Dublin office market all set for 2017 Brexit boost
HWBC has reported that Prime office rents in Dublin will rise 8% in 2017, continuing the more modest growth experienced in 2016, when Grade [...]
National Planning Framework is contingent on thriving regional construction companies
The CIF has warned that the ambition of balanced regional development can only be delivered by a thriving construction industry. The Government must set [...]
SIG Roofing launches new website
Ireland's leading Roofing distributor – SIG Roofing has just launched a brand new website: www.sigroofing.ie Making the right choice is important, whether you are a [...]
Diageo announces distillery investment plans at St. James’s Gate
Diageo is set to invest €25 million over three years in the once Power Station at St. James’s Gate. The investment will be used [...]
Lidl to build a store, retail units and student apartments in Ballymun
Lidl is planning a new development in Ballymun. The development will be located on a €2.5 million site off Main Street on Balcurris Road, [...]
Coveney approves €20.4m of funding for 83 rapid build homes
The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community & Local Government Mr. Simon Coveney, TD, recently outlined progress on the Rapid Build projects initiative. Under Pillar [...]
Home Builders Welcome Help to Buy Incentive
Over 100 CIF Irish Home Builders gathered on Tuesday morning for a breakfast briefing on the Help to Buy incentive led by a team [...]
EIB confirms EUR 825 million backing for Irish investment in 2016
The European Investment Bank (EIB) provided more than €825 million for long-term public and private sector investment across Ireland during 2016. Backing for 12 [...]
Peter O’Grady Walshe appointed Chairman of John Paul Construction
The Board of John Paul Construction have just announced the appointment of Peter O’Grady Walshe as Chairman. Peter succeeds Donal O’Brien who has recently retired [...]
CIF calls for 2017 to be the Safest Year in Construction
CIF Director General, Tom Parlon, has asked construction companies to redouble their efforts to reduce accidents on site for 2017 at a meeting of [...]
Stewart awarded contract for €9.5 million expansion of Education and Research Building at Beaumont Hospital
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) has awarded the contract for the extension of the RCSI Education and Research Centre, Smurfit Building [...]
Study highlights large potential market for Energy Performance Contracting in Ireland
A new report has been carried out by the Dublin Energy Agency Codema showing that energy-efficiency upgrades carried out through an Energy Performance Contract (EPC) [...]
Hines and Peterson Group acquire landmark Dublin properties
Hines, the international real estate firm, and Peterson Group, the Hong Kong based real estate investment company, have entered a partnership to acquire two [...]
New order growth up at end of 2016
The Irish construction sector ended 2016 on a positive note, with activity continuing to rise sharply amid a faster expansion of new orders. That's [...]
Ilac Centre refurbishment commences
Hammerson and Irish Life, joint owners of the Ilac Centre, have commenced work on the redevelopment of the Centre’s Moore Mall South. Agreements have [...]
Demand for Skills in Construction to 2020
The Irish Construction Industry continues in recovery mode and there is currently a strong demand for skills across the trades and professions. The Construction [...]
350 Public Bodies Convene to Progress Energy Saving Strategies
Almost 350 public bodies and government departments attended the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) first public sector conference at UCD in an effort [...]
Building On Experience with CIF President Dominic Doheny
President of CIF Dominic Doheny shares his vision for the construction industry with Irish building magazine, along with a few lessons he has learned [...]
Rough Justice – Adjudication is here
What will adjudication mean to dispute resolution in the construction sector in Ireland? with Niav O’Higgins, Partner, Infrastructure, Construction & Utilities Group Arthur Cox. Adjudication is [...]
Ireland: Shrugging off external headwinds
An examination of the key data points around the Irish economy supports Investec's previous contention that 2016 would be a 'year of two halves', [...]
Hines enters Irish student housing market
Hines has expanded its student housing portfolio from the UK to Ireland with the acquisition of four prime assets in the centre of Dublin [...]














