Autodesk announces strategic partnership with TU Dublin
Multinational software company Autodesk has committed to a 10-year support deal to Technological University Dublin’s (TU Dublin) new Design and Construct Centre, Ireland’s first [...]
Sisk to build Moda BTR Birmingham tower
John Sisk & Son has been selected as preferred contractor by Moda for the Great Charles Street neighbourhood in Birmingham city centre, the second [...]
Mick Flynn appointed President of the Master Builders’ and Contractors’ Association
Mick Flynn has been appointed President of the Master Builders' and Contractors' Association (MBCA). Mick is one of the Founding Directors of Flynn, a [...]
IHBA report identifies practical solutions to speed up the delivery of new homes
Problems with Ireland’s planning system are causing significant delays in the delivery of new homes according to a new report published today by The [...]
Construction industry expected to grow by 15% in 2021
AECOM will publish its annual construction industry review on Thursday and it predicts impressive growth levels for the sector in 2021 despite challenges and [...]
Gavin Whelan appointed Cairn Homes plc Head of Construction
Cairn Homes plc, a leading Irish homebuilding company has announced that Gavin Whelan has been appointed as Head of Construction. Gavin joined Cairn Homes [...]
Sonica celebrates inaugural Employee Awards
Sonica celebrated its inaugural Uncompromising Excellence Awards in recognition of the greatest achievements among employees for 2020. The Awards were held in response to a stellar year [...]
Participants required for OGP Review of the operation of the roles of Standing Conciliator and the Project Board
The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) is undertaking a Review of the dispute resolution procedures in the public works contracts (the Review). As part [...]
ShareRidge wins Revitalisation Project Contract for Limerick Urban Centre
Headquartered in Castlebar, ShareRidge Limited has been awarded the contract for the Limerick Urban Centre Revitalisation Project. The project aims to provide a high-quality [...]
Pat McCarthy appointed as Roadbridge Chief Operating Officer
Roadbridge has just announced the appointment of Pat McCarthy as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the group. Pat joined Roadbridge as a Site Engineer [...]
Ardmac announces two senior appointments for its Cleanrooms and Data Centre Divisions
Ardmac, a leading international construction specialist, has announced two senior appointments to its management team. Enda Murphy takes on the role as Managing Director [...]
Housing activity boosted construction sector growth pre restrictions
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®), a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity, posted 52.3 in December, [...]
Kirby spreads good cheer with €100k donation to charity
Kirby Group Engineering has donated a total of €100,000 to help people in need at Christmas. Kirby has a longstanding tradition of supporting charities [...]
Statkraft plans to build and sell two Irish wind farms to Greencoat Renewables
Statkraft has announced its plan to construct Cloghan and Taghart wind farms. In addition, the company has agreed to sell the wind farms to [...]
Kirby manager makes global list of ‘40 under 40’
Kirby Group Engineering has announced one of its employees has been named as part of Autodesk Construction Cloud’s '40 under 40' Champions of Construction”. [...]
Tánaiste launches IDA Ireland’s new four-year strategy
Regional investment continued to grow in 2020 despite the serious economic and social disruption experienced as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, IDA [...]
CIF Response to Government Restrictions on Construction
Following the Government announcement to restrict activity in Construction this afternoon the CIF has issued a statement. The statement says, "Due to the deteriorating [...]
Minister O’Brien confirms Construction Activity Restrictions
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD has confirmed a shutdown in construction activity from 6pm on Friday 8 January as [...]
Taoiseach commits to build 25,000 new homes in 2021
During a media briefing at Government Buildings, Taoiseach Micheál Martin committed to building 25,000 new homes in 2021. An estimated 12,750 will be social [...]
CPAS – Reflecting into the Future
In December last year, we wrote about a new decade with the start of 2020 and looked forward to what the next decade might [...]
What lies ahead – 2021
The good news as recently announced by a number of pharmaceutical companies is that a vaccine (or vaccines) is coming and at the time [...]

































