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US software firm Slack announces 100 jobs for Dublin

    US software firm Slack announces 100 jobs for Dublin

Company opening up a new European HQ in the capital US software firm Slack is to create 100 jobs over the next two years with the opening of a new

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New Thermal Liteblock System from Roadstone – A fabric first approach for compliance with Part L of Building Regulations

The Roadstone Thermal Liteblock is a robust and durable, lightweight block which was developed for use with traditional masonry after extensive research aimed at producing a cost-effective solution for architects,

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Bank backs €180m for Irish solar farm project

Amarenco, the solar energy business led by former Bord Gáis head John Mullins, has found a multi-million euro backer to help it deliver the country’s first solar farms with the

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Grafton seeks to expand its presence across Europe

    Grafton seeks to expand its presence across Europe

Grafton, the Dublin-headquartered builders merchanting and DIY retail group, is actively reviewing opportunities to expand its operational presence in western Europe. In the group’s newly published annual report, chairman Michael

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Kingspan and ESB in NI solar panel initiative

    Kingspan and ESB in NI solar panel initiative

Kingspan and ESB unveiled on Tuesday a new joint venture in Northern Ireland that will offer local businesses the opportunity to get involved in a solar energy project that they

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Management Buyout (MBO) of Walls Construction Announced

    Management Buyout (MBO) of Walls Construction Announced

An investor backed management buyout (MBO) has been announced by leading Irish construction company Walls Construction. Founded in 1950, Walls Construction has been acquired by a new holding company controlled

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Alexion Pharmaceuticals Announces €450 Million Expansion in Dublin – 200 New Jobs and 800 construction jobs to be created over four years

    Alexion Pharmaceuticals Announces €450 Million Expansion in Dublin – 200 New Jobs and 800 construction jobs to be created over four years

Alexion Pharmaceuticals today announced plans to significantly expand its operations in Ireland by constructing the Company’s first ever biologics manufacturing facility outside the United States. This €450 million, four-year project,

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Construction Industry Continues Renewed Growth

    Construction Industry Continues Renewed Growth

The country’s construction sector grew at its fastest pace so far this year in April with new business on the rise and more people working in the sector. The industry

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Nimbus researchers secure €1.5m in EU funding for energy efficient buildings projects

    Nimbus researchers secure €1.5m in EU funding for energy efficient buildings projects

Researchers from the Nimbus Centre at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) have secured €1.5m in EU funding as part of the development of two international projects. The Horizon 2020 projects

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Regus to open seventh location

    Regus to open seventh location

Regus has announced today that it will open its seventh location in Dublin’s North Quay. The global workspace provider currently has five other centres across Dublin, including the one in

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KBC to open hub at College Green

    KBC to open hub at College Green

The 291 sq m hub at 16 College Green (above) will offer banking facilities on the doorstep of Trinity College and in the heart of Dublin’s shopping district. The hub,

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Prime office and retail portfolio for €118m

    Prime office and retail portfolio for €118m

With the Dublin retail market, as well as the suburban office sector, rapidly recovering, Royal London Asset Management is planning to offload eight retail investments and five office assets with

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US company Opko buys Eirgen for $135m.

    US company Opko buys Eirgen for $135m.

Waterford-based pharmaceutical company EirGen has been acquired by US drugs company Opko for $135 million. Founded by Tom Brennan and Patsy Carney 10 years ago, the company employs 100 people

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Bausch+Lomb to create 125 jobs in Waterford with €75m investment

    Bausch+Lomb to create 125 jobs in Waterford with €75m investment

150 construction jobs also to be created as part of investment supported by Dept of Jobs through IDA Ireland Waterford – April 29, 2015 – The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise

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Apple looks to invest more than €400m on power projects for its €850m Irish data centre

    Apple looks to invest more than €400m on power projects for its €850m Irish data centre

Apple is looking to invest more than €400m directly to fund at least six renewable energy projects in Ireland. The firm has invited partnership proposals from green energy developers to

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Agora Publishing to create 100 jobs in Co Waterford

    Agora Publishing to create 100 jobs in Co Waterford

publishing company which has over one million readers around the world has provided a major employment boost today with the announcement of 100 jobs for Co Waterford. Agora Incorporated is

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Eircom signs €10m broadband deal with Chinese giant Huawei

    Eircom signs €10m broadband deal with Chinese giant Huawei

Eircom has signed a deal worth €10m with telecoms firm Huawei that will see the Chinese industry giant supply it equipment as Eircom begins its nationwide rollout of fibre broadband.Equipment

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Nama’s €450m Dublin project

    Nama’s €450m Dublin project

Nama is one of a number of organisations partnering to deliver a €450m development in the Dublin Docklands after planning permission was granted yesterday.Permission for 18,000sq m of office space

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€7.5m garda station set for Kevin’s Street

    €7.5m garda station set for Kevin’s Street

A €27.5m state-of-the-art building is planned for Kevin Street Garda Station for 2017 – a move which will see a 13th century property become vacant.Kevin Street Garda Station currently calls

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Major apartment scheme for Ballsbridge hotel sites

    Major apartment scheme for Ballsbridge hotel sites

Ireland’s most expensive development site, one of the centrepieces of the property crash, is finally to be offered for sale on the international market. The high-profile landbank occupied by the

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Ornua targets €3bn of sales and secured approval for the construction of a new €36 million Kerrygold butter plant in Co Cork.

    Ornua targets €3bn of sales and secured approval for the construction of a new €36 million Kerrygold butter plant in Co Cork.

Ornua, formerly the Irish Dairy Board, is hoping to hit €3 billion in sales in the post-milk quota era on back of strong demand for new powdered products in Asia

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All-abilities playground in Cork starts build

    All-abilities playground in Cork starts build

It is hoped that the major facility in Fitzgerald’s Park, which will enable children with disabilities to play alongside able-bodied children, will be open by August. City Hall said the

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Penny’s re-opens in Sligo after completed renovation

    Penny’s re-opens in Sligo after completed renovation

Penneys has today reopened its newly renovated Sligo store, 33 years after the shop first opened in March 1982. Seventeen new jobs have been created in the refurbished store, bringing

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Irish company lands ‘zero energy’ housing contract

    Irish company lands ‘zero energy’ housing contract

Irish company Surface Power Hone and Belgian partner Mopac Systems International have won a contract to build low cost ‘daylight’

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Belfast Lawyers to Join Construction Masterclass in May

    Belfast Lawyers to Join Construction Masterclass in May

Hill International and the Chartered Institute of Building announced today that leading speakers from top law firms will join construction

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Irish Planning Institute warns reduction of local authority planners will cause planning delays

    Irish Planning Institute warns reduction of local authority planners will cause planning delays

The number of planners in local authorities has dropped by 32pc since 2006, according to the organisation. Some 415 planners

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Cork tech firm to create 80 new jobs

    Cork tech firm to create 80 new jobs

Cork-based technology firm Global Shares has announced a major expansion plan which will create 80 new jobs over the next

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78 new jobs for Cork and Limerick announced

    78 new jobs for Cork and Limerick announced

EPS, an Irish firm that specialises in designing, building and operating water and sewage treatment plants worldwide, has announced plans

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New CEO of the World green Building Council has been appointed

    New CEO of the World green Building Council has been appointed

The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) has appointed Terri Wills as its next CEO. The World Green Building Council is

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CQMS ‘15 for Tullamore

    CQMS ‘15 for Tullamore

A recovering Irish construction industry has welcomed the announcement that Ireland’s largest construction and quarrying machinery show (CQMS ’15) will

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WIT Collaborative Project Ranked Number 1 In First H2020 Funding Win

    WIT Collaborative Project Ranked Number 1 In First H2020 Funding Win

The €350,000 WASTCArD project, which will see a consortium of seven academic and industrial partners working together to develop a

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Diageo Achieves World Accreditation

    Diageo Achieves World Accreditation

St. James’s Gate becomes the first major brewery in the world and the first manufacturing plant in Ireland to achieve

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PM Group Hosts Lean Construction Seminar

    PM Group Hosts Lean Construction Seminar

Delegates at Lean Construction Seminar learn how adopting a ‘Lean’ approach can help attract Foreign Direct investment Over 200 delegates

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Irish Construction Prospects to 2016

    Irish Construction Prospects to 2016

Construction sector output grew in volume terms by 10pc in 2014 to €11bn and is forecast to increase by around

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SMK Corporation establishes new European Headquarters in Dublin

    SMK Corporation establishes new European Headquarters in Dublin

SMK Corporation, a multinational electro-mechanical component manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo Japan is to establish a new European Headquarters in Dublin,

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National Rehabilitation Hospital Receives Planning Approval for New Development

    National Rehabilitation Hospital Receives Planning Approval for New Development

The National Rehabilitation Hospital is the first major healthcare project to be granted planning approval through the Strategic Infrastructural Development

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High Standards from Coillte Panel Products

    High Standards from Coillte Panel Products

Coillte Panel Products is part of Coillte, a leading natural resources company which owns over 442,000 hectares of FSC® certified

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Augmented Reality and the future of construction – A CIF Event

    Augmented Reality and the future of construction – A CIF Event

The CIF is constantly looking for ways of bringing new information and innovations to our members. One area which looks

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Boost for CRH as Holcim and Lafarge appoint CEO

    Boost for CRH as Holcim and Lafarge appoint CEO

CRH’s deal to buy €6.5bn from building materials rivals Holcim and Lafarge looks to be a step closer as the

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Shareholders at NTR in line for €240m sale payout

    Shareholders at NTR in line for €240m sale payout

Irish renewable energy group NTR has up to €240m in its arsenal to return to shareholders following the sale of

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Job boom for Cork City as it is set to benefit from €500 million investment

    Job boom for Cork City as it is set to benefit from €500 million investment

Some 8,000 jobs could be created in Cork City as details emerge that €500 million has been earmarked for its

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JV for NAMA and Kennedy Wilson

    JV for NAMA and Kennedy Wilson

Kennedy Wilson and NAMA have formed a joint venture arrangement to develop a project of significant importance on Sir John

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Free Seminar on ‘Building a Business on Your Ideas’ comes to Kerry

    Free Seminar on ‘Building a Business on Your Ideas’ comes to Kerry

Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English TD, has urged businesses to avail of the opportunity to attend a

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Over the past year there has been a growing sense of relief and optimism throughout the construction sector in Ireland,

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Minister Nash encourages all businesses to sign up to Prompt Payment Code of Conduct portal

    Minister Nash encourages all businesses to sign up to Prompt Payment Code of Conduct portal

“This is an important step towards driving a change in payment culture in Ireland” Minister for Business & Employment, Ged

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Former Bord Na Mona executive to head up Poolbeg incinerator

    Former Bord Na Mona executive to head up Poolbeg incinerator

A Former senior executive at Bord Na Mona has landed the top job on the development of the controversial €500m

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Ministers Kelly & Coffey Commence Review of Building Control Regulations

    Ministers Kelly & Coffey Commence Review of Building Control Regulations

Mr. Paudie Coffey, T.D., Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, together with Minister

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CIF and Dept of Social Protection launch campaign to help unemployed construction workers

    CIF and Dept of Social Protection launch campaign to help unemployed construction workers

Department of Social Protection and CIF launch campaign to help unemployed construction workers return to work A new campaign aimed

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House Price Growth Moderated in the First Quarter of this Year

    House Price Growth Moderated in the First Quarter of this Year

House prices continued to rise in Q1 of this year, according to the latest house price survey from MyHome.ie. The

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750 construction jobs to be created by Center Parcs €200 million holiday village in Longford

    750 construction jobs to be created by Center Parcs €200 million holiday village in Longford

One of the UK’s leading short break specialists, Center Parcs, has just announced plans to develop a holiday village at

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Lagan Construction acquires H&J Martin to create £300m business

    Lagan Construction acquires H&J Martin to create £300m business

The Belfast-headquartered Lagan Construction Group has confirmed it has acquired rival Northern Ireland firm H&J Martin but did not disclose

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Balfour Beatty awarded €14m (£10.2m) Dublin Airport car park extension

    Balfour Beatty awarded €14m (£10.2m) Dublin Airport car park extension

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a €14m (£10.2m) Design and Build scheme to extend the existing multi-storey car park serving

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Get to Grips with BCAR with Kingspan Insulated Panels

    Get to Grips with BCAR with Kingspan Insulated Panels

Ger Higgins, Sales Director at Kingspan Insulated Panels Ireland, explains how the company can help customers get to grips with

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Building sector slowdown threatens recovery

    Building sector slowdown threatens recovery

A slowdown in the growth of construction activity here could end up hurting Ireland’s ability to attract foreign direct investment,

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Limerick City and County Council has given a go to the €80 Opera Centre site development.

    Limerick City and County Council has given a go to the €80 Opera Centre site development.

The re-developed 50,000sq metre project should create around 3,000 jobs with 300 additional jobs supported during the construction stage. The 2.8 hectare

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Irish construction & marine markets to benefit from Kommerling products as Laydex becomes national distributor

    Irish construction & marine markets to benefit from Kommerling products as Laydex becomes national distributor

Kommerling UK has signed an agreement with Laydex for the Belfast based company to distribute its extensive range of marine

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BM TRADA urges action on CE marking of structural steel

    BM TRADA urges action on CE marking of structural steel

It is now six months since new requirements were placed on structural steel manufacturers and fabricators which make it a

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