Achieving Part L of the Current Building Regulations with Renewable Technologies – Free Morning Seminar Tralee
On Wednesday the 17th of July, at the Headford arms Hotel, Kells, Midland Renewables Ltd, hosted the first in a series of Breakfast information Mornings titled Achieving [...]
Ireland well positioned to benefit from global upswing
The OECD and IMF have been predicting for some time that global growth would strengthen in the second half of 2013 and through 2014, provided [...]
3,000 Spanish apartments bought by Goldman Sachs and Azora
The regional government of Madrid has sold a portfolio of residential flats to Goldman Sachs private equity and Azora, the investment group, for €201 million. The sale [...]
Developers’ to receive €7m refund
Dublin City Council is to refund €7m collected from developers for infrastructure it did not build due to the economic slowdown and property crash.The money [...]
High Court will hear challenge to Dublin City Council housing contract award
A decision by Dublin City Council to award a contract to complete a Dublin housing project is to be challenged in the High Court. Manley [...]
Commission for Energy Regulation enacts new safety legislation for domestic electrical contractors
The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER), Ireland’s national energy regulator, has put in place new safety legislation for electrical contractors operating in the home. As [...]
IKEA buys wind farm to fuel Irish stores
Flat-pack giant IKEA is buying a wind farm to power its stores in Belfast and Dublin. The retailer said four large turbines in Carrickeeny, in [...]
UK property bubble expanding
British house prices are rising at their fastest pace in seven years, according to an industry survey on Tuesday that may raise concerns that government [...]
Irish company wins UK €35 million solar park
Irish company BNRG Renewables will begin construction on a €35 million solar park in September. It will be one of the biggest of its kind [...]
Construction orders rise for first time in 19 months
A new survey shows that the decline in the construction industry may finally be slowing. This is according to the Ulster Bank Purchasing Managers Index, [...]
Accenture to bring 140 new jobs to Dublin
Global consulting group Accenture has announced the creation of 140 new jobs in Ireland. Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. [...]
CRH’s India to buy Sree Jayajothi cements
India's Shriram EPC has agreed to sell its stake in Sree Jayajothi Cements to My Home Industries, owned by building materials provider CRH. Shriram said [...]
National Housing Construction Index registers decrease but contains signs of improvement
The most recent edition of the National Housing Construction Index, compiled and issued by Link2Plans, illustrates the continued decline in housing construction activity across the [...]
Some top hotels could change hands in one of the decade’s biggest stock flotations
New York-based Blackstone Grouphas hired banks to lead an initial public offering (IPO) of its Hilton Worldwide hotel chains in what will be an exit from [...]
U2 stars fight for their ‘spacecraft’
U2 bandmates Bono and The Edge are fighting back against a Dublin City Council decision that blocked their plans for a flying saucer-style roof for the Clarence Hotel. The Clarence Partnership, which [...]
How high can we go – IDA asks Dublin City Council
The IDA has irked some of the elected members of Dublin City Council over its lobbying to allow more skyscrapers in Dublin’s docklands. Some councillors, it appears, are [...]
National Architects in Schools Initiative
The IAF has announced the National Architects in Schools Initiative. Devised and delivered by the Irish Architecture Foundation, this new initiative will provide students with [...]
Byrne Looby Partners complete PH McCarthy acquisition
Byrne Looby Partners establishes itself as one of Ireland’s leading water engineering specialists International consulting engineering practice, with todays formal announcement of its acquisition of PH McCarthy, [...]
Irish Water programme a strong boost to construction industry – CIF
The rollout of the water meter programme by Irish Water will provide a strong boost to the construction sector providing employment opportunities for construction workers [...]
Tegral to create 30 new jobs in Athy
Tegral has announced a further investment of €5.8m in its manufacturing plant in Athy. This is on top of the €1.5m announced locally in April, bringing [...]
Four-year wait for Gort-Tuam motorway
The National Roads Authority has defended an estimated four-year wait for the opening of the new Gortto Tuam motorway. In a letter issued to Galway TD Michael Kitt [...]














