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Fitting recognition for McAleer & Rushe team leader, Paddy Connolly 

25 Feb , 2025  

McAleer & Rushe Project Manager Paddy Connolly was honoured with the Irish Construction Industry’s prestigious Construction Project Manager of the Year Award 2024. Paddy successfully delivered the challenging Bruce Street, Belfast student accommodation project, which was also nominated for the Contractor Residential Project of the Year Award.  All the leading lights from Ireland’s construction industry […]

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JLC Cranes keep reaching new heights 

24 Feb , 2025  

JLC Cranes Ltd. is a visionary, industry-leading family business that has been on an upward trajectory since its inception in 2017. Building Ireland caught up with hands-on founder / managing director Joe Brouder, who boasts a lifetime of invaluable experience and an unparalleled depth of knowledge in the highly specialist and critical-to-construction realm of cranes.  […]

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Double delight for FKM’s James Glynn 

21 Feb , 2025  

FKM Fit Out Ltd was delighted to be a finalist in five categories at the 2024 Fit Out Awards, including two directly involving talented project manager James Glynn.  Not only was James shortlisted for Fit Out Project Manager of the Year, but the Eastpoint P2 project – which he oversaw – was also been nominated for Fit Out Project of the Year – Large Office Under €7.5m, […]

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Tom O’Brien Construction wins Contractor Health Project of the Year!  

20 Feb , 2025  

In November, Tom O’Brien Construction won the ‘Contractor Health Project of the Year’ at the Irish Construction Industry Awards 2024 for its Emergency Re-Build and Restoration of the 4-storey 280-bed Wexford General Hospital following a devastating fire outbreak and subsequent full evacuation of the Hospital in March 2023. It was the firm’s second win at […]

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Dargle Grab Hire reaches landmark anniversary 

19 Feb , 2025  

As Dargle Grab Hire celebrates ten years delivering prompt, professional and value-added construction waste removal, site clearance and green waste services to builders and home owners across the greater South Dublin / North Wicklow area, we sat down with founder and hands-on proprietor David Hackman to find out more.  From humble beginnings and on the […]

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Rose Construction is blooming 

18 Feb , 2025  

Rose Construction Ltd was delighted to be a finalist in two categories at the 2024 Fit Out Awards – Fit Out Contractor of the Year and Fit Out Project Manager of the Year.  Kevin Reddy, who fronts the leading Cork-based building and civil engineering firm along with his brother Simon, was shortlisted for Project of Manager of […]

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Rising Star Luke Martin does JP Corry Dromore proud 

17 Feb , 2025  

A valued member of the team at JP Corry in Dromore, Co. Down stole the show at the 2024 Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards when he won the coveted Rising Star Award, which acknowledges up-and-coming talent in the industry.  Luke Martin joined JP Corry in November 2023 as an apprentice through the Job Start Scheme. […]

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Murphy & Kelly celebrates 40 years 

14 Feb , 2025  

Celebrating 40 years in business, Murphy & Kelly (Thomastown) Ltd is a leading mechanical contracting solutions provider which has experienced unprecedented growth in recent times.  A one-stop shop specialising in the supply and installation of heating, plumbing, ventilation, air conditioning, renewable energy, oil and gas systems, the Co. Kilkenny-based company has doubled its workforce from 57 to over 100 […]

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O’Keeffe Electrical reaches landmark 30th anniversary 

13 Feb , 2025  

Surviving the test of time is the ultimate measure of the quality, dependability and adaptability of any company operating in the construction industry and the fact that O’Keeffe Electrical in Ballincollig, County Cork reached its 30th-anniversary milestone in 2024 speaks volumes for the outstanding workmanship consistently delivered by this exceptional family-run commercial electrical contractor.  O’Keeffe […]

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Jackie Folan Limited’s painstaking attention to detail shines through 

12 Feb , 2025  

Meticulous craftsmanship is the hallmark of every Jackie Folan Limited project and that has enabled the Connemara based contractor to consistently deliver a breath-taking portfolio of industry-leading public and private work for three-and-a-half decades.  With over 30 years’ experience in the building industry, specialising in residential, commercial and institutional projects, Jackie Folan Limited can cater […]