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Our History

As a young company we are proud of what we have achieved so far, and optimistic about the future. Below are some of the milestones along our journey to date.
Apartment block at Donnybrook Gardens lit at dusk
March 2023

Cairn named Developer of the Year at the National Property Awards for a second consecutive year.

Cairn team in black tie with their award in front of an awards sponsors' backdrop
February 2023
Staff at work in a bright open-plan office with a timber ceiling and bench seating

Cairn named as one of the Top 20 companies to work for in Ireland.

September 2022

Cairn HQ moves to 45 Mespil Road, an awarding-winning office space. 

Aerial view of apartment blocks among mature trees with hills on the horizon
December 2022
Aerial view of a Cairn housing development under construction, with terraced homes and tower cranes

Cairn becomes the first homebuilder in Ireland to deliver over 1,500 new homes in a calendar year.  

May 2022

Final Dividend of 2.80 cent per share paid

Colleagues reviewing financial charts on a tablet and printed reports
April 2022
Cairn team with their trophy on stage at The National Property Awards

Winner Developer of the Year, National Property Awards 2022 

April 2022

Released first standalone Sustainability Report.

Children planting a young tree in a garden while an adult helps
March 2022
Best Workplaces Ireland 2022 badge over a photo of colleagues studying a model

Recognised as one of the Best Workplaces in Ireland – ranked Ireland’s 21st Best Large Workplace.

January 2022

Commenced €75 million share buyback programme.

Open-plan living and dining room in a home at Hawkins, with a sofa and rug
December 2021

Sells 5,000th new home.

Kitchen with grey shaker units and an island in a home at Hawkins
November 2021
CDP grade B mark, with the letter B formed from green foliage

Awarded a Grade B by the Climate Disclosure Project.

September 2021

Recommenced our annual ordinary dividend programme with a 2.66 cent interim ordinary dividend declared

Woman wearing a VR headset, double-exposed with a crane at sunset
June 2021
Tower crane rising beside a scaffolded building under a blue sky

Achieved Grade A SafeT Certification from the Health & Safety Authority

March 2021

Sells 4,000th new home

Pair of new brick homes with lit windows at dusk
November 2020
Landscaped path with flower beds leading to a terrace of new homes

Commences construction at Hawkins Wood, Greystones in Cairn's 5th new site commencement of 2020

July 2020

Awarded the London Stock Exchange Green Economy Mark in recognition of our commitment to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and our impact on the environment

London Stock Exchange Green Economy Mark over planting outside new apartments
February 2020
Hands adjusting buildings on a detailed scale model of a new development

Secures planning permission for 8,000th new home

January 2020

Increases share buyback programme by €35 million to €60 million and sells 3,000th new home

Aerial view of a new housing estate with terraces under construction and fields beyond
September 2019
Stock market trading chart with coloured candlestick bars

Announces inaugural dividend of 2.5 cent per ordinary share and commences €25 million share buyback programme

July 2019

Sells 2,000th new home

Cyclist on the road past a terrace of new homes
June 2018
Glass-fronted Hanover apartment building lit at dusk beside the water

Forward sells first multifamily development at Six Hanover Quay, Dublin 2 for €101 million

April 2018

Sells 1,000th new home

Playground with a slide set into a grass mound beside new homes
July 2017
Sign reading Irish Stock Exchange, marking Cairn's stock market listing

Dual lists on the Irish Stock Exchange, Euronext Dublin

February 2017

Announces first joint venture with the National Asset Management Agency ("NAMA") at a development adjoining Parkside, Malahide Road with a GDV of €25 million

Aerial view of the Parkside housing development at dusk
April 2016
Aerial view over Dublin city and the River Liffey

Raises an additional €175m equity to fund the acquisition of the Argentum Portfolio comprising six residential sites in the Greater Dublin Area and other site acquisitions

December 2015

Announces the acquisition of the Project Clear residential development loan portfolio from RBS for a total consideration of €378 million. The portfolio comprised 20 separate individual residential sites with the capacity to delivery up to c. 12,500 new homes

Aerial view over coastal suburbs and a city bay
September 2015
Roof timbers being fitted on a scaffolded house at Parkside

Launches the first phase of new homes in Parkside for sale

June 2015

Cairn Homes plc is floated on the London Stock Exchange by our co-founders, Michael Stanley (CEO) and Alan McIntosh (Non-Executive Director), raising €440 million in equity

Two men in business suits photographed side by side
January 2015
Roof timbers being fitted on a scaffolded house at Parkside

Cairn commences construction on its first residential site, a 440 new homes development at Parkside, Malahide Road