CIF welcomes new JobsPlus Scheme
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has welcomed a new jobs scheme which offers up to €10,000 to employers for hiring previously unemployed staff. The Department [...]
Training card agreement reached between FAS and CPCS UK
The Construction Industry Federation has advised its members that an Interim Agreement has been reached between FAS and CITB (UK) for the exchange of FAS [...]
Reviving growth ‘imperative’ for euro zone – IMF
The euro zone must take coordinated action to revive economic growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said last night in a strongly worded statement that cited the [...]
Challenging conditions continue but New Orders index rose to its highest level since March 2012
According to the Ulster Bank Construction PMI, the construction sector continues to contract, with employment levels still falling and lower purchasing activity, although sentiment about [...]
Professional job index records 10pc increase in Q2
Karen O'Flaherty, Chief Operations Officer, Morgan McKinley noted that professional job opportunities across all divisions have steadily increased across SME and multi-national sectors as a [...]
UCD Student Centre Dublin wins Public Choice Award at Irish Architecture Awards
The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) today announced that University College Dublin’s (UCD) Student Centre, is Ireland’s favourite new building in the [...]
Ballyroan Library wins Best Public Building at the 2013 RIAI Awards
The RIAI today announced that Ballyroan Library, designed by Box Architecture and built by MDY Construction, is Ireland’s best public building in the 2013 Irish [...]
Minister Quinn announces competition for Primary School Design
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today announced that an international design competition for Irish primary school buildings is to be launched [...]
John Paul begins Ryanair Office fit out
Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), has announced it had appointed John Paul Construction as its chosen contractors to fit out its new Dublin [...]
Taoiseach & Minister of State Visit Becton Dickinson in Drogheda
An Taoiseach, Mr Enda Kenny TD and Minister of State, Mr Fergus O’Dowd TD visited BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) operations in Drogheda Co Louth, where €3.5 [...]
Independent party wants to investigate source of Anglo tapes leak
An independent party is to be appointed to investigate the source of the leaked Anglo Irish Bank tapes, Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has said, reports the Irish Times. [...]
Kennedy Wilson edges closer on Irish property deal
US-based Kennedy Wilson has emerged as a major force in Irish property thanks to a succession of major acquisitions. It has been attempting to complete [...]
No sale for Coillte
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, TD has announced the Government decision in relation to the proposed sale of Coillte Harvesting [...]
Tánaiste reaches agreement on EU’s €960 billion budget
An agreement has been reached on the EU budget after a 24-hour meeting. The Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said the agreement was reached tonight in Brussels with [...]
NAMA providing funding to complete a landmark office development in Belfast
The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) is providing stg£15 million (€18 million) in funding to complete a landmark office development in Belfast. This is part [...]
Ireland on track to exit bailout – IMF
Ireland has a good chance of exiting its bailout this year but would benefit from more European support in cleaning up its indebted banks and [...]
New MD and chairman at DTZ Sherry FitzGerald
DTZ Sherry FitzGerald has announced the appointment of Aidan Gavin as MD and Peter Lynch as chairman. Mr Gavin joined the company in 1997 and after starting off in [...]
New school to result in major boost for town says principal
Construction of a new €4.3 million primary school in Kilmallock will have a major spin-off for the people of the local area, according to the [...]
Limerick: New High Tech Colorectal Theatre
The Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan T.D., officially opened a state of the art high tech minimally invasive colorectal theatre at the Mid Western Regional [...]
Boost to community and to the construction sector
More than 1,200 students will benefit in the future from the building of the new Rathmullen school campus according to the Department of Education and [...]
Classroom boost for Saint Cormac’s as ‘prefabs out’
Boolavogue NS is set to benefit from a campaign to remove prefabs from schools. Government Chief Whip Paul Kehoe confirmed yesterday (Monday) morning that St. [...]














