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MARKREE CASTLE IN SLIGO TO UNDERGO €5M RESTORATION

    MARKREE CASTLE IN SLIGO TO UNDERGO €5M RESTORATION

It was announced today that Luxury Manor House Hotel owners, the Corscadden Family, have acquired County Sligo’s historic Markree Castle for an undisclosed sum. The family, which now owns four

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€17 Million Expansion Announced at Irish Distillers Bottling Facility in Dublin

    €17 Million Expansion Announced at Irish Distillers Bottling Facility in Dublin

A €17 million expansion resulting in 30 new jobs has been announced today by Irish Distillers at an event to mark 50 years of bottling at its Fox and Geese

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BAM expected to win State contract worth €100m

    BAM expected to win State contract worth €100m

Construction and engineering group BAM is in pole position to win a State contract to build a number of courthouses in the State and refurbish others. The National Development Finance

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Building of a new biomass power station in Mayo to create 350 construction jobs

    Building of a new biomass power station in Mayo to create 350 construction jobs

Up to 350 construction jobs will be created when building work begins on a new biomass power station in Co Mayo later this month. Another 30 full-time posts will be

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Building Growth at six month high

    Building Growth at six month high

The latest edition of Ulster Bank’s construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI), formally published this morning, shows a reading of 63.3 points for May; up from 57.2 for April. The index,

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Port of Cork redevelopment gets the go ahead

The Port of Cork has welcomed the decision of An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission for the €100 million Ringaskiddy Port Redevelopment. The Port of Cork had unveiled plans

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Microsoft seeks planning for another Dublin data centre

    Microsoft seeks planning for another Dublin data centre

Microsoft said it needs the new data centre because even its own predictions for internet usage have been eclipsed. Extending over 7,600 sq m, which includes almost 1,600 sq m

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€10m upgrade for Mount Juliet

    €10m upgrade for Mount Juliet

Irish investment group Tetrarch Capital has outlined its plans for a €10 million expansion and upgrade of the Mount Juliet hotel and golf complex in Kilkenny to homeowners at the

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Interested in Working on the National Indoor Arena Project?

HBJV is hosting a free Meet the Buyer event on Thursday 4th June for local suppliers and subcontractors in Dublin who would like to get involved. At the event, you’ll be

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Grafton St investment for €16 million

    Grafton St investment for €16 million

Two recently amalgamated shops which now serve as a flagship store for Life Style Sports at 57/58 Grafton Street, Dublin 2, seem likely to be bought by an Irish or

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3,800 new homes are planned for southside suburb

    3,800 new homes are planned for southside suburb

Plans have been revealed for about 3,800 homes as well as shopping and office space at a new development in south Dublin. The US investment firm Hines yesterday launched its

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JJ Rhatigan & Company part of consortium to deliver 14 Primary Care Centres nationwide.

    JJ Rhatigan & Company part of consortium to deliver 14 Primary Care Centres nationwide.

As part of the Prime-Balfour Beatty Consortium, JJ Rhatigan & Company is delighted to have been awarded the contract to construct 14 Primary Care Centres nationwide, ranging in size from

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Software company to boost Dublin workforce to 250

    Software company to boost Dublin workforce to 250

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D., and Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton TD made the announcement while officially opening the company’s new 27,000 sq ft EU Headquarters in Dublin’s city centre

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New film studio in Limerick one step closer with multi-million purchase of former Dell warehouse

    New film studio in Limerick one step closer with multi-million purchase of former Dell warehouse

Plans for a multi-million euro film production hub in Limerick have taken a step forward today as the local council announced that it is buying a 350,000 sq ft warehouse

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Engineers Ireland urges caution to minister over building regulations review

    Engineers Ireland urges caution to minister over building regulations review

At the 2015 Engineers Ireland Annual Conference in Killarney on Thursday, the Director General of Engineers Ireland and Chartered Engineer John Power said Ireland is once again experiencing growth in

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Burke & Ward Engineers profits €8.1m

    Burke & Ward Engineers profits €8.1m

Growth in its Canadian and British businesses helped boost turnover and profits at Irish civil engineering group Ward & Burke last year, figures show. Accounts just lodged with the Companies’

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Irish Cement raided in competition investigation

    Irish Cement raided in competition investigation

A competition investigation launched last week with a raid on the offices of CRH subsidiary Irish Cement is looking for evidence it is abusing a dominant position in the market.

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Kerry-based manufacturing firm Tricel to create 100 new jobs

    Kerry-based manufacturing firm Tricel to create 100 new jobs

Kerry-based manufacturing firm Tricel is to create 100 new jobs over the next 18 months as part of an expansion of its operations here and abroad. The company, previously known

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€58m deal to buy unfinished One Albert Quay in Cork

    €58m deal to buy unfinished One Albert Quay in Cork

Cork City’s newest and largest office block, One Albert Quay, has been purchased for up to €58m by Green Reit nine months ahead of its completion The Irish property investment

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Kirby Group in strategic alliance with Mott MacDonald

    Kirby Group in strategic alliance with Mott MacDonald

Irish-owned engineering services contractor Kirby Group has entered into a strategic alliance with Mott MacDonald, a UK-headquartered management, engineering and development consultancy. Through the alliance, the companies will offer design

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US software firm Slack announces 100 jobs for Dublin

    US software firm Slack announces 100 jobs for Dublin

Company opening up a new European HQ in the capital US software firm Slack is to create 100 jobs over the next two years with the opening of a new

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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 this year. Drilling at the assets, located in waters off

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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 Europe. In the group’s newly published annual report, chairman Michael

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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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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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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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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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Eircom signs €10m broadband deal with Chinese giant Huawei

    Eircom signs €10m broadband deal with Chinese giant Huawei

Eircom has signed a deal worth €10m with telecoms firm Huawei that will see the Chinese industry giant supply it

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Clontarf Infill Site on market for €4m

    Clontarf Infill Site on market for €4m

An interesting ready-to-go mixed-use infill site in Clontarf is on the market for €4 million through DTZ Sherry FitzGerald. The

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Nama’s €450m Dublin project

    Nama’s €450m Dublin project

Nama is one of a number of organisations partnering to deliver a €450m development in the Dublin Docklands after planning

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next phase of Kerdiffstown Landfill Remediation Project

    next phase of Kerdiffstown Landfill Remediation Project

Mr. Alan Kelly, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, today (21 April 2015), welcomed the announcement by

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€7.5m garda station set for Kevin’s Street

    €7.5m garda station set for Kevin’s Street

A €27.5m state-of-the-art building is planned for Kevin Street Garda Station for 2017 – a move which will see a

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Major apartment scheme for Ballsbridge hotel sites

    Major apartment scheme for Ballsbridge hotel sites

Ireland’s most expensive development site, one of the centrepieces of the property crash, is finally to be offered for sale

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Ornua targets €3bn of sales and secured approval for the construction of a new €36 million Kerrygold butter plant in Co Cork.

    Ornua targets €3bn of sales and secured approval for the construction of a new €36 million Kerrygold butter plant in Co Cork.

Ornua, formerly the Irish Dairy Board, is hoping to hit €3 billion in sales in the post-milk quota era on

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New housing development on the Northside

    New housing development on the Northside

A NEW housing development on the northside will be a fitting legacy for artist and 1916 Rising hero Peadar Kearney,

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All-abilities playground in Cork starts build

    All-abilities playground in Cork starts build

It is hoped that the major facility in Fitzgerald’s Park, which will enable children with disabilities to play alongside able-bodied

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Penny’s re-opens in Sligo after completed renovation

    Penny’s re-opens in Sligo after completed renovation

Penneys has today reopened its newly renovated Sligo store, 33 years after the shop first opened in March 1982. Seventeen

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Killarney social housing gets the go ahead.

    Killarney social housing gets the go ahead.

A Killarney social housing project that has been on the back burner for over two years has finally been given

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RDS plans €35m spend to redevelop its main stadium

    RDS plans €35m spend to redevelop its main stadium

RDS plans €35m redevelopment of its main arena The stadium’s naming rights may be sold and Government grants are expected

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Irish company lands ‘zero energy’ housing contract

    Irish company lands ‘zero energy’ housing contract

Irish company Surface Power Hone and Belgian partner Mopac Systems International have won a contract to build low cost ‘daylight’

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