A €6 million redevelopment of the enclosure at Galway Racecourse, featuring a new indoor betting hall and additional bar/food facilities, has been confirmed.The Board of Horse Racing Ireland yesterday approved
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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
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
UK-based Turner & Townsend has successfully completed handover of the new Mercers Institute for Successful Ageing (MISA) at St. James’s Hospital in Dublin. MISA is a centre of excellence for the
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.
Clonmel Enterprises Ltd. will begin a new project, removing the existing Leopardstown Roundabout, Dublin 18, and replacing it with a signalised junction, which will help the traffic flow in the area.
Two key business groups in Northern Ireland and the Republic, Ibec and the CBI, released a new report that targets ambitious plans to advance the all-island transport network.
An action proposal for the problems of housing provide storage and homelessness was released yesterday. The deal was warmly welcomed by industry and housing charities. The plan is positive in outlook.
The Dublin City Council intends to speed up the progress of the construction of a €30 million bridge, connecting Dublin’s south docks with the newly planned “urban quarter” on the Poolbeg peninsula.
The Renovation of the Portarlington Library in county Laois is being lead by CIF member, Dunnes Building Services Limited.
A €368m cross-city Luas line bid was settled in a High Court challenge during the process of settling the contract. This project was a joint venture between Somague Engenharia SA, a
Construction work has been suspended on the Aberdeen Western Periphery Route following fears over pollution to surrounding rivers. Investigators from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency discovered silt pollution in neighboring
Don Cunningham, the Irish Rail’s director of infrastructure stated that the Dublin Airport needs to set aside a space for the Dart line. This project to build the Metro North
Coillte and Bord na Mona are in the process of constructing a wind farm with 20 turbines near Strokestown. The farm is expected to generate 64 megawatts, and if everything
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe T.D together with his colleague the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Minister Simon Coveney T.D today welcomed the Government’s
Irish property fund Iput has received planning permission from Dublin City Council for the €45 million redevelopment of Fitzwilton House on the Grand Canal. This will involve the demolition of
An Bord Pleanala has granted permission to the Monard Strategic Development Zone, around 4km from Blarney, which would see a new town built across a 391 hectare site. In a
3D printing technology promises to revolutionize architecture in the near-future, allowing designers to literally click-and-print complex buildings at a lower cost and faster speed than traditional construction methods allow. Another
The largest port related infrastructure project in the history of Ireland, Alexandra Basin Redevelopment Project has been granted planning permission by an Bord Pleanála. The project will enable Ireland’s premier port to
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe T.D., has welcomed on Wednesday the announcement of a nationwide project to deliver 14 primary care centres funded by the European Investment
The Government has designated 34 hectares of land in Dublin 4 to create a strategic development zone (SDZ) at Poolbeg. The area includes the Glass Bottle site, which has remained idle
The “most expensive object on earth”, according to Greenpeace, is is to be constructed in the south-west of the UK. The nuclear power station will be located just 273 km off the
Building on last year’s highly successful event, The National Construction Summit 2016 will be, once again, the largest and most
Dublin City University (DCU) is to invest €230m over the next five years to transform the multi-campus university and provide
The Construction Industry Federation, in conjunction with the Cork Foundation and Re-Imagine Cork plan to renew Cork City Centre with several regeneration
A new online database was launched and it provides a detailed overview of components for Passive House construction. All of
The Office of Public Works (OPW) has confirmed that it is separating flood defence works in and around Morrison’s Island
Clare County Council has appointed the consultants for the design of proposed shoreline facilities at Doolin Pier, including a new
A part of new transport plans is a new Metro South for Dublin that would link up with Metro North
The planning was approved last July for the development of Boland’s Quay, which is situated at the Boland’s Mill site
Subject to weather conditions, works is expected to be completed in four to six weeks To complete the works safely
The Project Management Institute’s Ireland chapter will host its biggest conference to date on April 14th at the Aviva Stadium.
The regulation of planning, the burning issues of housing supply and planning, sustainable retail and town centre development, are among
Dublin’s major office block has been given to continue. The €80 million Nama-funded Exo Building at the Point Village has
. The project in Poppintree in Ballymun was originally planed to be completed by December last year. The Council of Dublin
After a gap of nearly ten years, construction and property related courses are once again in vogue for secondary students heading
The new Bishop’s Gate Hotel has opened its doors. This 31 bed hotel adds considerable luxury accommodation and services to
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, has announced the allocation by the National Transport Authority of more
The government will provide €1 million funding for 41 small scale geoscience research projects in 2016. The projects have been
It controls Cork Airport as well, and is currently examining plans for a second parallel runway at the capital as
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has launched a call for Energy Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) projects to
Abercorn Construction has started work to fully restore the former Harland & Wolff Headquarters building and Drawing Offices in Belfast’s
Irish homebuilder Cairn Homes has announced the first of its asset transfers under the recently acquired Project Clear loan portfolio.
The five-star Dromoland Castle hotel is seeking to block plans by Applegreen to extend its national network of motorway service
Developer Gerry Gannon plans to build more than 80 apartments and townhouses in a project in north Dublin that industry
Dutch firm Interxion, a leading European provider of carrier and cloud-neutral colocation data centre services, has announced it is planning a €28 million investment in
Ireland’s largest hotel operator Dalata has acquired the company which owns the former Charlemont Clinic in central Dublin for €11.9m.
The Taoiseach will launch two major infrastructure projects in Cork today worth a combined total of €100m. The first one
Listed-Irish housebuilder Cairn Homes has reached an agreement with the US property investment firm Hines to purchase two lots in
Chanelle Group, the largest Irish-owned manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, will create 175 jobs in a major expansion of its operations, with
A new 172,000 square foot office building is set to change the streetscape of Burlington Road, Dublin 4. New images of Vertium
Queen’s University has entered yesterday into a deal with developers McAleer & Rushe to develop 1,200 student bedrooms on two
Property firm Hines has applied for planning permission to build a huge expansion of Liffey Valley Shopping Centre in west
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