Knock knock! it’s Open House Dublin 2013
Google Docks, Google’s European HQ in Dublin’s docklands, played host to Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, when launching the programme of the Irish Architecture...
View ArticleMinister Burton welcomes reduction in Live Register
Social Protection Minister Joan Burton has welcomed the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office which show an annual reduction of 20,976 in the numbers on the Live Register, a decrease of...
View Article€2.1M Refurbishment of Cavan Town Water Treatment Plant moves ahead
Cavan County Council has secured funding of €2.1m for the refurbishment of Cavan Town Water Treatment Plant. The Council has entered into a contract with Glan Agua Limited to revamp and improve the...
View ArticleNew medical assessment unit for Mallow
A newly built medical assessment unit (MAU) has opened in Mallow General Hospital in Cork. It replaces a temporary unit that had been operating since the closure of the hospital’s emergency department...
View ArticleHigh spirits for Jameson with €100m spend
The €100m investment in the Irish Distillers-run distillery in Midleton, Co Cork, will allow the company to produce 16.5m litres of whiskey every year. But the facility has the capacity for even...
View ArticleISEQ climbs
The ISEQ is a little higher this morning at 4,220, up 12 points as markets await US data today which has the potential to determine the extent and speed of Fed withdrawal from current intervention...
View Article€10 billion credit line safety net sought
The Department of Finance has confirmed that it is seeking a €10 billion credit line from the EU and IMF to assist Ireland’s exit from the bailout at the end of this year. Finance Minister Michael...
View ArticleShannon ‘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, Neil Pakey. Speaking to the Irish...
View ArticleSlowest 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 of decline eased in each...
View ArticleIRBC 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 end of the year, kicks off on Monday of next week. Parties...
View Article€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 the State’s utility regulator. The...
View ArticleDalata 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 a huge discount from Bank of Scotland...
View Article250,000 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 highly successful Better Energy...
View ArticleNew 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 Glór na Srutha, Knockbrack Lower in Clonlara. The...
View ArticleMinister insists Limerick Regeneration is still on track
Minister for Housing Jan O’Sullivan has insisted there is a clear implementation plan for the future of the Regeneration programme, which should be announced in full next month. Construction work is...
View Article250,000 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 highly successful Better Energy...
View ArticleMinister launches ‘Talking Timber’ Event
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Tom Hayes, TD, with responsibility for forestry, today opened ‘Talking Timber’, a timber marketing event organised by Teagasc...
View ArticlePriory Hall could be replicated across the country – Hogan
Environment Minister Phil Hogan said the problems of Priory Hall could be replicated across the country, and that local authorities had reported a range of issues in housing developments. But some...
View ArticleA Marked Change
On a warm sunny afternoon, there’s no more vibrant or exciting place to spend a couple of hours in Dublin at the moment than Grand Canal Square. The city’s first new public square since the Georgian...
View ArticleON Semiconductor Strengthens its European Design Operations With Expanded R&D...
ON Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: ONNN) driving innovation in energy efficiency, has moved its Limerick Design Center into an expanded and technically upgraded campus. The newly acquired...
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