New plan to create 93,000 extra jobs from start-ups over the next five years
A new plan aimed at creating an extra 93,000 jobs from start-up companies in the next five years was today launched by Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton TD together with Minister of State for Business...
View ArticleLinkedIn to Invest in new International Headquarters in Dublin
LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network on the internet, has announced plans today to invest in its international headquarters in Dublin after acquiring a 17,507sq m site at Wilton Place....
View ArticleCRH to team up with Mexican rival Cemex to explore bid for Lafarge
Irish cement maker CRH (CRH.I) has teamed up with Mexican rival Cemex (CMXCPO.MX) to explore a bid for all the assets industry giants Lafarge (LAFP.PA) and Holcim (HOLN.VX) must sell to get the...
View ArticleExciting Revit Technology Conference to be held at the Dublin Castle, from 30...
The second European Revit Technology Conference will be held at the Dublin Castle, from 30 October – 1 November 2014. RTC is an event covering Building Information Modeling (BIM) in all its aspects,...
View ArticleDell creates a new Commerce Services R&D Centre in Ireland
Dell today announced that Dublin has been selected as the location for a new Commerce Services R&D Centre. The team of highly skilled software engineers that will be located at the Centre will play...
View ArticleSurvey-record increase in housing activity
September saw a further strong monthly improvement in the Irish construction sector, led by the fastest rise in housing activity in the survey’s history. New business and employment both rose at...
View ArticleESB International wins €1.5 million in Energy Consultancy projects in Asia
ESB International, the global engineering consultancy firm, announced today that it has won four new contracts in Asia spanning Malaysia, Myanmar and the Philippines. The wins are testament to ESB...
View ArticleIrish budget set to phase out multinationals’ favourable tax arrangement
The government is set to announce sweeping changes to its corporate tax structure in its budget today, phasing out a loophole that has allowed multinationals to save billions of dollars in tax on their...
View ArticleCIF says Low level of housing supply to continue based on Budget
The low level of housing supply will continue based on the lack of measures announced in Budget 2015, according to the CIF. The CIF believes that when coupled with the Planning Bill and the potential...
View ArticleIreland leg of Leica Roadshow draws to a successful close
The Leica Roadshow completed it’s tour of Ireland at the University of Ulster in Belfast last week having also held successful events at UCD in Dublin and at CIT in Cork. The Roadshow gave attendees...
View ArticleIrish hotel sales on track to be close to €1bn by year-end
The value of hotel sales in Ireland could be close to €1bn by the end of the year, according to property consultants, Savills Ireland. In its latest commentary on the hotel property market, Savills...
View ArticleTom Parlon reacts to Budget 2015
Tom Parlon, Director General of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) provides the construction industry reaction to Budget 2015. He speaks about the benefits provided by the increased capital...
View ArticleNUI Galway Students are Building Ireland’s Most Energy-Efficient Car
Engineering students from NUI Galway are designing and building ‘the Geec’ (Galway energy-efficient car), Ireland’s most fuel efficient car, efficient enough to drive from Galway to Dublin on less than...
View ArticleGoogle cooking up a plan to buy Boland’s Mills site
Google is understood to have been holding discussions about buying the historic Boland’s Mills site in Dublin’s Docklands. The landmark building, which was at the centre of fighting during the 1916...
View ArticleIncreases in planning applications and project commencements drives growth in...
The National Housing Construction Index compiled and issued by Link2Plans has shown that growth in the residential sector remains strong, with increases in both the number of new planning applications...
View ArticleCompletion of Two Substantial Dublin Acquisitions for Total Consideration of...
Green REIT Plc, (“Green REIT” or the “Company”), the Irish property investment company, confirms that it has completed the acquisition of the Sapphire Portfolio for €375 million (€385.3 million...
View Article€245 Million To Be Invested In Five New World Class Research Centres In Ireland
Jobs Minister Richard Bruton and Skills, Research and Innovation Minister Damien English today announced Government and industry funding of €245 million for the establishment of five new world-class...
View ArticleConstruction Contracts Act 2013 – Minister of State Nash to bring forward...
The Government has approved the transfer of responsibility for implementation of the Construction Contracts Act 2013 to Minister for Business and Employment, Ged Nash, TD, from Monday 20 October 2014....
View ArticleRandox Teoranta announces plans for €25m investment in Donegal
Randox Laboratories, the medical diagnostics company that is headquartered in County Antrim, today set out a new vision for the company’s future in Dungloe, County Donegal where it plans to add 470...
View Article588 Dublin Apartments and Commercial Space for €116m
588 Dublin apartments across seven residential developments, along with 36,274 sq ft (3,370 sq m) of commercial and retail space, have been brought to the market with a guide price of €116m – equating...
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