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Progress on Actions to Address Unfinished Housing Developments

    Progress on Actions to Address Unfinished Housing Developments

The Government has published the sixth annual progress report and seventh housing survey on tackling the issue of unfinished housing developments. This reveals a 91% reduction in the unfinished developments

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Four Times More New Houses Need to be Built in 2018 Compared to Last Year

    Four Times More New Houses Need to be Built in 2018 Compared to Last Year

Initiative Ireland, headquartered at NovaUCD, has launched a new annual housing report, entitled Housing 2031. The report was commissioned to provide a more accurate and consistent view of housing supply and

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Continued Profit Growth at CRH

    Continued Profit Growth at CRH

Global building materials group CRH has reported another year of profit growth with margins and returns ahead in all its American and European Divisions. Sales at €27.6 billion were 2%

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Kilsaran International Launches New Range of Specialised Concretes

    Kilsaran International Launches New Range of Specialised Concretes

In response to changing customer demands Kilsaran International are bringing to the market, a suite of specialised ready-mix concrete products, designed to suit demanding placement methods, strength and durability classes.

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Record Year For Kingspan

    Record Year For Kingspan

Kingspan, the global leader in high performance insulation and building envelope solutions, has reported its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2017. 2017 was a significant year for

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Sammon Group Recognised as One of Ireland’s Best Places to Work

    Sammon Group Recognised as One of Ireland’s Best Places to Work

Irish construction firm Sammon Group has been officially recognised as one of Ireland’s Best Places to Work in the major national workplace awards programme overseen globally by the Great Place

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Microsoft’s New €134 Million Campus Officially Opens

    Microsoft’s New €134 Million Campus Officially Opens

An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, was joined by Peggy Johnson, Executive Vice President, Microsoft Corporation; Cathriona Hallahan, MD, Microsoft Ireland; and Martin Shanahan, CEO, IDA Ireland at the recent official

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Construction Industry Continues to Reduce Fatalities

    Construction Industry Continues to Reduce Fatalities

Ongoing systematic behaviour change in the construction industry has seen fatalities drop by 33% from 9 to 6 throughout 2017. Health and Safety Authority fatality figures for 2017 show an

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CIF Welcomes Government’s Public Capital Programme and National Planning Framework

    CIF Welcomes Government’s Public Capital Programme and National Planning Framework

The CIF has welcomed the €115 billion investment in infrastructure announced by Government as a potential ‘game-changer for the construction industry, the economy and Irish society’. The announcement was made

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Government Unveils €116 Billion Development Programme

    Government Unveils €116 Billion Development Programme

The Government has published The National Development Plan 2018–2027, the most recent in the series of such capital plans adopted since 1988. The National Development Plan 2018–2027 is an ambitious

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Planning Scheme For Poolbeg Wins Overall Award For Excellence in Planning

    Planning Scheme For Poolbeg Wins Overall Award For Excellence in Planning

Dublin City Council’s planning scheme for a Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) on Dublin’s Poolbeg Peninsula was declared winner of the overall award for excellence in planning in Ireland by the

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Construction Industry Requires Over 110,000 Additional Workers to Rebuild Ireland Over Next 3 Years

    Construction Industry Requires Over 110,000 Additional Workers to Rebuild Ireland Over Next 3 Years

The construction industry has launched a transition year initiative to facilitate students interested in working in Ireland’s most innovative construction companies.  The initiative will see students completing work experience in

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Gyproc Ireland to Invest €8 Million at Monaghan Quarry

    Gyproc Ireland to Invest €8 Million at Monaghan Quarry

Gyproc, Ireland’s leading manufacturer of plaster and plasterboard and part of the Saint-Gobain group, has announced an investment of €8 million as part of the development of its quarry in

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National Construction Summit – 2nd May, 2018 – Citywest Convention Centre, Dublin

    National Construction Summit – 2nd May, 2018 – Citywest Convention Centre, Dublin

Expected to attract more than 2,000 visitors, from across the country, the 2018 National Construction Summit will be held on Wednesday, 2nd May at the Citywest Convention Centre, Dublin. Now

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McAvoy & Associates Issues a Survival Guide For Sub-contractors

    McAvoy & Associates Issues a Survival Guide For Sub-contractors

With the ripples from the collapse of Carillion, the UK construction group, having already spread to Ireland, McAvoy & Associates, a multi-faceted consulting firm which provides its clients with leading-edge

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Linesight Launches Purpose-built Student Accommodation Report

    Linesight Launches Purpose-built Student Accommodation Report

Multinational construction consultancy firm, Linesight, has launched a report on the Purpose-Built Student Accommodation(PBSA) sector in Ireland. The report is an analysis of the supply/demand, pricing, costs and international design trends

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GBHP and the South Eastern Trust Celebrate Topping Out of Ulster Hospital’s Acute Services Block

    GBHP and the South Eastern Trust Celebrate Topping Out of Ulster Hospital’s Acute Services Block

Ulster Hospital’s new £95 million Acute Services Block, the largest live healthcare project in Ireland, has celebrated its topping out with the last piece of the structure being placed at

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Construction Industry Has Created 50,000 Jobs Since 2013

    Construction Industry Has Created 50,000 Jobs Since 2013

Over 50,000 jobs have been created in the construction industry since the lowest point of the recession in 2013. CSO figures indicate that industry has hired approximately 1000 people per

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CIS and Esri Ireland Map €56 Billion Worth of Construction Projects Throughout Ireland

    CIS and Esri Ireland Map €56 Billion Worth of Construction Projects Throughout Ireland

Esri Ireland, the market leader in geographic information services, has announced that Construction Information Services (CIS) has leveraged its digital mapping platform to present its members with a visual guide

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Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan Introduced

    Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan Introduced

The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan, a new Government-backed mortgage for first-time buyers, will be available nationwide from local authorities from Thursday, 1 February 2018. The loan can be used both

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Naas Racecourse to Unveil Stunning New Feature Building

    Naas Racecourse to Unveil Stunning New Feature Building

Naas Racecourse will unveil its brand new ‘Feature Building’ at its National Hunt race meeting this Sunday, (28th of January). The new Feature Building was created as part of a €3.2

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Kingspan Makes $10 Million Strategic Investment in Software Company Invicara

    Kingspan Makes $10 Million Strategic Investment in Software Company Invicara

Kingspan Group plc has announced a $10 million investment in Invicara, a provider of transformative software solutions for the entire ecosystem of the built environment. With this investment, Kingspan has made

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Final Stage of €6.5 Million Rejuvenation of Cahernane House Hotel

    Final Stage of €6.5 Million Rejuvenation of Cahernane House Hotel

International hotel management company, The PREM Group, are preparing to enter the final phase of a major €6.5 million redevelopment of their latest acquisition, Cahernane House Hotel in Killarney. Purchased

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McHale Plant Sales Plans For Growth in 2018

    McHale Plant Sales Plans For Growth in 2018

Following a highly successful year in which sales volumes at the company increased by some 20% on the previous 12

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Glenveagh Acquires Additional Sites to Deliver 660 Residential Units

    Glenveagh Acquires Additional Sites to Deliver 660 Residential Units

Glenveagh Properties, a leading Irish housebuilder listed on the Irish and London Stock Exchanges, has completed the acquisition of Brook

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Irish Construction Industry Awards 2018

    Irish Construction Industry Awards 2018

The Irish Construction Industry Awards have been officially launched and will take place on May 10 2018 at the Citywest

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Largest Ever European Investment Bank Support in Ireland Backs New Children’s Hospital Project

    Largest Ever European Investment Bank Support in Ireland Backs New Children’s Hospital Project

The European Investment Bank is to provide a loan of €490 million to support construction of the new children’s hospital

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Strabane Manufacturer to Invest Over £7 Million in Ambitious Expansion

    Strabane Manufacturer to Invest Over £7 Million in Ambitious Expansion

Strabane-based Fabplus is planning to more than double its workforce and turnover with support from Invest Northern Ireland. The investment is part

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Center Parcs Signs Contract With John Sisk & Son

    Center Parcs Signs Contract With John Sisk & Son

As construction activity on the much anticipated €233 million Center Parcs Longford Forest resort in County Longford ramps up, the

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Roadmap to Digital Transition For Ireland’s Construction Industry

    Roadmap to Digital Transition For Ireland’s Construction Industry

The National BIM Council has published the first digital strategy for Ireland’s construction industry, titled a ‘Roadmap to Digital Transition’.

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Donal McCarthy Appointed New Managing Director Ireland East by John Sisk & Son

    Donal McCarthy Appointed New Managing Director Ireland East by John Sisk & Son

John Sisk & Son Ltd, Ireland’s leading provider of construction services with extensive operations across Ireland, the United Kingdom and mainland

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Sisk Announces Winners of Inaugural Supply Chain Awards

    Sisk Announces Winners of Inaugural Supply Chain Awards

John Sisk & Son, Ireland’s leading provider of construction services with extensive operations across Ireland, the United Kingdom and mainland Europe,

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2017 KPMG Irish Independent Property Industry Excellence Award Winners

    2017 KPMG Irish Independent Property Industry Excellence Award Winners

800 of Ireland’s property industry stakeholders; commercial & residential agencies, developers, architects, designers, investment managers and contractors convened at the

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CField Construction Helps Build Field of Dreams For Down Syndrome Cork

    CField Construction Helps Build Field of Dreams For Down Syndrome Cork

Field of Dreams, an educational and horticultural centre for adults with Down syndrome, was officially opened by Minister Simon Coveney

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New Record Set For Dublin Property Market

    New Record Set For Dublin Property Market

Sales at Lansdowne Place, Chartered Land’s luxury residential development in Ballsbridge, have surpassed targets with over €100 million secured from

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Ivan Webb Scholarship 2017

    Ivan Webb Scholarship 2017

The Ivan Webb Scholarship 2017 has been awarded to three students from the Dublin Institute of Technology, Bolton Street. Sionainn McLaughlin,

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EIB Backs Re-development of Limerick and Confirms New Irish Urban Investment Plans

    EIB Backs Re-development of Limerick and Confirms New Irish Urban Investment Plans

Limerick’s economic resurgence has taken another giant step forward as the European Investment Bank (EIB) confirmed a record commitment for

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House Prices Could Rise By 20% From 2017 to 2020

    House Prices Could Rise By 20% From 2017 to 2020

New ESRI research analyses a number of demographic and economic factors to forecast trends in house prices. The research finds

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Redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh Voted Best National Engineering Project of 2017

    Redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh Voted Best National Engineering Project of 2017

The redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh has been voted national Engineering Project of the Year for 2017 at eighth Engineers

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SEAI Sustainable Energy Awards Recognise Impact of Innovative Energy Solutions in Design and Construction

    SEAI Sustainable Energy Awards Recognise Impact of Innovative Energy Solutions in Design and Construction

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) recently announced the winners of its Sustainable Energy Awards at a gala event

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GRAHAM Construction Named as Building Industry’s Top Contractor

    GRAHAM Construction Named as Building Industry’s Top Contractor

Hillsborough-based contractor GRAHAM Construction has been named Major Contractor of the Year at the annual UK Building Awards. GRAHAM Construction

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Gyproc Ireland Creates 14 New Jobs at Kingscourt Factory

    Gyproc Ireland Creates 14 New Jobs at Kingscourt Factory

Gyproc, Ireland’s leading manufacturer of plaster and plasterboard and part of the Saint-Gobain group, has today announced the creation of

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Bio-marine Ingredients Ireland to Develop €35 Million Processing Facility in Killybegs

    Bio-marine Ingredients Ireland to Develop €35 Million Processing Facility in Killybegs

Bio-marine Ingredients Ireland (BII) has secured planning permission for a second larger marine ingredients processing facility in Killybegs, Co Donegal

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Kilsaran International Wins Sustainable Quarry of the Year 2017

    Kilsaran International Wins Sustainable Quarry of the Year 2017

Kilsaran International, from Dunboyne, Co Meath, was a double winner at this year’s Irish Concrete Federation Sustainable Quarry Awards. The

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Another Successful Year For PM Group

    Another Successful Year For PM Group

PM Group, the international project delivery company, has reported Group revenue of €336 million, an increase of 13% on 2015.

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Ecocem Ireland Launches First Hybrid Weather Resistant Bag

    Ecocem Ireland Launches First Hybrid Weather Resistant Bag

Ireland’s premier producer of high performance, low carbon cement Ecocem Ireland has announced its new product development for the bagged

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Ireland’s First Syndicated Property Finance Platform Launched

    Ireland’s First Syndicated Property Finance Platform Launched

Initiative Ireland has launched Ireland’s first syndicated property finance platform (www.initiativeireland.ie). The launch coincides with the company’s pre-approval of a

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Kingspan Retains Position on CDP Climate ‘A List’

    Kingspan Retains Position on CDP Climate ‘A List’

Kingspan, a global leader in high performance insulation, building fabric, and solar integrated building envelopes, has been named for the third

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Construction Plant Sector Welcomes Decision to Upgrade N20 to Motorway Status

    Construction Plant Sector Welcomes Decision to Upgrade N20 to Motorway Status

Government plans to proceed with the upgrading of the N20 Cork – Limerick road to motorway status – confirmed by An

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Increased Pay For Construction Workers

    Increased Pay For Construction Workers

Pat Breen TD, Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation has signed into law an Order entitled

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Guaranteed Irish Welcomes Support For Housing and Enterprise Development

    Guaranteed Irish Welcomes Support For Housing and Enterprise Development

Guaranteed Irish has welcomed measures in Budget 2018 to increase housing supply and support enterprise. However, the organisation cautioned that

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Construction Companies Reporting Difficulty Accessing Funding

    Construction Companies Reporting Difficulty Accessing Funding

A new survey by RSM and the Construction Industry Federation has found that construction companies are still facing significant difficulties

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Guaranteed Irish Calls For VAT Reduction and Expansion of Incentive Schemes to Stimulate Construction Sector

    Guaranteed Irish Calls For VAT Reduction and Expansion of Incentive Schemes to Stimulate Construction Sector

Guaranteed Irish has called for a reduction in VAT, the expansion of incentive schemes, and an overhaul of apprenticeships to

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Registrations invited for ‘Meet the Buyer’ event for construction of children’s hospital

    Registrations invited for ‘Meet the Buyer’ event for construction of children’s hospital

Enterprise Ireland, in association with the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board, is inviting registration for a ‘Meet the Buyer’ event

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UCC unveils most ambitious strategic plan in its history

    UCC unveils most ambitious strategic plan in its history

University College Cork (UCC) has unveiled its €350 million investment plan which will create more than 500 new construction jobs

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Construction must attract more women into industry to solve Irish housing and infrastructure crises

    Construction must attract more women into industry to solve Irish housing and infrastructure crises

The Construction Industry Federation welcomed over 100 people to its Women in Construction Network event yesterday. The event entitled #BuildingEquality

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Construction fuels employment growth

    Construction fuels employment growth

Ibec has welcomed the strong jobs numbers recently published by the CSO. The numbers provide more evidence of broad positive

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CRH agrees US$3.5bn acquisition of Ash Grove Cement

    CRH agrees US$3.5bn acquisition of Ash Grove Cement

CRH plc, the international building materials group, has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Ash Grove Cement

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