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Five storey office building planned for Cork city

    Five storey office building planned for Cork city

Over 450 jobs will be created with the construction a new office block in Cork city’s South Mall. The state-of-the-art, five floor offices are scheduled for completion in summer 2018

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GCCC invites responses to BIM position paper

    GCCC invites responses to BIM position paper

A consultation process on the adoption of BIM (Building Information Modelling) on Irish public works projects has begun. The Government Contracts Committee for Construction (GCCC) has prepared a position paper

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€75m for residential development site on RTE campus

    €75m for residential development site on RTE campus

Savills has just announced the sale of prime development lands in Donnybrook, Dublin 4 – one of the City’s most prestigious and high value residential locations. Entitled ‘Project Montrose’ the

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Role of construction to become more important to domestic economy

    Role of construction to become more important to domestic economy

A recent report by the ESRI has found that increased activity in the construction sector is impacting both investment and consumption. Higher levels of residential and commercial supply are increasing

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Amarenco to invest €56m in Munster solar farms

    Amarenco to invest €56m in Munster solar farms

Renewable energy firm Amarenco Solar has received planning permission for a 5MW solar farm in Cork. The farm, which has been given the go-ahead by Cork County Council, brings to

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New homes construction reaches seven-year high

    New homes construction reaches seven-year high

Construction of new homes reached a seven-year high in January, as developers look to capitalise on Help to Buy by increasing their output. Latest figures from the Department of Housing

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Clerys redevelopment to provide ‘new focus and heartbeat’ to O’Connell Street

    Clerys redevelopment to provide ‘new focus and heartbeat’ to O’Connell Street

The redevelopment of Clerys department store on Dublin’s O’Connell Street will provide a “new focus and heartbeat” to the city centre, a planning hearing has heard. Architect Rory Murphy from

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Tax breaks for ‘accidental landlords’ to boost supply in rental market

    Tax breaks for ‘accidental landlords’ to boost supply in rental market

The Department of Finance has announced that tax breaks for “accidental landlords” could be applied to keep properties in the rental market and boost supply. These tax breaks would also

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WElink Group to build €230m solar farm in Portugal

    WElink Group to build €230m solar farm in Portugal

Dublin-headquartered modular home builder and solar energy developer WElink Energy is to build Europe’s largest privately funded solar farm in Portugal following the signing of the EPC contract with China

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Academy set up to address skills shortage in NI construction sector

    Academy set up to address skills shortage in NI construction sector

A new academy has been set up in Co Armagh to address major skills gaps in the construction sector. The National Construction Skills Academy (NCSA) in Portadown will provide tuition

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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 retailer worth an additional €1million to deliver 50 Aisle-Master forklifts

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BAM Ireland secures Bolands Quay contract

    BAM Ireland secures Bolands Quay contract

The Bolands Quay Development Group – a collaboration between property consultants Mark Reynolds & Glenn Cran of Savills Ireland and Cleary McCabe – has announced that BAM Ireland has been

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Beacon South Quarter residents vote to repair defects at cost of €10m

    Beacon South Quarter residents vote to repair defects at cost of €10m

Apartment owners at the Beacon South Quarter development in Sandyford, Dublin have decided to pay more than €10 million to fix fire safety and other structural defects at the complex.

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Roadbridge works on new Center Parcs Longford Forest Holiday Village to start in May

    Roadbridge works on new Center Parcs Longford Forest Holiday Village to start in May

Center Parcs has announced that it has awarded the first major contract for its Ballymahon holiday village to Limerick-based Roadbridge Civil Engineering & Building Contractors. This comes after a competitive

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Climate change plan says EU targets will be missed

    Climate change plan says EU targets will be missed

Five years after it was due, the Government this week published a National Mitigation Plan on climate change, outlining how the Government will meet stringent EU greenhouse emissions targets for

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Belfast’s Crumlin Road Courthouse to be transformed into hotel

    Belfast’s Crumlin Road Courthouse to be transformed into hotel

The location for paramilitary trials during the Troubles, the Crumlin Road Courthouse in Belfast is to be transformed into a luxury hotel. Liverpool-based hotelier and developer Lawrence Kenwright said he

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Profits rise at engineering firm Ward & Burke

    Profits rise at engineering firm Ward & Burke

Galway-based specialist engineering company Ward & Burke posted a pre-tax profit of €13.8 million last year, up 11%, thanks to business in Canada. Revenues at the firm rose 6% to

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Coveney announces two-week extension for submissions on National Planning Framework Ireland 2040 – Our Plan

    Coveney announces two-week extension for submissions on National Planning Framework Ireland 2040 – Our Plan

Minister Simon Coveney has announced that he has extended the public consultation phase of the National Planning Framework Ireland 2040 – Our Plan, from 16th March to Friday 31st March

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Builders in UK plan for shortage of skilled labour post-Brexit

    Builders in UK plan for shortage of skilled labour post-Brexit

According to a report by Reuters, many of the UK’s leading housebuilders are planning or considering new developments of prefabricated homes in response to the prospect of Brexit cutting off

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No planning required to change commercial buildings to housing

    No planning required to change commercial buildings to housing

Under new regulations being drafted by the Department of Housing, owners of empty commercial buildings will be able to convert their properties into apartments without seeking planning permission. Vacant residential buildings

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Housing and commercial activity grow – PMI

    Housing and commercial activity grow – PMI

Activity in the construction sector rose sharply last month, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index from Ulster Bank. Ulster Bank’s Construction PMI for February stood at 57.9, up from

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CIF celebrates International Women’s Day

    CIF celebrates International Women’s Day

Over 100 men and women attended the Construction Industry Federation’s (CIF) recently-held breakfast briefing on Increasing Female Participation in Construction. CIF Director of Industrial Relations, Jean Winters said: “The Construction

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Five-year planning extension for Dublin Airport runway

    Five-year planning extension for Dublin Airport runway

DAA has been given five more years to build its planned €320 million north runway at Dublin Airport. A 10-year planning permission for the runway project was granted in August

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Planning application for €300m maternity hospital lodged

    Planning application for €300m maternity hospital lodged

A planning application for the move of the National Maternity Hospital from Holles Street to St Vincent’s Hospital was recently

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Construction and building output up 0.9% in fourth quarter of 2016

    Construction and building output up 0.9% in fourth quarter of 2016

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the volume of output in building and construction increased by 0.9%

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Grafton builds up 13% increase in revenues for 2016

    Grafton builds up 13% increase in revenues for 2016

Builders’ merchant and DIY group Grafton recently announced a 13% increase in revenue for 2016 to just over £2.5 billion

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Home of Jameson Re-opens Following €11 Million Investment

    Home of Jameson Re-opens Following €11 Million Investment

Irish Distillers, Ireland’s leading supplier of spirits and wines and producer of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys,

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Interxion Opens New €28 Million Data Centre

    Interxion Opens New €28 Million Data Centre

Interxion Holding, a leading European provider of carrier and cloud-neutral co-location data centre services, has unveiled DUB3, its third data

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€1.7 Billion Investment in Wastewater Projects

    €1.7 Billion Investment in Wastewater Projects

Simon Coveney T.D., Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, has published the draft River Basin Management Plan (RBMP)

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Agreement to Redevelop National Maternity Hospital Announced

    Agreement to Redevelop National Maternity Hospital Announced

Minister for Health Simon Harris announced on Thursday, November 24, that the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) and St Vincent’s Hospital

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25% of Homes That Qualify for the First-Time Buyers Scheme Located In Dublin

    25% of Homes That Qualify for the First-Time Buyers Scheme Located In Dublin

Research conducted by Daft.ie has found that 25% of available projects that qualify for the first-time buyers scheme are located

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AIB Says Loans to Contribute More Than 1,000 New Hotel Bedrooms in Ireland Within 18 Months

    AIB Says Loans to Contribute More Than 1,000 New Hotel Bedrooms in Ireland Within 18 Months

AIB announced on Tuesday, November 22, that it had approved over €300 million in loans to the hotel sector in

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€15.5 Million Wind Farm Opened In Co. Antrim

    €15.5 Million Wind Farm Opened In Co. Antrim

Gaelectric officially opened its £13.4 million (€15.5 Million) wind farm on Thursday, November 17, at Cloonty in Co. Antrim. The

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Wood Awards Ireland Held in Farmleigh House

    Wood Awards Ireland Held in Farmleigh House

The Wood Awards Ireland were presented in Farmleigh House on Thursday, November 17, with Bucholz McEvoy Architects named as the

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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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136 New Office Buildings to be Built in Dublin

    136 New Office Buildings to be Built in Dublin

136 new office buildings, totaling more than 12 million square feet, are planned to be built in Dublin over the

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Daft.ie Rent Report Blames ‘Systemic Failure’ for Lack of Construction

    Daft.ie Rent Report Blames ‘Systemic Failure’ for Lack of Construction

The Daft.ie Rental Report for the third quarter of 2016, released on Tuesday, November 8, called the lack of residential

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Upgrade to Dublin Airport Runway to Create 150 Jobs

    Upgrade to Dublin Airport Runway to Create 150 Jobs

An 18-month upgrade of Dublin Airport’s main runway is expected to create 150 jobs. Construction on the runway is expected

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Irish Water Begins Construction on 9.7 Million Euro Wastewater Network

    Irish Water Begins Construction on 9.7 Million Euro Wastewater Network

Irish water officially began construction on a €9.7 million wastewater pipe network for Rush, Co. Dublin on Friday, November 11.

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