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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 Costain has officially opened last Wednesday (December 16). The scheme, which

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Global student housing firms set for €250m Dublin venture

    Global student housing firms set for €250m Dublin venture

Chicago-based Harrison Street Real Estate Capital has teamed up with London-headquartered GSA Investment Management to provide €250m to built student accommodation in Dublin over the next five years. The world’s

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FBD Property applies for €5.5 million development of Castleknock hotel

    FBD Property applies for €5.5 million development of Castleknock hotel

FBD Property and Leisure Ltd is to spend €5.5 million on the expansion and upgrading of its successful Castleknock Hotel and Country Club in north Dublin. Planning permission has been

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Work to begin on €111m office development in Dublin’s docklands

    Work to begin on €111m office development in Dublin’s docklands

Work is set to begin this week on a €111 million commercial development on the North Wall Quay in Dublin’s docklands that was dubbed Project Wave by the National Asset

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Nama provides €170m to fund Boland’s Mills redevelopment

    Nama provides €170m to fund Boland’s Mills redevelopment

The National Asset Management Agency has made €170 million in funding available for work to begin on the redevelopment of the iconic Boland’s Mills site in Dublin’s docklands. Nama is

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NAMA to invest €7.5 billion in development programme

    NAMA to invest €7.5 billion in development programme

The National Asset Management Agency has announced today plans for a €7.5 billion development programme to deliver about 4 million sq ft of new commercial space in Dublin’s docklands, and

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US developer Hines to build 3,800 homes in south Dublin

    US developer Hines to build 3,800 homes in south Dublin

US developer Hines’ Irish arm is submitting a planning application to develop roads, parks and other infrastructure to allow the first stage in the construction of a new Town Centre

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New urban centre planned for Dublin 4

    New urban centre planned for Dublin 4

The first phase of a major new urban centre planned for Ballsbridge in Dublin 4, is being launched today through a marketing campaign for high quality offices due to be

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Irish Water to invest €228m in upgrading water and wastewater infrastructure in Cork.

    Irish Water to invest €228m in upgrading water and wastewater infrastructure in Cork.

The wastewater network is to undergo a €180m upgrade, while a further €48m will be spent on improving drinking water quality and supply. The Cork Lower Harbour Main Drainage Scheme

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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) project in Belfast. It’s the latest phase in Belfast Harbour’s

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Planning approved for new hotel in Belfast

    Planning approved for new hotel in Belfast

Planning permission for a 206-bedroom hotel on the site of the former Belfast Metropolitan College has been granted to a County Tyrone development firm. McAleer and Rushe acquired the site

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ESB opens new €33m Woodhouse Wind Farm in County Waterford

Minister for Energy Alex White TD  today opened the new €33m Woodhouse Wind Farm in County Waterford, a key part of ESB’s Wind Development programme. The new renewable energy site

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Dalata planning to build up to seven hotels around Dublin

    Dalata planning to build up to seven hotels around Dublin

Hotels firm Dalata is in discussions to buy as many as seven sites in central Dublin to build hotels as it seeks to take advantage of the shortage of rooms

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Google to open €150m data centre in West Dublin

    Google to open €150m data centre in West Dublin

Google plans to invest €150 million in a new data centre in Dublin.

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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 Ireland for the first time. The brainchild of Ballymena ophthalmic

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US software firm Slack announces 100 jobs for Dublin

    US software firm Slack announces 100 jobs for Dublin

Company opening up a new European HQ in the capital US software firm Slack is to create 100 jobs over the next two years with the opening of a new

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Alexion Pharmaceuticals Announces €450 Million Expansion in Dublin – 200 New Jobs and 800 construction jobs to be created over four years

    Alexion Pharmaceuticals Announces €450 Million Expansion in Dublin – 200 New Jobs and 800 construction jobs to be created over four years

Alexion Pharmaceuticals today announced plans to significantly expand its operations in Ireland by constructing the Company’s first ever biologics manufacturing facility outside the United States. This €450 million, four-year project,

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Nimbus researchers secure €1.5m in EU funding for energy efficient buildings projects

    Nimbus researchers secure €1.5m in EU funding for energy efficient buildings projects

Researchers from the Nimbus Centre at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) have secured €1.5m in EU funding as part of the development of two international projects. The Horizon 2020 projects

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Apple looks to invest more than €400m on power projects for its €850m Irish data centre

    Apple looks to invest more than €400m on power projects for its €850m Irish data centre

Apple is looking to invest more than €400m directly to fund at least six renewable energy projects in Ireland. The firm has invited partnership proposals from green energy developers to

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Ulster University: Second phase plans for Belfast campus

    Ulster University: Second phase plans for Belfast campus

The second phase of the Ulster University’s new Belfast campus will be built by a joint venture between Lagan Construction Group and the Portuguese firm Somague. The £150m contract will

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All-abilities playground in Cork starts build

    All-abilities playground in Cork starts build

It is hoped that the major facility in Fitzgerald’s Park, which will enable children with disabilities to play alongside able-bodied children, will be open by August. City Hall said the

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Cork tech firm to create 80 new jobs

    Cork tech firm to create 80 new jobs

Cork-based technology firm Global Shares has announced a major expansion plan which will create 80 new jobs over the next three years. The company which develops software for managing employee

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CQMS ‘15 for Tullamore

    CQMS ‘15 for Tullamore

A recovering Irish construction industry has welcomed the announcement that Ireland’s largest construction and quarrying machinery show (CQMS ’15) will take place in Molloy’s Quarry in Tullamore on April 17.

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Company controlled by developer Lally slashes almost €13m from site’s value

    Company controlled by developer Lally slashes almost €13m from site’s value

A property company controlled by Galway developer John Lally has reduced the value of a site it bought for over

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SMK Corporation establishes new European Headquarters in Dublin

    SMK Corporation establishes new European Headquarters in Dublin

SMK Corporation, a multinational electro-mechanical component manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo Japan is to establish a new European Headquarters in Dublin,

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National Rehabilitation Hospital Receives Planning Approval for New Development

    National Rehabilitation Hospital Receives Planning Approval for New Development

The National Rehabilitation Hospital is the first major healthcare project to be granted planning approval through the Strategic Infrastructural Development

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Dublin Property Price Growth Fell Below National Average in First Three Months of 2015

    Dublin Property Price Growth Fell Below National Average in First Three Months of 2015

Property price growth in Dublin was outpaced by rises in the rest of the country during the first three months

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43 apartments in Dublin for €5.57m

    43 apartments in Dublin for €5.57m

A multi-family residential investment with 43 apartments are to go on the market today in Dublin’s north inner city. Damien

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Job boom for Cork City as it is set to benefit from €500 million investment

    Job boom for Cork City as it is set to benefit from €500 million investment

Some 8,000 jobs could be created in Cork City as details emerge that €500 million has been earmarked for its

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JV for NAMA and Kennedy Wilson

    JV for NAMA and Kennedy Wilson

Kennedy Wilson and NAMA have formed a joint venture arrangement to develop a project of significant importance on Sir John

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Free Seminar on ‘Building a Business on Your Ideas’ comes to Kerry

    Free Seminar on ‘Building a Business on Your Ideas’ comes to Kerry

Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English TD, has urged businesses to avail of the opportunity to attend a

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New social housing units to be delivered in Cork

    New social housing units to be delivered in Cork

The housing lists in Cork City and County are set to reduce with news that 69 social housing units will

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Former Bord Na Mona executive to head up Poolbeg incinerator

    Former Bord Na Mona executive to head up Poolbeg incinerator

A Former senior executive at Bord Na Mona has landed the top job on the development of the controversial €500m

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750 construction jobs to be created by Center Parcs €200 million holiday village in Longford

    750 construction jobs to be created by Center Parcs €200 million holiday village in Longford

One of the UK’s leading short break specialists, Center Parcs, has just announced plans to develop a holiday village at

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Balfour Beatty awarded €14m (£10.2m) Dublin Airport car park extension

    Balfour Beatty awarded €14m (£10.2m) Dublin Airport car park extension

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a €14m (£10.2m) Design and Build scheme to extend the existing multi-storey car park serving

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Formal Consultation Process Launches For Proposed A24 Ballynahinch Bypass

    Formal Consultation Process Launches For Proposed A24 Ballynahinch Bypass

The formal consultation process has launched for the proposed A24 Ballynahinch Bypass. The announcement refers to the publication of the

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DCC gives go-ahead for multi-million euro docklands development

The first of the fast-track developments planned for Dublin’s docklands has been given the go ahead by the city council.

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3,300 Jobs on way for Limerick in massive city centre development – 300 in construction stage

    3,300 Jobs on way for Limerick in massive city centre development – 300 in construction stage

The biggest city centre real estate project outside of Dublin over the next 10 years has received the green light

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Planning Sought for 101 Homes in Dublin

    Planning Sought for 101 Homes in Dublin

A low-profile property firm has become the latest player to seek planning permission to build family homes in Dublin, in

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Limerick City and County Council has given a go to the €80 Opera Centre site development.

    Limerick City and County Council has given a go to the €80 Opera Centre site development.

The re-developed 50,000sq metre project should create around 3,000 jobs with 300 additional jobs supported during the construction stage. The 2.8 hectare

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Invest in the West – MJ Conroy & HP Ballybrit

    Invest in the West – MJ Conroy & HP Ballybrit

The IT giant Hewlett Packard has chosen again and again to expand its presence in Galway, with 700 workers about

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Saint-Gobain, Ireland opens the doors of their new Technical Academy in Dublin

    Saint-Gobain, Ireland opens the doors of their new Technical Academy in Dublin

Building materials firm Saint Gobain has opened a new training centre in Grange Castle, Co Dublin, which together with its

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Kilsaran – Connecting the city at the Rosie Hackett Bridge

    Kilsaran – Connecting the city at the Rosie Hackett Bridge

Dublin’s newest bridge, the Rosie Hackett bridge which spans the River Liffey is benefitting from the technical and aesthetic qualities

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JJ Rhatigan & Company – Setting standards in education building at NUI Galway.

    JJ Rhatigan & Company – Setting standards in education building at NUI Galway.

There aren’t too many clients in Galway or in the surrounding area that are as successful when it comes to

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