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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 country’s Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar. The news of the move by

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Overhaul in Tractor Driver Licensing Sparks Controversy and Job Concerns in Ireland

    Overhaul in Tractor Driver Licensing Sparks Controversy and Job Concerns in Ireland

The recent modifications to the tractor driver licence category in Ireland, specifically the ‘W’ category, are causing a stir within the agricultural and contracting communities. The Association of Farm and

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Transport Infrastructure Ireland Announces €23.4 Million for Road Projects in Sligo and Leitrim

    Transport Infrastructure Ireland Announces €23.4 Million for Road Projects in Sligo and Leitrim

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has unveiled a significant funding allocation of €23.4 million for road projects in Sligo and Leitrim, marking a crucial step forward for infrastructure development in the

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Government Set to Revitalise A5 Route in NI with Multi-Million Euro Commitment

    Government Set to Revitalise A5 Route in NI with Multi-Million Euro Commitment

The Irish Government is set to inject significant funding, amounting to hundreds of millions of euros, into the transformation of the dangerous A5 road in Northern Ireland. The A5, connecting

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Ireland Achieves Record-Breaking Housing Milestone with 32,695 New Homes Completed in 2023

    Ireland Achieves Record-Breaking Housing Milestone with 32,695 New Homes Completed in 2023

Ireland marked a significant achievement in its housing sector with the completion of 32,695 new homes in 2023, marking the highest annual delivery in the last fifteen years. The robust

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Janssen to expand Cork facility with possible creation of 180 jobs

  Janssen Sciences Ireland is expanding its biopharmaceutical supply chain facility in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork. The facility, which is part of the Johnson & Johnson group, will see a €150

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Concerns grow over major Limerick road projects after construction company enter receivership

  A YEAR after work on a vital €58m road restarted, concern has now been expressed over the future of the scheme. It comes after Roadbridge, the main contractor on

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Ultra Clean to create 100 jobs with new facility in Cavan

Ultra Clean today announced that it is establishing an Advanced Technology Cleaning Centre (ATCC) in Cavan. This investment represents a key milestone in UCT’s global expansion plans supporting surging demand

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Tánaiste admits ‘difficulty’ in getting young people to apply for construction courses

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has admitted that there is a slow take up of construction courses. The Government today launched a major retrofitting scheme which new grants and schemes which will

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Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien admits house prices will continue to rise in 2022

Darragh O’Brien has admitted house prices will continue to rise this year. The Minister for Housing has conceded that the crisis in housing, which is seeing Generation Rent trapped in

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Eli Lilly to invest €400m and create 800 jobs in Limerick expansion

More than 800 jobs will be created by Eli Lilly as part of a new €400m investment into Ireland as part of its global expansion. The pharmaceutical giant has announced

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‘No silver bullet’ to reduce house prices warns Minister

The Minister for Housing has said that increasing housing supply alone will not be enough to reduce prices. Speaking at the launch of the second quarterly progress report on the

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Housing for All: Q4 2021 Progress Report published

The government today published the second quarterly update on progress of the implementation of Housing for All. It shows significant progress towards the government’s plan to increase the supply of

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‘Construction sites will not be closed again,’ minister vows as targets missed

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has said building sites will not be closed down again as Covid-19 infection rates soar. Mr O’Brien said sites “can’t be closed again” as part of

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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

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‘Boris Bridge’ to Ireland binned over billions

    ‘Boris Bridge’ to Ireland binned over billions

Building a bridge or tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland would be “impossible to justify”, British officials have concluded. A report for the British Government found that while a fixed

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Ethos to create 150 new jobs in Ireland

    Ethos to create 150 new jobs in Ireland

Ethos has announced that it is to create 150 new jobs in Ireland in the next four years as part of Going for Growth, its ambitious national and international EMEA

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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 the construction of a new manufacturing facility that could lead

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First in-person Enterprise Ireland trade mission since pandemic onset

    First in-person Enterprise Ireland trade mission since pandemic onset

Enterprise Ireland’s first in-person trade mission since the onset of the Covid pandemic starts today in London, before moving on to Paris and Berlin. The three day mission is being

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BAM Consortium Completes N25 New Ross Bypass PPP

    BAM Consortium Completes N25 New Ross Bypass PPP

The N25 New Ross Bypass PPP Scheme, delivered by the BAM/ ACS consortium on behalf of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), and Wexford and Kilkenny County Councils, has been officially opened.

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Ireland’s First Affordable Purchase Housing Scheme Launched

    Ireland’s First Affordable Purchase Housing Scheme Launched

The Affordable Housing Scheme at Boherboy Road, Lotamore, Mayfield, Cork has been launched. The €40 million value project on a 13-acre (5.13 hectare) site, assembled and being made available by Cork

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€100 Million Redevelopment of Former Home of Smithwick’s Brewery in Kilkenny Commences

    €100 Million Redevelopment of Former Home of Smithwick’s Brewery in Kilkenny Commences

Mythen Construction has broken ground on the prestigious new development at Abbey Quarter in the centre of Kilkenny. The breaking ground ceremony was attended by Eoin Murphy, Minister for Housing,

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M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy Motorway PPP Scheme Opens

    M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy Motorway PPP Scheme Opens

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has officially opened the M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy Motorway PPP Scheme. Funded, constructed and operated by the BAM ACS Consortium, it will reduce travel times from

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Completion of Center Parcs Longford Forest Project

    Completion of Center Parcs Longford Forest Project

An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, has officially marked the completion of the landmark €233 million forest resort – Center Parcs

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Energia Group Announces Over €3 Billion Renewable Energy Investment Programme For Ireland

    Energia Group Announces Over €3 Billion Renewable Energy Investment Programme For Ireland

Energia Group, the major all-island energy provider and infrastructure investor across Renewable Technologies, Flexible Generation and Customer Solutions, will invest

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€350 Million Dublin Airport Investment

    €350 Million Dublin Airport Investment

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €350 million to daa (Dublin Airport Authority) to help fund an existing investment

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Progress on Tuath’s Social Housing Development in Dundalk

    Progress on Tuath’s Social Housing Development in Dundalk

Dundoogan, Haynestown is a planned 1100 home development, 112 of which Tuath Housing is acquiring for social housing in collaboration

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Opening of €11 Million Social Housing Development in Dublin

    Opening of €11 Million Social Housing Development in Dublin

Oaklee Housing’s newest €11 million turnkey development in Stormanstown House, Dublin, has been officially opened, further reducing the social housing

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Government Launches €1.25 Billion Land Development Agency to Build 150,000 New Homes

    Government Launches €1.25 Billion Land Development Agency to Build 150,000 New Homes

The Government has launched the Land Development Agency to build 150,000 new homes over the next 20 years, the next

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Grand Canal Innovation District Planned For Dublin

    Grand Canal Innovation District Planned For Dublin

A far-reaching plan for the creation of the Grand Canal Innovation District in Dublin has been launched. The proposal from

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Microsoft’s New €134 Million Campus Officially Opens

    Microsoft’s New €134 Million Campus Officially Opens

An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, was joined by Peggy Johnson, Executive Vice President, Microsoft Corporation; Cathriona Hallahan, MD, Microsoft Ireland;

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CIF Welcomes Government’s Public Capital Programme and National Planning Framework

    CIF Welcomes Government’s Public Capital Programme and National Planning Framework

The CIF has welcomed the €115 billion investment in infrastructure announced by Government as a potential ‘game-changer for the construction

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Largest Ever European Investment Bank Support in Ireland Backs New Children’s Hospital Project

    Largest Ever European Investment Bank Support in Ireland Backs New Children’s Hospital Project

The European Investment Bank is to provide a loan of €490 million to support construction of the new children’s hospital

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Official opening of LinkedIn’s EMEA HQ as company continues to grow in Dublin

    Official opening of LinkedIn’s EMEA HQ as company continues to grow in Dublin

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald officially opened LinkedIn’s new 17,650 sq m Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

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Construction starts on €233m Center Parcs Longford Forest

    Construction starts on €233m Center Parcs Longford Forest

Center Parcs was delighted that An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar joined Martin Dalby, CEO of Center Parcs for the recent Official

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Top 50 CIF Contractors 2017 announced

    Top 50 CIF Contractors 2017 announced

According to the CIF, its Top 50 Contractors list for 2017 provides us with a unique snapshot of the Irish

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Lack of State spending could lead to longer recession

    Lack of State spending could lead to longer recession

Speaking at this year’s National Construction Summit, Construction Industry Federation director, Tom Parlon said a lack of State spending on

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Combilift signs €1m contract with home improvement retailer

    Combilift signs €1m contract with home improvement retailer

Combilift, the Irish manufacturer of multi-directional forklifts based in Monaghan has signed a contract with Kingfisher, Europe’s largest home improvement

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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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