EPS/Sisk JV starts construction of Cork Lower Harbour Wastewater Treatment Plant
A joint venture of EPS and SIsk was recently awarded the contract to design and build the 65,000 population equivalent wastewater treatment facility at Shanbally [...]
Center Parcs unveils proposed plans for €200m holiday village in Longford
UK holiday village company Center Parcs has just unveiled a full preview of the proposed plans for its sixth village, Center Parcs Longford Forest in Ireland. The [...]
CIF announce Maples and Calder as Annual Conference sponsor
The construction industry is now in recovery phase with 13,100 jobs created in the industry in 2014 and 6,300 created in Q1 2015. This year’s [...]
CIF publishes Six steps to increase housing supply and stimulate growth in the economy
According to the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) If 10,000 more housing units are built per year, an additional 25,000 people will be employed in the [...]
Lakeland Dairies opens its new €10m Global Logistics Centre
Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Jonathan Bell today officially opened a major new Global Logistics Centre for Lakeland Dairies at its Pritchitts dairy foodservice manufacturing [...]
Not to be missed ‘CITA BIM Gathering’ Early Bird registration closing soon!
The Construction IT Alliance (CITA) have just released a new video highlighting the CITA BIM Gathering in November of this year. This is a not to be missed conference [...]
HSA Construction Focussed Campaign for 2 Weeks – Starts September 7th
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) will run a Construction Focussed Campaign for 2 weeks starting September 7th. During this fortnight Inspectors will visit construction sites [...]
Brian Hayes MEP says Juncker’s €315 billion plan could fund major projects for Ireland
Ireland could be in for a boost if European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker's €315 billion investment plan for Europe goes ahead, that's according to Brian Hayes MEP who [...]
Value of Construction projects up over €800m in first half of 2015
According to a new report from the Building Information Index, the value of construction projects commenced saw a significant increase in the first half of [...]
CIF Annual Conference date announced
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) will hold its annual conference on Thursday the 1st of October at The Hogan Suite, Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin. [...]
The 2015 Intel Women in Technology Scholarship Program is now open!
Intel’s success in Ireland has been built on the quality of highly skilled and educated people available in the country. Through the ‘Women in Technology’ [...]
CRH acquires C.R. Laurence Co., Inc. for US$1.3 billion
CRH plc, the international building materials group, has announced that it has reached an agreement to purchase C.R. Laurence Co., Inc. (“CRL”) from the Friese family, [...]
Construction Sector Employment Grew by 18.5% in the last Year
The Minister for Housing, Planning and Construction Paudie Coffey T.D., has welcomed the figures released by the CSO which show a significant increase in employment [...]
Aer Arann founder O’Ceidigh’s €4m acquisition and expansion of Westmeath nursing home funded by Ulster Bank
In a statement announcing the 'acquisition and expansion' of Sancta Maria nursing home Ulster Bank stated that it has agreed to provide €4m in finance to Aer Arann founder Pádraig Ó [...]
Rent control introduction would be a retrograde step says Chartered Surveyors
The SCSI has called on the Government to support the delivery of more housing units, more commercial office space and to introduce an apprenticeship scheme [...]
Kingspan profits on the rise
Kingspan the global leader in high performance insulation and building envelope solutions has recorded revenues of €1.24bn in the first half of 2015, up 39pc over [...]
$300 million Amgen facility opens in Dun Laoghaire
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD has officially opened a new $300 million facility for leading biotech company, Amgen in Dun Laoghaire, [...]
Construction begins on new €150m Google data centre
Construction works have started on Google's new data centre at Profile Park in west Dublin. An estimated 400 jobs should be created during the construction of [...]
First multi-unit residential building certified to Passive House Plus
The combination of energy efficiency and renewables is the future-proof solution for all buildings, including multi-storey projects – this is demonstrated with a new build [...]
Kingspan to sponsor See the light – Northern Passive House Conference
CREST in Enniskillen are hosting the 'See the Light' Passive House conference this September 24th and Kingspan Insulation has announced that they are to be the [...]
New aviation policy for the Irish aviation sector launched
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, has launched a new policy for the Irish aviation sector. This is the first time the State [...]
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