A major new port facility planned on the Cork Harbour site of the former Irish Fertiliser Industries (IFI) plant at Marino Point have been put on hold following objections from
Regional
The way is now clear for the debt-laden Cork County GAA Board to lodge ‘fast track’ plans to An Bord Pleanala for 309 residential units planned for Cork GAA lands.
A YEAR after work on a vital €58m road restarted, concern has now been expressed over the future of the scheme. It comes after Roadbridge, the main contractor on
Two walls – one in the north of England and the other in the north of Ireland, separated in their construction by 1,800 years – are celebrating significant birthdays in
Beside a main road close to Northern Ireland’s only Unesco world heritage site, the Giant’s Causeway, lies an empty field fenced off with barbed wire. A sign reads: “Atlantic Link.
Work is under way on a bid to open a multi-million pound offshore floating wind farm off the coast of Northern Ireland by 2029. Offshore energy specialist SBM Offshore is
LABOUR shortages and soaring material costs are having a devastating inpact on the north’s construction sector, where workloads capitulated in the final three months of last year, a new industry
As construction begins on the new £175 million Belfast Transport Hub, Translink’s CEO says the project will offer “lots of opportunities to enhance public transport and active travel” in Northern
A building supplies company is the third challenger to take a High Court action over permission granted for the Galway City Ring Road, claiming a change to the scheme “flies
SOUTH Derry construction giant Henry Brothers has launched a strategy to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The company – named recently as Northern Ireland’s Responsible Business of the
THE north’s private sector recorded a marked improvement in economic output at the start of 2022, driven by the performance of manufacturers, new analysis from Ulster Bank shows. Output between
Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has launched a public appointment competition to recruit 10 board members to the Construction Industry Training Board Northern Ireland (CITB NI). CITB NI aims to encourage
CONSTRUCTION IS TO begin on a new Cork Events Centre later this year – five years after a ‘turning of the sod’ event was held at the site and attended
BELFAST construction supply firm Ridgeway has projected significant growth in 2022 after acquiring the European rights to distribute ‘filter units’ for offshore marine and civil engineering works. The company, which
Construction works on the converter station site in Wexford for the €400m Greenlink Interconnector commenced in late January. Greenlink will link the Irish and UK electricity transmission systems via 190km
More than 800 jobs will be created by Eli Lilly as part of a new €400m investment into Ireland as part of its global expansion. The pharmaceutical giant has announced
THE north’s construction sector grew in 2021 despite the challenges posed by Covid and Brexit, and the combination of material and labour shortages, a new industry barometer shows. But it
Some of the first plans in the €500 million redevelopment of Dublin city’s most prominent site, the 5.5-acre plot stretching from O’Connell Street to Moore Street, have been approved by
An examiner appointed to a construction firm that has been building a planned social housing development in Limerick has so far failed to secure a scheme of arrangement that would
A NEW centre of excellence located in Limerick’s National Technology Park is due to be completed in mid 2022. IDA Ireland have announced that the 30.000sq ft building will be
The store will bring up to 25 permanent new jobs to Kanturk after planning permission for the supermarket was secured. Discount supermarket chains Aldi and Lidl have announced separate plans
The company also plans to provide a shuttle bus service from the centre of Dingle for visitors during summer months Plans for a major expansion of the Dingle Distillery, including
Members of the Mica Action Group gained unanimous support following strong presentations to the European Parliament Petitions Committee today. Ann Owens and Joseph Morgan spoke in Brussels regarding eight petitions
Square-foot caps on rebuilding costs will still leave many property owners out of pocket Homeowners caught up in the mica
The pub itself is a protected structure, and according to the planning application, it would be retained as part of
Darragh O’Brien to bring memo to Cabinet on revised scheme for rebuilds in Donegal and Mayo The Government finalised a
Plans have been submitted for a strategic housing development on the north side of Cork City. O’Flynn Construction wants to
Plans to build a tunnel linking Scotland and Northern Ireland are set to be scrapped for cost reasons, it has
More than 50 submissions have been made on the proposed new data centre for Ennis, which has garnered stiff resistance
24 new hotels, comprising 4,500 rooms, will be delivered in Dublin by the end of 2023, according to property advisor,
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
Policies should aim to rebalance growth by encouraging regional development led by a small number of large urban centres outside
Strabane-based food manufacturer, Dragon Brand Foods is investing over £500,000 in jobs, innovation and a new factory with the support
According to a report in the Evening Echo, major infrastructure works are needed to bring land marked for housing development
MORE than 100 CIT students will be accommodated in the college’s new city centre hub for postgraduate studies in art
A €90 million office block aimed at resolving a chronic shortage of commercial space in the city centre has been
The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community & Local Government Simon Coveney announced on Thursday that the pilot scheme that targets
Over €8 Billion worth of construction projects went on-site in 2016 according to Construction Information Services (CIS) on Wednesday. The
The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Mr. Simon Coveney, turned the sod at a new development of 22
Full year results for Cavan-based building materials producer, Kingspan, released on Friday, showed revenue up 12% to €3.1 billion in
Free trade registration is now open for CQMS’17 Construction and Quarry Machinery Show on Friday, April 21st. The show in Tullamore,
A €20 million office development at Camden Place will provide 150 construction jobs with up to 500 jobs coming on-stream
A persistent shortage of polymer engineering talent in Ireland has prompted the launch of a new scholarship programme, Athlone Institute
Real estate companies Hines and Peterson Group have entered a partnership to acquire two iconic Dublin properties – the Central
CBRE on Monday offered a residential development opportunity at Annefield House, Taney Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14 to the open market
There were 44 people killed in workplaces in 2016, representing a 21% reduction of the 56 reported in 2015, according
Irish house price inflation is set to accelerate in 2017, potentially reaching double-digit levels, according to the MyHome.ie property report
Allsop’s final auction of 2016 took place this week with 158 properties sold and total sales of over €28m, Daft.ie’s
A map of Luas and DART stops, published by Daft on Friday, highlights the most and least expensive areas to
The Warmth & Wellbeing pilot scheme, which provides energy free efficiency upgrades to homes in some areas of Dublin, will
Dublin is the fourth most attractive city in Europe for real estate investment, according to an analysis by PwC and
The Sligo East City, Cranmore and Environs Regeneration Project was launched at a showcase community event in Cranmore, Sligo on
Medical manufacturer West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. announced on Tuesday, November 29, the completion of a 60,000 square foot expansion at
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
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