Agents DTZ Sherry FitzGerald has announced the appointment of Donal Kelleher as head of development land. He will work alongside company chairman Peter Lynch, who has led this division of the business for the past 11 years.

Kelleher brings more than 20 years' experience in the real estate sector having held senior roles in a number of companies including Savills, where he was development director between 1999 and 2010.

He subsequently spent four years with Nama as portfolio manager and senior property adviser, and more recently he acted as chief investment officer with Ires REIT.