First big investment by a major institution following Brexit
Joint receivers Luke Charleton and David Hughes of EY today announced the sale of One Spencer Dock to AGC Equity Partners Limited for €242m. [...]
Turner & Townsend successfully completes handover of the new Mercers Institute for Successful Ageing
Global construction and programme management consultancy, Turner & Townsend, has successfully completed handover of the new Mercers Institute for Successful Ageing (MISA) at St. [...]
Activity rises sharply in July
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 [...]
‘Leaders in Construction’ Eamon Booth, Managing Director, John Paul Construction
Irish building magazine speaks with Eamon Booth, Managing Director of John Paul Construction about growth after the economic downturn, and the areas he believes [...]
First Phase of New Children’s Hospital awarded to BAM
BAM Contractors have been awarded the contract for the first phase of works at the New Children's Hospital. Minister for Health, Simon Harris along with the [...]
Irish Exchequer surplus of €862m in the period to end-July
Exchequer Returns just published by the Department of Finance (DoF) reveal a healthy position, with the Exchequer in surplus to the tune of €862m [...]
CitA launch the ‘Irish BIM Innovation Awards 2016’ in association with Irish building magazine
CitA in association with Irish building magazine and BIMIreland.ie are launching the ‘Irish BIM Innovation Awards’ today. The awards will consist of a one-day [...]
BAM Ireland leads the way in Building Information Modelling
BAM Ireland is leading the way in the implementation of Building Information Modelling & Management (BIM) in the Republic of Ireland, having become the [...]
Center Parcs Irish village a go!
Center Parcs has welcomed the decision by An Bord Pleanála to grant planning consent for its first village outside of the UK. The company [...]
Michael Stone, CIF President – Fulfilling Ambitions
For the past 20 months, Michael Stone has fulfilled the role of CIF President. He has been at the forefront in making the Construction Contracts [...]
Minister Breen Publishes Revised Code of Practice under the Construction Contracts Act, 2013
The Minister for Employment and Small Business, Mr. Pat Breen T.D., has published a revised Code of Practice Governing the Conduct of Adjudications under [...]
‘Leaders in Construction’ Jim Curley, CEO, Jones Engineering Group
Heading up one of the country’s most innovative and successful engineering companies is no mean feat, but its daily challenges provide a rich landscape [...]
Ibec and the CBI, launch report setting out upgrade requirements to all-island transport network
Ibec and the CBI, the two major business groups in Northern Ireland and the Republic, today launched a major new report that sets out [...]
Total Corrosion Management Approach Gets The ‘Green’ Light
Sustainable design and construction is a rapidly evolving area of importance to everyone involved in the design and construction industry. With broadening awareness and [...]
Pfizer announces major invesment in Irish operations over next year
Pfizer has announced approximately 130 jobs across three manufacturing sites in Ireland including Grange Castle in Dublin and Little Island and Ringaskiddy in Cork and [...]
“Rebuilding Ireland” broadly welcomed
An action plan for the problems of housing supply storage and homelessness was launched yesterday. The plan was welcomed by industry and housing charities. [...]
‘Leaders in Construction’ Theo Cullinane, CEO, BAM Ireland
A Reputation For Excellence As the holding entity for all of BAM’s Irish operating companies, BAM Ireland covers the entire spectrum of construction activity. Over [...]
CIF welcomes Coveney’s Action Plan for Housing
The Construction Industry Federation has welcomed Minister Coveney's Action Plan for Housing after the strategy was approved at cabinet level today. CIF Director General, [...]
Demolition Works at Boland’s Quay Completed
The Boland’s Quay Development Group (BQDG) – a collaboration of property consultants Savills Ireland and Cleary McCabe & Associates – have today announced that [...]
Financing Construction in the “New Normal”
Innovative financing solutions offer a route for developers to advance projects, writes Alan Mahon, Director with Investec Corporate Finance. Lessons have been learned from [...]
Surety Bonds – Ireland’s only specialist surety & bonds intermediary
From 2008 to 2013 many surety providers moved to reduce their exposure or exited the Irish market altogether the upshot being bonding capacity was [...]














