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  • Ministers O’Brien and Dillon announce commencement of revised Housing Adaptation Grants of up to €40,000 The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, and Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, Alan Dillon TD jointly announced increased funding in housing grants...
  • HSE to tender Dublin primary care centres The Health Service Executive (HSE) has issued a prior information notice for primary care centres in south Dublin. The Estimated date of publication of a contract notice for the development...
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  • Maynooth Eastern Ring Road tendered Kildare County Council seeks contractor for road project in association with the Housing Infrastructure Services Company (HISCo). The Works include Construction of a new Maynooth Eastern Ring Road which involves...

Fixing Celtic Tiger-era building issues ‘to cost at least €365 million’

  Fixing Celtic Tiger-era building issues ‘to cost at least €365 million’

The first submissions to the Government’s working group on defective homes indicate that the cost of remedying Celtic Tiger-era building

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Dublin third most expensive city in Europe for construction costs

  Dublin third most expensive city in Europe for construction costs

Survey blames materials price increases of up to 40% for rising cost of building in capital. Building in Dublin is

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Statkraft begins work on Ireland’s ‘largest’ solar farm

  Statkraft begins work on Ireland’s ‘largest’ solar farm

Statkraft has begun construction on Ireland’s “largest” solar farm, which will create enough energy to power over 40,000 homes, according

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Hotels betting on post-Covid future

  Hotels betting on post-Covid future

Faced with long restrictions that are only just being lifted many hotels are using the opportunity to make significant upgrades.

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Rise in new companies registered in first half of year

  Rise in new companies registered in first half of year

Almost 14,000 new companies were registered in Ireland in the first half of the year, up 42% on the same

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Construction begins on Ireland’s largest solar farm in Co. Meath

  Construction begins on Ireland’s largest solar farm in Co. Meath

The Ballymacarney solar farm is expected to create enough energy to power more than 40,000 homes. Renewables company Statkraft has

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NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SUMMIT – 21st October 2021 – Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown

  NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SUMMIT – 21st October 2021 – Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown

Be sure to register to attend the 6th Annual National Construction Summit which is being held on the 21st October 2021

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Call for action as Cork awaits first major apartment project in 13 years

  Call for action as Cork awaits first major apartment project in 13 years

Regeneration and rejuvenation of city centre areas will fail to occur without major Government intervention, according to leading figures in

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Ministers set to approve summer economic statement with capital boost for housing

  Ministers set to approve summer economic statement with capital boost for housing

Senior Government ministers are understood to have reached agreement on the summer economic statement, which is now due to be

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Dublin’s Point Square development on the market for €75m

  Dublin’s Point Square development on the market for €75m

Savills has brought the Point Square development in Dublin’s north docklands to the market on behalf of the Joint Statutory

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Fire defects at Park West apartments in Dublin to cost €5m to fix

  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

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Office space for 30,000 workers to be built in Dublin this year as post-Covid return looms

  Office space for 30,000 workers to be built in Dublin this year as post-Covid return looms

Savills says that take up has been good, although the Central Bank of Ireland warned recently of the danger of

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One in eight CEOs in Ireland are women – CSO survey

  One in eight CEOs in Ireland are women – CSO survey

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that in 2021 one in eight chief executive officers in Ireland are

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Cork Airport runway reconstruction fastest large-scale project undertaken in State in years

  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

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Grafton Group sees strong trading in first half as Covid restrictions ease

  Grafton Group sees strong trading in first half as Covid restrictions ease

Building materials group Grafton said group revenue rose by close to 50% in the first half of the year as it experienced

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The cost of building materials rising – what does that mean for Ireland’s housing crisis?

  The cost of building materials rising – what does that mean for Ireland’s housing crisis?

A PERFECT STORM (literally, in some cases) of factors have conspired to turn up the pressure on Ireland’s housebuilders. Building

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Sisk’s parent reports ‘strong performance’ despite lockdown

  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

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CU Greener Homes scheme a one stop solution for home energy efficiency upgrades, credit union members will have warmer, more comfortable homes

  CU Greener Homes scheme  a one stop solution for home energy efficiency upgrades,  credit union members will have warmer, more comfortable homes

Motivated by comfort and warmth as well as energy savings, homeowners across Ireland are looking to invest in home improvements

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Kingspan agrees €253m deal for Logstor

  Kingspan agrees €253m deal for Logstor

Insulation and building materials manufacturer Kingspan has agreed a deal with Langley Co-Invest to buy 100% of the shares of

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CIF calling for reopening of construction sector in April

  CIF calling for reopening of construction sector in April

The Director General of the Construction Industry Federation is warning that the Level 5 restrictions are having a significant impact

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Developer appoints contractor JJ Rhatigan for 2,000-home pipeline

  Developer appoints contractor JJ Rhatigan for 2,000-home pipeline

Singapore-backed Strawberry Star agrees long-term partnership following first-phase of ‘LU2ON’ development Singapore-backed property developer Strawberry Star Group has agreed a £500m

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British recruitment drive for builders sparks fear of exodus

  British recruitment drive for builders sparks fear of exodus

Sites closed over virus construction ban forcing skilled machine operators to leave UK construction companies are actively recruiting Irish workers,

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Gas Networks Ireland recognised internationally for putting safety in design

  Gas Networks Ireland recognised internationally for putting safety in design

Gas Networks Ireland’s Design Safety Management System has been shortlisted for the international Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM)

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Women in Engineering Group launched

  Women in Engineering Group launched

Engineers Ireland has launched a new Women in Engineering Group as part of the organisation’s International Women’s Day celebrations with

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Irish Tech Firm Uses Virtual Reality to Transform the Way New Developments are Presented to the Public

  Irish Tech Firm Uses Virtual Reality to Transform the Way New Developments are Presented to the Public

A major innovation introduced by an Irish visualisation company is set to transform the way proposers of projects, such as

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CRU Establishes Transition Period for New Electrical Wiring Rules for Electrical Contractors

  CRU Establishes Transition Period for New Electrical Wiring Rules for Electrical Contractors

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has made a decision to establish a transition period of 24 months to

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Softer Rise in Construction Activity Amid Storm Disruption

  Softer Rise in Construction Activity Amid Storm Disruption

The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – posted

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2020 National Construction Summit Postponed Until 22nd October

  2020 National Construction Summit Postponed Until 22nd October
As a result of the uncertainty caused by the ongoing COVID-19 situation, the 6th annual National Construction Summit, which was
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Eddies Hardware Unveils Refurbishment and Rebrand to Chadwicks Drogheda

  Eddies Hardware Unveils Refurbishment and Rebrand to Chadwicks Drogheda

Eddies Hardware has undergone a refurbishment and as part of the changes will now officially rebrand to Chadwicks Drogheda. The

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CIF Statement on Covid-19 Measures

  CIF Statement on Covid-19 Measures

The CIF are collaborating with Government in leading the national response to Covid-19. The initial phase is containment with the

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