Gavin Lawlor MIPI has been elected as the President of the Irish Planning Institute (IPI) for the term 2024-2025, ushering in a new era for the organization. As the Director
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In a recent statement, the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) highlighted the crucial importance of a well-defined pipeline of projects to sustain investments necessary for delivering essential infrastructure. Despite acknowledging the
In Memoriam: The Legacy of Eddie O’Connor, Founder of Airtricity and Mainstream Renewable Power Construction Business is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dr Eddie O’Connor, a renowned entrepreneur
In a strategic move, GP Joule, the German energy giant operating through its Irish arm, has laid out plans for a cutting-edge 190MW solar energy farm in County Meath, Ireland.
The expansion of global modular building specialist, Volumetric Building Companies, continues with the opening of its first operation in Ireland. This new facility is set to become an international center
Victims in Ireland ‘silently crying out for help’ as they ‘do somebody’s nails, or wash somebody’s car’ Garda specialist units were currently investigating “well over 100” suspects and crimes linked
A Government plan to build affordable housing has been described as an “absolute failure” after it emerged only eight homes will be delivered this year. In October 2018, the Government
The incident was the latest disruption at the site after around 20 arson attacks at the location during the summer months which gardaí believe are linked A campaign of disruption
Fraud squad detectives are continuing to question a man who was arrested yesterday and is suspected of setting up a bogus construction company for the purpose of laundering money for
The Housing Minister, Simon Coveney, has been accused of “playing around with figures” in his Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness.
In the year to May, residential property prices at a national level increased by 6.9%. This compares with an increase of 7.1% in April and an increase of 13.8% recorded
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
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
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
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
Last week, the government said it will provide another 17,000 units of social housing this year as part of its five-year programme to tackle the housing crisis. Compared with the 13,000 units
Chartered Land, the property group run by Irish developer Joe O’Reilly, has appointed contractors to demolish the former Berkeley Court hotel site in Ballsbridge to make way for 200 high-end
A consortium led by BAM has reached financial close with the National Roads Authority (NRA) for the €230 million N25 New Ross Bypass PPP project. All project and financing agreements have
Facebook has said it will begin building a data centre near Clonee, Co Meath, which will create hundreds of temporary construction
Minister for Mental Health, Social Care and Primary Care Kathleen Lynch has turned the sod yesterday on the new National
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
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
Savills, the international real estate advisor, has today announced the sale of the National Portfolio to Davidson Kempner. The estimated
The results show that there is clearly a need for a sensible adjustment of the Central Bank mortgage rules as
The Construction IT Alliance (Cita) held a world-class BIM event last week (12th – 13th November), at The Gibson Hotel.
Richard Browne, Director of L&M Keating has been awarded the prestigious the title of Engineers Ireland, Chartered Engineer of the
Grafton Group plc, the builders merchanting and DIY Group with operations in the UK, Ireland and Belgium, said it expects
The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) and institutional clients of US-based Quadrant Real Estate Advisors LLC have committed up to
Minister for the Environment, Community & Local Government, Alan Kelly T.D., and the Minister for Finance Michael Noonan, T.D., yesterday
Activity, employment and confidence improved in the Irish construction sector in October, helped by a sharp rise in new business,
The announcement yesterday evening (Thursday) by Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly that he is to reduce levies for construction
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