Minister for Housing and Urban Renewal Damien English launched the 2017 Homes for Smart Ageing Universal Design Challenge on Tuesday. An initiative under the Rebuilding Ireland programme, the challenge aims to stimulate
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A €20 million office development at Camden Place will provide 150 construction jobs with up to 500 jobs coming on-stream in Cork city centre on completion, the Cork Chamber of
New Construction Industry Federation (CIF) President Dominic Doheny called on the Government to work with the construction industry to deliver sustainable growth, exports and jobs across Ireland at a meeting
The Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government on Friday released their statement of strategy, in which they outlined plans to double the annual level of residential construction to 25,000 homes
CBRE on Monday offered a residential development opportunity at Annefield House, Taney Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14 to the open market by way of Private Treaty. The site, extending to approximately
Irish house price inflation is set to accelerate in 2017, potentially reaching double-digit levels, according to the MyHome.ie property report for the final quarter of 2016. “Clearly low stock levels
The economy is growing at a solid pace, and the quantity and quality of buildings and infrastructure delivered by the construction industry will play an important role in that economic
Irish construction firms continued to record strong activity growth during November, supported by a further sharp increase in new orders, according to the Ulster Bank Construction PMI released on Monday.
Dublin is the fourth most attractive city in Europe for real estate investment, according to an analysis by PwC and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) released on Thursday. Dublin saw
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
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
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
UK construction companies recorded a sustained expansion of overall business activity in October, led by another solid increase in residential work. New order volumes also picked up across the construction
DKM report shows that industry can grow on average by 9% per year up to 2020 but warns of potential skills shortages A report, commissioned by the Construction Industry Federation
Nearly a quarter of all households in Dublin are living in private rental accommodation, according to new research based on CSO data from Savills Ireland. Since the beginning of 2011,
Delays as long as 18 months for housing developments to go through the planning system could be adding as much as €4,000 to the price of a new home, Department
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 58.7 last month, as Irish construction continues to expand. The monthly measure of activity in the sector rose from 58.4
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
New figures provided by the Building Information Index suggest that the value of construction projects in Ireland has risen significantly when compared with the previous year. In the first half
The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has issued a warning for house construction in their latest Quarterly Economic Commentary (Autumn 2016), amid predictions for continued economic and jobs growth.
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
The Irish construction sector continued to register growth of activity during August amid a further sharp rise in new business. In turn, this contributed to increases in purchasing activity and
Growth of construction activity picked up to four-month high in July according to the Ulster Bank Construction PMI survey. Simon Barry, Chief Economist Republic of Ireland at Ulster Bank, noted that: “The
An Bord Pleanála has granted permission for a €65 million development of more than 300 homes along the Royal Canal
A Construction Workers Skills Register (CWSR) was introduced to grant construction and craft workers to register their skills and display their ongoing undetaking to the ongoing learning in their careers.
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.
The company, Pfizer will make up to 350 new jobs due to current multi-million euro expansion of its Grange Castle Campus in Dublin.
An action proposal for the problems of housing provide storage and homelessness was released yesterday. The deal was warmly welcomed by industry and housing charities. The plan is positive in outlook.
The Government’s Action Plan on Housing and Homelessness, ‘Rebuilding Ireland’ was launched today by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Housing Minister Simon Coveney, Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe and Minister of State Damien English.
A brand new tax-refund-based scheme will be introduced in the Government’s Budget for first-time buyers.
Senator Paudie Coffey spoke with the workers of leading construction businesses from Waterford earlier in the week.
The Dublin City Council intends to speed up the progress of the construction of a €30 million bridge, connecting Dublin’s south docks with the newly planned “urban quarter” on the Poolbeg peninsula.
Grafton Group recorded a 13.3% rise in first half revenue and said despite the uncertainty created by U.K.’s decision to
The Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council have come to the decision to permit the development of two major parks at Cherrywood, which marks the first important phase of development for a new Town Centre and 3,800 new homes at Cherrywood in South Dublin.
Confidence on the growth prospects for the Construction sector was close to a record high last month, according to the latest Ulster Bank Purchasing
Tom O’Brien Construction Ltd, members of the South East Branch of the Construction Industry Federation, are currently involved in an
Both builders vendors and DIY merchants Grafton Group have signified “uncertainty about the near term outlook and probability for the economy” in a trading announcement published today.
Denis Naughten T.D., Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment had announced that 38 community energy projects are to receive
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe T.D together with his colleague the Minister for Housing, Planning and
CIF Director General, Tom Parlon, had welcomed strong employment growth in the construction industry but warned that certain construction sectors
An Bord Pleanala has granted permission to the Monard Strategic Development Zone, around 4km from Blarney, which would see a
The Government has designated 34 hectares of land in Dublin 4 to create a strategic development zone (SDZ) at Poolbeg. The
UK and Ireland-based building materials group Grafton has reported a positive start to its trading year with group revenue for the
Property Industry Ireland, the Ibec group that represents businesses working in the property and construction sector, has welcomed the appointment
After a record growth in February, construction growth activity in the construction sector has now eased back for both March and April.
Governments, businesses, consumer groups and NGOs are being urged to come together to create ambitious plans for how Ireland will
Irish company Airsynergy’s wind and solar powered off-grid Remote Power Unit (RPU) has become the very first renewable hybrid streetlight to
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) today called on organisations to build on the €1 billion in energy savings
Lorcan Sirr, lecturer in housing and urban economics at the Dublin Institute of Technology, said that the Environment Minister should
Activity in the construction sector expanded again in March, according to the latest Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index, as
The regulation of planning, the burning issues of housing supply and planning, sustainable retail and town centre development, are among
Savills, the international real estate investor, has advised its top ten hotspots for investment in Europe, split between five tips for
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