Construction activity must normalise
Ireland's economy needs to return to normal levels of construction activity if we are to return to growth and recovery, according to the Minister for [...]
Construction Opportunities Event
The NDFA in partnership with Enterprise Ireland is running a series of events aimed at connecting local suppliers to opportunities in the construction sector under [...]
ECB keeps rates at record low
The European Central Bank kept its main interest rates at record lows. The Frankfurt-based bank decided today it would keep the low benchmark interest rate of [...]
Live Register improves for an 11th successive month
Data just released by Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that the number of people on the Live Register has decreased for an 11th successive [...]
Work on the N7 and N11 upgrade begins
A major roads upgrade project officially gets under way today, with Transport Minister Leo Varadkar set to officially start work on the N7 and N11 [...]
House prices in Ireland undervalued
House prices in Ireland have plunged so much in the last six years that houses are now undervalued, according to a prestigious international think tank. [...]
CIF welcomes Government provision of extra €150m in Exchequer capital spending
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has welcomed the Government’s announcement that they are to provide an additional €150m in Exchequer capital spending along with a [...]
New housing starts up by almost 20%
The number of new housing being built has increased by almost one fifth during the first three months of 2013, according to new figures released [...]
Docklands to get €36m residential centre
An Australian company involved in the provision of student accommodation has announced plans to spend €36 million on the development of a 313- bedroom residential [...]
€200m stimulus package for building industry on the way
Government is today set to approve a stimulus package – understood to be as much as €200m and aimed at boosting the beleaguered construction sector. [...]
McLaughlin & Harvey Goes ‘Off-Shore’ to Support Wind and Tidal Energy Sector
Northern Ireland-based construction and engineering company, McLaughlin & Harvey has announced its long term plans for growth by launching a specialist division which responds directly [...]
EU advises move away from austerity
Euro zone countries must focus on reforming their labour and services markets and can slow the pace of debt-cutting, the European Commission said today, marking [...]
CBRE adds to Hotels Division
CBRE has moved two of its Irish team to senior positions in its hotels division. Paul Collins (top right) has been promoted to head of hotels brokerage [...]
Neil Pakey appointed as CEO of Shannon Airport
On the appointment, Senator Mulcahy said he believed there were fewer potential candidates better qualified or accomplished than Mr. Pakey to take on the role [...]
US investor closes in on €306 million purchase of 16 Irish properties
California-based investment group Kennedy Wilson is close to securing a portfolio of 16 commercial properties in Ireland formerly connected with developer Treasury Holdings for €306 million in cash, reports [...]
Residential sales increase by 14%
The volume of residential property sales jumped by 14%, on a year-on-year basis, during the first quarter of the year, according to a new study. [...]
KPMG needs large new city centre HQ
The stagnant Dublin office market is in line for a crucial shot in the arm with the decision by the leading accountancy firm KPMG to invite proposals [...]
Banks could need €20bn extra capital
The state's main banks will likely need a further €20bn in capital, economist Jim Power has forecast. At the launch of the Friends First economic [...]
Taoiseach officially opens Irish Sport HQ
The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, TD, officially opened the Irish Sport HQ at the National Sports Campus in Blanchardstown. He was accompanied by Minister for Transport, [...]
Narrow Water bridge funding approved
Funding for a new £14m cross-border bridge has been given the go-ahead by N. Ireland Finance Minister Sammy Wilson. The Narrow Water bridge is to [...]
€1 BILLION INVESTMENT IN CONSTRUCTION WOULD CREATE 10,000 DIRECT JOBS AND RETURN HALF THE INVESTMENT TO THE STATE – CIF
Investing €1 billion in the construction sector would create at least 10,000 jobs and would lead to at least half the expenditure being returned to [...]














