IRISH RES. PPTYS

I-RES reports higher results for the first half of 2026: revenue €43.1m (+1.1%), EPRA Earnings €15.3m (+5.3%) and EPRA EPS €0.029 (+5.8%). Like-for-like rent growth accelerated to 2.1% and the occupancy rate was 99.4%; the reported total return rose to 6.8%. Net LTV fell to 42.6% and financing costs declined; management attributes the improvement mainly to new Irish rental regulations and operational discipline and does not expect materially different rent growth in the second half. » More on de.investing.com

I-RES appoints Gary Britton and Shruthi Chindalur as independent non-executive directors; the appointments take effect on the close of the annual general meeting on 28 May 2026 and are subject to shareholder approval. At the same time three members, including Joan Garahy, Richard Nesbitt and Amy Freedman, will not stand for re-election or will resign. The board appointed Tom Kavanagh as the new senior independent director and Denise Turner as chair of the remuneration committee, both effective at the close of the 2026 AGM. Britton was a partner at KPMG and has held several board positions; Chindalur comes from leadership roles at LinkedIn, Oracle Financial Software and Criteo and currently sits on multiple publicly listed boards. » More on de.investing.com

I-RES reports slight revenue growth for 2025 (+0.2% to €85.5 million) and adjusted earnings growth of 7.4% to €32.8 million. Profit before tax turned positive to €49.7 million versus a loss in the prior year, net LTV is 43.6% and occupancy is 99.5%. Management announces a proposed annual dividend of 4.89 cents (+19.9%) and expects that new rental-law rules effective 1 March 2026, with a portfolio reversion potential of 20%, could significantly boost rental income. » More on de.investing.com