Commercial real estate professionals expect flux in Irish market
The latest Origin Capital Commercial Real Estate Sentiment Tracker has shown that commercial real estate (CRE) professionals expect to see huge flux in the market in Ireland in the coming months. The...
View ArticleCairn Homes plc appoints Director of Marketing and Sales
Cairn Homes plc has just announced the appointment, with immediate effect, of Ruchika Hassan as Director of Marketing and Sales. Ms. Hassan joins Cairn from Groupon, the global e-commerce marketplace,...
View ArticleSisk Steconfer JV begin testing trams on new Luas Cross City extension
Sisk Steconfer JV has commenced testing the trams on the new Luas Cross City light rail extension in Dublin, the most significant milestone for the project to date. Running from St Stephen’s Green to...
View ArticleEcocem to capitalise on London market with second import terminal opening
Ecocem Ireland, one of Ireland’s premier manufacturers of high performance low carbon cement, has upped its export capacity with the official opening of its second bulk import terminal, capitalising on...
View ArticleDIT tackling gender gap
DIT has announced that it is to launch a mentorship programme for female engineering students, pairing students with successful women mentors from two of the largest multinational engineering companies...
View ArticleWaterford Institute of Technology engineering graduates achieve 96%...
Just days after finishing their exams final year students on some engineering courses at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) were deciding which of a number of job offers in front of them to...
View ArticleUp to a million Irish homes need a Deep Retrofit to boost energy efficiency
Deep retrofitting of our housing stock is recognised as one of Ireland’s biggest energy efficiency challenges and also a major economic and employment opportunity. This was the theme of the Sustainable...
View ArticleIrish Construction Leaders spreading their wings
Irish construction companies are entering foreign markets, competing and winning large contracts for high-tech projects, and building projects which are on par with anywhere in the world, that’s...
View ArticleDepartment of Justice HQ up for sale
The current Irish Department of Justice Headquarters, which was originally the Centenary Church of Ireland, immediately adjacent to the KPMG Headquarters on St Stephen’s Green, is being offered for...
View ArticleMinister for housing signs new Regulations to fast track large scale...
The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Mr. Eoghan Murphy, T.D., has signed the necessary Commencement Order and associated supporting Regulations which will enable planning...
View ArticleInvestec Irish Economy Monitor Q2 2017 shows Employment at 9 year High
An examination of the key data points across the Irish economy reveals a strong start to the year. Exports have been a key highlight, with nominal goods exports +10% y/y in the year to date. On the...
View ArticleLimerick Twenty Thirty programme on its way as ‘Opera Site’ planning process...
The planning process for largest single project in the Limerick Twenty Thirty programme, which is transforming the city centre into a dynamic economic hub and living space, has commenced. The special...
View ArticleTwitter EMEA Headquarters at Cumberland Place awarded prestigious LEED...
Twitter’s EMEA Headquarters, based at Cumberland Place, Dublin 2, has been awarded LEED Platinum level certification for a Repurposed Building. It is one of the few office buildings in Ireland, and the...
View ArticleBrexit: Over a Dozen Banks and Large Firms moving to Dublin from London
The IDA say they have clinched deals with more than a dozen London-based banks and finance houses, including American banks, to move some of their operations to Dublin in preparation for Brexit. Dublin...
View ArticleThe Property Ladder with Lisney
Duncan Lyster, Managing Director of Lisney discusses growth areas in the property industry for the Irish construction industry. The Outlook for 2017 from Lisney, one of the country’s leading estate...
View ArticleKSSL to revolutionise Irish & UK Steel Industries with efficient SIN Beam System
Kiernan Structural Steel Ltd tell Irish building magazine about their new SIN Beam System, the advantages it can offer clients and their Company services. Composed of two steel flanges welded to a...
View ArticleRKD Architects – Drawing on Experience
Leading architects David Browne and David Petherbridge share their views on the challenges facing the Irish construction industry. As the Irish construction industry evolves to embrace regulatory...
View ArticleEnterprise Ireland – When Opportunity Knocks
Stephen Hughes, Head of Construction, Enterprise Ireland on the plethora of opportunities for the Irish construction industry that exist on our doorstep. As Head of Construction at Enterprise Ireland,...
View ArticleMinister Eoghan Murphy publishes urgent Planning Bill to provide for second...
Eoghan Murphy, Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government today (5th July 2017) published the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2017 which provides for second extensions of...
View ArticleThe Construction Contracts Act 2013 in Practice – Frequently Asked Questions
The Construction Contracts Act 2013 (the ‘CCA’), now a part of Irish construction law for some ten months, has presented some interesting challenges in terms of ensuring that contracts and appointments...
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