‘Nothing to do with my professional life’ – how a ‘nimby’ developer is blocking 850 new homes

This story by Fionnán Sheahan, about property developer Mark Leonard, was one of April’s most read news articles.

A nimby property developer, who is blocking 850 homes being built, approached the State about his own construction project

Fionnán Sheahan

The imposing 18-foot-high walls are all that most people living in the area know about the location.

Beyond the huge metal gate of the Central Mental Hospital though, the 34-acre site right in the heart of the south Dublin suburb of Dundrum is empty and ready to provide housing for up to 2,000 people.