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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...
  • Southeast housing framework launched A framework has been tendered for Large Scale Social Housing Projects in the southeast of Ireland. Wexford County Council is setting up a Multi-Party Framework (MPFW) for social housing projects...
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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...

Construction upturn sees estates finished in Cork

  Construction upturn sees estates finished in Cork

According to a report in the Irish Examiner, the upturn in housing construction is leading to a large number of

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Redevelopment planned at Tara Towers hotel site

  Redevelopment planned at Tara Towers hotel site

Dalata Hotel Group has submitted a planning application to redevelop its Tara Towers Hotel site on Merrion Rd in Dublin

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High profile building goes for €11.05m

  High profile building goes for €11.05m

US-based State Street Global Advisers has paid €11.05 million for a high-profile building in Fonthill Business Park in Dublin 22,

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Minister for Jobs receives report on pay in construction sector

  Minister for Jobs receives report on pay in construction sector

The Labour Court has made recommendations to Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Frances Fitzgerald on new pay

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Deferring investment in infrastructure until 2019 will consign Irish economy to lower growth over next decade – CIF

  Deferring investment in infrastructure until 2019 will consign Irish economy to lower growth over next decade – CIF

Statement from CIF Director General Tom Parlon. “Whilst a commitment to increase infrastructure investment is welcome; waiting until 2019 to

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Inver Energy bought by UK’s Greenergy

  Inver Energy bought by UK’s Greenergy

Irish fuel supplier Inver Energy Limited has been sold to Greenergy, an independent UK fuel distributor. The deal includes 100%

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Planning granted for solar energy farm in Clare

  Planning granted for solar energy farm in Clare

Clare could become the first county in Ireland to generate electricity from solar energy following the granting of planning permission

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SEAI launches New five year strategy

  SEAI launches New five year strategy

Ireland faces significant challenges ahead and only the improved delivery of sustainable energy solutions can help improve citizens’ quality of

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HSBC lends €100m for redevelopment of former Central Bank building

  HSBC lends €100m for redevelopment of former Central Bank building

HSBC Ireland has entered the commercial property lending market for the first time after advancing a €100 million loan for

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Construction of new Laois special needs school to be ‘fast-tracked’

  Construction of new Laois special needs school to be ‘fast-tracked’

A new building for Laois children with learning disabilities has been escalated to ‘rapid build’ status by the Department of

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Withdrawal of the Help To Buy Scheme will exacerbate Ireland’s housing crisis – CIF

  Withdrawal of the Help To Buy Scheme will exacerbate Ireland’s housing crisis – CIF

The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has warned that any withdrawal of the Help-To-Buy (HTB) Scheme will further restrict Ireland’s housing

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Business representatives call for action in addressing infrastructure needs

  Business representatives call for action in addressing infrastructure needs

Chamber Chief Executives from across Ireland today met in Kildare to discuss the key issues of importance to Irish business. The

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Hewlett Packard’s Leixlip manufacturing campus up for sale

  Hewlett Packard’s Leixlip manufacturing campus up for sale

Hewlett Packard’s Leixlip manufacturing campus is being brought to the market by agents CBRE, with the expectation from property industry

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Residential property prices rise by 11.9% in the year to May

  Residential property prices rise by 11.9% in the year to May

In the year to May, residential property prices at national level increased by 11.9%. According to the Central Statistics Office

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Work begins on largest ever State-funded school

  Work begins on largest ever State-funded school

Building work is getting under-way on the largest ever state-funded school. About 2,000 pupils will be taught at the new

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Mace marks 2.75 million accident free hours on Facebook site

  Mace marks 2.75 million accident free hours on Facebook site

From the moment Mace Technology (Ireland) began work on Facebook’s new European Data Centre in Clonee, safety has been a

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Growth of construction activity remains elevated at end of Q2

  Growth of construction activity remains elevated at end of Q2

According to the Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), Irish construction firms posted a further strong rise in business

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Work underway on Central Bank refurbishment

  Work underway on Central Bank refurbishment

Refurbishment works have started on the former Central Bank building in Dublin’s Dame Street. The project, being undertaken by the

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Strong office take-up In Dublin in first half of 2017

  Strong office take-up In Dublin in first half of 2017

Commercial property consultants, CBRE Ireland has released statistics on the volume of office lettings signed in Dublin during the first

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Irish firm aims to finance construction of 250 new homes by Dec 2018

  Irish firm aims to finance construction of 250 new homes by Dec 2018

Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy has welcomed the announcement from InitiativeIreland.ie on the upcoming launch of

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Johnny Ronan’s team expresses shock as proposal to build Dublin’s tallest building is rejected

  Johnny Ronan’s team expresses shock as proposal to build Dublin’s tallest building is rejected

According to a statement issued to the Irish Independent by Johnny Ronan’s company, Ronan Group Real Estate (RGRE), Dublin City

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More chaos on Ireland’s building sites

  More chaos on Ireland’s building sites

Irish building sites face more disruption as Unite union crane drivers have voted to escalate strike action. The union previously

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National house prices rise in line with expectations with the Dublin market to the forefront

  National house prices rise in line with expectations with the Dublin market to the forefront

According to Marian Finnegan, Chief Economist at Sherry FitzGerald Group, the average value of Irish houses and apartments rose by

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CIF & SERSF run careers in construction workshop in WIT

  CIF & SERSF run careers in construction workshop in WIT

Despite the levels of construction activity still being relatively low in the south east with a high dependency upon work

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Engineers Ireland – consider a career in engineering

  Engineers Ireland – consider a career in engineering

Engineers Ireland has urged Leaving Cert students to engineer their future and consider a career in engineering. Caroline Spillane, Director

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Minister Eoghan Murphy publishes urgent Planning Bill to provide for second extension to planning permissions

  Minister Eoghan Murphy publishes urgent Planning Bill to provide for second extension to planning permissions

Eoghan Murphy, Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government has published the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2017 which

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Growth in UK construction sector slows

  Growth in UK construction sector slows

According to Reuters, growth in the UK construction industry slowed in June, adding to signs that the economy might be

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Renewable gas could replace over one quarter of fossil fuel gas supply

  Renewable gas could replace over one quarter of fossil fuel gas supply

Gas derived from renewable sources, such as food waste, animal manure and grass, has the potential to replace more than

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Dublin City Council denies permission for Dublin’s tallest building

  Dublin City Council denies permission for Dublin’s tallest building

Dublin City Council has denied permission for what would have been Dublin’s tallest building in the city centre. Developer Johnny

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Top 50 CIF Contractors 2017 announced

  Top 50 CIF Contractors 2017 announced

According to the CIF, its Top 50 Contractors list for 2017 provides us with a unique snapshot of the Irish

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