South Dublin County Council Agree Innovative 1000 Home JV
Following a detailed master planning and competitive tender process, South Dublin County Council has agreed a Joint Venture (JV) development of 975 homes on [...]
Kingspan joins Science Based Targets Initiative to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Kingspan Group has joined over 370 companies worldwide in committing to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The [...]
€26 million investment ends discharge of sewage into Blackwater Estuary
Minister of State David Stanton officially opened Youghal Wastewater Treatment Plant on Friday 27th of September 2018. SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins business is delighted to be [...]
Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government announces preferred tenderer for Social Housing PPP bundle 1 project
The Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government has just confirmed that Comhar has been selected as preferred tenderer for the Social Housing PPP [...]
John Paul commences work on new €100m Lidl Distribution Centre
Work commences on new €100 million Lidl Distribution Centre in Newbridge. Up to 2,000 construction jobs created with additional 100 new full-time jobs on [...]
The SME Public Procurement Challenge
Challenges for SME contractors bidding for public works projects include authorities bundling projects together, excessive qualification criteria, inflation and excessive risk loading. Here we [...]
Roadmap to success abroad: Germany
The German construction market is the subject of our first article in a series in association with Enterprise Ireland, focusing on Irish contractors and [...]
Sika helps to restore piece of World War II History
A World War II navigational sign has been restored to its former glory with a little charitable help from 100 litres of high performance [...]
Are pension savings only for construction site workers?
It may be well established at this stage that CPAS are considered to be the pension provider of choice for the construction sector, however, [...]
Last chance to Sign up and Attend Kilsaran International’s Essential Learning Series as it goes on the road
Kilsaran International are taking the hugely successful Essential Learning Series suite of technical seminars to the road with events to be held at the [...]
Sisk | Stephen Bowcott | The art of construction
Being selective about the projects it works on is paying off for Sisk, which has just posted details of another very successful financial year. [...]
Government Launches €1.25bn Land Development Agency to build 150,000 New Homes
The Government has launched the Land Development Agency to build 150,000 new homes over the next 20 years, the next step of Project Ireland [...]
Ardmac receives certification for new ISO 45001: 2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management Standard
Ardmac, a leading international construction specialist, has received certification for compliance with the new ISO 45001: 2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management standard, becoming [...]
€100m worth of minor building works tendered for public sector
A new system is being launched to streamline the tendering process for €100m in contracts for minor building works across the entire public service. [...]
Linesight predicts Construction industry output to reach €21 billion in 2018
Leading construction consultancy firm, Linesight, launched the latest update to its annual construction market review today. At the beginning of 2018, Linesight predicted that [...]
2019 ICE Awards Call for Entry Launched
The call has been made for entries to the 2019 Irish Construction Excellence Awards. The Irish Construction Excellence Awards are the original and premier [...]
Record sized 53-metre long, 22-tonne, glulam beams arrive at Sisk Center Parcs site
With 12 months to go to the opening, the €233m Center Parcs forest resort in County Longford has reached an important milestone as Sisk [...]
LCi National Conference 2018 Preview
Lean Construction Ireland (LCi) will host its inaugural national conference in Dublin on the 20th of November 2018 in Croke Park, the theme of [...]
How long have you got? What time limits will apply to your entitlement to pursue claims?
When you enter into any commercial relationship and sign up to contractual obligations, it will be important to understand how long you will be [...]
Dublin City Council issues €1bn rapid build housing tender
Dublin City Council (DCC) has posted a €1bn eTender for the construction of rapid build homes to meet the ever growing demand for social housing [...]
Dublin 7 site with planning for 420 residential dwellings on the market for €32m
A site with planning permission for 419 apartments, 1 house and 7 commercial/community units in Dublin 7 has been brought to the market by [...]
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