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Sligo East City Regeneration Project Launched in Cranmore

    Sligo East City Regeneration Project Launched in Cranmore

The Sligo East City, Cranmore and Environs Regeneration Project was launched at a showcase community event in Cranmore, Sligo on Thursday, December 1. The Department of Housing, Planning, Community and

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Property Services Regulatory Authority Members Appointed

    Property Services Regulatory Authority Members Appointed

Tánaiste and Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald appointed six members of the Property Services Regulatory Authority, the Department of Justice and Equality announced on Tuesday, November 29. The Property Services

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25% of Homes That Qualify for the First-Time Buyers Scheme Located In Dublin

    25% of Homes That Qualify for the First-Time Buyers Scheme Located In Dublin

Research conducted by Daft.ie has found that 25% of available projects that qualify for the first-time buyers scheme are located in Dublin County. The research, published on Friday, November 25,

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Daft.ie Rent Report Blames ‘Systemic Failure’ for Lack of Construction

    Daft.ie Rent Report Blames ‘Systemic Failure’ for Lack of Construction

The Daft.ie Rental Report for the third quarter of 2016, released on Tuesday, November 8, called the lack of residential construction in Ireland during the last five years a “systemic

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Up to 75,000 construction jobs could be added by 2020 as part of “Rebuilding Ireland” initiative

    Up to 75,000 construction jobs could be added by 2020 as part of “Rebuilding Ireland” initiative

Delegates at the Construction Industry Federation’s (CIF) annual conference at Croke Park have heard how the construction industry will play a vital role in “Rebuilding Ireland”, with the possibility of

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New homes supply significantly lower than official figures suggest, claims expert

    New homes supply significantly lower than official figures suggest, claims expert

A leading housing academic has claimed that the supply of new homes in Ireland may up to 75% less than the official figures suggest. Addressing a meeting of the Dublin

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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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Code of Practice – Construction Contracts Act, 2013

The Minister for Employment and Small Business, Mr. Pat Breen T.D., has just published a Code of Practice governing the conduct of adjudications arising under the Construction Contracts Act, 2013. The

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Cross-sector group to discuss how to improve the quality of the Irish existing housing stock

A cross sectoral group of organisations from government, local authorities, industry and charities met to develop a strategy to improve the quality of the Irish existing housing stock. The residential

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Announcing the National Construction Summit 2016, Taking Place in the RDS, Dublin on June 15th

Building on last year’s highly successful event, The National Construction Summit 2016 will be, once again, the largest and most informative industry gathering of the year. The theme of this

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CIF welcomes the Construction Contracts Act

The Director General of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF), Tom Parlon, has welcomed the signing of the Construction Contracts Act by Minister for Business and Employment, Ged Nash.  This gives

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Minister authorizes Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2016 – 2035

The National Transport Authority has just advised that its work in preparing a Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), 2016-2035 has enclosed (in accordance with Section 12 of

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Builders push case for easing security rule

‘Restrictions are not helping the housing market’ tells Construction Industry Federation to Central Bank To rest its mortgage lending rules for first-time buyers at a face-to-face meeting this week, the Construction

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After court enactment Irish consumers face insurance rises

After a European Court of Justice ruling, consumers face another growth in premiums for home and motor insurance. The court ruled in a Polish drop that work insurers outsource to demand handlers

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Trinity College has been given a green light to proceed with the development of a €52m student accommodation project Pearse Street in Dublin.

    Trinity College has been given a green light to proceed with the development of a €52m student accommodation project Pearse Street in Dublin.

The scheme intends to demolish the five-storey Oisin House, which is adjacent to Trinity, and the construction of a seven-storey, 13,800 sq m development that will house 278 student accommodation

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New Generation planning €250m docklands project

    New Generation planning €250m docklands project

New Generation Homes, the developer led by Greg Kavanagh and Pat Crean, will seek permission for a €250 million office and apartment complex in Dublin’s south docklands from the city

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CIF wants a Minister for Infrastructure and Construction

    CIF wants a Minister for Infrastructure and Construction

As the date for General Election 2016 is announced for Friday 26th February, the CIF (Construction Industry Federation) is calling for the new Government to create a Minister for Infrastructure

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Mortgage rules will slow house building, say developers

    Mortgage rules will slow house building, say developers

The results show that there is clearly a need for a sensible adjustment of the Central Bank mortgage rules as an astonishing 96% of developers said the new Central Bank

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New measures to give boost to housing construction announced

    New measures to give boost to housing construction announced

Minister for the Environment, Community & Local Government, Alan Kelly T.D., and the Minister for Finance Michael Noonan, T.D., yesterday announced a number of measures with the aim of kick-starting

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“New housing package will increase the supply”, says CIF

    “New housing package will  increase the supply”, says CIF

The announcement yesterday evening (Thursday) by Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly that he is to reduce levies for construction and make changes to planning standards, will increase the supply

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Dublin house prices down but prices rise outside the capital

    Dublin house prices down but prices rise outside the capital

The average asking price for homes in Dublin fell by 1.4 per cent in the third quarter but outside Dublin, prices rose by 3.9 per cent, according to the latest

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Apple plan for €850m complex in Galway faces six-month delay

    Apple plan for €850m complex in Galway faces six-month delay

Apple’s plans for a high-tech €850 million complex in Co Galway are facing a delay of at least six months. Two appeals to the grant of planning permission for the massive

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Minister Slammed Over Ongoing Rent Crisis

    Minister Slammed Over Ongoing Rent Crisis

Fianna Fáil has hit out at the Environment Minister over the continuing rent crisis affecting people Ireland. Spokesperson on Environment and Local Government Barry Cowen said the rental crisis constitutes

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Engineers Ireland urges caution to minister over building regulations review

    Engineers Ireland urges caution to minister over building regulations review

At the 2015 Engineers Ireland Annual Conference in Killarney on Thursday, the Director General of Engineers Ireland and Chartered Engineer

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