Ireland sells €500m of Treasury Bills by auction
The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) has today completed an auction of Irish Treasury Bills, selling the target amount of €500 million. Total bids received [...]
Surveyors welcome renewed interest in financing infrastructure projects by international institutions
The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) has welcomed comments by the Chief Executive of the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) which highlight a renewed [...]
Minister Brian Hayes announces next phase of infrastructure investment package
Minister of State Brian Hayes provided an expert audience in Dublin’s National Convention Centre with details of the Government’s next phase in delivering its €2.25bn [...]
Public Procurement System costing the State tens of millions of euro every year
The public procurement system in this country is broken and it is costing the State tens of millions of euro every year according to the [...]
Real Estate Investment Trusts could offer real boost to property sector
Andrew Muckian, Partner and Head of Commercial Property at William Fry told a Breakfast Briefing today that, whilst Ireland had traditionally experienced low levels of [...]
Government’s €250 million investment in energy efficiency programmes has leveraged €250m additional spend Rabbitte tells CIF Conference
Today the CIF hosts a Public Procurement in Ireland conference. This represents a very positive initiative undertaken by the CIF to provide knowledge and support [...]
Irish GDP grew 0.9% in 2012
Data just released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that Irish GDP increased 0.9% in 2012, ahead of market expectations (0.6%) and in line [...]
PROPERTY & FACILITY MANAGERS ANNUAL MEMBERS LUNCH A GREAT SUCCESS
Over 240 members and guests turned out to hear Paul McNeive, former managing director of Savills and now a well known business development consultant and motivational [...]
Munster Rugby to Sell a 1.11 acre Site in Musgrave Park, Cork City
Munster Rugby has appointed selling agents Savills Ireland to sell a Prime Development Site at the east end of Musgrave Park fronting Kinsale Road and [...]
Airtricity, adds BT to its expanding list of commercial customers
BT is the latest company to make the switch to 100 per cent green energy supplied by business energy provider Airtricity. BT, which operates as an [...]
CRH better bet than the State!
The bond markets believe CRH is a better bet than the State. The company raised €750m on the bond market yesterday, but paid 25pc less [...]
ESB not to be broken up – Rabitte
The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte has said he is not in favour of breaking up the ESB. Mr Rabbitte said [...]
260 Jobs for Dublin & Cork
The internet company Yahoo will later today announce that it will add 200 new jobs in Dublin and the security software company McAfee plans to [...]
Mainstream Renewable Power awarded CPD Accredited Employer standard
Mainstream Renewable Power (MRP) has become the latest organisation to be awarded the prestigious CPD (Continuing Professional Development) Accredited Employer standard from Engineers Ireland. The [...]
Hogan gives go ahead for funding of over €5.7 m for Rosommon Watermain Rehabilitation
Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D. Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, today (19/03/2013) announced that he has given approval to Roscommon County Council’s revised [...]
WYG recovery continues
Consultant WYG is expecting full-year operating profits to come in 10% ahead of forecasts as the firm continues to recover following a turbulent few years. [...]
Demand Media Takes Domain Services Business to Dublin
Demand Media® (NYSE: DMD), a leading digital media and domain services company, today announced the opening of what will be its largest international office in Dublin, Ireland. [...]
Fota Wildlife Park facelift plans
Fota Wildlife Park has lodged plans for a massive 27-acre expansion that will clear the way for the arrival of tigers, lions, rhinos and rare [...]
100 new stores for Mace
Mace is to boost its presence with plans to open 100 new stores by 2016, creating an estimated 1,200 jobs, reports the Irish Independent this [...]
New housing figures up for January
New house construction increased by more than a half in January compared with the same month last year. Despite the increase, the number of houses [...]
Scrap €200m port expansion plans, An Taisce head urges
Environmental watchdog An Taisce has questioned the wisdom of going ahead with a planned €200 million redevelopment of Galway Harbour which they claim may only [...]














