Oriel Windfarm has commenced investigative works on the future offshore windfarm site off the coast of Dundalk following the granting of a license by the Department of Housing, Planning and
Infrastructure
![EU Invests €35 Million to Improve Water Quality in Carlingford Lough and Lough Foyle](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SWELLJune2019-505x306_c.jpg)
A major cross-border project which aims to improve water quality in Carlingford Lough and Lough Foyle through enhanced wastewater treatment has been launched. The Shared Waters Enhancement & Loughs Legacy (SWELL)
![€350 Million Dublin Airport Investment](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/DublinAirport-505x306_c.jpg)
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €350 million to daa (Dublin Airport Authority) to help fund an existing investment programme at Dublin Airport aimed at upgrading airfield and passenger
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National Broadband Ireland, the Granahan McCourt led Consortium bidding for the Government of Ireland’s National Broadband Plan (NBP), has been announced as the Preferred Bidder by Minister for Communications, Climate Action &
![Energia Group Agrees €44 Million Debt Finance Package For New Bioenergy Plant](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/EnergiaHuntstownBioenergyPlant-505x306_c.jpg)
Energia Group, one of Ireland’s leading energy providers and infrastructure investors, has agreed a €44 million debt finance package with Allied Irish Bank plc for its bioenergy plant currently being completed
![Opening of Stephenstown Link Road in Balbriggan](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/StephenstownLinkRoadApril2019-505x306_c.jpg)
The Stephenstown Link Road, constructed by Jons Civil Engineering, has been officially opened with Mayor of Fingal Cllr Anthony Lavin cutting the ribbon on this key piece of infrastructure development within
![The UK National Construction Expo – The Arena MK, Milton Keynes – 1st May 2019](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ConstructionSummit2018Resized3-505x306_c.jpg)
The UK National Construction Expo is being held at the Arena MK, Milton Keynes in England on Wednesday, 1st May 2019. Although British construction activity overall has slowed, chiefly due
![Clare-based Engineering Firm Opens Dublin Office to Support International Expansion](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/KeatingApril2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Keating, formerly L&M Keating, has opened its new Dublin office at Park West Business Park. The Clare-based company specialises in marine, civil and building engineering working on significant infrastructure projects
![Cork Airport Opens New Airport Control Centre and Office Facilities](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CorkAirportMarch2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Cork Airport, Ireland’s fastest growing and most punctual airport, has opened a new Airport Control Centre (ACC) and purpose-built office suite following a further significant investment in the airport by
![An Overview of the Irish Construction Pipeline](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ConstructionSummit2019CISTomMoloneyResized-505x306_c.jpg)
A traditional barometer of the construction industry environment in Ireland is the number of cranes punctuating the Dublin skyline. “The crane count in Dublin reached a record 123 in March
![New Opportunities For Construction Companies as Dublin Airport Invests Over €1 Billion in Capacity Expansion](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ConstructionSummit2019DAABrianCollierResized-505x306_c.jpg)
Having welcomed 31.5 million passengers during 2018 – a new record – Dublin Airport is currently being expanded to ultimately cater for more than 20 million additional passengers. “We are
![OPW Prepared For No Deal Brexit](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ConstructionSummit2019OPWMauriceBuckleyResized-505x306_c.jpg)
“If there is a ‘crash-out’, we will be ready. We are working 24/7,” said Maurice Buckley (pictured), Chairman of the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Vice President of Engineers
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IT Sligo has been successful in its application of funding for the development and upgrade of the K&L Block on the north campus. The €13.7 million capital investment will be
![National Construction Summit – This Thursday, 14th March 2019 – Citywest Exhibition Centre, Dublin](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ConstructionSummit2018Resized3-505x306_c.jpg)
There is still time left to register to attend the fifth National Construction Summit, which will be held on Thursday, 14th March 2019 at the Citywest Exhibition Centre in Dublin.
![Chronic Under-investment in Regional Infrastructure Placing Economic Growth at Risk](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ProjectManagementMarch2019-505x306_c.jpeg)
Over 300 delegates attended the recent Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute’s (PMI) sold-out annual national conference in Cork. The conference, with headline sponsor EY, heard that strategic project management
![Work Commences on Sligo N4 Dual Carriageway](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/RoadbridgeFebruary2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Limerick civil engineering company Roadbridge is gearing up to begin work on the N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin construction project. The contract was won in the latter months of last year. The
![National Construction Summit -Thursday 14th March 2019 – Citywest Exhibition Centre, Dublin](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/GuaranteedIrishConstruction-505x306_c.jpg)
The fifth National Construction Summit will be held on Thursday, 14th March 2019 at the Citywest Exhibition Centre in Dublin. Incorporating a number of complementary events and an extensive array
![Planning Approval For North South Interconnector](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/EirgridInfrastructureCompressed-505x306_c.jpg)
EirGrid has welcomed the decision by the Supreme Court to uphold planning approval for the southern section of the North South Interconnector. Planning approval for the project was granted by An
![Northern Ireland Construction Expo – Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast – 13th February 2019](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ConstructionSummit2018Resized3-505x306_c.jpg)
The inaugural Northern Ireland Construction Expo in tandem with the Northern Ireland Smart & Green Building Expo will be held at the Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, on Wednesday, 13th February
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ESB Networks has announced the results of three major tenders which will pave the way for a programme upgrading electricity meters to modern smart ready technology as a key part
![4site Appoints David Healy as Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Manager](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/4Site-505x306_c.jpg)
4site, the providers of innovative engineering solutions for major infrastructural developments in telecommunications, has appointed David Healy as Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Manager. Headquartered in Limerick, with offices in
![Actavo Scoops Top Irish Customer Experience Award](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ActavoNovember2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Actavo, a leading international engineering solutions company, has scooped the top ‘2018 CX Champion’ award at the Irish CX Impact Awards. It was selected from thirteen category winners to receive
![Dublin Airport North Runway Construction Contract Awarded to Irish-Spanish Consortium](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/DAANovember2018Compressed-505x306_c.jpg)
daa has awarded the main construction contract for Dublin Airport’s new North Runway to a joint venture comprising Irish firm Roadbridge and Spanish infrastructure company FCC Construcción (FCC). The contract
![Fire Science Firm Efectis Establishes Testing Centre in Northern Ireland](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/EfectisNovember2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Efectis is establishing a new business in Northern Ireland, offering fire testing services to UK and Ireland based manufacturing businesses who
![CIF Welcomes Increases in Infrastructure Investment and Affordability Measures in Housing](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/CIFConstruction-505x306_c.jpg)
The CIF has welcomed the €2.3 billion housing package and the 24% increase in capital infrastructure funding announced by the
![CIF Budget Submission For the Delivery of Essential Housing and Infrastructure](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/CIFHardHat-505x306_c.jpg)
According to the Construction Industry Federation (CIF), the forthcoming Budget is an opportunity to remove a number of blockages in
![GDG Wins European Funds to Develop Novel Asset Management Software](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/GDGBanner-505x306_c.jpg)
Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions (GDG), an award-winning specialist firm focused on the delivery of infrastructure projects involving complex and challenging
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A far-reaching plan for the creation of the Grand Canal Innovation District in Dublin has been launched. The proposal from
![€80 Million Port of Cork Container Terminal Development](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/PortOfCork3-505x306_c.jpg)
The Port of Cork has marked a major milestone for the company with the launch of the new Cork Container
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BAM’s construction of the new 23-storey Air Traffic Visual Control (ATVC) tower at Dublin Airport, which is set to become
![ESB and Bord na Móna Reach Financial Close on Oweninny Wind Farm Project](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Windmill-505x306_c.jpg)
ESB and Bord na Móna have announce that financial close has been reached on the €160 million Oweninny project in
![Whirlpool Research Set to Change the Way We Build Rail, Flood and Sewerage Systems](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ITSligoSean-Mulligan-505x306_c.jpg)
Researchers from IT Sligo, together with colleagues from one of Switzerland’s leading universities, have made a discovery about how whirlpools
![International Conference on Building Great Cities to Take Place in Cork](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Cork-city-pic-505x306_c.jpg)
Hundreds of international delegates interested in the opportunities and challenges facing ‘cities on the rise’ will travel to Cork next
![Irish Water to Tackle Leakage Across Tipperary as Part of €500 Million National Programme](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IrishWater-505x306_c.jpg)
Irish Water has recently begun an extensive programme of work to improve water supply and tackle leaks in the network
![Irish Construction Off to a Flying Start With Gold Award For Dublin Airport](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/RoadbridgeDAAMay2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Roadbridge has won a Gold Award at the Considerate Constructors Scheme’s 2018 National Site Awards for its North Runway Construction Package 1 project
![Ten-Year €1 Billion Programme of Investment in Flood Relief Measures Launched](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Flood-505x306_c.jpg)
The Government has launched a ten-year programme of €1 billion in investment in flood relief measures including a first tranche
![OPW Highlights New Opportunities For Irish Construction Companies](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/OPWFloodRisk2-505x306_c.jpg)
Of the anticipated €116 billion capital investment provided for in Project Ireland 2040, the Government’s policy and planning framework for
![New Project to Reduce Costs and Underwater Noise in Offshore Wind Construction](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/BluePilotMarch2018-505x306_c.jpg)
The Carbon Trust has announced the launch of BLUE PILOT, a large-scale demonstration project aimed at reducing costs and underwater noise
![NI Water Invests £1 Million to Upgrade Watermain Supplying Fermanagh Reservoirs](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/NIWaterMarch2018-505x306_c.jpg)
NI Water has announced the completion of the first section of a 3.5 km watermain between Ally Hill Service Reservoir
![Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Provides Over €742 Million For Future Development](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DunLaoghaireMarch2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has agreed a Capital Expenditure Programme of over €742 million. The Three Year Capital Programme 2018-2020
![CIF Welcomes Government’s Public Capital Programme and National Planning Framework](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/CIFConstruction-505x306_c.jpg)
The CIF has welcomed the €115 billion investment in infrastructure announced by Government as a potential ‘game-changer for the construction
![Government Unveils €116 Billion Development Programme](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/NationalPlanningFrameworkCropped-505x306_c.png)
The Government has published The National Development Plan 2018–2027, the most recent in the series of such capital plans adopted
![Construction Industry Requires Over 110,000 Additional Workers to Rebuild Ireland Over Next 3 Years](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/GuaranteedIrishConstruction-505x306_c.jpg)
The construction industry has launched a transition year initiative to facilitate students interested in working in Ireland’s most innovative construction
![£5 Million Sewer Improvement Project Underway For Ormeau Area of Belfast](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/NIWaterTunnel-505x306_c.jpg)
NI Water has announce that work has commenced on a £5 million project to improve the sewerage infrastructure in the
![GBHP and the South Eastern Trust Celebrate Topping Out of Ulster Hospital’s Acute Services Block](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/GrahamConstructionFebruary2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Ulster Hospital’s new £95 million Acute Services Block, the largest live healthcare project in Ireland, has celebrated its topping out
![€417 Million Allocated For Regional and Local Roads](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IrleandTransport-505x306_c.jpg)
The Government has announced details of a €417 million investment programme for 2018 for regional and local roads. Minister for
![Development of Second-tier Cities Key to Sustainable Economic Growth](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Dublin_Slide1-505x306_c.jpg)
Policies should aim to rebalance growth by encouraging regional development led by a small number of large urban centres outside
![£70,000 Rainwater Garden Completed at Clandeboye Primary School](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/NIWaterJanuary2018-505x306_c.jpg)
NI Water, the Department for Infrastructure, Education Authority and the Department of Education have announced that an innovative new rainwater
![Construction of Donabate Distributor Road Commences](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DonabateSodTurningDecember2017-505x306_c.jpg)
The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy, TD, has launched the Donabate Distributor Road, which is the first
![Roadmap to Digital Transition For Ireland’s Construction Industry](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/NBCRoadmapDecember2017-505x306_c.jpg)
The National BIM Council has published the first digital strategy for Ireland’s construction industry, titled a ‘Roadmap to Digital Transition’.
![EIB Loan Will Trigger €180 Million Investment Programme in Fingal](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/EIBFingalDecember2017-505x306_c.jpg)
Fingal County Council has signed a €70 million Framework Loan Agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) which will trigger
![Dublin City Council Wins Engineers Ireland Excellence Award](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/DublinSouthCampshireProject-505x306_c.jpg)
Dublin City Council’s South Campshire Flood Protection Project has won the Engineers Ireland Excellence Award in the ‘Local Authority Engineering
![€60 Million Backing For NUI Galway Campus Development](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/NUIGalway2Resized-505x306_c.jpg)
The European Investment Bank will provide €60 million towards development of the NUI Galway campus. The first ever loan to
![Construction Plant Sector Welcomes Decision to Upgrade N20 to Motorway Status](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/N20Cork-Limerick-505x306_c.jpg)
Government plans to proceed with the upgrading of the N20 Cork – Limerick road to motorway status – confirmed by An
Budget 2018 – CIF Welcomes Increased Investment in Infrastructure at Critical Time For Irish Economy
![Budget 2018 – CIF Welcomes Increased Investment in Infrastructure at Critical Time For Irish Economy](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/CIFConstruction-505x306_c.jpg)
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has stated that the measures announced in Budget 2018 will help address the systemic weaknesses
![NPF recognises Ireland’s future is urban – Gov must back ambition with funding](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Dublin_Slide1-505x306_c.jpg)
The Government’s newly published draft National Planning Framework correctly recognises that Ireland’s future is urban – now that appreciation must
![NTA’s Dublin Quays figures at odds with commuter experience](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Dublin-traffic-505x306_c.jpg)
New figures released this week by the National Transport Authority are at odds with feedback from commuters regarding the impact
![Investment in rural water sector increases to over €15m](https://www.constructionbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Eoghan_Murphy-505x306_c.jpg)
Eoghan Murphy, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government has announced the further 2017 grant allocations to local authorities for