This aims to meet customer demand for their products which are also available to buy online via www. instore. ie. Other stores are based in Sligo, Waterford, Limerick and Galway. The location for the Dublin outlet will be at the former Ambrose Glass Unit, Spruce Avenue, Stillorgan Business Park. The premises was sold for an undisclosed sum by Savills HOK with a guide price prior to tender set at 4.9m. Established by Oliver and John Moloney in 1988, the chain, which employs 126 full-time staff, currently has a turn-over in excess of 15m.

Investing, after a Brummie fashion I
NVESTORS interested in a UK buy-to-let opportunity can check out Imagine Homes apartments in Birminghams's fashionable jewellery quarter. The agents do the legwork in terms of finding a tenant and managing the property for the first four years, during which time they guarantee a 22% rental return . . . working out at 5.5% of the purchase price for the first four years also, payable in monthly arrears. Prices start from 143,000 with completions dates at September 2008. Call 1890 350 350; or log on to www. imaginehomes. ie for more details See Tennessee at the RDS THIS weekend's Profit from Property Expo at Dublin's Serpentine Hall, in the RDS, features properties from 16 countries worldwide. New to the portfolios of the exhibitors involved are destinations that include Tennessee's Smoky Mountain and Portugal's Silver Coast. Tennessee attracts over 14 million visitors every year and is one of the US's most popular holiday regions.

Information on all property overseas is available at the event from a host of advisers and agents. Entry is free, and the event runs from today until Tuesday 28th. www. overseaspropertyexpo. com.

Global agent sets up in Dublin
INTERNATIONALLY-renowned estate agency Engel & Volkers obviously haven't been deterred by the slowdown in the property market, having just launched its Irish office in Dublin 15. The company, which was originally set up in 1977 in Germany, now has offices in 22 countries.

Dealing with both residential, rental and commercial property, Engel & Volkers is renowned for its high-end properties, and can source upmarket homes for their clients from holiday homes in the Hamptons to farmland in Argentina.

Kells booked for /125m centre Plans have been lodged for a 125m mixed shopping and residential development in Kells, Co Meath. Dunnes Stores will be the main anchor with a store size of over 5,000sq m.

Design will be courtesy of OBK Architects and the overall scheme will include a creche, library, cafes, restaurants, underground parking for 700 cars, plus over 200 housing units. The development will be located on an 18-acre site known locally as Backlands, with pedestrian walkways to main streets including an integration with the older town centre district.