For the second time in 6 months Standard & Poor's has upgraded Ireland moving the country's credit rating to A from A- with a stable [...]

Growth in the Irish construction sector remained elevated in November as activity, new orders and employment all rose sharply again. Furthermore, business sentiment reached a [...]

Every post-primary school in the country now has high speed broadband connections as a result of a €30 million, three year programme rolled out on [...]

The iconic Central Bank building on Dame Street, built in the mid 70's, could fetch between €25 million and €30 million, according to property sources. [...]

The National Competitiveness Council (NCC), today (Wednesday) has outlined its priorities for Ireland’s competitiveness in its annual policy report, Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2014. This report, [...]

Grafton Group PLC has completed a deal to buy Crescent Building Supplies (Ruislip) Ltd for an undisclosed amount. The FTSE 250-listed builders merchant and DIY [...]

A planning application for the development of the Boland’s Mill site at Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, will be submitted to Dublin City Council tomorrow (Wednesday [...]

Canada-based Hines group has completed the purchase of the Cherrywood Business Park and development scheme from NAMA and a number of banks. Hines was previously reported as [...]

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD today announced that Information Technology Shared Services, a Division of Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc., [...]

On the tennis court, Stefan Edberg was the number one for a long time –  the Swede is reaching top scores with his own indoor sports centre. As [...]

Planning permission has been granted for the redevelopment of Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Under the plans, the existing stadium will be completely revamped to accommodate 45,000 [...]

Titanic Belfast has scooped a major industry award in recognition of the unique visitor attraction’s complex facilities systems. Titanic Belfast opened in March 2012. Part [...]

€1.47bn worth of residential construction on multi-unit developments was commenced in Ireland during the first nine months of 2014 according to Irish based consultancy Link2Plans. [...]

Following approval procedures in Sweden, Denmark and UK (providers of bilateral loans) and agreement from EU member states to complete the early repayment of €18 [...]

Hollister ULC, leading manufacturer of medical supplies based in Ballina, has been named overall winner at the 30th annual National Maintenance and Asset Management Awards [...]

Michael Stone has been elected the new President of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF). Michael will serve as the head of the CIF and leader [...]

Founded by Michael O'Shea, a Chartered Engineer in both Ireland & the UK and member of Engineers Ireland & the Institution of Civil Engineers, O'Shea Consulting based [...]

Five pioneering projects, all Irish low-energy buildings featuring German innovation, were chosen by the German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce to showcase the coming together [...]

To mark the initial success of CIRI - the construction register, a short reception was held in the CIF on Tuesday 25th November. Already more [...]

The importance of controlled and efficient waste disposal was top of the agenda at the opening by Minister Simon Coveney of Greenstar’s re-furbished waste facility [...]

DPS Engineering is to create 80 new jobs in 2015 the year it celebrates 40 years in business. The company said more than 50 of the new roles will be [...]