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Liffey Valley Shopping Centre on Sale for €600m

The Liffey Valley shopping centre, located in west Dublin, is due to go on the market with an asking price of at least €600m following the selection by its owners of Eastdil Secured LLC to broker the purchase.

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Pfizer to Have Jobs in Grange Castle Expansion and Construction Jobs

The company, Pfizer will make up to 350 new jobs due to current multi-million euro expansion of its Grange Castle Campus in Dublin.

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“Rebuilding Ireland” Positively Recieved

An action proposal for the problems of housing provide storage and homelessness was released yesterday. The deal was warmly welcomed by industry and housing charities. The plan is positive in outlook.

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Housing Minister Accused of ‘Playing with Figures’

The Housing Minister, Simon Coveney, has been accused of “playing around with figures” in his Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness.

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Rebuilding Ireland: First-time Buyers Scheme

The Government’s Action Plan on Housing and Homelessness, ‘Rebuilding Ireland’ was launched today by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Housing Minister Simon Coveney, Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe and Minister of State Damien English.

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Henry Street gets Major Retailer Due to Smyth-Arnotts Deal

Fitzwilliam Finance Partners, the investment vehicle of Smyth’s, proposed a planning application in conjunction with Arnotts to Dublin City Council, dividing numbers 7, 8 and 9 Henry Street, which presently occupies Arnotts’ ladies shoe department, into a separate building of roughly 40,000 sq ft.

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Government’s Plan of €5.5bn Available for Social Housing

The Government has formally released its housing and homelessness project labeled ‘Rebuilding Ireland’.

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New Grant to be Recieved by First-time Buyers

A brand new tax-refund-based scheme will be introduced in the Government’s Budget for first-time buyers.

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Construction Contract Act to Modify Irish Construction Industry

Senator Paudie Coffey spoke with the workers of leading construction businesses from Waterford earlier in the week.

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New Reports Shows that 1 in 8 commercial properties are Vacant

The analysis, covering the three-month period near the end of June, displays that 28,615, or 13.1pc of the Republic’s 219,176 commercial

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State to Create 45,000 Social Homes

The Government’s much anticipated plan to tackle the housing crisis is set into motion as a State fund will purchase distressed properties from banks and a pledge to build 45,000 new social houses at least by 2021.

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€30m Construction Project: New Bridge to Link The Docklands to Poolbeg Peninsula

The Dublin City Council intends to speed up the progress of the construction of a €30 million bridge, connecting Dublin’s south docks with the newly planned “urban quarter” on the Poolbeg peninsula.

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Ireland has Less Female Graduates in Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction Compared to Other Countries in the EU

During the year of 2014, nearly five million tertiary education students graduated within the European Union (EU).

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Rehab’s Dublin 4 Site to be Purchased for €21m by Department of Education

The former Rehab site in D4 is on the market and being negotiated for €21 by The Department of Education.

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Grafton Group first-half revenue rises 13.3%

Grafton Group recorded a 13.3% rise in first half revenue and said despite the uncertainty created by U.K.’s decision to

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CIF urges students to consider a career in construction

Construction Industry Federation advises school leavers to consider a career in construction. “The construction industry is recovering strongly and is worth

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Permitted Development of Two Major Parks at Cherrywood

The Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council have come to the decision to permit the development of two major parks at Cherrywood, which marks the first important phase of development for a new Town Centre and 3,800 new homes at Cherrywood in South Dublin.

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Portarlington Library to be Renovated by Dunnes Building Services Limited

The Renovation of the Portarlington Library in county Laois is being lead by CIF member, Dunnes Building Services Limited.

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Citywest Hotel Pays €13m for Renovation and Expansion

The Citywest Hotel is paying €13m on a large restoration of its bedrooms and public spaces after having a good year in which its profits increased by 20pc.

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Glan Agua creates 60 jobs in Galway

Glan Agua a company specialising in waste water treatment is to create 60 jobs in Co Galway. The company is doubling its

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Construction sector grows in June

Confidence on the growth prospects for the Construction sector was close to a record high last month, according to the latest Ulster Bank Purchasing

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Coveney Provides €9m for Taking in Charge of Residential Estates

Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Simon Coveney, T.D., announced the allocation of €9 million to assist local authorities

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European Engineering Association Appoints President-elect

The European Federation of Consulting Engineering Associations (EFCA), located in Sofia, Bulgaria has appointed GARLAND CEO, Kevin Rudden, as the new President-elect.

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GDA Appoints New CEO

The new Chief Executive Officer of the Grangegorman Development Agency (GDA) has just been appointed to Mr. Gerrard Casey.

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Tetrarch Capital applies for planning permission

Tetrarch Capital, whose investments include Powerscourt Hotel and Citywest Hotel, has applied for planning permission to build what is being

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CIF Featured Project – Grow it yourself by Tom O’Brien Construction Ltd.

Tom O’Brien Construction Ltd, members of the South East Branch of the Construction Industry Federation, are currently involved in an

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New €100m Alexion facility in Athlone

Alexion Pharmaceuticals has announced it is to construct a new €100 million manufacturing facility in Athlone which will create 50

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Geographical Information System awarded at international conference in San Diego

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) received a Special Achievement in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Award from Esri, a

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Code of Practice – Construction Contracts Act, 2013

The Minister for Employment and Small Business, Mr. Pat Breen T.D., has just published a Code of Practice governing the conduct

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Grafton’s Half Yearly Revenues Rise over 13%, but could Fall due to Brexit

Both builders vendors and DIY merchants Grafton Group have signified “uncertainty about the near term outlook and probability for the economy” in a trading announcement published today.

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