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Delays and Costs Mount for Belfast’s York Street Interchange Project

    Delays and Costs Mount for Belfast’s York Street Interchange Project

The York Street Interchange project in Belfast, aimed at alleviating congestion at Northern Ireland’s busiest road junction, has faced persistent delays and escalating costs since its announcement in 2007. The

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Hagan Homes commences Phase 3 of Enler Village development in Northern Ireland

    Hagan Homes commences Phase 3 of Enler Village development in Northern Ireland

Hagan Homes, the award-winning company that has built over 5000 homes across Northern Ireland since 1988, has begun Phase 3 of its Enler Village development in Comber, County Down, representing a

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Almac Group releases details of £80 million expansion in Northern Ireland

    Almac Group releases details of £80 million expansion in Northern Ireland

The Almac Group, which provides a range of contract pharmaceutical development and manufacturing services globally, has announced details of an £80 million investment programme to build new extensive manufacturing, production

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Henry Brothers awarded £30 million contract for new Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre in Northern Ireland

    Henry Brothers awarded £30 million contract for new Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre in Northern Ireland

A contractor has been appointed for the Queen’s University-led Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC), a £100 million Belfast Region City Deal project, with almost £80 million coming from the UK

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Stormont department criticised for building Derry park-and-ride which breaches planning rules

  The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has been strongly criticised for building a second park-and-ride facility on the outskirts of Londonderry in breach of planning conditions. The River Faughan Anglers

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Up the Walls – Paul Clements on Hadrian’s Wall and the Mourne Wall

Two walls – one in the north of England and the other in the north of Ireland, separated in their construction by 1,800 years – are celebrating significant birthdays in

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Northern Ireland seeks to fix longstanding productivity problem

Beside a main road close to Northern Ireland’s only Unesco world heritage site, the Giant’s Causeway, lies an empty field fenced off with barbed wire. A sign reads: “Atlantic Link.

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Multi-million pound floating wind farm proposed off Northern Ireland coast

Work is under way on a bid to open a multi-million pound offshore floating wind farm off the coast of Northern Ireland by 2029. Offshore energy specialist SBM Offshore is

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Northern Ireland’s construction sector contracts again amid rising costs and skills shortages

LABOUR shortages and soaring material costs are having a devastating inpact on the north’s construction sector, where workloads capitulated in the final three months of last year, a new industry

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Translink boss says Belfast Transport Hub will ‘create a gateway’ to NI

As construction begins on the new £175 million Belfast Transport Hub, Translink’s CEO says the project will offer “lots of opportunities to enhance public transport and active travel” in Northern

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Henry Brothers sets bar for sustainability in construction sector

SOUTH Derry construction giant Henry Brothers has launched a strategy to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The company – named recently as Northern Ireland’s Responsible Business of the

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PMI: North’s private sector records much improved start to 2022

THE north’s private sector recorded a marked improvement in economic output at the start of 2022, driven by the performance of manufacturers, new analysis from Ulster Bank shows. Output between

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Lyons launches board member competition for Construction Industry Training Board Northern Ireland

Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has launched a public appointment competition to recruit 10 board members to the Construction Industry Training Board Northern Ireland (CITB NI). CITB NI aims to encourage

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Ridgeway records 40 per cent surge in turnover after securing European rights for marine construction product

BELFAST construction supply firm Ridgeway has projected significant growth in 2022 after acquiring the European rights to distribute ‘filter units’ for offshore marine and civil engineering works. The company, which

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Protocol ‘is working for construction’ despite price challenges

THE north’s construction sector grew in 2021 despite the challenges posed by Covid and Brexit, and the combination of material and labour shortages, a new industry barometer shows. But it

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Scotland-Northern Ireland tunnel ‘set to be scrapped’

    Scotland-Northern Ireland tunnel ‘set to be scrapped’

Plans to build a tunnel linking Scotland and Northern Ireland are set to be scrapped for cost reasons, it has been reported. The project, which had been estimated to cost at

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Dragon Brand Foods to Build New Factory

    Dragon Brand Foods to Build New Factory

Strabane-based food manufacturer, Dragon Brand Foods is investing over £500,000 in jobs, innovation and a new factory with the support of Invest Northern Ireland. The company is due to begin

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House Price Inflation May Hit Double-Digit Levels in 2017

    House Price Inflation May Hit Double-Digit Levels in 2017

Irish house price inflation is set to accelerate in 2017, potentially reaching double-digit levels, according to the MyHome.ie property report for the final quarter of 2016. “Clearly low stock levels

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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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£23m anaerobic digestion plant in Ballymena

A £23 million anaerobic digestion plant will be developed in Ballymena, Co Antrim next year to deal with the environmental problem of the 40,000 tonnes of chicken waste produced each year by

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£20m investment in road schemes in Northern Ireland

Over £20 million has been invested in road schemes in the Causeway Coast & Glens council area in Northern Ireland. A total of £20.37m was spent on projects in 2015/16, according

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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 a new £107m energy-from-waste facility, which when complete will help

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Work starts on the most authentic Titanic Hotel

Abercorn Construction has started work to fully restore the former Harland & Wolff Headquarters building and Drawing Offices in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter. The iconic buildings, where RMS Titanic and 1,000

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Further accommodation deal for Queen’s University in Belfast

    Further accommodation deal for Queen’s University in Belfast

Queen’s University has entered yesterday into a deal with developers McAleer & Rushe to develop 1,200 student bedrooms on two

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£133m A8 dualling scheme officially opens

    £133m A8 dualling scheme officially opens

A £133 million dualling upgrade scheme (€183m) between Belfast and Larne,  developed by a Joint Venture of Lagan, Ferrovial and

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Lagan Building Contractors wins £18m contract

    Lagan Building Contractors wins £18m contract

Lagan Building Contractors has been appointed by Belfast Harbour to develop the second office block of a £250 million (€355m)

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Eye surgeon invests £2m in new Belfast clinic and latest laser technology

    Eye surgeon invests £2m in new Belfast clinic and latest laser technology

Belfast’s Cathedral Eye Clinic is investing £2m in a brand new clinic and bringing the latest laser surgery technology to

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