The York Street Interchange project in Belfast, aimed at alleviating congestion at Northern Ireland’s busiest road junction, has faced persistent delays and escalating costs since its announcement in 2007. The
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In a significant development for flood-prone areas of Limerick City, the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW), Mr. Patrick O’Donovan T.D., has announced the
The Dunkettle Interchange, situated just outside Cork City, has been officially inaugurated by Tánaiste Micheál Martin, marking the completion of an extensive €215 million project aimed at alleviating congestion and
The development of the Corrib gas field in Connacht has provided a path to meet Ireland’s greatest infrastructure challenges including replacing gas, writes David Keniry. Ireland’s Minister for the Environment,
The latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) survey from S&P Global reveals that Dublin’s private sector experienced its most subdued expansion of the year in the final quarter of 2023. The
Weev, a leading electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure company, has bolstered its EV charging capabilities by introducing two state-of-the-art rapid charging hubs in Leitrim. The newly installed 150kW charger in Carrick-on-Shannon
Elliott Group’s Fit Out Division proudly announces the successful completion of an impressive 5500 m2 fit-out project spanning two floors for the recently opened Dunnes Stores in Point Village, just
Dublin City Council is set to finalise plans for the redevelopment of the vast Dublin Industrial Estate in Glasnevin, marking the city’s largest industrial land transformation since the Dublin Docklands.
The Government of Ireland’s Response to the seminal Shannon Estuary Economic Taskforce Report suggests transport investments are ramping up in the Mid-West. By David Keniry, January 2024 The Implementation Update
In the past year, Cork experienced a grim distinction as it reported the highest number of workplace fatalities in 2023, surpassing all other counties, according to fresh data released by
In a significant development, Dublin City Council has given the green light to a €100 million redevelopment plan for the St Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre, a prominent landmark in the
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
The analysis reveals that the number of homes available for sale in Ireland last year remained significantly below pre-COVID levels, despite an increased supply of new homes. According to the
The Land Development Agency (LDA) has started construction on the development of 219 affordable and social homes at the former Devoy Barracks in Naas, County Kildare. Mullingar-based Andrews Construction has
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
Hagan Homes, the award-winning company that has built over 5000 homes across Northern Ireland since 1988, has begun Phase 3 of its Enler Village development in Comber, County Down, representing a
The Almac Group, which provides a range of contract pharmaceutical development and manufacturing services globally, has announced details of an £80 million investment programme to build new extensive manufacturing, production
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
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
PepsiCo, a global food and beverage leader, has announced a €39 million expansion of its manufacturing facilities at its site in Little Island, County Cork. The move follows the completion
A contractor has been appointed for the Queen’s University-led Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC), a £100 million Belfast Region City
Plans for 190 apartments in a complex ranging from one to 12 storeys high have been lodged for a site
The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has been strongly criticised for building a second park-and-ride facility on the outskirts of
Janssen Sciences Ireland is expanding its biopharmaceutical supply chain facility in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork. The facility, which is part
A major new port facility planned on the Cork Harbour site of the former Irish Fertiliser Industries (IFI) plant at
The way is now clear for the debt-laden Cork County GAA Board to lodge ‘fast track’ plans to An Bord
A YEAR after work on a vital €58m road restarted, concern has now been expressed over the future of
Two walls – one in the north of England and the other in the north of Ireland, separated in their
Beside a main road close to Northern Ireland’s only Unesco world heritage site, the Giant’s Causeway, lies an empty field
Work is under way on a bid to open a multi-million pound offshore floating wind farm off the coast of
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
A building supplies company is the third challenger to take a High Court action over permission granted for the Galway
SOUTH Derry construction giant Henry Brothers has launched a strategy to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The company
THE north’s private sector recorded a marked improvement in economic output at the start of 2022, driven by the performance
Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has launched a public appointment competition to recruit 10 board members to the Construction Industry Training
CONSTRUCTION IS TO begin on a new Cork Events Centre later this year – five years after a ‘turning of
BELFAST construction supply firm Ridgeway has projected significant growth in 2022 after acquiring the European rights to distribute ‘filter units’
Construction works on the converter station site in Wexford for the €400m Greenlink Interconnector commenced in late January. Greenlink will
More than 800 jobs will be created by Eli Lilly as part of a new €400m investment into Ireland as
THE north’s construction sector grew in 2021 despite the challenges posed by Covid and Brexit, and the combination of material
Some of the first plans in the €500 million redevelopment of Dublin city’s most prominent site, the 5.5-acre plot stretching
A NEW centre of excellence located in Limerick’s National Technology Park is due to be completed in mid 2022. IDA
The store will bring up to 25 permanent new jobs to Kanturk after planning permission for the supermarket was secured.
The company also plans to provide a shuttle bus service from the centre of Dingle for visitors during summer months
Members of the Mica Action Group gained unanimous support following strong presentations to the European Parliament Petitions Committee today. Ann
Square-foot caps on rebuilding costs will still leave many property owners out of pocket Homeowners caught up in the mica
The pub itself is a protected structure, and according to the planning application, it would be retained as part of
Darragh O’Brien to bring memo to Cabinet on revised scheme for rebuilds in Donegal and Mayo The Government finalised a
Plans have been submitted for a strategic housing development on the north side of Cork City. O’Flynn Construction wants to
Plans to build a tunnel linking Scotland and Northern Ireland are set to be scrapped for cost reasons, it has
More than 50 submissions have been made on the proposed new data centre for Ennis, which has garnered stiff resistance
24 new hotels, comprising 4,500 rooms, will be delivered in Dublin by the end of 2023, according to property advisor,