When it comes to energy use, it is most sustainable to focus on efficiency first. With Passive House, this is also cost-effective. Practical examples of [...]

The Passive House Institute is announcing its very first Component Award, recognising high-quality, cost-effective Passive House Components. This first edition of the Award will be dedicated to windows. [...]

Fine Gael Clare Senator, Martin Conway, has today (Friday) reiterated his call for an urgent response to the unprecedented damage caused to coastal communities around [...]

Senator John Kelly has welcomed the call by Senator John Whelan, for the Government to establish an Energy Policy Forum modelled on the Constitutional Convention. [...]

An application to expand Galway Harbour has been lodged with An Bord Pleanála. The proposed development, which has been planned for many years, would cost [...]

Mivan has been placed in administration putting nearly 300 jobs at risk. The move follows the collapse of rescue talks with rival Lagan late last [...]

Demand for building workers, architects and engineers is growing, according to a leading recruitment agency, which yesterday reported seeing signs of recovery in the construction [...]

The construction sector is officially in recovery, according to the CIF, after the latest CSO report on construction activity recorded the 5th consecutive quarterly increase [...]

People using Bitcoins are on their own when it comes to losses, the European Union's banking watchdog said today in a formal warning to consumers [...]

The liquidation vehicle for Ireland's failed Anglo Irish Bank expects to sell 84 percent of a portfolio of corporate loans at prices above independent valuations, [...]

EU authorities have reached agreement on bank resolution rules that will have major implications for shareholders from Jan 2016. The new ‘bail in’ rules are [...]

Denis O'Brien is set to gain control of Ireland's biggest petrol retailer while investment company Doughty Hanson has bought back its loans in TV3. Mr O'Brien, [...]

Pat Rabbitte TD, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and Brendan Howlin TD, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, announce that they have approved [...]

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D., today (12 December, 2013) announced General Purpose Grants (GPGs) to local authorities [...]

In 2013 Tipperary local authorities have collectively insulated over 1000 social houses throughout the county. The total cost of these upgrades amounts to €2.5 million, [...]

Darmstadt, Germany. For a Passive House building, energy efficient components are crucial. In order to recognise particularly high-quality and cost-effective products, the Passive House Institute [...]

A new €88m Science Foundation Ireland research centre focused on data analytics has been launched in a joint initiative between several third level institutions. Called [...]

Irish producer of environmentally friendly cement Ecocem Materials has reported that it has sold more than one million tonnes of product in the past 12 [...]

A private equity firm has paid nearly €100m for a prime office building in Dublin, giving a huge boost to the sector overall. The Irish [...]

The newly-launched Hibernia real estate investment trust raised €365m in an initial public offering to become the second REIT to launch in Ireland this year [...]

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan TD, today marked the completion of a significant energy retrofit project in Kilkenny including upgrades [...]