Covolve a new digital accelerator backed by international building materials firm Kingspan, was launched recently at the company’s global innovation centre in Kingscourt, Ireland. The launch follows a five-year digital
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In response to Budget 2024 Hubert Fitzpatrick, Director General of the Constriction Industry Federation, said: “We welcome the increased provisions for capital spending in Budget ’24 and we also welcome
The expansion of global modular building specialist, Volumetric Building Companies, continues with the opening of its first operation in Ireland. This new facility is set to become an international center
Plans for almost 1,000 social and affordable homes at the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum, south Dublin, have been lodged with An Bord Pleanála by the Land Development Agency (LDA).
Galway Bay FM Newsroom – Construction chiefs are warning that the ‘National Development Plan’ and ‘Housing for All’ are both under threat over rising costs. Firms are threatening to pull
Plans for 190 apartments in a complex ranging from one to 12 storeys high have been lodged for a site in Cork’s south docklands. The Tiznow Property Company, part of
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
Janssen Sciences Ireland is expanding its biopharmaceutical supply chain facility in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork. The facility, which is part of the Johnson & Johnson group, will see a €150
A major new port facility planned on the Cork Harbour site of the former Irish Fertiliser Industries (IFI) plant at Marino Point have been put on hold following objections from
The way is now clear for the debt-laden Cork County GAA Board to lodge ‘fast track’ plans to An Bord Pleanala for 309 residential units planned for Cork GAA lands.
Construction work costing €12.5 million has gone ahead on the controversial Charlemont Metrolink station near Ranelagh, Dublin, even though transport authorities have yet to seek planning permission for the rail
A YEAR after work on a vital €58m road restarted, concern has now been expressed over the future of the scheme. It comes after Roadbridge, the main contractor on
Intel will not be building a series of planned new huge European chip manufacturing facilities in Ireland, with the semiconductor producer opting instead to construct them in Germany and
Irish civils contractor Roadbridge and its UK subsidiary have been placed in receivership with 215 UK jobs at risk. Nigel Morrison, Stuart Preston and Philip Stephenson, all partners of
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
Labour costs could be on course to rise in the construction industry as some firms in the sector report difficulties in recruiting staff. According to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index
The doors of Wexford Arts Centre, the longest running regional arts centre in Ireland which was established in 1974, are about to close, to allow the completion of an
Ireland’s CRH will cease operating what it described as “infinitesimally small” Russian operations and has temporarily shut its much larger plants in Ukraine, the world’s second-biggest building materials supplier said
The High Court is being asked to declare as unauthorised what are claimed to have been archaeological and agricultural clearing works on lands for what has been described as
Billionaire businessman Denis O’Brien’s Jepview has secured planning permission for a 15-storey office block in Dublin’s docklands. Jepview Ltd has secured planning permission for ‘Two Grand Canal Quay’ after revising
Deloitte Ireland’s latest Real Estate Planning & Development Statistics report shows that commencement notices were lodged on 24,304 units in 2021, in residential schemes comprising more than 20 units.
A well known Longford company will play a key role as construction work is poised to commence in the coming weeks on the expansion of the Zoetis production facility on
Profits at the company behind Brooks timber suppliers and merchants soared 71pc to €7.2m in its last financial year even as Covid restrictions persisted in the period and input costs
Construction work will commence in the coming weeks on the expansion of the Zoetis production facility on the IDA Ireland
It is a sector that is crying out for skilled professionals, and a Galway teenager, said to be the country’s
Major developers have cast doubt over Dublin City Council’s housing targets, calling into question the potential to deliver the scale
LABOUR shortages and soaring material costs are having a devastating inpact on the north’s construction sector, where workloads capitulated in
As construction begins on the new £175 million Belfast Transport Hub, Translink’s CEO says the project will offer “lots of
Land deals to the value of €648 million were transacted in 2021, representing growth of 11% on the previous year,
There have been sharper rises in activity and new orders as the Omicron wave of the Covid- 19 pandemic passed
SOUTH Derry construction giant Henry Brothers has launched a strategy to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The company
Growth in the Irish construction sector accelerated at the start of the year as the impact of the Omicron wave
THE north’s private sector recorded a marked improvement in economic output at the start of 2022, driven by the performance
People suffering with eating disorders are facing “another disappointment” after a new service has once again been delayed amid rising
Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has launched a public appointment competition to recruit 10 board members to the Construction Industry Training
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications said he believes there is huge public interest in the Government retrofitting
CONSTRUCTION IS TO begin on a new Cork Events Centre later this year – five years after a ‘turning of
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has admitted that there is a slow take up of construction courses. The Government today launched a
The Government’s push to get hundreds of thousands of homes retrofitted has become more urgent, as the cost of fuel
Construction works on the converter station site in Wexford for the €400m Greenlink Interconnector commenced in late January. Greenlink will
This innovative, lightweight panel for flooring and roof decking, boasts improved performance during the construction phase of projects. Its unique,
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One of Northern Ireland’s biggest construction and building materials firms has swung from profit to posting a loss before tax
THE north’s construction sector grew in 2021 despite the challenges posed by Covid and Brexit, and the combination of material
The number of residential property transactions increased by almost 19% to 44,110 in the 12 months to October 2021, according
The store will bring up to 25 permanent new jobs to Kanturk after planning permission for the supermarket was secured.
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has appointed SNC-Lavalin to oversee the maintenance of more than 800km of the country’s motorway and
Irish transport minister Eamon Ryan and Northern Ireland’s minister for infrastructure Nichola Mallon have launched a consultation on an all-island
One Fáilte Ireland representative said the plans will cement East Cork’s reputation as a leading destination for food and drink.
Darragh O’Brien to bring memo to Cabinet on revised scheme for rebuilds in Donegal and Mayo The Government finalised a
Building a bridge or tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland would be “impossible to justify”, British officials have concluded. A
Lidl Ireland plans to invest €11 million in a new “state-of-the-art” store in Clonshaugh, Dublin. The supermarket chain on Tuesday
Donegal family, whose house must be demolished, ready for second Dublin protest In Quigley’s Point in Co Donegal, the Noone family has the
Construction industry head, Tom Parlon, has criticised building workers still claiming the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP), saying there is no
The incident was the latest disruption at the site after around 20 arson attacks at the location during the summer
Glenveagh says it has sold, signed or reserved the 1,150 homes it expects to deliver this year When Stephen Garvey was invited
Plans to build a tunnel linking Scotland and Northern Ireland are set to be scrapped for cost reasons, it has
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