Proposals invited for €2 billion Urban Regeneration & Development Fund
Mr Eoghan Murphy T.D. Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government today announced details of a €2 billion Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF). As [...]
Minister for Health Launches Human Biology Building at NUI Galway
Built by BAM and designed by Scott Tallon Walker Architects, in conjunction with international design firm, Building Design Partnership the NUI Galway’s new €34 [...]
Calls for reform to public procurement policy
Speaking at a recent Shannon Chamber of Commerce event in Dromoland Castle with Minister Eoghan Murphy TD, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, [...]
Saint-Gobain launches Nearly Zero Energy Building (nZEB) training courses for construction professionals
The Saint-Gobain Ireland Technical Academy has just announced that it is adding to its existing training portfolio by launching a series of nZEB modular [...]
Pre-tax profits at Sisk on the up to €24.7m
John Sisk & Son (Sisk), the innovative, engineering and construction company with extensive operations across Ireland, the United Kingdom and mainland Europe, has today [...]
Finding The Balance
In order to attract women to the industry, the construction sector must become more flexible and diverse, according to industry leaders. Careers in the [...]
Irish Commercial Real Estate: Foundations in place for further growth
Ireland has the distinction of having been the fastest growing economy in the EU28 in three of the past four years. The latest national [...]
Allied Consultant Engineering Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Allied Consultant Engineering has just announced its achievement of ISO 9001:2015 certification in its third year of operation. This certification represents a key business [...]
Ecocem France opens new production plant in Dunkirk
Ecocem France has officially opened its new production plant in Dunkirk. This new production plant is located adjacent to ArcelorMittal’s blast furnaces in Dunkirk. Preliminary [...]
Future Growth!
Project Ireland 2040 finally arrived to great fanfare in Sligo on the 20th of February 2018, it is a very ambitious plan totalling €116 billion [...]
Five considerations for transferring assets to your children
Who doesn’t want their children to have more than they had? Successive generations all do their best to make sure their children enjoy a [...]
CIF says new CSO statistics show challenges facing housing delivery
The CSO’s revised housing statistics throw into sharp relief the difficulties facing housebuilding in Ireland and the distance left to travel to achieve balance [...]
HSA begins intensive construction site safety campaign
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has announced that it will begin an inspection and awareness campaign targeting the construction sector. Inspectors from the [...]
IDA returns Very Strong half year results – Competitiveness key to maintaining investment levels
IDA Ireland, has reported a very strong first half of 2018 with Investments up versus first half of last year and job approvals remaining [...]
Dublin City Council Roll Out BIM
Dublin City Council Quantity Surveyors Mary Flynn and Paul Dunne talk about the roll out of BIM within the Council, their investment in software, [...]
Government to Invest €8million Capital for Apprenticeship Programmes
The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton T.D., the Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D., and Minister of State [...]
New Firm launched to provide much needed funding to Irish housing market
A team of Irish-based lending executives has launched Cullaun Capital, a new development finance platform to facilitate and accelerate the building of new homes [...]
Project in Focus | LinkedIn EMEA HQ
Making Connections. Irish building met with the team behind LinkedIn’s new Europe, Middle East & Africa headquarters having toured this world-class project. LinkedIn’s new Europe, [...]
Recognition of qualifications should not be barrier to Diaspora construction workers – CIF
The CIF has identified a number of barriers deterring Irish emigrants with construction expertise from returning home. Since 2016, the CIF has highlighted a [...]
Portakabin Ireland offers procurement flexibility for growing businesses
Since launching in 2006, Portakabin Ireland has gone from strength to strength, establishing itself as one of the country’s leading modular experts From its offices [...]
Construction ahead of the game on Pension Cover
Many of you may already be familiar with the Sectoral Employment Order (SEO) for the construction industry, this was the first SEO announced in [...]














