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Kirby Group Engineering makes key appointments

  Kirby Group Engineering makes key appointments

Kirby Group Engineering has made a number of key appointments at senior level. The appointments are in response to the

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SEAI Sustainable Energy Awards searching for sustainable energy leaders across Ireland

  SEAI Sustainable Energy Awards searching for sustainable energy leaders across Ireland

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has started the search for sustainable energy leaders as it launched its 14th

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Second call for new apprenticeship proposals welcomed

  Second call for new apprenticeship proposals welcomed

The Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton and the Minister of State for Skills, Research and Innovation John Halligan

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Project Management Institute holds largest national conference to date

  Project Management Institute holds largest national conference to date

Almost 400 business professionals gathered recently to discuss the challenges of Brexit at the Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute’s

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€15m expansion planned at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre

  €15m expansion planned at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre

The management company for Blanchardstown Centre has lodged a planning application to extend the centre’s central mall area. The application

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Contractor sought for Dublin’s tallest building

  Contractor sought for Dublin’s tallest building

Dublin’s tallest office building, The Exo, will stand at 73m high and could accommodate up to 2,000 office workers. Located

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Brexit, FDI, Jobs – all covered at National Construction Summit

  Brexit, FDI, Jobs – all covered at National Construction Summit

The 3rd annual National Construction Summit is set to take place on the 14th June in the RDS, Dublin. The

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Warning over lack of skilled workers post-Brexit

  Warning over lack of skilled workers post-Brexit

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB), the largest trade association in the UK construction industry, has stated that migrant labour

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Fears raised over stability of buildings built during boom

  Fears raised over stability of buildings built during boom

A Kilkenny member of the Institute of Clerks of Works and Building Inspectors in Ireland (ICWBII) has raised fears that

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Improving Health & Safety in the industry

  Improving Health & Safety in the industry

The 28th of April marked the third annual Workers’ Memorial Day in Ireland, a day when the Construction Industry Federation

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Minister Coveney launches the Rebuilding Ireland Housing Land Map

  Minister Coveney launches the Rebuilding Ireland Housing Land Map

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government Simon Coveney has launched the Rebuilding Ireland Housing Land Map, a vital

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SSE Airtricity to supply solar energy to 14,000 homes

  SSE Airtricity to supply solar energy to 14,000 homes

SSE Airtricity has reached a deal with renewable energy developer BayWa to supply green energy to 14,000 homes through Ireland’s

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New windfarms to supply enough renewable energy to power over 36,000 homes

  New windfarms to supply enough renewable energy to power over 36,000 homes

Energia has started supplying energy from five new windfarms to power homes and businesses across the island of Ireland. The

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Green light for €1bn new children’s hospital

  Green light for €1bn new children’s hospital

Health Minister Simon Harris has announced the Government has approved the investment required to enable the National Paediatric Hospital Development

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Foster + Partners plans redundancies after ‘market uncertainty’

  Foster + Partners plans redundancies after ‘market uncertainty’

Foster + Partners is planning a number of staff redundancies as part of a restructure at the architecture and design

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Cork’s new courthouse to be complete by December

  Cork’s new courthouse to be complete by December

According to the Courts Service, Cork city’s new multi-million euro courthouse is set to be complete by December. The building,

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PM Group wins manufacturing facility project in China

  PM Group wins manufacturing facility project in China

PM Group has announced a major project win for its new Shanghai office to provide site master planning and engineering

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Medite Smartply launches augmented reality app

  Medite Smartply launches augmented reality app

The ‘SMARTPLY AR’ app from Medite, which is live on iOS and Android, features a ‘Product Data Tool’ providing a

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350,000 households already availed of SEAI grants for home energy improvements

  350,000 households already availed of SEAI grants for home energy improvements

Almost 350,000 homes have benefited from grants through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to make energy improvements in

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Industry needs 112,000 workers up to 2020

  Industry needs 112,000 workers up to 2020

Commenting on the recently announced CSO housing figures, CIF Director General Tom Parlon said the current housing shortage is the

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Atkins signs contracts for Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí

  Atkins signs contracts for Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí

Atkins has been appointed as part of the design team for the new 600 pupil school for Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí in

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25 construction companies on trade visit to Antwerp

  25 construction companies on trade visit to Antwerp

Pat Breen, Minister for Employment and Small Business is leading an Enterprise Ireland trade visit to Antwerp in Belgium. The

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NTMA plans development of six social housing sites

  NTMA plans development of six social housing sites

The National Development Finance Agency (NDFA), an arm of the National Treasury Management Agency and responsible for public-private partnership (PPP)

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Residential property prices rise by 10.7% in the year to February

  Residential property prices rise by 10.7% in the year to February

According to the latest property price index from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), residential property prices at national level increased

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Work on Limerick office development commences

  Work on Limerick office development commences

JJ Rhatigan & Company has just started work on the Gardens International Office Development project in Limerick, the first Limerick

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Survey finds support for M20 between Limerick and Cork

  Survey finds support for M20 between Limerick and Cork

Businesses in the Munster region have given their overwhelming support to the proposed M20 motorway, with 98% stating it will

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Building Block in Sligo could generate 200 jobs

  Building Block in Sligo could generate 200 jobs

A new start-up hub in Sligo called the Building Block has the potential to help generate 200 new jobs in

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St Angela’s College, Cork wins overall award at Irish Concrete Society Awards

  St Angela’s College, Cork wins overall award at Irish Concrete Society Awards

The 35th Irish Concrete Society Awards took place on the 8th of April in Croke Park. Always one of the

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ESB International to take on 150 new staff

  ESB International to take on 150 new staff

ESB International has announced it will recruit 150 professionals over the next three years. The recruitment drive comes on the

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“The last war was housing. The war we’re in now is around infrastructure” – CIF

  “The last war was housing. The war we’re in now is around infrastructure” – CIF

In a speech at the recently-held Sunday Business Post National Infrastructure Summit, CIF Director General Tom Parlon stated that regional

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