JJ Rhatigan & Company commence work on circa €140m Primary Care Centres Programme
As part of a construction joint venture with Balfour Beatty Ireland, in a consortium comprised of Prime, Balfour Beatty and InfraRed Capital Partners Limited, [...]
Kawneer teams up with John Sisk & Son
Leading architectural aluminium systems supplier Kawneer has been appointed as a new preferred supplier to John Sisk & Son, one of the largest privately [...]
Longford-based Kiernan Structural Steel announces 50 new jobs
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’Connor recently attended the announcement of the creation of 50 new jobs at Kiernan Structural Steel [...]
Minister Donohoe announces Government Expenditure increase of €540 million
Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe today welcomed Government approval for an increase of €540 million in the proposed Government Expenditure for 2016. Minister Donohoe [...]
Tipperary Energy Agency provides funding assistance to bring homes to ‘A’ Energy Standard
For the second year running, Tipperary Energy Agency’s SuperHomes project will aim to give homeowners the opportunity to retrofit their house to an ‘A’ [...]
Radisson Farnham Estate on the Market for €26m
The Radisson Farnham Golf & Spa Resort in County Cavan has been brought to the market today by Savills with a guide price of [...]
SEAI Appoints New CEO
The Board of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Jim Gannon as CEO of the [...]
Irishman to Lead European Engineering Association
Kevin Rudden, GARLAND CEO, was appointed as President Elect of the European Federation of Consulting Engineering Associations (EFCA) in Sofia, Bulgaria 2nd June 2016. [...]
DG of Engineers Ireland urges new Government to review capital plan
Engineers Ireland, the professional body representing 23,000 engineers from every discipline of the industry, has called on the new Government to review the capital [...]
Brooks – Future-proofed
Think of Brooks and you think of timber. The long established Group is synonymous with softwood, hardwood, flooring, doors and decking but these days [...]
Contractors – Growing Profits
Ireland is emerging from a protracted recession, marked by a return to moderate growth and rising international competitiveness. In the not-so-distant aftermath of the [...]
CIF welcomes employment growth in construction but warns of potential skills shortage
CIF Director General, Tom Parlon, today welcomed strong employment growth in the construction industry but warned that certain construction sectors faced a looming skills [...]
Lean: From Manufacturing to Construction
The story of Lean in manufacturing and its subsequent successes in the construction industry are well documented. In the last issue, we explored the [...]
Smart solutions
On Thursday 26 May 2016, students from third-level colleges across Ireland presented their design projects at the third annual Universal Design Grand Challenge Awards [...]
RPS Director PJ Rudden honoured by I.C.E.
RPS Director, PJ Rudden was recently honoured with the 2016 Outstanding Achievement Award by the Irish Branch of the Institution of Civil Engineers (I.C.E.) [...]
ROI’s Largest Port Infrastructure Project Secures Permission
An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission for the Alexandra Basin Redevelopment (ABR) Project - the largest port related infrastructure project in the history [...]
Dan Flinter and Harry Lorton join board of Institute of Directors in Ireland
The Institute of Directors in Ireland (IoD) has appointed Dan Flinter, Chairman of The Irish Times, and Harry Lorton, Chairman of Independent Trustee Company, [...]
Financial close reached for landmark Primary Care Programme
A landmark programme to deliver 14 primary care centres across Ireland is set to get underway following a circa €140 million deal. Construction will [...]
Budget reform proposals approved
Finance Minister Michael Noonan and Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe have welcomed Government approval for proposals which they have jointly developed for the reform of [...]
Employment increases by 2.4% in year to Q1 2016
There was an annual increase in employment of 2.4% or 46,900 in the year to the first quarter of 2016, bringing total employment to [...]
3,000 new homes planned for Ringsend
3,000 new homes will be built in Ringsend, Dublin 4 as part of a development plan Dublin City Council has for the former Irish [...]
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