DG of Engineers Ireland urges new Government to review capital plan
Engineers Ireland, the professional body representing 23,000 engineers from every discipline of the industry, has called on the new Government to review the capital plan, ‘Building on Recovery’, to...
View ArticleIrishman to Lead European Engineering Association
Kevin Rudden, GARLAND CEO, was appointed as President Elect of the European Federation of Consulting Engineering Associations (EFCA) in Sofia, Bulgaria 2nd June 2016. Kevin is the first Irish person to...
View ArticleSEAI Appoints New CEO
The Board of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Jim Gannon as CEO of the Authority. The appointment takes place with effect from 23rd May...
View ArticleRadisson Farnham Estate on the Market for €26m
The Radisson Farnham Golf & Spa Resort in County Cavan has been brought to the market today by Savills with a guide price of €26m. Savills is handling the sale on behalf of the Receiver, Aiden...
View ArticleTipperary Energy Agency provides funding assistance to bring homes to ‘A’...
For the second year running, Tipperary Energy Agency’s SuperHomes project will aim to give homeowners the opportunity to retrofit their house to an ‘A’ energy rating standard. Funding is available of...
View ArticleMinister Donohoe announces Government Expenditure increase of €540 million
Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe today welcomed Government approval for an increase of €540 million in the proposed Government Expenditure for 2016. Minister Donohoe said: “The Revised...
View ArticleLongford-based Kiernan Structural Steel announces 50 new jobs
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’Connor recently attended the announcement of the creation of 50 new jobs at Kiernan Structural Steel Ltd. in Longford. The announcement...
View ArticleKawneer teams up with John Sisk & Son
Leading architectural aluminium systems supplier Kawneer has been appointed as a new preferred supplier to John Sisk & Son, one of the largest privately owned companies in Ireland. The new...
View ArticleJJ Rhatigan & Company commence work on circa €140m Primary Care Centres...
As part of a construction joint venture with Balfour Beatty Ireland, in a consortium comprised of Prime, Balfour Beatty and InfraRed Capital Partners Limited, JJ Rhatigan & Company is starting work...
View ArticleMay activity and new orders continue to rise in Irish construction sector
Activity and new orders continued to rise sharply in the Irish construction sector during May, despite further signs of a slowdown in growth. Meanwhile, the rate of job creation ticked up slightly over...
View ArticleIT Sligo students win Engineers Ireland Innovative Student Engineer of the...
IT Sligo students Colm Morley, Shane Timoney, Caolan Treanor and Conor Walsh have won the Engineers Ireland Innovative Student Engineer of the Year Award 2016, sponsored by Siemens, and a prize of...
View ArticleStirling Lloyd’s decseal range specified for expansion of growing Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport’s Terminal 2 Short Stay Multi-Storey car park has been expanded to house a further 1,400 spaces on the back of growing passenger numbers. Stirling Lloyd’s Decseal waterproof coating...
View Article€200m Local Infrastructure Fund to increase the supply of housing announced
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe T.D together with his colleague the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Minister Simon Coveney have welcomed the...
View ArticleEPA Director General wins 2016 UCD Distinguished Graduate Award
EPA Director General Laura Burke has won the UCD Engineering Graduates Association (EGA) Distinguished Graduate Award for 2016. Laura Burke was appointed as Director General of the EPA in late 2011. As...
View ArticleLaunch of latest Springboard+ offering of 5,825 free higher education places
Springboard+ 2016 is the latest offering of free part-time and full-time higher education places to provide reskilling and upskilling opportunities for up to 5,825 jobseekers. Springboard is designed...
View ArticleSod turned on New Primary Care Centre for Summerhill
Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Paschal Donohoe and Health Minister Simon Harris today broke ground on the Summerhill Primary Care Centre project. The project is one of the first such projects...
View ArticleGoogle’s new €150 million data centre opens in Dublin
An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD Officially Opened Google’s new Data Centre in Dublin this morning. Speaking at the event An Taoiseach said, The construction of this Data Centre coincides with the number of...
View ArticleSetting Example on Climate Change
Senior representatives from the public and private sectors, NGOs and academia met in Farmleigh House, Dublin, to discuss the need for deep retrofit of public buildings. Buildings have a large part to...
View ArticleCIF responds to findings of the Housing & Homelessness Committee Report
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has welcomed the launch of the Housing and Homelessness Committee’s report. The report outlines a number of key recommendations aimed at resolving the...
View ArticleSafegard Systems appointed sole distributor of RFT manufactured EIS rated...
Due to recent customer demand Safegard Systems now offer, along with its standard Actionair dampers, a comprehensive range of European Style Fire & Smoke/fire dampers. Since January 2016 Safegard...
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