Shanganagh Waste Water Treatment Plant Workers go on strike
Workers at a water treatment plant in Co Dublin have gone on strike after management failed to refer a dispute relating to pay and shift [...]
William Fry appointments 3 new partners
Law firm William Fry today has today announced the appointment of Cliona Donnelly, Eibhlin O'Donnell and Catherine O'Flynn as partners. O’Donnell, who joined the firm [...]
Oireachtas to discuss black economy in the construction sector
The CIF will appear before an Oireachtas Committee today Tuesday 21st May to discuss the issue of the black economy in the construction sector. The [...]
The new Audi Naas Terminal – another great MDY finish
The new €5m, two-storey Naas Audi Terminal facility offers a 12-car showroom, a six-bay service area and 40 used-car spaces. Initially, the showroom, which is [...]
Contracts signed for first Roads PPP since 2007
Contracts for the first Public Private Partnership road contract since 2007 were signed today in what Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar described [...]
Government should facilitate Midlands wind power project – CIF
The Government needs to do all they can to facilitate major new wind power infrastructure in the Midlands, according to the Construction Industry Federation (CIF). [...]
European Investment Bank to provide €200m for Irish SMEs with AIB
The European Investment Bank has agreed to work with AIB in providing €200 million for investment by small and medium companies across Ireland. This represents [...]
Cross City Luas moves one step closer as EU bank says it may offer funding
The long awaited plan to link Dublin’s two existing Luas lines moved one step closer today as the European Union’s bank said it is interested in [...]
McKillen to sue NAMA for ‘breach of privacy’
Paddy McKillen is suing NAMA amid claims the state agency breached his privacy and released confidential information in an ongoing fight for control of luxury [...]
Small business sentiment improving – confidence in business environment increases
The Small Firms Association (SFA) has released the findings of its Spring Business Sentiment Survey. Commenting on the figures, SFA Acting Director, Avine McNally said, “business confidence [...]
Northern Ireland’s McLaughlin & Harvey makes £4m profit despite turnover drop
One of Northern Ireland's largest building firms made profits of more than £4m in 2012, despite a 25% drop in turnover. The details are contained [...]
Penneys Mary Street – Modernisation meets Conservation with Bennett Construction
The revamp of the Penneys Store in Mary Street, Dublin, is a triumph of both modernisation and conservation. While original features such as cornices, windows, [...]
Liquidator turns down €179m repayment offer
IBRC special liquidator Kieran Wallace has rejected an offer from property tycoon Paddy McKillen to repay €179m he owes the bank, the Irish Independent has [...]
Councils could lose millions in builder bonds
County councils could lose millions of euro worth of bonds burned in the late night liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC). The bonds were provided by [...]
€90 million LEADER funding to boost many community projects in rural areas – Kehoe
Fine Gael TD for Wexford, Minister Paul Kehoe, has said the release of €90 million in LEADER funding by the Minister for the Environment, Phil [...]
UrParts.com launches a Unique Free Service for Owners of Construction, Agricultural and Commercial Vehicles to source Spare Parts.
Every machine owner all over the world faces the same struggle in sourcing reasonably priced parts for their machines. Now there is a website that [...]
Cork firm lands tender for China development
A Cork-based architecture firm has beaten stiff European and international competition to land the tender to design a major new twin-tower 40-floor mixed-use development to [...]
Indo to charge for online access
The Irish Independent will introduce a metered paywall on its website “quite soon”, according to the title’s editor, Stephen Rae. Rae, who was appointed to the role last [...]
Housing Conference to be held in Cork
Speaking about the upcoming Housing Conference to be held in Cork at the Clarion Hotel on Saturday April 27th, Phil Prendergast MEP has outlined her [...]
CRH plc reaches agreement to acquire Ukraine cement business
CRH plc, the international building materials group, announced today that it has reached agreement to acquire Lafarge-owned Mykolaiv Cement for an upfront cash consideration, including [...]
No water charges until 2015
Water charges will be paid from January 2015, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has indicated, report the Irish Independent. The Government is negotiating with the troika to delay [...]
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