Plans for almost 1,000 social and affordable homes at the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum, south Dublin, have been lodged with An Bord Pleanála by the Land Development Agency (LDA).
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Buliding import terminals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a response to the energy crisis would risk even higher prices for customers in the long term, TDs and senators have
The level of debt being taken on by Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) is too high, with organisations unable to take on more borrowing to fund their role in meeting accommodation
Galway Bay FM Newsroom – Construction chiefs are warning that the ‘National Development Plan’ and ‘Housing for All’ are both under threat over rising costs. Firms are threatening to pull
Plans for 190 apartments in a complex ranging from one to 12 storeys high have been lodged for a site in Cork’s south docklands. The Tiznow Property Company, part of
The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has been strongly criticised for building a second park-and-ride facility on the outskirts of Londonderry in breach of planning conditions. The River Faughan Anglers
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
A major new port facility planned on the Cork Harbour site of the former Irish Fertiliser Industries (IFI) plant at Marino Point have been put on hold following objections from
The way is now clear for the debt-laden Cork County GAA Board to lodge ‘fast track’ plans to An Bord Pleanala for 309 residential units planned for Cork GAA lands.
Construction work costing €12.5 million has gone ahead on the controversial Charlemont Metrolink station near Ranelagh, Dublin, even though transport authorities have yet to seek planning permission for the rail
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
Intel will not be building a series of planned new huge European chip manufacturing facilities in Ireland, with the semiconductor producer opting instead to construct them in Germany and
The Court of Appeal has dismissed a businessman’s appeals in a case where he sought to assert a beneficial interest in the former home of himself and his ex-wife
Irish civils contractor Roadbridge and its UK subsidiary have been placed in receivership with 215 UK jobs at risk. Nigel Morrison, Stuart Preston and Philip Stephenson, all partners of
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
Labour costs could be on course to rise in the construction industry as some firms in the sector report difficulties in recruiting staff. According to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index
The doors of Wexford Arts Centre, the longest running regional arts centre in Ireland which was established in 1974, are about to close, to allow the completion of an
Dublin airport operator, daa has secured permission to install a new paid drop-off and pick-up zone for the country’s busiest airport. It follows Fingal County Council granting planning permission to
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
Ireland’s CRH will cease operating what it described as “infinitesimally small” Russian operations and has temporarily shut its much larger plants in Ukraine, the world’s second-biggest building materials supplier said
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
The High Court is being asked to declare as unauthorised what are claimed to have been archaeological and agricultural clearing works on lands for what has been described as
Billionaire businessman Denis O’Brien’s Jepview has secured planning permission for a 15-storey office block in Dublin’s docklands. Jepview Ltd has secured planning permission for ‘Two Grand Canal Quay’ after revising
Deloitte Ireland’s latest Real Estate Planning & Development Statistics report shows that commencement notices were lodged on 24,304 units
A well known Longford company will play a key role as construction work is poised to commence in the coming
Beside a main road close to Northern Ireland’s only Unesco world heritage site, the Giant’s Causeway, lies an empty field
Profits at the company behind Brooks timber suppliers and merchants soared 71pc to €7.2m in its last financial year even
Construction work will commence in the coming weeks on the expansion of the Zoetis production facility on the IDA Ireland
Work is under way on a bid to open a multi-million pound offshore floating wind farm off the coast of
It is a sector that is crying out for skilled professionals, and a Galway teenager, said to be the country’s
Major developers have cast doubt over Dublin City Council’s housing targets, calling into question the potential to deliver the scale
LABOUR shortages and soaring material costs are having a devastating inpact on the north’s construction sector, where workloads capitulated in
As construction begins on the new £175 million Belfast Transport Hub, Translink’s CEO says the project will offer “lots of
Land deals to the value of €648 million were transacted in 2021, representing growth of 11% on the previous year,
Focus Ireland has called for ‘generation rent’ to be saved as Ireland has been cited as one of the most
Up to 5,000 new homes could be built on the grounds of Clontarf Golf Club if the 75-acre site is
There have been sharper rises in activity and new orders as the Omicron wave of the Covid- 19 pandemic passed
A building supplies company is the third challenger to take a High Court action over permission granted for the Galway
A new system of calculating grants for Mica homeowners will be considered by Government as a controversial sliding scale looks
SOUTH Derry construction giant Henry Brothers has launched a strategy to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The company
Growth in the Irish construction sector accelerated at the start of the year as the impact of the Omicron wave
THE north’s private sector recorded a marked improvement in economic output at the start of 2022, driven by the performance
People suffering with eating disorders are facing “another disappointment” after a new service has once again been delayed amid rising
Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has launched a public appointment competition to recruit 10 board members to the Construction Industry Training
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications said he believes there is huge public interest in the Government retrofitting
A narrative has taken hold in certain quarters in the housing crisis that says scores of apartments in high-end build-to-rent
CONSTRUCTION IS TO begin on a new Cork Events Centre later this year – five years after a ‘turning of
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has admitted that there is a slow take up of construction courses. The Government today launched a
There is a lack of consultation in relation to new cycling infrastructure in Dublin city, according to local councillors. Speaking
The Government’s push to get hundreds of thousands of homes retrofitted has become more urgent, as the cost of fuel
Killiney planning: ‘There is no way housing built on that strip of land would help solve the crisis’
There is a steady stream of walkers and cars passing along Vico Road, Ireland’s answer to Italy’s Amalfi Coast, on
Construction works are ongoing on the greenway located between Achill Sound and Cashel. The route between Murrisk and Bertra will
BELFAST construction supply firm Ridgeway has projected significant growth in 2022 after acquiring the European rights to distribute ‘filter units’
The long awaited Dublin MetroLink will not now be completed until 2035 at the earliest, seven years after its original
Darragh O’Brien has admitted house prices will continue to rise this year. The Minister for Housing has conceded that the
The state agency established to fund delivery of new homes more than doubled loan approvals to €835m in 2021. It
Construction works on the converter station site in Wexford for the €400m Greenlink Interconnector commenced in late January. Greenlink will
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