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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...
  • EU signs space infrastructure PPP The European Commission has signed the concession contract for the Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS²), a multi-orbital constellation of 290 satellite, with the SpaceRISE consortium. This...
  • 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...

Foster + Partners plans redundancies after ‘market uncertainty’

  Foster + Partners plans redundancies after ‘market uncertainty’

Foster + Partners is planning a number of staff redundancies as part of a restructure at the architecture and design

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Cork’s new courthouse to be complete by December

  Cork’s new courthouse to be complete by December

According to the Courts Service, Cork city’s new multi-million euro courthouse is set to be complete by December. The building,

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PM Group wins manufacturing facility project in China

  PM Group wins manufacturing facility project in China

PM Group has announced a major project win for its new Shanghai office to provide site master planning and engineering

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Medite Smartply launches augmented reality app

  Medite Smartply launches augmented reality app

The ‘SMARTPLY AR’ app from Medite, which is live on iOS and Android, features a ‘Product Data Tool’ providing a

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350,000 households already availed of SEAI grants for home energy improvements

  350,000 households already availed of SEAI grants for home energy improvements

Almost 350,000 homes have benefited from grants through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to make energy improvements in

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Industry needs 112,000 workers up to 2020

  Industry needs 112,000 workers up to 2020

Commenting on the recently announced CSO housing figures, CIF Director General Tom Parlon said the current housing shortage is the

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Atkins signs contracts for Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí

  Atkins signs contracts for Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí

Atkins has been appointed as part of the design team for the new 600 pupil school for Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí in

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25 construction companies on trade visit to Antwerp

  25 construction companies on trade visit to Antwerp

Pat Breen, Minister for Employment and Small Business is leading an Enterprise Ireland trade visit to Antwerp in Belgium. The

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NTMA plans development of six social housing sites

  NTMA plans development of six social housing sites

The National Development Finance Agency (NDFA), an arm of the National Treasury Management Agency and responsible for public-private partnership (PPP)

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Residential property prices rise by 10.7% in the year to February

  Residential property prices rise by 10.7% in the year to February

According to the latest property price index from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), residential property prices at national level increased

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Work on Limerick office development commences

  Work on Limerick office development commences

JJ Rhatigan & Company has just started work on the Gardens International Office Development project in Limerick, the first Limerick

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Survey finds support for M20 between Limerick and Cork

  Survey finds support for M20 between Limerick and Cork

Businesses in the Munster region have given their overwhelming support to the proposed M20 motorway, with 98% stating it will

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Building Block in Sligo could generate 200 jobs

  Building Block in Sligo could generate 200 jobs

A new start-up hub in Sligo called the Building Block has the potential to help generate 200 new jobs in

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St Angela’s College, Cork wins overall award at Irish Concrete Society Awards

  St Angela’s College, Cork wins overall award at Irish Concrete Society Awards

The 35th Irish Concrete Society Awards took place on the 8th of April in Croke Park. Always one of the

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ESB International to take on 150 new staff

  ESB International to take on 150 new staff

ESB International has announced it will recruit 150 professionals over the next three years. The recruitment drive comes on the

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“The last war was housing. The war we’re in now is around infrastructure” – CIF

  “The last war was housing. The war we’re in now is around infrastructure” – CIF

In a speech at the recently-held Sunday Business Post National Infrastructure Summit, CIF Director General Tom Parlon stated that regional

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Irish organisations could capture over €200m of solar PV sector

  Irish organisations could capture over €200m of solar PV sector

According to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) which published ‘Ireland’s Solar Value Chain Opportunity’ at the recently-held SEAI

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Grafton Group to add 170 jobs

  Grafton Group to add 170 jobs

Irish building company Grafton Group has announced it is adding 170 new jobs in Ireland over the next two years

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Activity rises at fastest pace in five months

  Activity rises at fastest pace in five months

The Ulster Bank Construction PMI Report (RoI) has found that the rate of expansion remained strong in the Irish construction

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Cork groups back OPW’s €140m flood defence plan

  Cork groups back OPW’s €140m flood defence plan

Cork Chamber and Cork Business Association (CBA), the two main business groups in Cork, have endorsed the OPW’s €140 million

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Census shows Government infrastructure investment is a must as population growth continues

  Census shows Government infrastructure investment is a must as population growth continues

The new Census figures released by the CSO today show that investment in public infrastructure is now more important than

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ACEI Excellence Award Win for Hybrid Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory at Crumlin Children’s Hospital

  ACEI Excellence Award Win for Hybrid Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory at Crumlin Children’s Hospital

The new Hybrid Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory and Orthopaedic Theatre at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin won the ACEI Design Excellence

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Collen Construction opens Frankfurt office

  Collen Construction opens Frankfurt office

An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny has officially opened the Frankfurt Office of Collen Construction during a two-day trade visit to Germany.

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Industry set to grow by further 15% – Linesight

  Industry set to grow by further 15% – Linesight

Linesight’s annual Ireland Handbook for 2017 has stated that construction could create up to 80,000 new jobs if it were

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Micheál McKittrick appointed MD at Ecocem Ireland Ltd

  Micheál McKittrick appointed MD at Ecocem Ireland Ltd

Ecocem Ireland Ltd, one of Ireland’s leading producers of high performance, low carbon cement, has announced the appointment of Micheál

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€300m Astra Construction housing development kicks off in Cork

  €300m Astra Construction housing development kicks off in Cork

Work on a new housing development worth €300 million in Carrigaline, Co. Cork has begun. Astra Construction Services are building

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Builders call for more investment in infrastructure

  Builders call for more investment in infrastructure

Builders want the Government to scrap plans for a ‘rainy day’ fund in favour of more investment in infrastructure. In

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Low investment in regional infrastructure leading to dangerously imbalanced economy – CIF

  Low investment in regional infrastructure leading to dangerously imbalanced economy – CIF

The Construction Industry Federation has warned that low levels of infrastructural investment in regional areas will fundamentally undermine Ireland’s economic

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Kingspan beats Net Zero Energy targets

  Kingspan beats Net Zero Energy targets

Kingspan has announced it has beaten its target of generating at least half its aggregate energy use from renewable resources

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CIF calls for increase in infrastructure spend

  CIF calls for increase in infrastructure spend

The CIF has called on the Government to increase infrastructure spending to 4-5% of GDP if the country is to

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