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NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SUMMIT – 21st October 2021 – Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown
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Be sure to register to attend the 6th Annual National Construction Summit which is being held on the 21st October 2021 at the Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown.
The purpose of the National Constriction Summit is simple — Bring together over 2000 construction companies, developers, policy makers, project owners, building owners , government and municipal bodies, lenders & private investment firms, architectural and design firms, planners, facility managers, property managers, large industrial companies technology companies, legal & tax professionals, equipment and machinery providers, building material providers, professional advisors, energy and environment professionals — in order to stimulate debate, enrich knowledge and connect stakeholder’s involved in the finance , design, construction and management of Irelands buildings, infrastructure and industrial projects.
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Construction begins on Ireland’s largest solar farm in Co. Meath
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The Ballymacarney solar farm is expected to create enough energy to power more than 40,000 homes.
Renewables company Statkraft has begun construction on Ireland’s largest solar farm in Ballymacarney, Co Meath.
The 200MW project is also set to be one of Ireland’s first operational solar farms.…
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Dublin’s Point Square development on the market for €75m
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Savills has brought the Point Square development in Dublin’s north docklands to the market on behalf of the Joint Statutory Receivers, Stephen Tennant and Paul McCann of Grant Thornton, with a guide price of €75m.
The mixed-use scheme comprises approximately 103,000 sq ft of office space, a 242,000 sq ft…
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Call for action as Cork awaits first major apartment project in 13 years
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Regeneration and rejuvenation of city centre areas will fail to occur without major Government intervention, according to leading figures in the construction and business sector.
Cork Chamber, the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) and KMPG have published a report on private apartment development in urban locations, highlighting that Cork has not…
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One in eight CEOs in Ireland are women - CSO survey
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New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that in 2021 one in eight chief executive officers in Ireland are women.
The CSO's latest Gender Balance in Business Survey also reveals that in January of this year, 30% of senior executives in large enterprises in Ireland were women, a…
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The cost of building materials rising - what does that mean for Ireland's housing crisis?
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A PERFECT STORM (literally, in some cases) of factors have conspired to turn up the pressure on Ireland’s housebuilders.
Building sites have reopened, a wave of price inflation has hit construction materials, heaping costs onto builders who are struggling to make up for lost time after a year of intense…
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Fire defects at Park West apartments in Dublin to cost €5m to fix
Fire-safety defects estimated to cost more than €5 million to fix have been discovered at a large Celtic Tiger-era apartment complex in west Dublin.
The Crescent Building in Dublin 12 comprises 10 blocks of 257 apartments and was built by a third-party contractor in 2003 as part of…
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Sisk’s parent reports ‘strong performance’ despite lockdown
Rising costs left operating profits at builder Sisk’s parent trailing by more than 25 per cent at €21 million last year.
Sicon Ltd, holding company for construction group Sisk, reported a “strong performance” despite Covid lockdowns that shut its Irish sites for a period in 2020.
Turnover…
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Cork Airport runway reconstruction fastest large-scale project undertaken in State in years
The Managing Director at Cork Airport says the massive runway reconstruction taking place later this year will help ensure the airport is positioned for post-COVID-19 recovery. .
It was announced today that Cork Airport has awarded the main construction contract for the rebuilding of the airport’s main runway to Colas…
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