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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 9.2MW wind farm is located on the Castlecat Road between

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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, Savills announced on  Wednesday, 16 November 2016. Wicklow County Council

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CRH to invest €900 million in plants and facilities this year

    CRH to invest €900 million in plants and facilities this year

Building materials giants CRH are set to invest €900 million in plants and facilities this year, its largest investment since before the global financial crisis, according to the Irish Times.

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Rabobank HQ in D2 up for sale for €45 million

    Rabobank HQ in D2 up for sale for €45 million

Rabobank’s headquarters at Charlemont Exchange on the banks of the Grand Canal in Dublin 2 is up for sale for €45 million. Upon the instructions of ACCLM/Rabobank, Knight Frank has

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L&M Keating nabs Civil Engineering Project of the Year award

    L&M Keating nabs Civil Engineering Project of the Year award

The design and construction of Cape Clear Island – Harbour Development & Storm Gates has won L&M Keating the prestigious Civil Engineering Project of the Year award. The winner was

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Construction consultancy Bruce Shaw rebrands as Linesight

    Construction consultancy Bruce Shaw rebrands as Linesight

International construction consultancy firm, Bruce Shaw, has announced that it is has rebranded as part of its new global strategic plans going forward. Linesight will be the new name for

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Planning permission for Cork’s largest office compex

Cork city council has granted planning permission to O’Callaghan Properties for the largest office complex in the city’s business core – capable of accommodating up to 3,000 employees. Managing director

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250 jobs to go at Caterpillar’s Northern Ireland facility

Caterpillar the world’s largest manufacturer of heavy construction equipment has annunced that is will be letting go 250 of its staff from its facility in Monkstown and two other sites

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Planning permission granted for 22,000 sq m development at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre

A 22,000 sq m development at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre in Dublin has been granted planning permission. The development will include a new civic plaza and a 2,500 seat Olympic-sized indoor

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Residents try to block plans for €50m luxury apartments in Dublin 4

A group of Dublin 4 residents are trying block plans by Denis O’Brien-backed property firm from constructing a new €50m luxury apartment block development in Donnybrook. Dublin City Council gave

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Planning permission granted for Apple data centre

An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission to US technology giant Apple for a 24,500 square metre data centre which will help run online services including the iTunes store, App store

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Barry O’Donnell Appointed New Director of Actavo

Actavo has appointed Barry O’Donnell as Director of the leading international engineering solutions company.

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BAM is First In Ireland to Obtain International BIM Certification

BAM Ireland has become the first organization in Ireland to obtain the international industry standard for the use of the process for design and construction projects and is leading the way in the implementation of Building Information Modelling & Management (BIM) in the Republic of Ireland.

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Surplus of €862m for Irish Exchequer

Investec reports that the Irish Exchequer Returns, which was just published by the Department of Finance (DoF) display a healthy position, with the Exchequer in surplus to the tune of €862m in the first seven months of the year, in comparison to a deficit of €648m in the same period of 2015.

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Construction Contract Between Sisk and Major IFSC Development

The Irish contractor company, Sisk, has been selected to construct a new 660,000sq ft waterfront development in Dublin’s docklands by the United States real estate firm, Kennedy Wilson.

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Grafton Group first-half revenue rises 13.3%

Grafton Group recorded a 13.3% rise in first half revenue and said despite the uncertainty created by U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union, the company is well positioned to

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Citywest Hotel Pays €13m for Renovation and Expansion

The Citywest Hotel is paying €13m on a large restoration of its bedrooms and public spaces after having a good year in which its profits increased by 20pc.

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GDA Appoints New CEO

The new Chief Executive Officer of the Grangegorman Development Agency (GDA) has just been appointed to Mr. Gerrard Casey.

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Tetrarch Capital applies for planning permission

Tetrarch Capital, whose investments include Powerscourt Hotel and Citywest Hotel, has applied for planning permission to build what is being described as Dublin’s first purpose-built aparthotel scheme. Tetrarch, formerly known

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New €100m Alexion facility in Athlone

Alexion Pharmaceuticals has announced it is to construct a new €100 million manufacturing facility in Athlone which will create 50 new jobs. The planned biologics unit will be an expansion

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Grafton’s Half Yearly Revenues Rise over 13%, but could Fall due to Brexit

Both builders vendors and DIY merchants Grafton Group have signified “uncertainty about the near term outlook and probability for the economy” in a trading announcement published today.

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Dublin Port Company to buy major land bank

Dublin Port Company eyes to buy 40 hectares of motorway-connected land adjacent to the capital to support its future growth. The DPC, which is enjoying a record growth phase and

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Masonite Ireland creating 30 jobs for Leitrim

Masonite Ireland has announced that it will be creating 30 additional jobs at its plant in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co.Leitrim. The company currently employs 143 staff at its Co Leitrim plant and is hoping

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Actavo expands with new northside depot

Actavo Hire & Sales, a leading supplier of scaffolding, fencing, crowd control barriers and traffic management products, has expanded its

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SMARTPLY’s latest board a triumph of customer-led innovation

SMARTPLY, the smart, cost-effective, sustainable OSB, has moved to an even higher plane in terms of quality, design and innovation.

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Sisk forecasts €650 million turnover

Construction and property company Sisk expects turnover to hit €650 million this year after reporting strong growth for 2015. John

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Purpose-built modular extension at Shantalla Health Centre by Actavo

Actavo Building Solutions, a supplier of modular buildings, has recently constructed a purpose-built modular extension at Shantalla Health Centre, Galway

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Kawneer partners up with John Sisk & Son

Architectural aluminium systems manufacturer Kawneer has been appointed as a new preferred supplier to John Sisk & Son, one of

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Construction Business Owners Need to be More Vigilant than Ever as Industry Continues to Grow

“Netwatch has seen a significant rise in recent months of attempted thefts and intrusions on construction sites, which are particularly

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KSSL announces 50 new jobs in Longford

Kiernan Structural Steel is to create 50 jobs at its  new state-of-the-art extension to its Longford structural steel manufacturing facility.

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JCD Group Bringing Over 150 Jobs to Cork

New construction for a commercial property company is expected to create 150 jobs for Cork as they are looking for

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Iput gets planning permission for €45m project

Irish property fund Iput has received planning permission from Dublin City Council for the €45 million redevelopment of Fitzwilton House

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Murphy Surveys Win at the Irish Construction Industry Awards

Irish surveying company Murphy Surveys has won the prestigious the award for ‘Innovation in Construction’ at this year’s Irish Construction Industry Awards

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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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Actavo Delivers Environmentally-Friendly Project Office to Sisk’s Capital Dock Development

Actavo Building Solutions, a leading supplier of modular buildings, has supplied an environmentally-friendly onsite project office to international construction company,

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Microsoft to construct 4 data centres in Dublin

Microsoft has been given the green light to construct 4 data centres in Dublin that are likely to involve an investment

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Grafton reports positive start to trading year

UK and Ireland-based building materials group Grafton has reported a positive start to its trading year with group revenue for the

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Walls Construction has successful first year after Management Buyout

Walls Construction, which completed an investor backed Management Buyout (MBO) 12 months ago, has reported a rise in turnover to

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Savills launches Building and Project Consultancy

Global real estate service provider Savills has launched a new Building and Project Consultancy team in its Irish office in order

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Kingspan sees strong start to 2016

Building materials company, Kingspan has seen a strong start to the year, but the group has said it was seeing an

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AirSynergy intalls first renewable hybrid streetlight

Irish company Airsynergy’s wind and solar powered off-grid Remote Power Unit (RPU) has become the very first renewable hybrid streetlight to

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BAM Ireland buys six new cranes for €3m

BAM Ireland has announced a €3 million investment in six new state-of-the-art cranes from the German supplier Wolffkran, now the

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Turner&Townsend to deliver £107m energy-from-waste facility

Equitix Management Services has reappointed the global construction consultancy Turner & Townsend to support with client representation services to construct

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Shire to create 700 temporarily construction jobs

Dublin based biotechnology company, Shire is to create 400 new jobs in Co Meath over the next four years.  The

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Two national awards for L&M Keating

L&M Keating recieved two awards at the Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland Annual Awards 2016 and the Irish Concrete Society

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Sika opens new Training Academy facility

Dublin-headquartered Sika has announced the opening of their brand new Training Academy facility based at their premises in Ballymun. This

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Kore – First in Ireland to achieve integrated ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 14001:2015 Certification

KORE, based in Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan, is the first company in Ireland to obtain integrated ISO certification for both the

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Irish-run company boosts $50 million and andumbrates 100 new jobs in Dublin

After a SAN-FRANCISCO-based company secured $50 million in new funding it sets up by four Irishmen is to create 100

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PADDY Power is set to crop 300 jobs subsequent its merger with Betfair.

  The group will now purpose to cut 650 jobs from its workforce of 7,200. Approximately 300 of the job

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Danske Bank to sell off residual parts of Irish business

The sale will see debts such as credit card bills, commitments and other unsecured loans packaged up and deposited by the bank. These

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Brittany Ferries advices 19% growth in early bookings

Brittany Ferries has today advised a 19% growth in the number of early bookings compared to the corresponding period last year. It

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Airlines of Ireland might connect forces to create new European giant

Dublin-based carriers CityJet and Stobart Air are investigating a tie-up in a way that could create one of Europe’s biggest

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Latchways celebrates Engineering Innovation

Global fall protection leader Latchways hosted local Devizes MP and Minister for Rail, Claire Perry, at a recent open day

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Thermodial completes €1.25 Million MBO Deal

The management team of Thermodial (a leading Irish, commercial heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) maintenance company) lead by Turlough Kinane,

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Cairn completes first asset transfer under Project Clear

Irish homebuilder Cairn Homes has announced the first of its asset transfers under the recently acquired Project Clear loan portfolio.

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Minus7 launches a revolutionary low carbon heating system

A new and revolutionary solar heating, hot water and energy storage system, designed by British clean-technology company, Minus7, was launched at

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Dromoland Castle objects to Applegreen plan

The five-star Dromoland Castle hotel is seeking to block plans by Applegreen to extend its national network of motorway service

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Developer Gerry Gannon plans to build 84 Dublin homes

    Developer Gerry Gannon plans to build 84 Dublin homes

Developer Gerry Gannon plans to build more than 80 apartments and townhouses in a project in north Dublin that industry

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