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SHD Planning Permission Granted For 426 New Homes at Farrankelly, Delgany, County Wicklow

    SHD Planning Permission Granted For 426 New Homes at Farrankelly, Delgany, County Wicklow

Cairn Homes is continuing its busy start to 2020 with news that full planning permission has been granted by An Bord Pleanála for the company’s strategic housing development at Farrankelly,

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Avondale Heights Social Housing Development Launched in Wicklow

    Avondale Heights Social Housing Development Launched in Wicklow

20 families have received an early Christmas present of a new home following the official opening of a new social housing development in Rathdrum, County Wicklow. The Avondale Heights development consists

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Wicklow solar energy farm gets approval

    Wicklow solar energy farm gets approval

Plans for a major solar energy farm on a 27-hectare site in Co Wicklow have been approved by Wicklow County Council. The permission comes as the Government is preparing a

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NTA Considers Ending Direct Rail Services Between Wexford and Dublin

    NTA Considers Ending Direct Rail Services Between Wexford and Dublin

The National Transport Authority (NTA) is exploring the possibility of discontinuing direct rail services between County Wexford and Dublin, according to recent developments. Two independent studies examining the capacity of

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Irish Rail’s ‘transformative’ decarbonisation push gathers steam

    Irish Rail’s ‘transformative’ decarbonisation push gathers steam

National railway operator Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail (IE) has released tenders that underline its central role in the decarbonisation of Ireland’s infrastructure, writes David Keniry. Irish Rail has issued a Pre-Qualification

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Co Wexford Housing: 2023 Recap and 2024 Projections

    Co Wexford Housing: 2023 Recap and 2024 Projections

In Co Wexford’s real estate realm, 2023 witnessed a modest 0.3 per cent uptick in house prices, a shift from the preceding three years of significant increases. The persistent hurdle

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Up the Walls – Paul Clements on Hadrian’s Wall and the Mourne Wall

Two walls – one in the north of England and the other in the north of Ireland, separated in their construction by 1,800 years – are celebrating significant birthdays in

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Treetop walk will open soon at Avondale Forest Park

  THE highly anticipated next chapter of Avondale House and Forest Park will unfold in early summer with the opening of ‘Beyond the Trees Avondale’, an exciting new visitor destination

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Delay to construction of eating-disorders care facility ‘another letdown’ for sufferers

People suffering with eating disorders are facing “another disappointment” after a new service has once again been delayed amid rising construction costs. The expansion of a treatment hub at Mount

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Echelon receives €855m in funding to complete four Irish data centres

The funding will go towards the completion of four data centres in Ireland, which will have a combined capacity of 390MW. Irish-owned Echelon Data Centres has announced a debt financing

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Residential property deals up almost 19% last year

The number of residential property transactions increased by almost 19% to 44,110 in the 12 months to October 2021, according to the latest Residential Buildings Report published by GeoDirectory and

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Farmers on struggle to get hemp crops recognised to help solve Ireland’s energy crisis

    Farmers on struggle to get hemp crops recognised to help solve Ireland’s energy crisis

HEMP can help solve Ireland’s energy crisis once the system stops treating farmers as if they’re growing cannabis, it has been claimed. Growers desperate to move away from a reliance

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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, Co Wicklow began on Monday, marking the end of protracted delays in

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50 solar farms across Ireland and UK to be financed by German bank

    50 solar farms across Ireland and UK to be financed by German bank

50 solar farms across Ireland and the UK are to be financed by German bank Berenberg. Berenberg Green Energy Junior Debt Fund III has entered into an agreement with solar

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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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Tulfarris Hotel and Golf Resort Completes €6 Million Renovation Programme

    Tulfarris Hotel and Golf Resort Completes €6 Million Renovation Programme

International hospitality management company, PREM Group has completed the first stage of its renovation programme at Tulfarris Hotel and Golf Resort, Blessington, County Wicklow. The group purchased the 90-bedroom hotel in

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Dublin City Council’s Newly Designed Peace Garden Re-opens

    Dublin City Council’s Newly Designed Peace Garden Re-opens

The Peace Garden at Christchurch Place, Dublin 8 has been officially re-opened. This newly designed garden will provide a beautiful public space for quiet contemplation in the bustling historic centre of

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Nearly Half of All Counties in Ireland Unaffordable For First Time Buyers

    Nearly Half of All Counties in Ireland Unaffordable For First Time Buyers

A new report issued by EY-DKM Economic Advisory, confirms that nearly half of all counties (46%) in the Republic of Ireland are now unaffordable for first-time buyers on an average

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International Hospitality Operator Commits to Iconic Central Plaza Development

    International Hospitality Operator Commits to Iconic Central Plaza Development

Hines and Peterson Group, the developer of Central Plaza, the visionary mixed-use development currently underway in former Central Bank offices on College Green and Dame Street in Dublin, has selected

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Construction to Start For First Stage of National Social Housing Programme

    Construction to Start For First Stage of National Social Housing Programme

534 new homes will be built in Dublin, Louth, Wicklow and Kildare in the first phase of Ireland’s first social housing Public-Private Partnership following agreement for €120 million of new

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ESB and Coillte in Discussions to Deliver Renewable Energy Projects

    ESB and Coillte in Discussions to Deliver Renewable Energy Projects

ESB is engaged in bilateral discussions with Coillte which, if successful, would lead to the establishment of a new joint venture development company to deliver 1,000 MW of renewable energy

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Majority of Irish People Planning Home Improvement Projects

    Majority of Irish People Planning Home Improvement Projects

Two-thirds (67%) of Irish adults are planning on renovating or redecorating their homes within the next 12 months, according to a survey carried out behalf of Hardware Association Ireland, supporting

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Hardware Association Ireland Calls For Imaginative Measures to Tackle Housing Crisis

    Hardware Association Ireland Calls For Imaginative Measures to Tackle Housing Crisis

Hardware Association Ireland (HAI) has called on the Minister for Finance to address the housing crisis in the forthcoming budget through the introduction of a Derelict Property Renovation Incentive Scheme.

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Irish Construction Companies Raise Over €3.5 Million Through Linked Finance

    Irish Construction Companies Raise Over €3.5 Million Through Linked Finance

Linked Finance, Ireland’s leading peer-to-peer (P2P) lending company has raised over €3.5m for Irish construction businesses. 34 Irish construction firms

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€417 Million Allocated For Regional and Local Roads

    €417 Million Allocated For Regional and Local Roads

The Government has announced details of a €417 million investment programme for 2018 for regional and local roads. Minister for

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DIT introduces inaugural Sirus Scholarship in Building Engineering 2017

    DIT introduces inaugural Sirus Scholarship in Building Engineering 2017

DIT and Sirus International are calling on the young men and women of Ireland to join the Building Engineering community

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Affordability falling as house prices rise – EBS-DKM Affordability Index

    Affordability falling as house prices rise – EBS-DKM Affordability Index

The July EBS-DKM Affordability Index shows affordability falling as house prices rise. The Index reviews the issues, including housing supply,

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125 local buildings under construction in Laois

    125 local buildings under construction in Laois

According to a report in the Leinster Express, residential construction has increased by 36% year-on-year, according to the latest edition

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New-home construction up 36% – GeoDirectory

    New-home construction up 36% – GeoDirectory

According to the GeoView report, published by GeoDirectory, the construction of new homes was up by a third in the

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NTMA plans development of six social housing sites

    NTMA plans development of six social housing sites

The National Development Finance Agency (NDFA), an arm of the National Treasury Management Agency and responsible for public-private partnership (PPP)

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New Home Searches Increase by 125% – Daft.ie

    New Home Searches Increase by 125% – Daft.ie

Searches for new homes increased by 125% on the back of the Help-to-Buy scheme launch, according to Irish property website Daft.ie.

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€30 Million Retail Centre Planned for Bray

    €30 Million Retail Centre Planned for Bray

A development partner is being sought to develop a 2.4 acre site, previously known as the ‘Florentine Centre’, in Bray,

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Nama’s sale of €1.5bn Project Tolka Delayed Due to Incomplete Paperwork

The expected removal by Nama of Project Tolka, a sale of approximately €1.5bn, is certain to be postponed beyond August 31, the date by which it had been assumed to be put on the market.

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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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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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Hearing on Galway Apple data centre

An Bord Pleanála has started to hear submissions about a proposal by Apple to construct a €850m data centre in

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Minister authorizes Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2016 – 2035

The National Transport Authority has just advised that its work in preparing a Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area

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Metro South intended in Dublin transport plan

A part of new transport plans is a new Metro South for Dublin that would link up with Metro North

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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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ERSI report: Apartment building in Dublin at virtual standstill

ERSI report shows apartment building has all but ground to a halt in Dublin, despite an increasing demand for homes

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Long-delayed shopping centre for Bray goes to planning stage

    Long-delayed shopping centre for Bray goes to planning stage

The long-postponed Florentine shopping and cinema complex planned for the centre of Bray, Co Wicklow, has moved a stage further

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Ulster Bank to sell 20 well-located sites in Dublin

    Ulster Bank to sell 20 well-located sites in Dublin

Twenty well-located Dublin development sites are among 42 due to be sold by Ulster Bank when it offloads a portfolio

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Up to 13,000 homes built in 12 months to July

    Up to 13,000 homes built in 12 months to July

Only 13,000 new homes were built in the 12 months to July, far below what is needed to tackle the

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Company controlled by developer Lally slashes almost €13m from site’s value

    Company controlled by developer Lally slashes almost €13m from site’s value

A property company controlled by Galway developer John Lally has reduced the value of a site it bought for over

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