The construction of two new 650 tonne tunnel boring machines (TBMs), which will build the new Northern Line Extension tunnels under south London, is now complete. The two machines –
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Conor Linehan, Head of William Fry’s Environment & Planning Group and Des Lennon, Director of Development Land at JLL, explained at a William Fry Breakfast Briefing to nearly 200 representatives
A new and revolutionary solar heating, hot water and energy storage system, designed by British clean-technology company, Minus7, was launched at EcoBuild 2016 at London’s ExCel. Installed in social housing schemes,
ERSI report shows apartment building has all but ground to a halt in Dublin, despite an increasing demand for homes and sharply rising prices. The Economic and Social Research Institute
Spanish plasma pharmaceuticals group Grifols has announced plans to invest another €77m in its biologics plant at Grange Castle in Co Dublin. The company said it was bringing forward plans
The number of tall buildings in the pipeline for London continues to grow, research, which is updated annually, is published by New London Architecture (NLA) and GLHearn and includes buildings of
The total value of all construction projects commenced in 2015 jumped significantly throughout the year, increasing by €3.19 billion to €6.12 billion when compared to the same period in 2014
The five-star Dromoland Castle hotel is seeking to block plans by Applegreen to extend its national network of motorway service areas into Co Clare. Last month, Applegreen lodged plans to
The scheme intends to demolish the five-storey Oisin House, which is adjacent to Trinity, and the construction of a seven-storey, 13,800 sq m development that will house 278 student accommodation
Developer Gerry Gannon plans to build more than 80 apartments and townhouses in a project in north Dublin that industry figures value between €18 million and €20 million. The company
Dutch firm Interxion, a leading European provider of carrier and cloud-neutral colocation data centre services, has announced it is planning a €28 million investment in a third data centre for Dublin. Developed in response to continued
Ireland’s largest hotel operator Dalata has acquired the company which owns the former Charlemont Clinic in central Dublin for €11.9m. The 0.95 acre location of the former Charlemont Clinic on the
The Taoiseach will launch two major infrastructure projects in Cork today worth a combined total of €100m. The first one relates to the €50m regeneration of the landmark Capitol cinema site
Listed-Irish housebuilder Cairn Homes has reached an agreement with the US property investment firm Hines to purchase two lots in Cherrywood, Dublin for €21.5 million, with an option to acquire
Chanelle Group, the largest Irish-owned manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, will create 175 jobs in a major expansion of its operations, with a €70million investment. Chanelle, which already employs 375 people, wants
A new 172,000 square foot office building is set to change the streetscape of Burlington Road, Dublin 4. New images of Vertium have been released today as construction continues on the six-storey
Queen’s University has entered yesterday into a deal with developers McAleer & Rushe to develop 1,200 student bedrooms on two of their city centre sites, in a deal worth €90 million.
Construction sector activity was at its strongest in seven months in January with job creation levels also rising for the third month running. According to the Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing
Property firm Hines has applied for planning permission to build a huge expansion of Liffey Valley Shopping Centre in west Dublin. The €26m development plan includes an additional 22,000 sq m
Dublin City Council has released the details of its plans to revamp Dalymount Park into a modern 10,000 seater stadium, a redevelopment which is expected to cost up to €20m to
New Generation Homes, the developer led by Greg Kavanagh and Pat Crean, will seek permission for a €250 million office and apartment complex in Dublin’s south docklands from the city
As the date for General Election 2016 is announced for Friday 26th February, the CIF (Construction Industry Federation) is calling for the new Government to create a Minister for Infrastructure
There is speculation that planners and designers at Dublin City Council are about to propose an even more radical vision
The long-postponed Florentine shopping and cinema complex planned for the centre of Bray, Co Wicklow, has moved a stage further
Last week, the government said it will provide another 17,000 units of social housing this year as part of its
Chartered Land, the property group run by Irish developer Joe O’Reilly, has appointed contractors to demolish the former Berkeley Court
A consortium led by BAM has reached financial close with the National Roads Authority (NRA) for the €230 million N25 New
Facebook has said it will begin building a data centre near Clonee, Co Meath, which will create hundreds of temporary construction
Joint receivers Mark Reynolds and Glenn Cran of Savills have formed an executive development platform to manage the €170 million
Minister for Mental Health, Social Care and Primary Care Kathleen Lynch has turned the sod yesterday on the new National
UK and Ireland-based building materials Grafton said on Tuesday that trading conditions in its final quarter of the year were
Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly has just announced a proposed €650 million hydro-electric plant which will seek to create 400
Some €15.6 billion worth of construction projects are in the pipeline in Ireland for this year, according to a report
The country’s construction sector ended 2015 on a positive note, with activity in December surging to a five month high.
Irish homebuilder Cairn Homes has said it is acquiring a site in Hanover Quay in the Dublin Docklands for €18m,
Investment property transactions reached almost €3.5 billion as a total in 2015, in Ireland, with nine individual transactions which came in
Irish property investment group Tetrarch Capital intends to invest €25 million in a 178-unit aparthotel on a site close to
A £133 million dualling upgrade scheme (€183m) between Belfast and Larne, developed by a Joint Venture of Lagan, Ferrovial and
The Irish construction sector posted another sharp rise in activity in November, helped by accelerated growth of new business. The
Chicago-based Harrison Street Real Estate Capital has teamed up with London-headquartered GSA Investment Management to provide €250m to built student
Mr. Fred Barry has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Project Management Holdings (PM Group), the Irish headquartered international
FBD Property and Leisure Ltd is to spend €5.5 million on the expansion and upgrading of its successful Castleknock Hotel
Work is set to begin this week on a €111 million commercial development on the North Wall Quay in Dublin’s
About 2,300 homes will be completed in the coming weeks on lands owned by Nama debtors and receivers, with another
The National Asset Management Agency has made €170 million in funding available for work to begin on the redevelopment of
Architectural firm which co-designed the Aviva Stadium saw revenues rise to €4.8m. However, the multi-award-winning building designers recorded an operating
The National Asset Management Agency has announced today plans for a €7.5 billion development programme to deliver about 4 million
Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) will create 100 new jobs following confirmation that it is to open a “game-changing” new
US developer Hines’ Irish arm is submitting a planning application to develop roads, parks and other infrastructure to allow the
The first phase of a major new urban centre planned for Ballsbridge in Dublin 4, is being launched today through
The wastewater network is to undergo a €180m upgrade, while a further €48m will be spent on improving drinking water
Lagan Building Contractors has been appointed by Belfast Harbour to develop the second office block of a £250 million (€355m)
Planning permission for a 206-bedroom hotel on the site of the former Belfast Metropolitan College has been granted to a
The National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) has this morning set out plans for major infrastructure projects with a combined value
Irish property investment firm Green REIT has reached a conditional deal worth €155m with its joint venture partner to acquire
The value of construction projects commenced saw a significant increase in the first three quarters of 2015, rising by €1.7
Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan has announced yesterday a new programme of capital investment in schools. Running from
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