Interested in reducing your Tax Bill?
Making contributions to a pension plan could be the answer to reducing your tax bill. Doreen Molloy, Communications Manager, CPAS. Did you [...]
Safegard Systems offering free accredited seminars
Safegard Systems are now offering free accredited seminars to help improve understanding of fire and smoke dampers in the Irish Construction Industry. The target [...]
Minister Breen launches new HR and employment guide for SMEs
Human Resources and Employment: Policies and Procedures, an extensive new guide by Chartered Accountants Ireland, was officially launched today in Dublin by the Minister [...]
Taoiseach opens the Atkins designed runway Ireland West Airport
Ireland West Airport has officially opened its new runway following a €11m refurbishment designed and project managed by Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin [...]
Climate Action Plan’s Retrofitting Targets
Housing retrofit is a major part of the Government’s Climate Action Plan with the objective to retrofit 500,000 homes. Rory Clarke, General Manager of House2Home Retrofit [...]
1SJRQ latest in Hibernia REIT portfolio to achieve LEED Platinum
1 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay (1SJRQ), Hibernia’s recently completed office development, has received a LEED Platinum certification from the US Green Building Council. Leadership [...]
Slowdown in Construction Momentum or Pause for Thought?
UK construction output has fallen at the steepest rate in over a decade and its real estate post-crisis boom is drawing to a close. [...]
Atkins-designed motorway service area opens
The Circle K Athlone Motorway Service Area on the M6, one of Ireland’s busiest motorways, officially opened last week. Atkins provided civil and structural [...]
Mayo Students Win ESB Networks National Safety Challenge
ESB Networks and Irish building magazine are proud to announce Sancta Maria College students Dylan Frazer, Jack Healy and Cian McCluskey are winners of [...]
1,000 Brexit-related Irish public sector jobs created
1,000 public sector jobs have been created as a direct result of Brexit, according to a new report from property advisor, Savills Ireland. The [...]
An Employer’s Guide to SEOs with CPAS
Paula Thornton, Pension Consultant and Business Development Manager at CPAS provides Irish building magazine readers with an Employer’s Guide to Sectoral Employment Orders (SEOs) in [...]
CIF survey: 64% of Construction companies believe they have an inclusive culture
Construction Industry launches Diversity and Inclusion pledge to promote Diversity and Inclusion The CIF is encouraging construction companies to sign up to a Diversity [...]
Arthur Cox – Legal File – Clear as a falling pane of glass
Clashes between clauses in the same contract are never what any party wants to see – but avoiding this can pose a particular challenge [...]
Wealth Management for SME Owners
Congratulations! You have done the hard work and built a successful business. No doubt, it continues to occupy your thoughts constantly. Personal financial planning [...]
IT Carlow and NBCO Launch Certificate in Building Control Management
Institute of Technology Carlow, in partnership with the National Building Control Office (NBCO), today launched a new certificate course in Building Control Management to [...]
Dublin office rents over €60 per square foot sustainable given strong demand says HWBC
Prime office rents in Dublin city centre can hold their current level of around €60 to €65 per square foot, according to HWBC’s H1 [...]
CIF proposes extension of the Help to Buy scheme
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 [...]
Call for entries to the Irish Construction Excellence Awards 2020 launched
The search for Ireland’s most accomplished construction teams and projects is on following the Irish Construction Excellence Awards 2020 launch at The Convention Centre [...]
Ulster Bank PMI signals Solid rise in construction activity with new order growth slowing
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – rose to [...]
€220m Quads on track for the arrival of 10,000 TU Dublin students in September 2020
Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh T.D. and Minister for Finance and Public Reform, Paschal Donohoe T.D. visited Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) [...]
Construction SMEs excluded from public sector contracts
Small and medium Irish businesses are excluded from securing public sector contracts by multiple barriers. Currently, SMEs account for 99% of businesses in Ireland [...]














