The Irish Government has announced that planning for the €55m Midleton Flood Relief Scheme will be submitted by 2026 as interim scheme rolled out. Kieran O’Donnell T.D., Minister of State
Planning
The Irish Government has increased the number of members that may be appointed to the Board of An Bord Pleanála as board members appointed Darragh O’ Brien, T.D., Minister for
In a recent survey conducted by Hays Ireland, the majority of Irish employers are set to maintain their hybrid working policies in the upcoming year, but a significant number are
A recent analysis conducted by Euroconstruct, the construction market forecasting network, offers an optimistic outlook for Ireland’s construction sector. The study foresees the completion of approximately 33,450 new homes in
The Land Development Agency (LDA) has completed the purchase of lands in Clongriffin in north Dublin with existing planning permission for over 1,800 homes and the potential to deliver a
Construction is on the horizon for three substantial housing projects set to unfold in various locations across North Cork in the year 2024. Developers have formally sought planning permission, marking
In Co Wexford’s real estate realm, 2023 witnessed a modest 0.3 per cent uptick in house prices, a shift from the preceding three years of significant increases. The persistent hurdle
Cairn Homes plc has been granted full planning permission by An Bord Pleanála for 565 high-quality houses, apartments and duplexes at Seven Mills in Dublin 22. This announcement brings the
Deloitte’s latest London office crane survey sees the highest volume of new offices being built since 2005 when the study was extended to cover seven central London areas. Currently, 124
The Land Development Agency (LDA) and Dublin City Council (DCC) have submitted a planning application for 708 cost rental and social housing homes at Cherry Orchard Point in Dublin 10. The
The Land Development Agency (LDA) has launched a public consultation process on plans for up to 600 homes at the St Joseph’s Hospital site beside Colbert Station in Limerick. The HSE-owned
Reductions in carbon emissions from buildings are stalling in several G20 countries in Europe (UK, France, and Germany) and emissions are now rising in the USA, warns a major new
A much higher level of modular housing is badly needed to address the housing shortage crisis, according to Engineers Ireland’s Director General, Damien Owens (pictured above). Speaking at the organisation’s
Quintain Ireland, which is focused on the development of residential and commercial property in the Greater Dublin area, has secured planning permission for Cherrywood’s first village centre. The property company’s
A contractor has been appointed for the Queen’s University-led Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC), a £100 million Belfast Region City Deal project, with almost £80 million coming from the UK
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
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
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
Dublin airport operator, daa has secured permission to install a new paid drop-off and pick-up zone for the country’s busiest airport. It follows Fingal County Council granting planning permission to
Ultra Clean today announced that it is establishing an Advanced Technology Cleaning Centre (ATCC) in Cavan. This investment represents a
Ireland’s CRH will cease operating what it described as “infinitesimally small” Russian operations and has temporarily shut its much larger
Billionaire businessman Denis O’Brien’s Jepview has secured planning permission for a 15-storey office block in Dublin’s docklands. Jepview Ltd has
As construction begins on the new £175 million Belfast Transport Hub, Translink’s CEO says the project will offer “lots of
A new system of calculating grants for Mica homeowners will be considered by Government as a controversial sliding scale looks
Growth in the Irish construction sector accelerated at the start of the year as the impact of the Omicron wave
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
There is a lack of consultation in relation to new cycling infrastructure in Dublin city, according to local councillors. Speaking
Killiney planning: ‘There is no way housing built on that strip of land would help solve the crisis’
There is a steady stream of walkers and cars passing along Vico Road, Ireland’s answer to Italy’s Amalfi Coast, on
The long awaited Dublin MetroLink will not now be completed until 2035 at the earliest, seven years after its original
The board with responsibility for delivering Ireland’s €1.7bn new National Children’s Hospital expressed grave reservations about the project’s completion date,
THE NEW DUBLIN City Development plan is set to restrict the construction of new Build to Rent (BTR) developments in
Crackdown against rogue builders has been proposed in a new Bill that would legally stop them getting planning permission. The
COSTS for the overdue metro line for Dublin will escalate if officials do not unite behind it, the head of
An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, visited Balbriggan on Friday to hear of plans for a multi-million state of the art music
The funding will go towards the completion of four data centres in Ireland, which will have a combined capacity of
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has said building sites will not be closed down again as Covid-19 infection rates soar. Mr
Legislation aimed at keeping so-called “cowboy” builders out of the industry has been published by the Government. The Regulation of
Castle View, a brand-new housing estate with 100 residential units in Lucan, Co Dublin, was completed in May. Pristine and
A Government plan to build affordable housing has been described as an “absolute failure” after it emerged only eight homes
The project will start on time, and will finish on time — that was the promise from Cork Airport bosses
Enterprise Ireland’s first in-person trade mission since the onset of the Covid pandemic starts today in London, before moving on
Raw sewage discharges to be eliminated into river Avoca in Co Wicklow. Construction on a €139-million wastewater treatment plant for Arklow,
24 new hotels, comprising 4,500 rooms, will be delivered in Dublin by the end of 2023, according to property advisor,
Faced with long restrictions that are only just being lifted many hotels are using the opportunity to make significant upgrades.
Savills has brought the Point Square development in Dublin’s north docklands to the market on behalf of the Joint Statutory
A major innovation introduced by an Irish visualisation company is set to transform the way proposers of projects, such as
The Irish Planning Institute (IPI) has announced the winners of the 2020 Planning Awards. Limerick City and County Council’s ‘Living
The Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI) has announced the expert speakers for its National Conference, with former Irish Rugby
The annual National Construction Summit is being held on Tuesday, 24th March 2020 at a new venue – the National
Ballymore, the international property development company, and its development partner, Oxley Holdings, have received planning approval for 741 residential homes
Any future Government will require a thriving and dynamic construction industry to deliver any promises made during the election, according
Cairn Homes is continuing its busy start to 2020 with news that full planning permission has been granted by An