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  • 3D printed homes success spurs interest in 3D construction careers In response to increased demand, LMETB’s Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence (AMTCE) in Dundalk has announced monthly courses in Advanced Construction Technologies, which includes 3D concrete printing, to run throughout 2025,...
  • McGill and Partners bolsters its Irish business McGill and Partners, the global specialty insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed John Barry and Jack Farrell as partners in specialty broking in Ireland. John joins McGill and Partners from...
  • Belfast Harbour launches ‘transformative’ strategy Belfast Harbour has unveiled a new strategy setting out an ambitious programme to invest more than £300m in capital projects across the port and Harbour Estate over the next five...
  • Bouygues and Ecocem cement partnership Bouygues Construction and Ecocem have signed a global innovation partnership. Following thorough laboratory and rigorous full-scale testing by Bouygues Construction’s R&D and Innovation team in collaboration with Ecocem, the goal...
  • BusConnects Client Partner selected Jacobs-led team to manage major infrastructure project for Ireland’s National Transport Authority. Jacobs has been selected by the National Transport Authority (NTA) in Ireland to provide Client Partner delivery services...

Brittany Ferries advices 19% growth in early bookings

Brittany Ferries has today advised a 19% growth in the number of early bookings compared to the corresponding period last year. It

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After court enactment Irish consumers face insurance rises

After a European Court of Justice ruling, consumers face another growth in premiums for home and motor insurance. The court ruled

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Airlines of Ireland might connect forces to create new European giant

Dublin-based carriers CityJet and Stobart Air are investigating a tie-up in a way that could create one of Europe’s biggest

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Savills bespeaks top ten European investment hotspots

Savills, the international real estate investor, has advised its top ten hotspots for investment in Europe, split between five tips for

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Reasons for optimism as students look to construction courses

After a gap of nearly ten years, construction and property related courses are once again in vogue for secondary students heading

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Property prices up 8% in year to end of february

Residential Property Price Index February 2016 Price Index (Jan 2005=100)  Monthly % change Annual % change Dec 2015    

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Bishop Gate Hotel – A Derry landmark building restored Bishop Gate Hotel

The new Bishop’s Gate Hotel has opened its doors. This 31 bed hotel adds considerable luxury accommodation and services to

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€23m allocated for Dublin transport projects

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, has announced the allocation by the National Transport Authority of more

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BAM sponsored CSR Awards 2016 launch

Chambers Ireland has announced that applications for the 2016 CSR Awards are now open. The Awards recognise the positive work

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€1.9m for Co Kilkenny site

Savills and Warren McCreery Property are quoting €1.9m for a strip of development land outside Kilkenny which has full planning

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Construction hits €5.6bn value

The total value of new construction projects in Ireland rose by 68% last year as activity in the sector continued to

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New domestic smart meter contract win with Economy Energy

Smart Metering Systems plc, the integrated metering services company that connects, owns, operates and maintains current generation and new advanced

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Natratex is used for matching footpaths by New Sheffield Homes

A dewy housing development by Bellway Homes in Sheffield is one of the latest projects to use Bituchem’s specialist Natratex

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Investment of Total Irish windfarm might hit €2.7bn

A forecast from the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) indicates that the Windfarm construction will be worth €500m to the

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Anti-pylon groups pull out of Eirgrid talks

Two anti-pylon groups have pulled out of talks with Eirgrid over the North-South interconnector. The majority of landowners and local

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Irish Company Actavo Expands Into U.S.

Actavo, a leading international engineering solutions company headquartered in Dublin, has announced that it has acquired a key division of

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€1m boost for geology research

The government will provide €1 million funding for 41 small scale geoscience research projects in 2016. The projects have been

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New runway for Dublin airport, DAA is looking at commitment financing

It controls Cork Airport as well, and is currently examining plans for a second parallel runway at the capital as

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Nearly 32% of people want the Government to build new houses as their first priority

The rents are now higher in Dublin then during the boom and deposit lending falling, one – third of the

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Construction industry and young people join forces to build better communities

The Construction Industry Federation (CIF), has announced its partnership with the highly successful Young Social Innovator (YSI) programme at a

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€1m in funding for energy research projects

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has launched a call for Energy Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) projects to

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Latchways celebrates Engineering Innovation

Global fall protection leader Latchways hosted local Devizes MP and Minister for Rail, Claire Perry, at a recent open day

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CIF calls for creation of ministerial post for Infrastructure and Construction

The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has called on the next Government to create a Minister for Infrastructure and Construction to

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Work starts on the most authentic Titanic Hotel

Abercorn Construction has started work to fully restore the former Harland & Wolff Headquarters building and Drawing Offices in Belfast’s

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Thermodial completes €1.25 Million MBO Deal

The management team of Thermodial (a leading Irish, commercial heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) maintenance company) lead by Turlough Kinane,

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Lowestoft College: apprenticeship provision 13% above the national average

Lowestoft College is a leading provider of training and competence services to the construction, offshore, energy and maritime industries. The

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Cairn completes first asset transfer under Project Clear

Irish homebuilder Cairn Homes has announced the first of its asset transfers under the recently acquired Project Clear loan portfolio.

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Giant tunnel boring machines used to build the Northern Line Extension

The construction of two new 650 tonne tunnel boring machines (TBMs), which will build the new Northern Line Extension tunnels

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Upgrades along M62 to reduce noise for residents

Contractors for Highways England will replace the existing 2 metre high wooden barrier with a new 3 metre high barrier,

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Commercial landowners may be liable for Property Levy

Conor Linehan, Head of William Fry’s Environment & Planning Group and Des Lennon, Director of Development Land at JLL, explained

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