Taoiseach announces resignation of Minister Alan Shatter
Taoiseach Enda Kenny today announced to Dáil Éireann that Justice & Defence Minister Alan Shatter has tendered his resignation. [rev_slider Surety] Watch the Taoiseach’s [...]
Engineers Ireland announces 2014 AGM details
The Annual General Meeting of Engineers Ireland will be held on Thursday 29 May 2014, at 6.30pm in Engineers Ireland HQ, 22 Clyde Road in [...]
Secretary General of the Department of Finance quits
The Department of Finance secretary general Mr. John Moran has unexpectedly quit his position, just 24 months after taking command of the Department. He was [...]
Poolbeg Incinerator likely to proceed
The Poolbeg Incinerator project is likely to proceed to construction following an EC Investigation which has found in favour of the Dublin's local authorities. The European Commission [...]
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) celebrates 50 years in Drogheda, announcing €16m investment
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today celebrated the 50th anniversary of its plant opening in Drogheda, Co Louth, with an announcement of [...]
Logistics Sector Unsung Hero of Irish Economic Revival – Savills
Demand for industrial space is being driven by a resurgent logistics sector according to property consultants, Savills Ireland. In its latest commentary on Dublin’s industrial [...]
CRH reports tough times in US but strong start in Europe
CRH plc, the international building materials group, has issued their Interim Management Statement this morning in advance of its Annual General Meeting which takes place today at 11.00 [...]
Corrib tunnel-boring machine passes 4km mark
The Corrib pipeline tunnel being excavated in County Mayo is nearing completion, with breakthrough expected in the coming months. Once built, the 4.9km tunnel will [...]
Accolade for world-class architecture in Passive House Standard
Accolade for world-class architecture in Passive House Standard Seven projects receive international Passive House Award in Aachen, Germany Aachen, Germany. Building with an eye to energy efficiency [...]
Scottish Group Soluis acquires pixogram Bolstering Holdings with Further IP & Technology
Hot on the heels of assimilating London-based virtual reality developer Kairos-VR, Glasgow digital creativity leaders The Soluis Group has now looked closer to home for [...]
NTMA announces bond auction in May
The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), which manages the national debt, confirmed yesterday that it will hold the bond auction this week. It is pricing the [...]
ECB action on hold as signs of inflation return
The European Central Bank will likely hold off policy action on Thursday, waiting for new forecasts from its staff in June before deciding whether to [...]
JJ Rhatigan & Company – Setting standards in education building at NUI Galway.
There aren't too many clients in Galway or in the surrounding area that are as successful when it comes to securing funding for construction work as NUI [...]
BCD – Engineering Success
Established over 30 years ago, the ongoing success of Charleville based BCD Engineering is a lesson in how to adapt and thrive in spite of [...]
386 schools to receive €35 million for vital school improvements
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., has today announced that a further 386 schools across every county in Ireland will be able [...]
Collen Construction – IADT National Film School – A Star is Built
Built by Collen Construction, the new National Film School located on the Institute of Art Design and Technology campus in Dun Laoghaire, is home to [...]
Special Development Zone approved for Cherrywood
The Green Party has today welcomed the approval by An Bord Pleanala for a Special Development Zone (SDZ) for Cherrywood, Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown. The [...]
BAM Contractors – How the West was won!
There is a lot going on at NUI Galway at the moment. Amongst the various construction projects that are either underway or about to commence [...]
Building Information Modelling – Boom, Bang, BIM
By Denise Maguire BIM isn’t just a fancy 3D CAD model. The latter has been around for quite a while and in most cases represents just [...]
BAM Contractors – BIM Vanguard
BAM Contractors were the first construction firm in the country to roll out BIM across their projects on a large level. Now at full scale [...]
CITA – Delivering a national BIM awareness programme
Formed in 2001, the Construction IT Alliance (CITA) was set up to increase the extent of IT knowledge within the traditionally technology shy construction sector [...]
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