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Alan Cooke of the IAVI had this to say:
"For properly educated estate agents to seize the opportunity and recover ground lost to uneducated opportunists who entered the business to take advantage of the State's heretofore lax approach to the need for estate agents to study law, valuation methodology, town planning, building construction etc.
This, coupled with the fact that most uneducated estate agents have never experienced a difficult market, presents an ideal opportunity to those for whom real estate was always a first choice career, for which they secured relevant third level qualifications, to effectively reclaim the market."
We just hope he didn't actually say that out loud, cause it's quite a mouthful."Twenty-three agencies in rural Ireland are pulling in the welcome mat with locals-only laws that require potential house builders to have jobs in their areas or even to be fluent in Gaelic, according to the European Commission. Opponents of the rules say they unfairly deny people like McGoldrick the chance to enjoy the fruits of successes achieved elsewhere.
The commission, the European Union's executive agency, is examining the restrictions to determine whether they breach an EU treaty that grants citizens of member nations the right to settle anywhere in the region."
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/08/business/land.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YIKpHiqRBU
The golf scramble was won by the four man team (pictured below) of Eamon McHugh (McHugh Kinsella), Brian Hayes TD, Dermot Murphy (IAWS Group) and Simon Coyle (Mazars) who finished ahead of the other 80 golfers who partook in the shotgun start which ensured everyone was finished in time to join the non golfing fraternity for a post game BBQ. This includued live coverage of France v Argentina in the opening match of RWC 2007 on the specially installed big screen with analysis and insight provided by special guest Brent Pope.
The days other celebrity, Mike Murphy of Harcourt Developments and RTE was unlucky not to capture first prize with his playing partners; Brendan O' Regan (Boundary Capital), Fergus Dowd (Irish Life) and Declan Power (HWBC), as they finished in second place, just 0.65 of a shot off the lead.
A thoroughly enjoyable days (and evenings) entertainment was had by all and plans are already afoot to repeat the event again next year provided of course the weather agrees to co-operate again!
