In Co Wexford’s real estate realm, 2023 witnessed a modest 0.3 per cent uptick in house prices, a shift from the preceding three years of significant increases. The persistent hurdle
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The average household can achieve freedom from costly electricity bills in just over six years by converting to solar panels, the latest Swyft Energy Solar PV Index has found. With
Glenveagh says it has sold, signed or reserved the 1,150 homes it expects to deliver this year When Stephen Garvey was invited in 2014 to meet executives from US private equity firm Oaktree in
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
Commenting on the latest CSO Household Finance and Consumption Survey, Brokers Ireland said while the survey underpins the importance of home ownership to household wealth the stark fact is, the
Salaries in the construction sector have continued to rise over the last year. Many construction firms are experiencing increased competition to attract talent, particularly professionals like quantity surveyors, engineers and
Almost half of tradesmen (42%) do not go for a yearly health check-up and 38% regularly suffer aches and pains due to the physical demands of their job. That’s according
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – posted above the 50.0 no-change mark for the first time in
A team led by iCRAG, the SFI Research Centre for Applied Geosciences based at University College Dublin, has been awarded government funding to research suitable locations for new offshore wind farms
Assuming unchanged household formation patterns and net inward migration close to current levels, around 34,000 new dwellings would be required each year until the end of the next decade, according
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – fell to 46.2 in October from 48.3 in September. The rate
Research shows up to half of construction accidents in the UK have a connection to the design of the building, highlighting the importance of improving designers’ knowledge of hazards and
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – fell to 48.3 in September from 53.7 in August and marked
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – rose to 53.7 in August from 51.4 in July. This marked
Global infrastructure construction is forecast to grow by 4.8% on an annual average basis in real terms between 2019 and 2023. This will be propelled by Asia, where growth is
At 51.4 in July, down from 53.1 in June, the Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity
Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) and ESB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework of strategic collaboration that will include three key areas – Research and
The average ‘sold price’ for houses across Dublin this year is almost identical to last year, indicating that growth in the housing market has slowed down, according to new research
37% of Irish construction companies recently hired Irish workers returning from living and working abroad, according to recent survey findings. The survey, which was conducted by the Construction Industry Federation,
Irish homeowners have spent over €2.471 billion in total through the Home Renovation Incentive (HRI) since its launch in 2013. This incentive has facilitated homeowners throughout Ireland in carrying out 147,349
A new house, a central location, good transport links and a back garden are the top four ‘must have’ features house hunters require when searching for their new home, according
Early insights from a new study into the anticipated demographic and migration changes facing Dublin’s housing system in the next 3 to 5 years were discussed during a recent seminar on
A lack of modern, well located and suitably sized office space remains a national urban challenge, according to the latest commercial property report from the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland
A traditional barometer of the construction industry environment in Ireland is the number of cranes punctuating the Dublin skyline. “The
The latest quarterly Consumer Market Monitor (CMM), published by the Marketing Institute of Ireland and UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business
PM Summit, Ireland’s premier conference for project and programme managers, has announced the findings of a new study which reveals
€3.6 billion of Irish property traded during the year 2018 across nearly 200 deals. This level is significantly higher than
The findings of a nationally representative survey recently conducted by iReach highlight the pessimism of Irish people about the current
Efectis is establishing a new business in Northern Ireland, offering fire testing services to UK and Ireland based manufacturing businesses who
A European survey conducted by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB NI), as part of a Belfast Met-led EU Horizon 2020
Strong growth is likely to persist in the Irish economy through 2018 and 2019. This is indicated by rising private
The Government has announced €8 million in funding to support 45 innovative energy projects in companies and research institutions across
The latest Quarterly House Price Index report from Ulster University reveals a relatively healthy housing market with strong but sustainable
The combined turnover of Ireland’s top construction firms has increased by €720 million on last year according to Construction Magazine’s
The latest JLL Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI) shows that Ireland’s property market ranks within the most ‘highly transparent’
College Group is to invest €10 million in building a new renewable energy facility producing biofuel from used cooking oil
In the year to April, residential property prices at national level increased by 13.0%, according to the latest CSO figures.
According to the latest CSO figures, the volume of output in building and construction increased by 7.4% in the first
Researchers from IT Sligo, together with colleagues from one of Switzerland’s leading universities, have made a discovery about how whirlpools
The International Energy Research Centre (IERC) has welcomed new research funding from the EU Horizon 2020 Initiative to develop models
A survey by the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has found that on average approximately only 1 out of 10 construction
Ongoing systematic behaviour change in the construction industry has seen fatalities drop by 33% from 9 to 6 throughout 2017.
Multinational construction consultancy firm, Linesight, has launched a report on the Purpose-Built Student Accommodation(PBSA) sector in Ireland. The report is an
Over 50,000 jobs have been created in the construction industry since the lowest point of the recession in 2013. CSO
Esri Ireland, the market leader in geographic information services, has announced that Construction Information Services (CIS) has leveraged its digital
Policies should aim to rebalance growth by encouraging regional development led by a small number of large urban centres outside
New ESRI research analyses a number of demographic and economic factors to forecast trends in house prices. The research finds
In the year to September, residential property prices at national level increased by 12.8%, according to the last CSO figures.
A third of small building firms say that soaring material prices are squeezing their margins and almost a quarter have
According to the GeoView report, published by GeoDirectory, the construction of new homes was up by a third in the
According to official figures, construction of new US homes rebounded in June to its highest level in four months, a
The latest Origin Capital Commercial Real Estate Sentiment Tracker has shown that commercial real estate (CRE) professionals expect to see
Irish construction firms have more than doubled their spending on UK imports amid the pound’s weakness in 2017. According to
The Construction Industry Federation has warned that low levels of infrastructural investment in regional areas will fundamentally undermine Ireland’s economic
The CIF has called on the Government to increase infrastructure spending to 4-5% of GDP if the country is to
A recent report by the ESRI has found that increased activity in the construction sector is impacting both investment and
Minister Simon Coveney has announced that he has extended the public consultation phase of the National Planning Framework Ireland 2040
Over 100 men and women attended the Construction Industry Federation’s (CIF) recently-held breakfast briefing on Increasing Female Participation in Construction.
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