Over 450 jobs will be created with the construction a new office block in Cork city’s South Mall. The state-of-the-art, five floor offices are scheduled for completion in summer 2018
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A consultation process on the adoption of BIM (Building Information Modelling) on Irish public works projects has begun. The Government Contracts Committee for Construction (GCCC) has prepared a position paper
Savills has just announced the sale of prime development lands in Donnybrook, Dublin 4 – one of the City’s most prestigious and high value residential locations. Entitled ‘Project Montrose’ the
A recent report by the ESRI has found that increased activity in the construction sector is impacting both investment and consumption. Higher levels of residential and commercial supply are increasing
Renewable energy firm Amarenco Solar has received planning permission for a 5MW solar farm in Cork. The farm, which has been given the go-ahead by Cork County Council, brings to
Construction of new homes reached a seven-year high in January, as developers look to capitalise on Help to Buy by increasing their output. Latest figures from the Department of Housing
The redevelopment of Clerys department store on Dublin’s O’Connell Street will provide a “new focus and heartbeat” to the city centre, a planning hearing has heard. Architect Rory Murphy from
The Department of Finance has announced that tax breaks for “accidental landlords” could be applied to keep properties in the rental market and boost supply. These tax breaks would also
Dublin-headquartered modular home builder and solar energy developer WElink Energy is to build Europe’s largest privately funded solar farm in Portugal following the signing of the EPC contract with China
A new academy has been set up in Co Armagh to address major skills gaps in the construction sector. The National Construction Skills Academy (NCSA) in Portadown will provide tuition
Combilift, the Irish manufacturer of multi-directional forklifts based in Monaghan has signed a contract with Kingfisher, Europe’s largest home improvement retailer worth an additional €1million to deliver 50 Aisle-Master forklifts
The Bolands Quay Development Group – a collaboration between property consultants Mark Reynolds & Glenn Cran of Savills Ireland and Cleary McCabe – has announced that BAM Ireland has been
Apartment owners at the Beacon South Quarter development in Sandyford, Dublin have decided to pay more than €10 million to fix fire safety and other structural defects at the complex.
Center Parcs has announced that it has awarded the first major contract for its Ballymahon holiday village to Limerick-based Roadbridge Civil Engineering & Building Contractors. This comes after a competitive
Five years after it was due, the Government this week published a National Mitigation Plan on climate change, outlining how the Government will meet stringent EU greenhouse emissions targets for
The location for paramilitary trials during the Troubles, the Crumlin Road Courthouse in Belfast is to be transformed into a luxury hotel. Liverpool-based hotelier and developer Lawrence Kenwright said he
Galway-based specialist engineering company Ward & Burke posted a pre-tax profit of €13.8 million last year, up 11%, thanks to business in Canada. Revenues at the firm rose 6% to
Minister Simon Coveney has announced that he has extended the public consultation phase of the National Planning Framework Ireland 2040 – Our Plan, from 16th March to Friday 31st March
According to a report by Reuters, many of the UK’s leading housebuilders are planning or considering new developments of prefabricated homes in response to the prospect of Brexit cutting off
Under new regulations being drafted by the Department of Housing, owners of empty commercial buildings will be able to convert their properties into apartments without seeking planning permission. Vacant residential buildings
Activity in the construction sector rose sharply last month, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index from Ulster Bank. Ulster Bank’s Construction PMI for February stood at 57.9, up from
Over 100 men and women attended the Construction Industry Federation’s (CIF) recently-held breakfast briefing on Increasing Female Participation in Construction. CIF Director of Industrial Relations, Jean Winters said: “The Construction
DAA has been given five more years to build its planned €320 million north runway at Dublin Airport. A 10-year planning permission for the runway project was granted in August
A planning application for the move of the National Maternity Hospital from Holles Street to St Vincent’s Hospital was recently
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the volume of output in building and construction increased by 0.9%
Builders’ merchant and DIY group Grafton recently announced a 13% increase in revenue for 2016 to just over £2.5 billion
Irish Distillers, Ireland’s leading supplier of spirits and wines and producer of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys,
Interxion Holding, a leading European provider of carrier and cloud-neutral co-location data centre services, has unveiled DUB3, its third data
Simon Coveney T.D., Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, has published the draft River Basin Management Plan (RBMP)
Minister for Health Simon Harris announced on Thursday, November 24, that the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) and St Vincent’s Hospital
Research conducted by Daft.ie has found that 25% of available projects that qualify for the first-time buyers scheme are located
AIB announced on Tuesday, November 22, that it had approved over €300 million in loans to the hotel sector in
Gaelectric officially opened its £13.4 million (€15.5 Million) wind farm on Thursday, November 17, at Cloonty in Co. Antrim. The
The Wood Awards Ireland were presented in Farmleigh House on Thursday, November 17, with Bucholz McEvoy Architects named as the
A development partner is being sought to develop a 2.4 acre site, previously known as the ‘Florentine Centre’, in Bray,
136 new office buildings, totaling more than 12 million square feet, are planned to be built in Dublin over the
The Daft.ie Rental Report for the third quarter of 2016, released on Tuesday, November 8, called the lack of residential
An 18-month upgrade of Dublin Airport’s main runway is expected to create 150 jobs. Construction on the runway is expected
Irish water officially began construction on a €9.7 million wastewater pipe network for Rush, Co. Dublin on Friday, November 11.
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