Rabbitte responds to Grid Link public consultation
The Minister for Energy Pat Rabbitte T.D. has announced that he is establishing an expert panel chaired by retired Supreme Court Justice Catherine McGuinness to oversee the preparation of reports on...
View ArticleMichael Noonan says ‘sorry guys’ to AIB bonus request
The Minister for Finance, Mr. Michael Noonan T.D. today has ruled out reintroducing bonuses for top bankers until performance improves. AIB is said to have approached the Government to request the...
View ArticleGilmore – 12,000 jobs in the construction sector over the next three years
The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore, has said the Government is targeting an additional 12,000 jobs in the construction sector over the next three years. Speaking...
View ArticleMonitoring confirms efficiency of Passive House indoor pool
The municipal swimming pool operator in the German city of Lünen ventured into unchartered terrain when it decided to build its indoor swimming pool to the Passive House Standard some years ago. This...
View ArticleDublin office rents could hit the €50 / Sq Ft mark
Dublin office rents look set to climb to as high as €50 per sq ft, thats according to the latest report by Davy Stockbrokers on the commercial property sector, thats a potential increase of 40% on...
View ArticleRed Carnation Hotels acquires Lisloughrey Lodge just eight months after...
Receiver Kieran Wallace of KPMG, has sold Lisloughrey Lodge, Cong, Co. Mayo. The sale was advised by international real estate advisor Savills. Red Carnation Hotels purchased the four star boutique...
View ArticleMinister Quinn opens new classrooms in St Leo’s College Carlow
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today officially opened six new classrooms, a technology room, a science laboratory and a library at St. Leo’s College, Dublin Road, Carlow....
View ArticleEnergia to power home with entry to consumer market
Energia has today entered the residential electricity and gas market in Ireland providing a major shake up of the sector. Energia said it will offer guaranteed savings of up to 15pc off standard rates...
View Article€200m hospital cuts outlined today will hit patients hard – Kelleher
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Health Billy Kelleher has said that the €200m hospital cuts outlined today will hit patients hard and they are a testament to the inability of the Health Minister to secure...
View ArticleO’Daly Architects win competition to design 1916 Easter Week Rising Chapel
Dublin-based O’Daly Architects has been chosen as the winner of an international architectural competition to design a Chapel to commemorate the 232 people who died in the 1916 Easter Week Rising and...
View Article€85m invested in energy retrofits helped maintain 3,000 jobs in 2013
Last year saw the Better Energy programme surpass the landmark of 250,000 homes upgraded and the number of homes with a Building Energy Rating (BER) reach 420,000, meaning one in four homes in Ireland...
View ArticleConnecting local suppliers to opportunities in the Construction Sector
Over 400 people today attended an information and networking session aimed at connecting local suppliers to opportunities in the construction sector under the Schools Public Private Partnerships (PPP)...
View ArticleKenmare Community Nursing Unit comes out on top at the Community and Council...
The LAMA Community & Council Awards 2014 in association with IPB Insurance took place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Northwood Dublin recently. The Gathering, which celebrates Irish culture and history,...
View Article€4m Endoscopy Unit at Roscommon Hospital to formally go to tender
Fine Gael TD for Roscommon/South Leitrim, Frank Feighan, has welcomed the news that the construction project to build the €4 million Endoscopy Unit at Roscommon County Hospital (RCH) is set to formally...
View ArticleAmazon’s New offices will be home to 450 employees from June
Amazon has today announced that it will move its Dublin Development Centre to Burlington Plaza later this year. Located on Burlington Road, Dublin 4, Amazon will occupy three floors of the new premises...
View ArticleEU Commission Reappoints RPS to European Green Capitals Project
RPS has recently been reappointed by the European Commission to manage the European Green Capital Award (EGCA) project for another rolling four years. “We have managed the EGCA for the past three years...
View ArticleMJM buys Mivan Group
The chairman of Newry-based fit-out contractor MJM Group has bought fellow Northern Irish construction company Mivan out of administration. MJM Group chairman and owner Brian McConville has acquired...
View ArticleNew Camden Street hotel for Dublin
Planners have given the go ahead to a multi-million-euro hotel development on Camden Street in Dublin. Prague-based British developerJonathan Jackson has received the nod from Dublin City Council to go...
View ArticleHP commences construction of state of the art facility in Galway
HP Ireland today announced the formal commencement of the construction phase of its new 89,000 sq. ft. office building in Ballybrit, Galway, at a ceremony attended by Ireland’s Taoiseach, Enda Kenny,...
View Article€9 million energy efficiency campaign in the Public Sector launched
Mr. Pat Rabbitte T.D. (Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources) and Mr. Brian Hayes T.D. (Minister of State with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works) today (3rd...
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