New social housing development for Clonlara, Clare
Clare County Council has signed a contract with L&M Keating Ltd of Kilmihil, Co Clare, for the provision of a new social housing development at [...]
250,000 homes upgraded to date through Better Energy schemes
Mr Pat Rabbitte TD, Minister for Communications Energy and Natural Resources, today marked the significant milestone of 250,000 homes upgraded in Ireland through the [...]
Dalata buys discount loan from BOS Ireland
Dalata, the hotel group controlled by the former Jurys chief executive Pat McCann, has bought an €11.5 million loan attached to one of its Limerick hotels at [...]
€300m needed to reach wind energy goal
Proposed incentives designed to support the development of the wind farms needed to meet the Republic’s renewable energy targets will cost €300 million, according to [...]
IRBC assets to begin next week
The sale of assets worth more than €22 billion by the liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, which is to be completed by the [...]
Slowest fall in activity since December 2011 amid further growth of new orders
The Irish construction sector moved closer to stabilisation in August amid further growth of new business. Although employment and purchasing activity continued to fall, rates [...]
Bord Gáis Networks Services Centre – A BREEAM Project
In 2008, the vision for the Bord Gáis Networks - Networks Service Centre was for an innovative solution for a contemporary workplace that would centralise [...]
Shannon ‘to break even’ just a year after its split from DAA
Shannon Airport is on target to break even this year after being separated from the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) last December, according to its new chief executive, [...]
Frenchman to take the helm as new Financial Regulator
The Central Bank has appointed a French credit supervisor to be the new Financial Regulator. Cyril Roux is currently the First Deputy Secretary General of [...]
Lets drink to that!
John Teeling’s Irish Whiskey Company will spend €35m over the next four years transforming the Great Northern Brewery in Dundalk, Co Louth. It was announced [...]
Eurozone activity beating forecast
Business activity across the euro zone has picked up this month at a faster pace than expected, surveys showed today, led by Germany as it [...]
New Mental Health Unit for Drogheda
Fine Gael TD for Meath West, Ray Butler, has welcomed the announcement by the HSE that a new adult mental health Acute Admissions Unit for [...]
Savills – Hotel Market over €300m Sales Expected in 2013
According to the latest Savills Ireland report the dramatic upturn that Ireland’s hotel transaction market experienced in 2012 is continuing with strength in 2013 due [...]
Novartis selects Dublin site for new regional business services centre
Global pharmaceutical giant Novartis has selected Dublin’s Elm Park Business Campus, near St Vincent’s Hospital, as the home for its new regional business services centre. [...]
Investec – New lender for Irish mortgage market
International firm Investec has become the first company to enter the Irish mortgage market since 2008. The bank, which already offers savings accounts here, will [...]
Kingspan delivers ‘a positive performance in the first half’
Kingspan, the global leader in high performance insulation and building envelope solutions, reports its half-yearly financial report for the period ended 30 June 2013. The group [...]
Phoenix Park tunnel ‘no alternative to Dart Underground’
Opening a passenger rail line under the Phoenix Park in Dublin would not be an adequate alternative to the construction of Dart Underground, Iarnród Éireann [...]
CRH revenue drops by 3pc
Building materials group CRH has reported a 3pc fall in revenue for the six months to the end of June, and said it expects challenging [...]
Limerick tunnel firm losses rise 63%
The pretax loss at the firm that operates the tolled €810 million Limerick tunnel increased by 63 per cent to €8.3 million last year. According to accounts [...]
Kentz rejects takeover bids from AMEC
Irish founded engineering group Kentz is subject to takeover speculation linking British engineer Amec to an €938m bid as Amec attempts to grow its oil [...]
Kingspan on the rise
Trading profits at Kingspan - The Irish based global leader in high performance insulation and building envelope solutions - rose by 6% to €55.9m in [...]














