Construction BUSINESS

Search Results for "ireland"

Plan to build social housing in Limerick faces fresh uncertainty over funding

    Plan to build social housing in Limerick faces fresh uncertainty over funding

An examiner appointed to a construction firm that has been building a planned social housing development in Limerick has so far failed to secure a scheme of arrangement that would

Read Full Article

Record low of 11,300 homes listed for sale as prospective buyers face increasing prices

    Record low of 11,300 homes listed for sale as prospective buyers face increasing prices

Prospective homebuyers face further difficulties in the housing market with increasing prices and record low supply. According to the latest MyHome.ie / Davy Q4 2021 Property Price Report, the annual

Read Full Article

Housebuilder Glenveagh says industry facing ‘extraordinary’ period of rising costs

    Housebuilder Glenveagh says industry facing ‘extraordinary’ period of rising costs

Glenveagh said it generated total revenue in 2021 of €476m, up from €232m in the previous year which was most heavily disrupted by building site closures due to Covid. Housebuilder

Read Full Article

Dublin-based building tech company to create 100 new jobs by 2024

    Dublin-based building tech company to create 100 new jobs by 2024

IFS, which recently raised €2m in funding for growth, is partnering with Microsoft to develop new services and rebranding itself to Fexillon. Building tech company Integrated Facilities Solutions (IFS) plans

Read Full Article

New centre for excellence to open in Limerick in mid 2022

    New centre for excellence to open in Limerick in mid 2022

A NEW centre of excellence located in Limerick’s National Technology Park is due to be completed in mid 2022. IDA Ireland have announced that the 30.000sq ft building will be

Read Full Article

More than 100 cases linked to trafficking and slavery being investigated, gardaí say

    More than 100 cases linked to trafficking and slavery being investigated, gardaí say

Victims in Ireland ‘silently crying out for help’ as they ‘do somebody’s nails, or wash somebody’s car’ Garda specialist units were currently investigating “well over 100” suspects and crimes linked

Read Full Article

Aldi and Lidl announce separate multi-million euro investments in Cork

    Aldi and Lidl announce separate multi-million euro investments in Cork

The store will bring up to 25 permanent new jobs to Kanturk after planning permission for the supermarket was secured. Discount supermarket chains Aldi and Lidl have announced separate plans

Read Full Article

‘It’s a distillery, not Rapunzel’s castle’ – Locals object to Dingle distillery expansion

    ‘It’s a distillery, not Rapunzel’s castle’ – Locals object to Dingle distillery expansion

The company also plans to provide a shuttle bus service from the centre of Dingle for visitors during summer months Plans for a major expansion of the Dingle Distillery, including

Read Full Article

Expert urges planners to approve ‘simple’ Conor McGregor house extension

    Expert urges planners to approve ‘simple’ Conor McGregor house extension

The house extension plan by MMA star Conor McGregor has a “simple” design and complements the existing home at the site. That is according to Mr McGregor’s planning expert, Kevin

Read Full Article

MICA HOMEOWNERS GAIN UNANIMOUS SUPPORT AT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

    MICA HOMEOWNERS GAIN UNANIMOUS SUPPORT AT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Members of the Mica Action Group gained unanimous support following strong presentations to the European Parliament Petitions Committee today. Ann Owens and Joseph Morgan spoke in Brussels regarding eight petitions

Read Full Article

Devil in detail of redress scheme for mica homeowners

    Devil in detail of redress scheme for mica homeowners

Square-foot caps on rebuilding costs will still leave many property owners out of pocket Homeowners caught up in the mica scandal said the devil would be in the detail of

Read Full Article

‘A dream come true’: Plans for redevelopment of Cork distillery broadly welcomed

    ‘A dream come true’: Plans for redevelopment of Cork distillery broadly welcomed

One Fáilte Ireland representative said the plans will cement East Cork’s reputation as a leading destination for food and drink. “A dream come true” is how local Fine Gael councillor

Read Full Article

Hawkins Brown eyes Irish expansion with Dublin office

    Hawkins Brown eyes Irish expansion with Dublin office

Hawkins Brown has opened an office in Dublin, its fourth new studio in six years but only its second overseas. The practice already has offices in London, Manchester, Los Angeles

Read Full Article

First-time buyers squeezed out by high prices, lack of stock and competition

    First-time buyers squeezed out by high prices, lack of stock and competition

First-time buyers (FTBs) are being squeezed out of the market for new homes, with cash-rich purchasers and cuckoo funds snapping up half the available stock. New figures from the Banking

Read Full Article

Lidl plans €11m investment for new store in Dublin’s Clonshaugh

    Lidl plans €11m investment for new store in Dublin’s Clonshaugh

Lidl Ireland plans to invest €11 million in a new “state-of-the-art” store in Clonshaugh, Dublin. The supermarket chain on Tuesday welcomed a decision from An Bord Pleanála to grant permission

Read Full Article

Mica redress: ‘We just want our lives and our homes back’

    Mica redress: ‘We just want our lives and our homes back’

Donegal family, whose house must be demolished, ready for second Dublin protest In Quigley’s Point in Co Donegal, the Noone family has the placards ready. “I’ve already phoned the three children’s schools and

Read Full Article

Irish public rallies to save Temple Bar’s Merchant’s Arch from new hotel plans

    Irish public rallies to save Temple Bar’s Merchant’s Arch from new hotel plans

The ‘Save Merchant’s Arch’ online petition wants to prevent historic Dublin from “succumbing” to “development.” A public petition against the construction of a boutique hotel and restaurant in the buildings

Read Full Article

At a glance: How €35bn transport fund will be spent

    At a glance: How €35bn transport fund will be spent

The Government said its €35 billion investment in the transport system will transform how the country travels and halve Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Public transport will get €12

Read Full Article

Investment in Irish property soars to €3.5bn so far in 2021 – Savills

    Investment in Irish property soars to €3.5bn so far in 2021 – Savills

Almost €800m was invested in the Irish property market in the third quarter of this year, which is 25% higher than a typical third quarter, according to the latest data

Read Full Article

No international expertise sought on mica problem

    No international expertise sought on mica problem

The Department of Housing has not engaged with officials in other countries regarding properties afflicted with construction problems involving defects such as mica in concrete blocks. Minister for Housing Darragh

Read Full Article

Mary Lou McDonald describes affordable housing plan as ‘absolute failure’

    Mary Lou McDonald describes affordable housing plan as ‘absolute failure’

A Government plan to build affordable housing has been described as an “absolute failure” after it emerged only eight homes will be delivered this year. In October 2018, the Government

Read Full Article

‘No justification’ for building workers to remain on PUP, says industry chief

    ‘No justification’ for building workers to remain on PUP, says industry chief

Construction industry head, Tom Parlon, has criticised building workers still claiming the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP), saying there is no justification for being out of work. Mr Parlon, director general

Read Full Article

Dublin and Cork have highest average house prices in the country

    Dublin and Cork have highest average house prices in the country

The average price of a house is now almost €24,000 higher than it was a year ago, with the rise in prices more pronounced outside of city areas. As the Irish

Read Full Article

Students want accommodation shortages declared an ‘emergency’

    Students want accommodation shortages declared an ‘emergency’

DCU criticises Government plans as student housing construction deemed ‘uneconomic’ The Government must declare shortages of student housing and high

Read Full Article

Belief that building more homes will bring down prices ‘a red herring’

    Belief that building more homes will bring down prices ‘a red herring’

Housing conference hears many young people slaves to rent because of mortgage rules A belief that increasing housing supply –

Read Full Article

Integer to add up to 200 jobs as it expands Galway operations

    Integer to add up to 200 jobs as it expands Galway operations

Company to invest an estimated $30m in new manufacturing facility Medical device outsource manufacturer Integer is to expand its Galway operations with

Read Full Article

Home-building potential of Irish wood underlined in new poll

    Home-building potential of Irish wood underlined in new poll

90% of Irish adults who took part in a recent poll don’t know the Irish forest industry produces enough wood

Read Full Article

Government says it hasn’t decided to delay construction of Metrolink until 2027 but start date down to planning permission

    Government says it hasn’t decided to delay construction of Metrolink until 2027 but start date down to planning permission

The Government has not decided to delay construction of the Metrolink until 2027, according to a spokesperson for the Department

Read Full Article

Fake bomb scare at National Children’s Hospital site is latest in campaign of disruption

    Fake bomb scare at National Children’s Hospital site is latest in campaign of disruption

The incident was the latest disruption at the site after around 20 arson attacks at the location during the summer

Read Full Article

‘If construction is such a profitable industry, why aren’t more people at it?

    ‘If construction is such a profitable industry, why aren’t more people at it?

Glenveagh says it has sold, signed or reserved the 1,150 homes it expects to deliver this year When Stephen Garvey was invited

Read Full Article

Govt debt could end up on ‘unsustainable path’ – IFAC

    Govt debt could end up on ‘unsustainable path’ – IFAC

The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council has said the economy is recovering ‘swiftly’ but government spending plans for the upcoming Budget

Read Full Article

National Broadband Plan can be delivered on time and on budget, committee to hear

    National Broadband Plan can be delivered on time and on budget, committee to hear

National Broadband Ireland chief to say project could even be completed early The company tasked with building the State’s high-speed

Read Full Article

Construction firm Henry Brothers collects top responsible business award

    Construction firm Henry Brothers collects top responsible business award

Construction company Henry Brothers has claimed the top award at the 2021 Responsible Business Awards in Northern Ireland. The Magherafelt-headquartered

Read Full Article

AUXILION PARTNERS WITH SISK TO DRIVE PRODUCTIVITY AND BUSINESS GROWTH IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION DEAL

    AUXILION PARTNERS WITH SISK TO DRIVE PRODUCTIVITY AND BUSINESS GROWTH IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION DEAL

Auxilion, a leading provider of digitally transformative IT services and solutions, has announced that it has collaborated closely with construction

Read Full Article

Fraud squad detectives question man suspected of setting up bogus construction company for purpose of laundering money

    Fraud squad detectives question man suspected of setting up bogus construction company for purpose of laundering money

Fraud squad detectives are continuing to question a man who was arrested yesterday and is suspected of setting up a

Read Full Article

Construction specialist ESS Modular creating 70 Manchester jobs welcomed by Leo Varadkar

    Construction specialist ESS Modular creating 70 Manchester jobs welcomed by Leo Varadkar

The creation of about 70 jobs in Manchester by a Republic of Ireland construction specialist has been welcomed by the

Read Full Article

Intel to open up Irish plant to allow car makers create microchips for next generation of vehicles

    Intel to open up Irish plant to allow car makers create microchips for next generation of vehicles

Intel has said it could invest as much as €80 billion in Europe over the next decade to boost the

Read Full Article

77% of agri-businesses optimistic about the year ahead

    77% of agri-businesses optimistic about the year ahead

Following a year of “considerable turbulence” in 2020, food and agri-businesses across Ireland are “significantly more optimistic” this year. Today

Read Full Article

Irish economy growing at the fastest rate in EU

    Irish economy growing at the fastest rate in EU

Ireland’s economy is surging ahead of its 26 EU partners as more sectors reopen post-pandemic. The latest figures put the

Read Full Article

Massive Cork Harbour clean-up reaches completion

    Massive Cork Harbour clean-up reaches completion

The Taoiseach has heralded in a new era of recreation, tourism and economic benefits for Cork Harbour following the completion

Read Full Article

Minister defends ‘multifaceted’ Housing for All plan

    Minister defends ‘multifaceted’ Housing for All plan

Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien has defended the Housing for All plan as a “different” and “multifaceted” strategy in which

Read Full Article

Developer bids to swap hotel already under construction in Dublin for build-to-rent

    Developer bids to swap hotel already under construction in Dublin for build-to-rent

A Strategic Housing Development (SHD) scheme of 227 build-to-rent apartments up to 12 storeys tall is being sought for a

Read Full Article

Construction begins on €139m wastewater treatment plant in Arklow

    Construction begins on €139m wastewater treatment plant in Arklow

Raw sewage discharges to be eliminated into river Avoca in Co Wicklow. Construction on a €139-million wastewater treatment plant for Arklow,

Read Full Article

More than 50 submissions on controversial Clare data centre proposal

    More than 50 submissions on controversial Clare data centre proposal

More than 50 submissions have been made on the proposed new data centre for Ennis, which has garnered stiff resistance

Read Full Article

What’s the story with data centres?

    What’s the story with data centres?

They’ve been popping up all over the country. Opposition has been mounting against them. But they still are pretty mysterious

Read Full Article

4,500 Dublin Hotel Rooms to be Delivered by 2023

    4,500 Dublin Hotel Rooms to be Delivered by 2023

24 new hotels, comprising 4,500 rooms, will be delivered in Dublin by the end of 2023, according to property advisor,

Read Full Article

Construction salaries rise more than any other sector

    Construction salaries rise more than any other sector

Construction experienced the highest rate of salary growth of any sector between February and July, according to data from a

Read Full Article

Grafton expects prices for construction materials to continue rising

    Grafton expects prices for construction materials to continue rising

Woodie’s owner reports record profits for first six month of 2021. Prices for key construction materials will continue rising into

Read Full Article

German bank to lend €36m to Irish energy group to build solar power projects

    German bank to lend €36m to Irish energy group to build solar power projects

German bank Berenberg will loan €36 million to Irish group Elgin Energy to back the development of solar power projects in the Republic and

Read Full Article

Dublin third most expensive city in Europe for construction costs

    Dublin third most expensive city in Europe for construction costs

Survey blames materials price increases of up to 40% for rising cost of building in capital. Building in Dublin is

Read Full Article

Hotels betting on post-Covid future

    Hotels betting on post-Covid future

Faced with long restrictions that are only just being lifted many hotels are using the opportunity to make significant upgrades.

Read Full Article

Rise in new companies registered in first half of year

    Rise in new companies registered in first half of year

Almost 14,000 new companies were registered in Ireland in the first half of the year, up 42% on the same

Read Full Article

Call for action as Cork awaits first major apartment project in 13 years

    Call for action as Cork awaits first major apartment project in 13 years

Regeneration and rejuvenation of city centre areas will fail to occur without major Government intervention, according to leading figures in

Read Full Article

Dublin’s Point Square development on the market for €75m

    Dublin’s Point Square development on the market for €75m

Savills has brought the Point Square development in Dublin’s north docklands to the market on behalf of the Joint Statutory

Read Full Article

Fire defects at Park West apartments in Dublin to cost €5m to fix

    Fire defects at Park West apartments in Dublin to cost €5m to fix

Fire-safety defects estimated to cost more than €5 million to fix have been discovered at a large Celtic Tiger-era apartment

Read Full Article

Office space for 30,000 workers to be built in Dublin this year as post-Covid return looms

    Office space for 30,000 workers to be built in Dublin this year as post-Covid return looms

Savills says that take up has been good, although the Central Bank of Ireland warned recently of the danger of

Read Full Article

Cork Airport runway reconstruction fastest large-scale project undertaken in State in years

    Cork Airport runway reconstruction fastest large-scale project undertaken in State in years

The Managing Director at Cork Airport says the massive runway reconstruction taking place later this year will help ensure the

Read Full Article

Grafton Group sees strong trading in first half as Covid restrictions ease

    Grafton Group sees strong trading in first half as Covid restrictions ease

Building materials group Grafton said group revenue rose by close to 50% in the first half of the year as it experienced

Read Full Article

Constrcution Summit

The Magazine – Construction Business

The Magazine – Construction Summit – 2023

The Magazine – Construction Summit – 2024

New Subscriber

    Subscribe Here


    Advertisements