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Largest Ever European Investment Bank Support in Ireland Backs New Children’s Hospital Project

    Largest Ever European Investment Bank Support in Ireland Backs New Children’s Hospital Project

The European Investment Bank is to provide a loan of €490 million to support construction of the new children’s hospital in Dublin. This represents the largest ever financial engagement by

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Strabane Manufacturer to Invest Over £7 Million in Ambitious Expansion

    Strabane Manufacturer to Invest Over £7 Million in Ambitious Expansion

Strabane-based Fabplus is planning to more than double its workforce and turnover with support from Invest Northern Ireland. The investment is part of a three year expansion plan to increase its market

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Application-Specific Design For New Cat Wheel Material Handlers

    Application-Specific Design For New Cat Wheel Material Handlers

The new range of Cat® wheel material handlers (MH3022, MH3024, MH3026) maintains the Caterpillar purpose-built philosophy for these machines, while reflecting engineering refinements that tailor them more precisely to specific industrial

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PM Group Appoints a New Non-Executive Director

    PM Group Appoints a New Non-Executive Director

Michael McNicholas has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Project Management Holdings (PM Group), the Irish headquartered international project delivery specialists. Michael has over 35 years’ experience in senior

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Construction of Donabate Distributor Road Commences

    Construction of Donabate Distributor Road Commences

The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy, TD, has launched the Donabate Distributor Road, which is the first LIHAF project under the Rebuilding Ireland programme to reach the

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Center Parcs Signs Contract With John Sisk & Son

    Center Parcs Signs Contract With John Sisk & Son

As construction activity on the much anticipated €233 million Center Parcs Longford Forest resort in County Longford ramps up, the company has announced it has formally awarded two major construction

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Roadmap to Digital Transition For Ireland’s Construction Industry

    Roadmap to Digital Transition For Ireland’s Construction Industry

The National BIM Council has published the first digital strategy for Ireland’s construction industry, titled a ‘Roadmap to Digital Transition’. Over the past 18 months, the council has consulted and

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EIB Loan Will Trigger €180 Million Investment Programme in Fingal

    EIB Loan Will Trigger €180 Million Investment Programme in Fingal

Fingal County Council has signed a €70 million Framework Loan Agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) which will trigger a €180 million investment in strategic infrastructure projects within the

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Donal McCarthy Appointed New Managing Director Ireland East by John Sisk & Son

    Donal McCarthy Appointed New Managing Director Ireland East by John Sisk & Son

John Sisk & Son Ltd, Ireland’s leading provider of construction services with extensive operations across Ireland, the United Kingdom and mainland Europe, has announced the appointment of Donal McCarthy (pictured) as Managing

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Sisk Announces Winners of Inaugural Supply Chain Awards

    Sisk Announces Winners of Inaugural Supply Chain Awards

John Sisk & Son, Ireland’s leading provider of construction services with extensive operations across Ireland, the United Kingdom and mainland Europe, has announced the winners of its inaugural Supply Chain Awards

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Komatsu Forest Delegation Visits McHale Plant Sales

    Komatsu Forest Delegation Visits McHale Plant Sales

A delegation from Komatsu Forest recently visited the Rathcoole-based headquarters of McHale Plant Sales on Greenogue Industrial Estate in the wake of its appointment to distribute their range of timber harvesting and forwarding machinery

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Review Confirms Core Elements of Mortgage Measures Remain Unchanged

    Review Confirms Core Elements of Mortgage Measures Remain Unchanged

The outcome of the annual review of the residential mortgage measures has been published by the Central Bank of Ireland. The review is based on analysis of mortgage lending data

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Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute Appoints New President

    Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute Appoints New President

The Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI) has appointed Pat Lucey as President at the association’s Annual General Meeting. The Cork-based businessman succeeds out-going Ireland Chapter of PMI President, Niall

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2017 KPMG Irish Independent Property Industry Excellence Award Winners

    2017 KPMG Irish Independent Property Industry Excellence Award Winners

800 of Ireland’s property industry stakeholders; commercial & residential agencies, developers, architects, designers, investment managers and contractors convened at the Convention Centre Dublin recently for the announcement of the winners

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CField Construction Helps Build Field of Dreams For Down Syndrome Cork

    CField Construction Helps Build Field of Dreams For Down Syndrome Cork

Field of Dreams, an educational and horticultural centre for adults with Down syndrome, was officially opened by Minister Simon Coveney in Cork recently. CField Construction, who engaged in the project

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New Record Set For Dublin Property Market

    New Record Set For Dublin Property Market

Sales at Lansdowne Place, Chartered Land’s luxury residential development in Ballsbridge, have surpassed targets with over €100 million secured from sales to date. The prices achieved equate to over €1,000

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Keadeen Hotel Unveils New €3 Million Development Works

    Keadeen Hotel Unveils New €3 Million Development Works

The O’Loughlin family run, four-star Keadeen Hotel in Newbridge, Co. Kildare has just completed a €3 million renovation programme which has seen some major works taking place both in and

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McAleer & Rushe Sells Newcastle Hotel Investment For £32.7 Million

    McAleer & Rushe Sells Newcastle Hotel Investment For £32.7 Million

Northern Ireland-based developer and contractor McAleer & Rushe has sold a planned new four-star Maldron Hotel in Newcastle City Centre to UK Commercial Property Trust Limited (UKCPT), which is advised by Standard Life Investments, for

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Ivan Webb Scholarship 2017

    Ivan Webb Scholarship 2017

The Ivan Webb Scholarship 2017 has been awarded to three students from the Dublin Institute of Technology, Bolton Street. Sionainn McLaughlin, received the First Year Full Time Scholarship Award; David Quinn

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EIB Backs Re-development of Limerick and Confirms New Irish Urban Investment Plans

    EIB Backs Re-development of Limerick and Confirms New Irish Urban Investment Plans

Limerick’s economic resurgence has taken another giant step forward as the European Investment Bank (EIB) confirmed a record commitment for an urban Ireland investment programme for the city. EIB will

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Heineken Ireland Unveils Multi-million Euro Refresh of Historic Cork Office

    Heineken Ireland Unveils Multi-million Euro Refresh of Historic Cork Office

Marking the completion of a multi-million euro upgrade project, HEINEKEN Ireland has unveiled its new look headquarters in Cork. The 128 year-old iconic Malt House building at Leitrim Street has been

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House Prices Could Rise By 20% From 2017 to 2020

    House Prices Could Rise By 20% From 2017 to 2020

New ESRI research analyses a number of demographic and economic factors to forecast trends in house prices. The research finds that over the period from 2017-2020, house prices could rise

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Dublin City Council Wins Engineers Ireland Excellence Award

    Dublin City Council Wins Engineers Ireland Excellence Award

Dublin City Council’s South Campshire Flood Protection Project has won the Engineers Ireland Excellence Award in the ‘Local Authority Engineering Initiative category’. Following recent extreme flood events, a review was

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Redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh Voted Best National Engineering Project of 2017

    Redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh Voted Best National Engineering Project of 2017

The redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh has been voted national Engineering Project of the Year for 2017 at eighth Engineers

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SEAI Sustainable Energy Awards Recognise Impact of Innovative Energy Solutions in Design and Construction

    SEAI Sustainable Energy Awards Recognise Impact of Innovative Energy Solutions in Design and Construction

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) recently announced the winners of its Sustainable Energy Awards at a gala event

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82% of Engineering Employers Plan to Hire in 2018

    82% of Engineering Employers Plan to Hire in 2018

79% of engineering employers expect their businesses to grow in 2018, a new Engineers Ireland survey has revealed. The findings

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GRAHAM Construction Named as Building Industry’s Top Contractor

    GRAHAM Construction Named as Building Industry’s Top Contractor

Hillsborough-based contractor GRAHAM Construction has been named Major Contractor of the Year at the annual UK Building Awards. GRAHAM Construction

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Continuing House Price Inflation “Very Worrying”

    Continuing House Price Inflation “Very Worrying”

Responding to the latest CSO house price data showing continued acceleration in property prices with Dublin prices increasing by 12.2% in

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Residential Property Prices Rise By 12.8% in the Year to September

    Residential Property Prices Rise By 12.8% in the Year to September

In the year to September, residential property prices at national level increased by 12.8%, according to the last CSO figures.

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Enisca Group is Investing £1.5 Million to Support 2020 Growth Strategy

    Enisca Group is Investing £1.5 Million to Support 2020 Growth Strategy

Cookstown-based engineering services firm Enisca Group is investing over £1.5 million in its workforce, training and business infrastructure. This investment is to

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Gyproc Ireland Creates 14 New Jobs at Kingscourt Factory

    Gyproc Ireland Creates 14 New Jobs at Kingscourt Factory

Gyproc, Ireland’s leading manufacturer of plaster and plasterboard and part of the Saint-Gobain group, has today announced the creation of

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Bio-marine Ingredients Ireland to Develop €35 Million Processing Facility in Killybegs

    Bio-marine Ingredients Ireland to Develop €35 Million Processing Facility in Killybegs

Bio-marine Ingredients Ireland (BII) has secured planning permission for a second larger marine ingredients processing facility in Killybegs, Co Donegal

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Kilsaran International Wins Sustainable Quarry of the Year 2017

    Kilsaran International Wins Sustainable Quarry of the Year 2017

Kilsaran International, from Dunboyne, Co Meath, was a double winner at this year’s Irish Concrete Federation Sustainable Quarry Awards. The

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Ireland Chapter of PMI Announces Winners of the National Project Awards

    Ireland Chapter of PMI Announces Winners of the National Project Awards

The Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI) has announced the winners of the inaugural National Project Awards, sponsored by PwC.

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Carrickfergus Specialist Joinery Business Carves Out Growth Plans

    Carrickfergus Specialist Joinery Business Carves Out Growth Plans

Abbey Upholsterers Specialist Joinery & Fit Out is expanding its workforce and manufacturing space in Carrickfergus with support from Invest

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Another Successful Year For PM Group

    Another Successful Year For PM Group

PM Group, the international project delivery company, has reported Group revenue of €336 million, an increase of 13% on 2015.

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Ecocem Ireland Launches First Hybrid Weather Resistant Bag

    Ecocem Ireland Launches First Hybrid Weather Resistant Bag

Ireland’s premier producer of high performance, low carbon cement Ecocem Ireland has announced its new product development for the bagged

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€60 Million Backing For NUI Galway Campus Development

    €60 Million Backing For NUI Galway Campus Development

The European Investment Bank will provide €60 million towards development of the NUI Galway campus. The first ever loan to

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Ireland’s First Syndicated Property Finance Platform Launched

    Ireland’s First Syndicated Property Finance Platform Launched

Initiative Ireland has launched Ireland’s first syndicated property finance platform (www.initiativeireland.ie). The launch coincides with the company’s pre-approval of a

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Infram Energy Reaches 95MW of Total Installed Capacity

    Infram Energy Reaches 95MW of Total Installed Capacity

Infram Energy, a platform established by Infracapital and Amarenco Solar to invest in greenfield renewable energy assets across France, Ireland

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PM Group Appointment

    PM Group Appointment

Andrew D Skibo (Andy Skibo) has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the US board of PM Group, the international

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Kingspan Retains Position on CDP Climate ‘A List’

    Kingspan Retains Position on CDP Climate ‘A List’

Kingspan, a global leader in high performance insulation, building fabric, and solar integrated building envelopes, has been named for the third

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Construction Plant Sector Welcomes Decision to Upgrade N20 to Motorway Status

    Construction Plant Sector Welcomes Decision to Upgrade N20 to Motorway Status

Government plans to proceed with the upgrading of the N20 Cork – Limerick road to motorway status – confirmed by An

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Increased Pay For Construction Workers

    Increased Pay For Construction Workers

Pat Breen TD, Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation has signed into law an Order entitled

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Ardmac Completes Major Rebranding Initiative

    Ardmac Completes Major Rebranding Initiative

Dublin-based construction company, Ardmac has completed a rebranding initiative focused on elevating the company’s vision and mission across all the organisation

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Solo Energy Installs State-of-the-art Energy Storage System

    Solo Energy Installs State-of-the-art Energy Storage System

Solo Energy – a ClimateLaunchpad alumni company – has teamed up with Cork City Council to install a state-of-the-art battery

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Microsoft’s New Irish Wind Energy Agreement

    Microsoft’s New Irish Wind Energy Agreement

The national body charged with helping Ireland to transition to a low-carbon economy has welcomed a new agreement by Microsoft

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€10 Million Expansion By Portwest in Mayo

    €10 Million Expansion By Portwest in Mayo

Leading safety clothing and personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturers Portwest are to build a new corporate headquarters at Westport which

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Irish Georgian Society Conservation Award Winners 2017

    Irish Georgian Society Conservation Award Winners 2017

The winners of the Irish Georgian Society’s 2017 Architectural Conservation Award and Original Drawings Award have been announced. The awards

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SEAI and OPW Partner on Energy Saving Pilot Programme

    SEAI and OPW Partner on Energy Saving Pilot Programme

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is working in partnership with the Office of Public Works (OPW) to help

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Guaranteed Irish Welcomes Support For Housing and Enterprise Development

    Guaranteed Irish Welcomes Support For Housing and Enterprise Development

Guaranteed Irish has welcomed measures in Budget 2018 to increase housing supply and support enterprise. However, the organisation cautioned that

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Budget 2018 – CIF Welcomes Increased Investment in Infrastructure at Critical Time For Irish Economy

    Budget 2018 – CIF Welcomes Increased Investment in Infrastructure at Critical Time For Irish Economy

The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has stated that the measures announced in Budget 2018 will help address the systemic weaknesses

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First EU-wide Tool For Sustainable Building Performance Reporting

    First EU-wide Tool For Sustainable Building Performance Reporting

The European Commission has launched the pilot phase of ‘Level(s)’, a new EU- framework for sustainable buildings, which will help

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Construction Companies Reporting Difficulty Accessing Funding

    Construction Companies Reporting Difficulty Accessing Funding

A new survey by RSM and the Construction Industry Federation has found that construction companies are still facing significant difficulties

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Guaranteed Irish Calls For VAT Reduction and Expansion of Incentive Schemes to Stimulate Construction Sector

    Guaranteed Irish Calls For VAT Reduction and Expansion of Incentive Schemes to Stimulate Construction Sector

Guaranteed Irish has called for a reduction in VAT, the expansion of incentive schemes, and an overhaul of apprenticeships to

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Dragon Brand Foods to Build New Factory

    Dragon Brand Foods to Build New Factory

Strabane-based food manufacturer, Dragon Brand Foods is investing over £500,000 in jobs, innovation and a new factory with the support

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4site Appoints Ray O’ Connor as Chief Commercial Officer

    4site Appoints Ray O’ Connor as Chief Commercial Officer

4site, leaders in designing, building and maintaining network infrastructure for utilities companies and network owners, has appointed Ray O’ Connor

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European Investment Bank Backs €405 Million Investment in Social Housing

    European Investment Bank Backs €405 Million Investment in Social Housing

The European Investment Bank confirmed on Thursday support for record new investment in social housing totalling €405 million that will

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