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DIT introduces inaugural Sirus Scholarship in Building Engineering 2017

  DIT introduces inaugural Sirus Scholarship in Building Engineering 2017

DIT and Sirus International are calling on the young men and women of Ireland to join the Building Engineering community

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Kingspan Insulation launches $25 million XPS line expansion

  Kingspan Insulation launches $25 million XPS line expansion

Kingspan Insulation in North America pulled out all the stops as it marked the commissioning of its new GreenGuard XPS

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Major planning application for residential-led Cherrywood development submitted

  Major planning application for residential-led Cherrywood development submitted

Hines has submitted a large-scale planning application for a new town centre development that will serve as the focal point

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Publication of the draft National Planning Framework

  Publication of the draft National Planning Framework

The Government has just published “Ireland 2040 – Our Plan” for its final round of public consultations. Over the next

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UCC unveils most ambitious strategic plan in its history

  UCC unveils most ambitious strategic plan in its history

University College Cork (UCC) has unveiled its €350 million investment plan which will create more than 500 new construction jobs

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Construction must attract more women into industry to solve Irish housing and infrastructure crises

  Construction must attract more women into industry to solve Irish housing and infrastructure crises

The Construction Industry Federation welcomed over 100 people to its Women in Construction Network event yesterday. The event entitled #BuildingEquality

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NTA’s Dublin Quays figures at odds with commuter experience

  NTA’s Dublin Quays figures at odds with commuter experience

New figures released this week by the National Transport Authority are at odds with feedback from commuters regarding the impact

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Investment in rural water sector increases to over €15m

  Investment in rural water sector increases to over €15m

Eoghan Murphy, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government has announced the further 2017 grant allocations to local authorities for

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HSA publishes 2016 Annual Report

The Health and Safety Authority haspublished its 2016 Annual Report outlining major activities, achievements and outcomes over the course of

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Vigilance needed to sustain pace of jobs growth in construction

  Vigilance needed to sustain pace of jobs growth in construction

An Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Frances Fitzgerald and Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring

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Dublin’s office stock contracts as demolitions exceed new completions

  Dublin’s office stock contracts as demolitions exceed new completions

Despite enough office space being completed to accommodate 2,700 workers, Dublin’s office stock actually contracted in Q2 due to large-scale

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Construction fuels employment growth

  Construction fuels employment growth

Ibec has welcomed the strong jobs numbers recently published by the CSO. The numbers provide more evidence of broad positive

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Workshop: early career women engineers

  Workshop: early career women engineers

The Royal Irish Academy with the support of Engineers Ireland will hold a workshop to explore the problems and issues

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CRH agrees US$3.5bn acquisition of Ash Grove Cement

  CRH agrees US$3.5bn acquisition of Ash Grove Cement

CRH plc, the international building materials group, has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Ash Grove Cement

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Walls appointed to €100m Charlemont Exchange redevelopment

  Walls appointed to €100m Charlemont Exchange redevelopment

Marlet Property Group Ltd., in conjunction with M&G Investments, has appointed Walls Construction to carry out extensive redevelopment work on

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KMCS appoints new directors

  KMCS appoints new directors

KMCS, one of Ireland’s leading Construction Project and Cost Management consultancies, has announced the appointment of three new company directors.

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Credit ratings agency KBRA selects Dublin for European Headquarters

  Credit ratings agency KBRA selects Dublin for European Headquarters

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has announced its expansion into Europe with the opening of its European Headquarters in Dublin.

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Innovation key to continued growth in construction sector

  Innovation key to continued growth in construction sector

Over 60 companies from across the construction sector attended the Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateways Innovation in Construction conference in Dublin. The event

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Rents in Dublin grew by 3.3% in Quarter 2 2017

  Rents in Dublin grew by 3.3% in Quarter 2 2017

According to the Residential Tenancies Board, private sector rents grew 6.6% in the year end to the end of June this

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RIAI outlines key recommendations to increase delivery of new houses

  RIAI outlines key recommendations to increase delivery of new houses

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has published a report which highlights the lengthy timelines and complex

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Planning permissions up in second quarter of 2017

  Planning permissions up in second quarter of 2017

In the second quarter of 2017, planning permissions were granted for 4,453 dwelling units, compared with 3,141 units for the

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Trinity professors lead €2.9m project to take stress out of water networks

  Trinity professors lead €2.9m project to take stress out of water networks

A​ ​new​ ​project​ ​which​ ​has​ ​received​ ​€2.9​ million in​ ​funding​ ​from​ ​the​ ​European Union (EU) ​will​ ​be lead ​by​ ​Trinity

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Official opening of LinkedIn’s EMEA HQ as company continues to grow in Dublin

  Official opening of LinkedIn’s EMEA HQ as company continues to grow in Dublin

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald officially opened LinkedIn’s new 17,650 sq m Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

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Budget 2018 must focus on increasing the supply of new homes

  Budget 2018 must focus on increasing the supply of new homes

Property Industry Ireland (PII), the Ibec group representing businesses working in the property sector, has said the upcoming Budget needs

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DIT appoints Dr Bill East as Adjunct Professor in Construction Informatics

  DIT appoints Dr Bill East as Adjunct Professor in Construction Informatics

The DIT School of Surveying and Construction Management has appointed Dr Bill East as Adjunct Professor of Construction Informatics. Dr

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Ibec sets out business priorities for the North West

  Ibec sets out business priorities for the North West

Ibec has met with political representatives in the North West to set out the key investment and planning priorities for

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Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week approaches

  Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week approaches

Ireland’s fifth annual Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week is set to take place in Ireland from 26 September to 2 October

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Sisk sign Curragh Racecourse Redevelopment Contract

  Sisk sign Curragh Racecourse Redevelopment Contract

The Curragh Racecourse Ltd has appointed John Sisk & Son as the main contractor to construct the new facilities that

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Finance Department – building sector must be closely monitored

  Finance Department – building sector must be closely monitored

A Department of Finance report has stated that the building sector must be closely monitored to prevent another housing boom.

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Showcase event celebrates excellence in construction industry

  Showcase event celebrates excellence in construction industry

Representatives from across the construction industry in Northern Ireland gathered recently at a special celebration event to showcase the work

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