Twenty-five new companies have been named among Ireland’s best managed companies by Deloitte. There are now 139 companies recognised by Deloitte as Ireland’s best managed firms. This year’s awards, which
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The creation of about 70 jobs in Manchester by a Republic of Ireland construction specialist has been welcomed by the country’s Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar. The news of the move by
Intel has said it could invest as much as €80 billion in Europe over the next decade to boost the region’s chip capacity and will open up its semiconductor plant
Following a year of “considerable turbulence” in 2020, food and agri-businesses across Ireland are “significantly more optimistic” this year. Today (Wednesday, September 8) ifac, the professional services firm, has published its
Ireland’s economy is surging ahead of its 26 EU partners as more sectors reopen post-pandemic. The latest figures put the country on course to record double-digit growth in 2021 and
The Taoiseach has heralded in a new era of recreation, tourism and economic benefits for Cork Harbour following the completion of a massive €144m engineering project to end the discharge
Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien has defended the Housing for All plan as a “different” and “multifaceted” strategy in which the State was the biggest builder. He said the plan,
Enterprise Ireland’s first in-person trade mission since the onset of the Covid pandemic starts today in London, before moving on to Paris and Berlin. The three day mission is being
Social housing in Ireland is at crisis levels due to a booming population and a limited supply of residential properties. Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien is finally expected to unveil
Bank of Ireland’s latest Economic Pulse shows that consumer confidence rose in August but business sentiment slipped. Bank of Ireland said the Consumer Pulse was in catch-up mode and moved
Knauf UK and Ireland has announced the appointment of Ian Stokes as Managing Director. This is a return to the role for Stokes, who already held the position until 2016. He
A Strategic Housing Development (SHD) scheme of 227 build-to-rent apartments up to 12 storeys tall is being sought for a site on Upper Abbey Street in Dublin, in place of a
Raw sewage discharges to be eliminated into river Avoca in Co Wicklow. Construction on a €139-million wastewater treatment plant for Arklow, Co Wicklow began on Monday, marking the end of protracted delays in
More than 50 submissions have been made on the proposed new data centre for Ennis, which has garnered stiff resistance from environmentalists in recent weeks. Futureproof Clare, Extinction Rebellion Clare,
They’ve been popping up all over the country. Opposition has been mounting against them. But they still are pretty mysterious and complicated to understand. So we think it’s definitely time
24 new hotels, comprising 4,500 rooms, will be delivered in Dublin by the end of 2023, according to property advisor, Savills Ireland. 2,100 rooms will complete by the end of
50 solar farms across Ireland and the UK are to be financed by German bank Berenberg. Berenberg Green Energy Junior Debt Fund III has entered into an agreement with solar
Construction experienced the highest rate of salary growth of any sector between February and July, according to data from a recruitment website. Advertised wages in the sector rose faster than
Woodie’s owner reports record profits for first six month of 2021. Prices for key construction materials will continue rising into next year, Gavin Slark, chief executive of Woodie’s DIY-owner Grafton Group, predicted on
German bank Berenberg will loan €36 million to Irish group Elgin Energy to back the development of solar power projects in the Republic and UK. Elgin is building solar electricity and power storage plants
The first submissions to the Government’s working group on defective homes indicate that the cost of remedying Celtic Tiger-era building issues will be at least €365 million. The Construction Defects
Survey blames materials price increases of up to 40% for rising cost of building in capital. Building in Dublin is more expensive than Paris as material and labour shortages have
Statkraft has begun construction on Ireland’s “largest” solar farm, which will create enough energy to power over 40,000 homes, according to the renewable energy producer. Located in Ballymacarney, Co. Meath,
Faced with long restrictions that are only just being lifted many hotels are using the opportunity to make significant upgrades.
Almost 14,000 new companies were registered in Ireland in the first half of the year, up 42% on the same
The Ballymacarney solar farm is expected to create enough energy to power more than 40,000 homes. Renewables company Statkraft has
Be sure to register to attend the 6th Annual National Construction Summit which is being held on the 21st October 2021
Regeneration and rejuvenation of city centre areas will fail to occur without major Government intervention, according to leading figures in
Senior Government ministers are understood to have reached agreement on the summer economic statement, which is now due to be
Savills has brought the Point Square development in Dublin’s north docklands to the market on behalf of the Joint Statutory
Fire-safety defects estimated to cost more than €5 million to fix have been discovered at a large Celtic Tiger-era apartment
Savills says that take up has been good, although the Central Bank of Ireland warned recently of the danger of
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that in 2021 one in eight chief executive officers in Ireland are
The Managing Director at Cork Airport says the massive runway reconstruction taking place later this year will help ensure the
Building materials group Grafton said group revenue rose by close to 50% in the first half of the year as it experienced
A PERFECT STORM (literally, in some cases) of factors have conspired to turn up the pressure on Ireland’s housebuilders. Building
Rising costs left operating profits at builder Sisk’s parent trailing by more than 25 per cent at €21 million last
Motivated by comfort and warmth as well as energy savings, homeowners across Ireland are looking to invest in home improvements
Insulation and building materials manufacturer Kingspan has agreed a deal with Langley Co-Invest to buy 100% of the shares of
The Director General of the Construction Industry Federation is warning that the Level 5 restrictions are having a significant impact
Singapore-backed Strawberry Star agrees long-term partnership following first-phase of ‘LU2ON’ development Singapore-backed property developer Strawberry Star Group has agreed a £500m
Sites closed over virus construction ban forcing skilled machine operators to leave UK construction companies are actively recruiting Irish workers,
Gas Networks Ireland’s Design Safety Management System has been shortlisted for the international Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM)
Engineers Ireland has launched a new Women in Engineering Group as part of the organisation’s International Women’s Day celebrations with
The Government’s newly published draft National Planning Framework correctly recognises that Ireland’s future is urban – now that appreciation must
Enterprise Ireland, in association with the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board, is inviting registration for a ‘Meet the Buyer’ event
DIT and Sirus International are calling on the young men and women of Ireland to join the Building Engineering community
Kingspan Insulation in North America pulled out all the stops as it marked the commissioning of its new GreenGuard XPS
Hines has submitted a large-scale planning application for a new town centre development that will serve as the focal point
The Government has just published “Ireland 2040 – Our Plan” for its final round of public consultations. Over the next
University College Cork (UCC) has unveiled its €350 million investment plan which will create more than 500 new construction jobs
The Construction Industry Federation welcomed over 100 people to its Women in Construction Network event yesterday. The event entitled #BuildingEquality
New figures released this week by the National Transport Authority are at odds with feedback from commuters regarding the impact
Eoghan Murphy, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government has announced the further 2017 grant allocations to local authorities for
The Health and Safety Authority haspublished its 2016 Annual Report outlining major activities, achievements and outcomes over the course of
An Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Frances Fitzgerald and Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring
Despite enough office space being completed to accommodate 2,700 workers, Dublin’s office stock actually contracted in Q2 due to large-scale
Ibec has welcomed the strong jobs numbers recently published by the CSO. The numbers provide more evidence of broad positive
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