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Permission granted for a €65m development

An Bord Pleanála has granted permission for a €65 million development of more than 300 homes along the Royal Canal

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Kennedy Wilson Aware of both Risks and Opportunities in Irish Market Due to Brexit

Kennedy Wilson has stated it is aware of both the risks and opportunities that may occur in the investment and occupier markets, due to Brexit.

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Barry O’Donnell Appointed New Director of Actavo

Actavo has appointed Barry O’Donnell as Director of the leading international engineering solutions company.

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BAM is First In Ireland to Obtain International BIM Certification

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.

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Dublin Docks Hotel Development Delayed as Demand for City Rooms Increases

Paddy McKillen Jr of Chirita Ltd has said he is confident he can agree a plan with Dublin City Counci to go forward with plans to build a new 93-bedroom hotel on North Wall Quay located in Dublin’s docklands.

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Surplus of €862m for Irish Exchequer

Investec reports that the Irish Exchequer Returns, which was just published by the Department of Finance (DoF) display a healthy position, with the Exchequer in surplus to the tune of €862m in the first seven months of the year, in comparison to a deficit of €648m in the same period of 2015.

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Construction Workers Skills Register Debuts for Better Building Standards

A Construction Workers Skills Register (CWSR) was introduced to grant construction and craft workers to register their skills and display their ongoing undetaking to the ongoing learning in their careers.

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Clonmel Enterprise Ltd. Helms Leopardstown Link Road and Roundabout Reconfiguration Project

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.

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Europe to Assist Irish Energy Company’s Storage Project

Gaelectric, an Irish energy firm, is set to receive €8.28m from the European Union to help fund and develop a storage project located in Northern Ireland.

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Report shows Significant Growth wth Flynn Management & Contractors

Flynn Management & Contractors has reported a significant growth in 2015 and predicts a revenue of approximately €100m for 2016.

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Ibec and the CBI, Release Report to Enhance Requirements to All-island Transportation Network

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.

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Twelfth Lock Hotel Sold for €2.4m

The Twelfth Lock Hotel, which overlooks the Royal Canal at Castleknock in Dublin has been sold for approximately €2.4m in a private contract sale.

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Proportion of Irish Homes Bought by Cash Buyers Rise Significantly After Property Crash

As reported by Central Bank economists who conducted new research, the proportion of houses and apartments purchased by cash buyers rose from 25% at the peak of the property boom to 60% in 2014.

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Comreg’s Gets New Location at One Dockland Central

One Dockland Central in Dublin’s IFSC is now the home of Communications regulator, Comreg, having signed a 20-year lease.

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Wind Energy Saved Ireland €70m in Energy Imports

Indigenous wind energy has saved Ireland approximately €70 million in foreign energy imports since January of 2016, a six month period which saw the renewable energy supply meet over a fifth (22%) of Ireland’s entire electricity demand, reported by provisional new figures gathered by the Irish Wind Energy Association.

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Third-level Construction Courses Applications Rise

According to this year’s CAO rates, there has been a rise in students applying for third-level courses in construction.

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Construction Contracts Act Becomes Law

During an event presented by the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) at Leinster House, Louth Senator Ged Nash and former Dublin Senator Fergal Quinn have spoke to representatives from Ireland’s top construction firms.

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Nama’s sale of €1.5bn Project Tolka Delayed Due to Incomplete Paperwork

The expected removal by Nama of Project Tolka, a sale of approximately €1.5bn, is certain to be postponed beyond August 31, the date by which it had been assumed to be put on the market.

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CRH First-half Earnings Raise by 10%

CRH, a building materials group, has stated that its first-half earnings most likely rose by 10% ahead of its preceding guidance, an advancement examiners connect to powerful trading in its main market, the United States.

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Construction Contract Between Sisk and Major IFSC Development

The Irish contractor company, Sisk, has been selected to construct a new 660,000sq ft waterfront development in Dublin’s docklands by the United States real estate firm, Kennedy Wilson.

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Liffey Valley Shopping Centre on Sale for €600m

The Liffey Valley shopping centre, located in west Dublin, is due to go on the market with an asking price of at least €600m following the selection by its owners of Eastdil Secured LLC to broker the purchase.

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Pfizer to Have Jobs in Grange Castle Expansion and Construction Jobs

The company, Pfizer will make up to 350 new jobs due to current multi-million euro expansion of its Grange Castle Campus in Dublin.

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“Rebuilding Ireland” Positively Recieved

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.

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Housing Minister Accused of ‘Playing with Figures’

The Housing Minister, Simon Coveney, has been accused of “playing around with figures” in his Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness.

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Rebuilding Ireland: First-time Buyers Scheme

The Government’s Action Plan on Housing and Homelessness, ‘Rebuilding Ireland’ was launched today by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Housing Minister Simon Coveney, Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe and Minister of State Damien English.

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Henry Street gets Major Retailer Due to Smyth-Arnotts Deal

Fitzwilliam Finance Partners, the investment vehicle of Smyth’s, proposed a planning application in conjunction with Arnotts to Dublin City Council, dividing numbers 7, 8 and 9 Henry Street, which presently occupies Arnotts’ ladies shoe department, into a separate building of roughly 40,000 sq ft.

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Government’s Plan of €5.5bn Available for Social Housing

The Government has formally released its housing and homelessness project labeled ‘Rebuilding Ireland’.

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New Grant to be Recieved by First-time Buyers

A brand new tax-refund-based scheme will be introduced in the Government’s Budget for first-time buyers.

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Construction Contract Act to Modify Irish Construction Industry

Senator Paudie Coffey spoke with the workers of leading construction businesses from Waterford earlier in the week.

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New Reports Shows that 1 in 8 commercial properties are Vacant

The analysis, covering the three-month period near the end of June, displays that 28,615, or 13.1pc of the Republic’s 219,176 commercial

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