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According to a statement issued to the Irish Independent by Johnny Ronan’s company, Ronan Group Real Estate (RGRE), Dublin City

Irish building sites face more disruption as Unite union crane drivers have voted to escalate strike action. The union previously

According to Marian Finnegan, Chief Economist at Sherry FitzGerald Group, the average value of Irish houses and apartments rose by

Despite the levels of construction activity still being relatively low in the south east with a high dependency upon work

Engineers Ireland has urged Leaving Cert students to engineer their future and consider a career in engineering. Caroline Spillane, Director

Eoghan Murphy, Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government has published the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2017 which

According to Reuters, growth in the UK construction industry slowed in June, adding to signs that the economy might be

Gas derived from renewable sources, such as food waste, animal manure and grass, has the potential to replace more than

Dublin City Council has denied permission for what would have been Dublin’s tallest building in the city centre. Developer Johnny

According to the CIF, its Top 50 Contractors list for 2017 provides us with a unique snapshot of the Irish

With 2016 revenues of €1.05 billion, John Sisk & Sons has come out on top in the CIF’s Top 50

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring, has welcomed the announcement that a provisional budget of over €6.3

Dialight, the leading LED industrial lighting technology company, has announced the opening of a state-of-the-art Technical Centre in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Twitter’s EMEA Headquarters at Cumberland Place, Dublin 2, has been awarded LEED Platinum level certification for a Repurposed Building. It

According to an RTE report, four construction unions have queried the negotiating position of fellow union Unite at a recent

The planning process for the largest single project in the Limerick Twenty Thirty programme, which is transforming the city centre

According to reports, Dublin Fire Brigade’s Chief Fire Officer Patrick Fleming has said more resources are needed to help local

CIF Regional Director, Western & Midland region, Justin Molloy discusses the pros and cons to bundling projects. Bundling projects

According to a report in the Connaught Telegraph, a collaboration between Derry and a constellation of European cities, designed to

According to reports, construction contracts on major regeneration and infrastructure projects have shifted from being highly concentrated on London and the South-east

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has announced the winners of 2017 RIAI Architecture Awards. The awards

A Health and Safety Authority (HSA) campaign to reduce occupational health risks in the construction sector has commenced. Inspectors from

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy, has signed the necessary Commencement Order and associated supporting Regulations

The current Irish Department of Justice Headquarters, which was originally the Centenary Church of Ireland, immediately adjacent to the KPMG

Eurotek, the Irish owned specialist provider of audio-visual solutions to companies nationwide and across the world, has designed and installed

The number of apprentices entering the Construction industry dropped sharply in recent years. However, new apprentice registrations must rise from

DIT has announced that it is to launch a mentorship programme for female engineering students, pairing students with successful women

Deep retrofitting of our housing stock is recognised as one of Ireland’s biggest energy efficiency challenges and also a major

Every year, two tonnes of builders’ waste is generated for each man woman and child in the EU, more waste