Construction BUSINESS

 Breaking News
  • 3D printed homes success spurs interest in 3D construction careers In response to increased demand, LMETB’s Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence (AMTCE) in Dundalk has announced monthly courses in Advanced Construction Technologies, which includes 3D concrete printing, to run throughout 2025,...
  • McGill and Partners bolsters its Irish business McGill and Partners, the global specialty insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed John Barry and Jack Farrell as partners in specialty broking in Ireland. John joins McGill and Partners from...
  • Belfast Harbour launches ‘transformative’ strategy Belfast Harbour has unveiled a new strategy setting out an ambitious programme to invest more than £300m in capital projects across the port and Harbour Estate over the next five...
  • Bouygues and Ecocem cement partnership Bouygues Construction and Ecocem have signed a global innovation partnership. Following thorough laboratory and rigorous full-scale testing by Bouygues Construction’s R&D and Innovation team in collaboration with Ecocem, the goal...
  • BusConnects Client Partner selected Jacobs-led team to manage major infrastructure project for Ireland’s National Transport Authority. Jacobs has been selected by the National Transport Authority (NTA) in Ireland to provide Client Partner delivery services...

Dublin-based building tech company to create 100 new jobs by 2024

  Dublin-based building tech company to create 100 new jobs by 2024

IFS, which recently raised €2m in funding for growth, is partnering with Microsoft to develop new services and rebranding itself

Read Full Article

New centre for excellence to open in Limerick in mid 2022

  New centre for excellence to open in Limerick in mid 2022

A NEW centre of excellence located in Limerick’s National Technology Park is due to be completed in mid 2022. IDA

Read Full Article

More than 100 cases linked to trafficking and slavery being investigated, gardaí say

  More than 100 cases linked to trafficking and slavery being investigated, gardaí say

Victims in Ireland ‘silently crying out for help’ as they ‘do somebody’s nails, or wash somebody’s car’ Garda specialist units

Read Full Article

Aldi and Lidl announce separate multi-million euro investments in Cork

  Aldi and Lidl announce separate multi-million euro investments in Cork

The store will bring up to 25 permanent new jobs to Kanturk after planning permission for the supermarket was secured.

Read Full Article

SNC-Lavalin to oversee Ireland’s motorway maintenance

  SNC-Lavalin to oversee Ireland’s motorway maintenance

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has appointed SNC-Lavalin to oversee the maintenance of more than 800km of the country’s motorway and

Read Full Article

AIB launches new €500m social housing fund

  AIB launches new €500m social housing fund

Bank says money will finance 3,000 new units AIB is launching a new €500 million fund to back the development of

Read Full Article

‘It’s a distillery, not Rapunzel’s castle’ – Locals object to Dingle distillery expansion

  ‘It’s a distillery, not Rapunzel’s castle’ – Locals object to Dingle distillery expansion

The company also plans to provide a shuttle bus service from the centre of Dingle for visitors during summer months

Read Full Article

Expert urges planners to approve ‘simple’ Conor McGregor house extension

  Expert urges planners to approve ‘simple’ Conor McGregor house extension

The house extension plan by MMA star Conor McGregor has a “simple” design and complements the existing home at the

Read Full Article

MICA HOMEOWNERS GAIN UNANIMOUS SUPPORT AT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

  MICA HOMEOWNERS GAIN UNANIMOUS SUPPORT AT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Members of the Mica Action Group gained unanimous support following strong presentations to the European Parliament Petitions Committee today. Ann

Read Full Article

Devil in detail of redress scheme for mica homeowners

  Devil in detail of redress scheme for mica homeowners

Square-foot caps on rebuilding costs will still leave many property owners out of pocket Homeowners caught up in the mica

Read Full Article

Consultation launched on all-Ireland rail strategy

  Consultation launched on all-Ireland rail strategy

Irish transport minister Eamon Ryan and Northern Ireland’s minister for infrastructure Nichola Mallon have launched a consultation on an all-island

Read Full Article

‘A dream come true’: Plans for redevelopment of Cork distillery broadly welcomed

  ‘A dream come true’: Plans for redevelopment of Cork distillery broadly welcomed

One Fáilte Ireland representative said the plans will cement East Cork’s reputation as a leading destination for food and drink.

Read Full Article

Proposed hotel at site of Dublin’s Cobblestone pub refused planning permission

  Proposed hotel at site of Dublin’s Cobblestone pub refused planning permission

The pub itself is a protected structure, and according to the planning application, it would be retained as part of

Read Full Article

Mica redress scheme finalised after intense talks on increased rates

  Mica redress scheme finalised after intense talks on increased rates

Darragh O’Brien to bring memo to Cabinet on revised scheme for rebuilds in Donegal and Mayo The Government finalised a

Read Full Article

Hawkins Brown eyes Irish expansion with Dublin office

  Hawkins Brown eyes Irish expansion with Dublin office

Hawkins Brown has opened an office in Dublin, its fourth new studio in six years but only its second overseas.

Read Full Article

O’Flynn seeks to build 275 homes on Cork’s northside

  O’Flynn seeks to build 275 homes on Cork’s northside

Plans have been submitted for a strategic housing development on the north side of Cork City. O’Flynn Construction wants to

Read Full Article

‘Boris Bridge’ to Ireland binned over billions

  ‘Boris Bridge’ to Ireland binned over billions

Building a bridge or tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland would be “impossible to justify”, British officials have concluded. A

Read Full Article

Two more rescued from Lagos high-rise building collapse

  Two more rescued from Lagos high-rise building collapse

Nigerian rescue crews have pulled two more survivors out of a collapsed Lagos high-rise building and were communicating with others

Read Full Article

First-time buyers squeezed out by high prices, lack of stock and competition

  First-time buyers squeezed out by high prices, lack of stock and competition

First-time buyers (FTBs) are being squeezed out of the market for new homes, with cash-rich purchasers and cuckoo funds snapping

Read Full Article

Lidl plans €11m investment for new store in Dublin’s Clonshaugh

  Lidl plans €11m investment for new store in Dublin’s Clonshaugh

Lidl Ireland plans to invest €11 million in a new “state-of-the-art” store in Clonshaugh, Dublin. The supermarket chain on Tuesday

Read Full Article

Executives from Irish New York construction giant convicted of fraud

  Executives from Irish New York construction giant convicted of fraud

Navillus construction executives convicted of embezzling from union benefits funds face up to 20 years in prison each. The founder,

Read Full Article

Farmers on struggle to get hemp crops recognised to help solve Ireland’s energy crisis

  Farmers on struggle to get hemp crops recognised to help solve Ireland’s energy crisis

HEMP can help solve Ireland’s energy crisis once the system stops treating farmers as if they’re growing cannabis, it has

Read Full Article

Mica redress: ‘We just want our lives and our homes back’

  Mica redress: ‘We just want our lives and our homes back’

Donegal family, whose house must be demolished, ready for second Dublin protest In Quigley’s Point in Co Donegal, the Noone family has the

Read Full Article

Irish public rallies to save Temple Bar’s Merchant’s Arch from new hotel plans

  Irish public rallies to save Temple Bar’s Merchant’s Arch from new hotel plans

The ‘Save Merchant’s Arch’ online petition wants to prevent historic Dublin from “succumbing” to “development.” A public petition against the

Read Full Article

Why hundreds of finished homes lie empty across the country

  Why hundreds of finished homes lie empty across the country

Castle View, a brand-new housing estate with 100 residential units in Lucan, Co Dublin, was completed in May. Pristine and

Read Full Article

At a glance: How €35bn transport fund will be spent

  At a glance: How €35bn transport fund will be spent

The Government said its €35 billion investment in the transport system will transform how the country travels and halve Ireland’s

Read Full Article

Investment in Irish property soars to €3.5bn so far in 2021 – Savills

  Investment in Irish property soars to €3.5bn so far in 2021 – Savills

Almost €800m was invested in the Irish property market in the third quarter of this year, which is 25% higher

Read Full Article

No international expertise sought on mica problem

  No international expertise sought on mica problem

The Department of Housing has not engaged with officials in other countries regarding properties afflicted with construction problems involving defects

Read Full Article

Mary Lou McDonald describes affordable housing plan as ‘absolute failure’

  Mary Lou McDonald describes affordable housing plan as ‘absolute failure’

A Government plan to build affordable housing has been described as an “absolute failure” after it emerged only eight homes

Read Full Article

‘No justification’ for building workers to remain on PUP, says industry chief

  ‘No justification’ for building workers to remain on PUP, says industry chief

Construction industry head, Tom Parlon, has criticised building workers still claiming the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP), saying there is no

Read Full Article

Constrcution Summit

The Magazine – Construction Business

The Magazine – Construction Summit – 2023

The Magazine – Construction Summit – 2024

New Subscriber

    Subscribe Here


    Advertisements