Coillte – Smarter Osb Panels Across the Board
As the construction industry continues its recovery, architects, designers and contractors are under pressure to specify building products that deliver proven performance, cost efficiencies and meet...
View Article€40m investment in five water and wastewater projects in Waterford nearing...
Speaking at a regional IBEC seminar taking place in Waterford, Ervia, Irish Water’s parent company outlined the key objectives of the recently published business plan for the utility that will bring...
View Article96% of developers surveyed by Knight Frank say ‘new Central Bank regulations...
With the heightened media coverage of the current housing crisis, the voice of developers and builders has largely been absent from the debate. Given that they are the key stakeholders responsible for...
View ArticleSavills Completes Sale of National Portfolio for Over €175m
Savills, the international real estate advisor, has today announced the sale of the National Portfolio to Davidson Kempner. The estimated sale price, in excess of €175 million, equates to an initial...
View ArticleGlobal Irish Design Challenge Launched
The Global Irish Design Challenge invites designers of Irish lineage, or those with a strong affiliation to Ireland, to present products, projects and concepts that have the potential to...
View Article310 Major School Building Projects Announced
Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan, TD has announced a new programme of capital investment in schools. Running from 2016 to 2021 this significant investment will provide funding for 310...
View ArticleValue of Construction projects up over €1.7 billion in first three quarters...
The value of construction projects commenced saw a significant increase in the first three quarters of 2015, rising by €1.7 billion to €4.25 billion when compared to the same period in 2014 according...
View ArticleJones Engineering Staff raise €60,000 for Make-a-Wish Foundation
Twenty employees of Jones Engineering have completed a gruelling 3 day cycling challenge from one end of the country to the other, raising over €60,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation to bring fun,...
View ArticleLean Project Delivery: Three Reasons “Why”?
Paul Ebbs was a co-founder and core group member of the Lean Construction Institute Ireland Community of Practice in 2014. Paul is currently part of the lean consultancy and coaching team at Umstot...
View ArticleConstruction Industry Federation in Cork call for urgent action on Cork...
CIF Regional Director, Conor O’Connell, has stated that “recent reports from daft.ie that show an increase of 13.5% in rents in a 3 month period, illustrate the growing crisis in the Cork Region in...
View ArticleEPS Group scoops Leadership prize after helping voluntary groups secure...
Entrants to this year’s Sustainable Energy Awards have saved an unprecedented €48 million in the last year through their extraordinary sustainable energy projects. Presented by the Sustainable Energy...
View ArticleMajor capital investment programme for the National Library of Ireland announced
The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys T.D., in conjunction with the National Library of Ireland, has announced the development of a major new capital investment plan for...
View ArticleInaugural European Financial Forum for Dublin Castle
Minister Simon Harris has just announced the inaugural European Financial Forum will be held in Dublin Castle on the 27th of January next year. Speaking today at the opening of Dogpatch Labs’ expanded...
View ArticleWinner of competition to design a New Urban Primary School at Harcourt...
The Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan, T.D., today announced that Tún architecture + design is the winner of an architectural design competition for a new primary school in an urban...
View ArticleNew PII report shows the state of the Irish property market at the end of Q3...
Property Industry Ireland, the Ibec group that represents businesses working in the property and construction sector, today (24 November) launched Property Watch, a report compiling over 30 different...
View ArticleNTR posts half-year profit of €72.6m as group demerges
NTR plc (“NTR”), has reported a profit of €72.6 million for the first half of the 2016 financial year as part of its final results announcement prior to a demerger of the Group, which took place on...
View ArticlePreferred option identified for new water source for East and Midlands Region
Irish Water has today published a report that identifies the ‘Emerging Preferred Option’ for developing a new source of drinking water supply for the Eastern and Midlands Region. Over 40% of Ireland’s...
View ArticleIrish Water to invest €228 Million in Cork city and county
Irish Water, Ireland’s national water utility responsible for providing and developing water and wastewater services throughout Ireland, is investing €228 million in a major programme of work to...
View ArticleTransport Infrastructure Ireland places order for new trams
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, was present as an order for new additional trams was placed by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). The order of seven ‘Citadis’ trams...
View ArticleHines Submits First Cherrywood Planning Application
Hines Ireland is this week submitting a planning application for a major road network investment that will mark the first phase of development of a new Town Centre and upgraded Business Park at the...
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