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ICF Launches Publication on Essential Aggregates

    ICF Launches Publication on Essential Aggregates

‘Essential Aggregates: Providing for Ireland’s needs to 2040’ is an industry led call for Government to ensure that Ireland’s future supply of aggregates (crushed rock, sand and gravel) is planned,

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RIAI Conference 2019 – October 4th & 5th – RDS, Dublin

    RIAI Conference 2019 – October 4th & 5th – RDS, Dublin

Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy, and RIAI President David Browne will open the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Conference 2019, at the RDS,

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Extension of the Help to Buy Scheme Key to Solving Housing Crisis

    Extension of the Help to Buy Scheme Key to Solving Housing Crisis

CIF is calling for an extension of the Help to Buy scheme as a top priority in their recent Pre-Budget 2020 Submission. Many house builders have reported that between 40%

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Global Infrastructure Investment to Grow by 4.8% to 2023

    Global Infrastructure Investment to Grow by 4.8% to 2023

Global infrastructure construction is forecast to grow by 4.8% on an annual average basis in real terms between 2019 and 2023. This will be propelled by Asia, where growth is

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Maynooth University’s New ‘Technology Society and Innovation Project’

    Maynooth University’s New  ‘Technology Society and Innovation Project’

Maynooth University has welcomed a capital grant of €25 million from Government for a major new building project to support the University’s rapidly growing student population. The €25 million contribution

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Record Performance by Kingspan Group

    Record Performance by Kingspan Group

Kingspan Group, the global leader in high performance insulation and building envelope solutions, has reported a 12% increase in revenue to €2.2 billion (pre-currency up 11%) and an 18% rise

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RIAI Priorities For Budget 2020 Include Housing, Environment and Better Use of Public Funds

    RIAI Priorities For Budget 2020 Include Housing, Environment and Better Use of Public Funds

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland has called upon the Government to use Budget 2020 to address serious social issues including the on-going housing crisis, Ireland’s response to

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Dublin City Council Awards Energy Performance Contract to Upgrade its Sports Centres

    Dublin City Council Awards Energy Performance Contract to Upgrade its Sports Centres

Dublin City Council continues to lead by example in energy management with the awarding of a new Energy Performance Contract (EPC) to Noel Lawler Green Energy Solutions. The contract will

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€100 Million Redevelopment of Former Home of Smithwick’s Brewery in Kilkenny Commences

    €100 Million Redevelopment of Former Home of Smithwick’s Brewery in Kilkenny Commences

Mythen Construction has broken ground on the prestigious new development at Abbey Quarter in the centre of Kilkenny. The breaking ground ceremony was attended by Eoin Murphy, Minister for Housing,

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Hibernia REIT Looks to the Future With Rooftop Solar

    Hibernia REIT Looks to the Future With Rooftop Solar

Hibernia REIT has partnered with leading design, manufacturing and installation firms to add 44 solar panels to the top of 1 Windmill Lane (1WML) in Dublin’s south docks. The addition

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Dowds Group to Create 68 New Jobs in Construction Sector

    Dowds Group to Create 68 New Jobs in Construction Sector

Ballymoney-based Dowds Group, a mechanical, electrical, facilities management and build contractor, has announced that it will create 68 new jobs by 2021 to support planned export growth. The Invest Northern

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ESB Networks Announces Initial Roll Out Locations For Ireland’s Electricity Meter Upgrade Programme

    ESB Networks Announces Initial Roll Out Locations For Ireland’s Electricity Meter Upgrade Programme

ESB Networks has announced the initial locations in 2019 to benefit from the upgrade of Ireland’s electricity meters to modern smart ready technology. The next generation electricity meters are a

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The Vienna Model of Public Housing Exhibition Returns For Second Showing in Dublin

    The Vienna Model of Public Housing Exhibition Returns For Second Showing in Dublin

The internationally regarded Vienna Model of Housing is returning for a second period of exhibition in Dublin’s Civic Offices, Wood Quay from, Monday 1st July until Friday 26th July. Organised by Dublin City

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Energia Group Announces Over €3 Billion Renewable Energy Investment Programme For Ireland

    Energia Group Announces Over €3 Billion Renewable Energy Investment Programme For Ireland

Energia Group, the major all-island energy provider and infrastructure investor across Renewable Technologies, Flexible Generation and Customer Solutions, will invest over €3 billion in Irish renewable energy generation and related

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Oriel Windfarm Commences Offshore Site Surveys Off the Coast of Dundalk

    Oriel Windfarm Commences Offshore Site Surveys Off the Coast of Dundalk

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

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€350 Million Dublin Airport Investment

    €350 Million Dublin Airport Investment

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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Ireland’s Most Energy Efficient Residential and Commercial Building Projects Honoured at 2019 ISOVER Awards

    Ireland’s Most Energy Efficient Residential and Commercial Building Projects Honoured at 2019 ISOVER Awards

Simply Architecture, and their new build residential project – ‘The Fairways’ in Cork – has been named the winner of the 2019 Overall ISOVER Award, as well as Designer of

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Allstate Sales Group to Establish Software Development & CAD Support Centres in Waterford & Sligo

    Allstate Sales Group to Establish Software Development & CAD Support Centres in Waterford & Sligo

Allstate Sales Group (ASG), a provider of turnkey engineering and construction services to the telecommunications industry, is to establish software development and CAD support centres in Ireland, at locations in

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Home Improvements and Energy Upgrades Drive €2.5 Billion Spend in Ireland

    Home Improvements and Energy Upgrades Drive €2.5 Billion Spend in Ireland

Irish homeowners have spent over €2.471 billion in total through the Home Renovation Incentive (HRI) since its launch in 2013. This incentive has facilitated homeowners throughout Ireland in carrying out 147,349

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Ballymun’s Potential as a European Leader in Housing

    Ballymun’s Potential as a European Leader in Housing

Planning and housing experts have examined Ballymun’s potential as a European leader for innovative housing development, as part of the recent Vienna Model of Housing exhibition in Dublin. Previous planning

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€31 Million Project Secured For Floating Wind Project Off the West Coast

    €31 Million Project Secured For Floating Wind Project Off the West Coast

A €31 million project has been approved for an ambitious four-year floating offshore wind project. Subject to consenting, it is planned  that a full-scale floating wind turbine be deployed for testing

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OPW Prepared For No Deal Brexit

    OPW Prepared For No Deal Brexit

“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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Parkwind and ESB to Develop Two Offshore Wind Farms at Oriel and Clogherhead

    Parkwind and ESB to Develop Two Offshore Wind Farms at Oriel and Clogherhead

Parkwind and ESB have reached an agreement to kick start the offshore wind generation industry in the Republic of Ireland through ESB’s acquisition of up to 35% in the Oriel

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ESB Networks Announces Successful Tenderers For First Phase of National Meter Replacement Programme

    ESB Networks Announces Successful Tenderers For First Phase of National Meter Replacement Programme

ESB Networks has announced the results of three major tenders which will pave the way for a programme upgrading electricity

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Fingal County Council Making Progress on Greenways Across the Region

    Fingal County Council Making Progress on Greenways Across the Region

Development of greenways across Fingal is a key part of the three-year capital programme and substantial progress has been made

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The Digital Hub Selects Architect and Project Management Firms to Support its Development

    The Digital Hub Selects Architect and Project Management Firms to Support its Development

The Digital Hub, Ireland’s largest and most established cluster of technology, digital media and internet companies, has announced the appointment

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Northern Ireland Housing Market Continues to Perform Strongly

    Northern Ireland Housing Market Continues to Perform Strongly

The latest Quarterly House Price Index report from Ulster University reveals a relatively healthy housing market with strong but sustainable

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College Group to Construct New €10 Million Biofuel Facility in County Meath

    College Group to Construct New €10 Million Biofuel Facility in County Meath

College Group is to invest €10 million in building a new renewable energy facility producing biofuel from used cooking oil

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ESB and Bord na Móna Reach Financial Close on Oweninny Wind Farm Project

    ESB and Bord na Móna Reach Financial Close on Oweninny Wind Farm Project

ESB and Bord na Móna have announce that financial close has been reached on the €160 million Oweninny project in

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Sisk Commits to Double Energy Productivity

    Sisk Commits to Double Energy Productivity

John Sisk & Son, Ireland’s largest construction company, has become the first Irish business to join global energy efficiency initiative EP100.

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OPW Highlights New Opportunities For Irish Construction Companies

    OPW Highlights New Opportunities For Irish Construction Companies

Of the anticipated €116 billion capital investment provided for in Project Ireland 2040, the Government’s policy and planning framework for

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National Construction Summit 2018 – Ireland is Building Again, Says Housing Minister

    National Construction Summit 2018 – Ireland is Building Again, Says Housing Minister

By 2040 the population of the Republic of Ireland will have reached 6 million, according to Eoghan Murphy TD, the

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Government Funding of €10 Million For Energy Efficiency Design Projects

    Government Funding of €10 Million For Energy Efficiency Design Projects

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is now accepting applications from organisations planning an investment in a new design project or

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Government Unveils €116 Billion Development Programme

    Government Unveils €116 Billion Development Programme

The Government has published The National Development Plan 2018–2027, the most recent in the series of such capital plans adopted

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€417 Million Allocated For Regional and Local Roads

    €417 Million Allocated For Regional and Local Roads

The Government has announced details of a €417 million investment programme for 2018 for regional and local roads. Minister for

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Kingspan Insulation launches $25 million XPS line expansion

    Kingspan Insulation launches $25 million XPS line expansion

Kingspan Insulation in North America pulled out all the stops as it marked the commissioning of its new GreenGuard XPS

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Wicklow solar energy farm gets approval

    Wicklow solar energy farm gets approval

Plans for a major solar energy farm on a 27-hectare site in Co Wicklow have been approved by Wicklow County

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Engineers Ireland calls for sustained increase in capital investment in Budget 2018

    Engineers Ireland calls for sustained increase in capital investment in Budget 2018

Engineers Ireland has lodged a series of recommendations with the Department of Finance for Budget 2018. The recommendations include calls for

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Tipperary students win top honours at SEAI One Good Idea National Final

    Tipperary students win top honours at SEAI One Good Idea National Final

Ursuline Secondary School from Thurles in Co Tipperary has been named the winner of this year’s Sustainable Energy Authority of

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25 construction companies on trade visit to Antwerp

    25 construction companies on trade visit to Antwerp

Pat Breen, Minister for Employment and Small Business is leading an Enterprise Ireland trade visit to Antwerp in Belgium. The

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Irish organisations could capture over €200m of solar PV sector

    Irish organisations could capture over €200m of solar PV sector

According to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) which published ‘Ireland’s Solar Value Chain Opportunity’ at the recently-held SEAI

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Kingspan beats Net Zero Energy targets

    Kingspan beats Net Zero Energy targets

Kingspan has announced it has beaten its target of generating at least half its aggregate energy use from renewable resources

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WElink Group to build €230m solar farm in Portugal

    WElink Group to build €230m solar farm in Portugal

Dublin-headquartered modular home builder and solar energy developer WElink Energy is to build Europe’s largest privately funded solar farm in

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Dublin Ranked Fourth Most Attractive City for Property Investment

Dublin is the fourth most attractive city in Europe for real estate investment, according to an analysis by PwC and

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Actavo partners with ScottishPower in smart metering roll-out for Glasgow, Edinburgh & Fife

    Actavo partners with ScottishPower in smart metering roll-out for Glasgow, Edinburgh & Fife

Actavo, a leading international engineering solutions company, has signed a five-year partnership with ScottishPower to help deliver the majority of

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Construction consultancy Bruce Shaw rebrands as Linesight

    Construction consultancy Bruce Shaw rebrands as Linesight

International construction consultancy firm, Bruce Shaw, has announced that it is has rebranded as part of its new global strategic

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Minister Naughten Awards €20m in Community Energy Grants

Denis Naughten T.D., Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment had announced that 38 community energy projects are to receive

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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

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Microsoft to construct 4 data centres in Dublin

Microsoft has been given the green light to construct 4 data centres in Dublin that are likely to involve an investment

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Ireland to cut emissions from buildings to meet Paris Agreement

Governments, businesses, consumer groups and NGOs are being urged to come together to create ambitious plans for how Ireland will

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BAM Ireland buys six new cranes for €3m

BAM Ireland has announced a €3 million investment in six new state-of-the-art cranes from the German supplier Wolffkran, now the

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UCD EGA hosts panel discussion on flooding

The UCD Engineering Graduates Association (EGA) will host a spring panel discussion on the issue of flooding in Ireland on

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New domestic smart meter contract win with Economy Energy

Smart Metering Systems plc, the integrated metering services company that connects, owns, operates and maintains current generation and new advanced

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Thermodial completes €1.25 Million MBO Deal

The management team of Thermodial (a leading Irish, commercial heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) maintenance company) lead by Turlough Kinane,

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Amazon to take Ireland spend past €1bn with new data centre

    Amazon to take Ireland spend past €1bn with new data centre

Internet retail giant Amazon is planning yet another massive data centre in Dublin in a move that could propel its

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Google to open €150m data centre in West Dublin

    Google to open €150m data centre in West Dublin

Google plans to invest €150 million in a new data centre in Dublin.

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