg, Sherwood, Brown, oh my!

In this week’s episode of TechTalk Radio, we meet three more judges for EG’s inaugural TechTalk Academy, a competition for start-ups - supported by Pi Labs, CBRE and KPMG - in which firms battle it out for up to £150,000 of investment.

This week we sit down with British Land chief executive Chris Grigg and former co-head of Europe at Goldman Sachs Mike Sherwood. The pair, who worked together for almost 20 years at the investment bank before Grigg joined BL, discuss the role of tech in real estate and financing, what they will be looking for from pitches to the Academy on 15 November, and how VR made them both a little queasy.

And Kevin Brown, founding partner of REV, a venture capitalist firm supported by EG parent company RELX, joins Emily Wright and Samantha McClary in the studio to share some lessons learnt from more than 15 years investing in tech and how he’ll be looking at the teams behind the pitches at the inaugural EG TechTalk Academy.

To find out how to get tickets to attend the TechTalk Academy click HERE  

Chris Buckle on how Help to Buy really influences housing delivery

Savill's Chris Buckle explains how Help to Buy really influences housing delivery 

Westminster leader on how the council is pursuing a voluntary contribution from wealthy homeowners

Conservative party conference: Nickie Aiken explains how the borough’s council tax top-up will work and how it could raise £2.6m

Jake Berry MP: What next for the Northern Powerhouse?

Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth minister Jake Berry on the northern powerhouse versus the industrial strategy; his relationship with the metro mayors; and what we can expect from Conserative Party conference 2017. 

REWIRE: How to be a rock star...or at least Beyonce

REWIRE is EG's club for women across the built environment. It runs events that seek to provide a place for women to not only network but to learn, grow and find their tribe. This month, REWIRE and GVA hosted an event called How to be a rock star and inspire a new generation.

The event, which focussed on how to be the best mentor and mentee, presented REWIRE members with sage advice, comical and sometimes self-deprecating but always inspiring stories from Lloyds' new head of commercial real estate Madeleine McDougall, MAG chief executive Lynda Shillaw, entreprenuer Emma Sinclair and GVA senior director Ros Goode.

Hosted by EG deputy editor Samantha McClary, listen in to get a taste of what the evening had to offer. 

 

Footballer Glen Johnson takes the property pitch

The Premier League footballer Glen Johnson has been quietly building up a property business. He tells Julia Cahill how and explains why he sees his future in property.

Edinburgh Question Time: Martin Perry gives a progress update on St James

Martin Perry, director of development at TH Real Estate, gives EG an update on the £1bn St James regeneration scheme in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Question Time: Will residential Rent Pressure Zones hamper investment?

Speculation around the introduction of residentail Rent Pressure Zones is hampering investment into Edinburgh, an expert panel argued at Edinburgh Question Time.

Also, the attitue of German investment funds towards the UK post Brexit, compared to domestic funds were weighed up, and panellists shared their most favourite, and least favourite aspects of doing business in Edinburgh.

The panel included

Michael Thain, Head of Place Development, City of Edinburgh Council

Martin Perry, Director of Development, TH Real Estate

Laura Bloxham, Managing Associate, Bond Dickinson

Faisal Choudhry, Director, Residential Research, Savills

Mark Logan, Former COO, Skyscanner / Start-up Advisor

Moderator: Damian Wild, Editor, EG

Savills Studley: how to bag a US corporate occupier

Savills Studley director John Harte, speaking at Savills' Spotlight on Reading, talked to EG about his role representing large US occupiers who are taking offices in the Thames Valley and elsewhere.