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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...

Bank backs €180m for Irish solar farm project

Amarenco, the solar energy business led by former Bord Gáis head John Mullins, has found a multi-million euro backer to

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Kosmos- Irish drilling in 2017.

  Kosmos- Irish drilling in 2017.

US explorer Kosmos Energy is set to attract fresh investment to its two Irish-based licences, via a farm-out process, later

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Grafton seeks to expand its presence across Europe

  Grafton seeks to expand its presence across Europe

Grafton, the Dublin-headquartered builders merchanting and DIY retail group, is actively reviewing opportunities to expand its operational presence in western

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Kingspan and ESB in NI solar panel initiative

  Kingspan and ESB in NI solar panel initiative

Kingspan and ESB unveiled on Tuesday a new joint venture in Northern Ireland that will offer local businesses the opportunity

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FenestraPro Premium for Revit – Efficient Facade Design for Architects

  FenestraPro Premium for Revit – Efficient Facade Design for Architects

FenestraPro, a leading provider of software that enables energy efficient facade design, is delighted to announce the launch of FenestraPro

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Management Buyout (MBO) of Walls Construction Announced

  Management Buyout (MBO) of Walls Construction Announced

An investor backed management buyout (MBO) has been announced by leading Irish construction company Walls Construction. Founded in 1950, Walls

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Alexion Pharmaceuticals Announces €450 Million Expansion in Dublin – 200 New Jobs and 800 construction jobs to be created over four years

  Alexion Pharmaceuticals Announces €450 Million Expansion in Dublin – 200 New Jobs and 800 construction jobs to be created over four years

Alexion Pharmaceuticals today announced plans to significantly expand its operations in Ireland by constructing the Company’s first ever biologics manufacturing

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Construction Industry Continues Renewed Growth

  Construction Industry Continues Renewed Growth

The country’s construction sector grew at its fastest pace so far this year in April with new business on the

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Nimbus researchers secure €1.5m in EU funding for energy efficient buildings projects

  Nimbus researchers secure €1.5m in EU funding for energy efficient buildings projects

Researchers from the Nimbus Centre at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) have secured €1.5m in EU funding as part of

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Regus to open seventh location

  Regus to open seventh location

Regus has announced today that it will open its seventh location in Dublin’s North Quay. The global workspace provider currently

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CRH set to spend €8bn on takeovers

  CRH set to spend €8bn on takeovers

The building materials and cement giant has already suggested that its 2015 spend and deal flow will not be contained

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Galway’s planned by-pass to affect homes and NUI.

  Galway’s planned by-pass to affect homes and NUI.

More than 40 homes will be demolished to make way for the Galway bypass, with the university campus and Ballybrit

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KBC to open hub at College Green

  KBC to open hub at College Green

The 291 sq m hub at 16 College Green (above) will offer banking facilities on the doorstep of Trinity College

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The Dawson in central Dublin hits the market with €15m price tag

  The Dawson in central Dublin hits the market with €15m price tag

Morrissey’s and Savills have been retained as agents to sell “The Dawson” in central Dublin with a guide price in

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Hibernia Reit buys two Lime St properties for €4.6m

  Hibernia Reit buys two Lime St properties for €4.6m

Hibernia Reit plc said today that it has bought two properties in the South Docks area of Dublin for a

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Prime office and retail portfolio for €118m

  Prime office and retail portfolio for €118m

With the Dublin retail market, as well as the suburban office sector, rapidly recovering, Royal London Asset Management is planning

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US company Opko buys Eirgen for $135m.

  US company Opko buys Eirgen for $135m.

Waterford-based pharmaceutical company EirGen has been acquired by US drugs company Opko for $135 million. Founded by Tom Brennan and

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€300m for major New Social Housing

  €300m for major New Social Housing

Up to €300m is being poured into a major social housing construction programme. It is hoped that more than 100

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Fire-risk homes in blaze estate to cost €10k each to make safe

  Fire-risk homes in blaze estate to cost €10k each to make safe

The cost of fixing fire safety issues in a Kildare housing estate that was affected by a massive blaze could

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New Children’s Hospital Design Revealed

  New Children’s Hospital Design Revealed

Located in Dublin 8, the design of the seven-storey building was unveiled by Minister Leo Varadkar and the Office of

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Minister Kelly officially opens Social Housing development at Grand Canal View.

  Minister Kelly officially opens Social Housing development at Grand Canal View.

Schemes such as this are about more than just about the homes. They are also about building sustainable communities. Community

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Greenman Investments closes €95m deal with German grocer

  Greenman Investments closes €95m deal with German grocer

Greenman Investments, a Dublin-headquartered firm that specialises in buying German retail assets, has paid €95 million for a portfolio of

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Bausch+Lomb to create 125 jobs in Waterford with €75m investment

  Bausch+Lomb to create 125 jobs in Waterford with €75m investment

150 construction jobs also to be created as part of investment supported by Dept of Jobs through IDA Ireland Waterford

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Hollywood makeover in Dundrum for €2.5m

  Hollywood makeover in Dundrum for €2.5m

In 1999 Hollywood House, an imposing Victorian two-storey over basement house at Mount Anville Road in Dublin 14, went on

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Apple looks to invest more than €400m on power projects for its €850m Irish data centre

  Apple looks to invest more than €400m on power projects for its €850m Irish data centre

Apple is looking to invest more than €400m directly to fund at least six renewable energy projects in Ireland. The

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Regeneron plan is ahead of schedule

  Regeneron plan is ahead of schedule

FIVE years after Dell vacated its manufacturing facility in Limerick, the same building is full of life once again, with

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CRH finance director to take on new internal role

  CRH finance director to take on new internal role

Construction group CRH has said its finance director Maeve Carton is to assume the new role of group transformation director

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Potential for 20,000 new jobs in construction – CIF

  Potential for 20,000 new jobs in construction – CIF

Some 20,000 new jobs could be created in the construction sector if the government was to implement a series of

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Ulster University: Second phase plans for Belfast campus

  Ulster University: Second phase plans for Belfast campus

The second phase of the Ulster University’s new Belfast campus will be built by a joint venture between Lagan Construction

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Agora Publishing to create 100 jobs in Co Waterford

  Agora Publishing to create 100 jobs in Co Waterford

publishing company which has over one million readers around the world has provided a major employment boost today with the

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