ESB to sell power plants to meet Government €400m target
State-owned ESB is set to sell two of its Irish power plants as part of an overall programme of dispersals aimed at raising a €400 million special [...]
Bord an Móna green energy project launched
Chairman John Horgan announced plans for the Bord na Móna Clean Energy Hub, a new green energy project that aims to generate some 2GW of electricity when fully [...]
Home renovation relief brought forward welcomed by CIF
Welcome news from the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, that the home renovation scheme will begin this Friday, instead of next year as originally announced. [...]
Minister O’Sullivan tells SCSI conference budget 2014 will boost construction sector
Minister for Housing and Planning, Jan O’Sullivan, TD, today welcomed signs of a pick-up in activity in the construction sector. Opening the annual conference of [...]
Siac creditors likely to appeal protection
Trade creditors appear set to oppose the granting of court protection to building group Siac Construction, which owes its banks €42 million, when the case goes to [...]
Facebook expands in Dublin
Facebook is to embark on a major expansion of its European headquarters in Dublin after completing legal contracts to rent almost twice the volume of office [...]
New state register of builders and contractors by 2015
Mr Phil Hogan TD, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government addressed key stakeholders at the Grant Thornton Construction Workshop. The Minister spoke about measures [...]
€52m from sales and rents of €2bn for NAMA
After impairments of €385m, mainly from writing down property and loan values, and after tax, the figure drops to just over €52m. The agency realised [...]
New mental health facility for Donegal
The HSE in Donegal, along with Boyle Construction, Trentagh, Letterkenny, have signed contracts for the construction of a new community mental health centre on the [...]
ESB International wins €1.4m contract in Oman
ESB International has announced that after a competitive international tender process it has won a new €1.4m contract to supply services to Oman’s Electricity Holding [...]
Siac may face examinership following Polish losses
Siac Construction is one of the best known of Ireland’s construction companies with high-profile projects such as the Aviva Stadium. Siac Construction, one of Ireland’s largest [...]
Stryker submits plans for €22m Cork expansion
US surgical device maker Stryker has submitted plans for a $30m (€22m) expansion to its Cork facility that will make the location a hub for [...]
Pyrite plan insufficient says Fiana Fáil
Fianna Fáil has described the €10 million fund for homeowners affected by pyrite as inadequate. The party’s Environment Spokesperson Barry Cowen has called on Environment [...]
Grafton to buy Belgian builders merchant
Grafton, the Irish builders merchanting and DIY Group with operations in the UK, Ireland and Belgium, today said it is to acquire Binje Ackermans SA, [...]
PM Group celebrates 40 years with 17% Increase in pre tax profits
PM Group, the Irish international engineering, project management and construction firm, today posted pre-tax profits of €8.1m for last year - a 17pc rise on [...]
Walsh Whiskey to build new distillery and create 55 new jobs in Carlow
A Carlow-based whiskey maker is to generate 55 jobs over the next few years with a €25m expansion.Walsh Whiskey Distillery is to build a new [...]
Pyrite remediation plan approved
The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan T.D, announced that the Government has approved Exchequer funding for a pyrite remediation scheme [...]
CIF says Budget sets foundations for construction recovery
Today’s Budget will set the foundations for a recovery in the construction sector and will lead to thousands of jobs being created, according to the [...]
Grafton completes move to London from today
Shares in builders group Grafton will only be traded on the London Stock Exchange from today, as the company ends its Dublin listing. The company [...]
Mostly bitter budget with a little sweetener
Another tough budget designed to save €2.5 billion next year contained an unexpected sweetener of a €500 million jobs stimulus package. The measures unveiled in [...]
Budget home renovation tax credit may help cool black market
Finance Minister Michael Noonan said he will bring in Budget measure to boost the embattled Irish construction sector. He said he is introducing a home [...]














