The Land Development Agency (LDA) has announced the planned delivery of 345 new homes at Crown Square in Galway. The new A-rated apartments are being delivered in partnership with JJ Rhatigan & Company and include 86 one-beds, 240 two-beds and 19 three-beds. The new homes have been secured under the LDA’s Homebuilder Partnership initiative (Project […]
The Land Development Agency (LDA) and Dublin City Council (DCC) have announced that construction is under way on a 146-home development in Coolock in Dublin 5. An tSrúill on Cromcastle Road in Coolock will include 133 cost rental and 13 social homes, as well as new community, cultural and open spaces. The 1.7-acre site, owned by Dublin […]
The R148 Road Realignment was officially opened on Monday 16th December. The John Paul Construction project’s success lay in logistical challenges being overcome thanks to strong cooperation from Intel and within Kildare County Council. This ensured that existing traffic flow was managed, operations at the Intel Campus continued uninterrupted and impact to local road users […]
National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company responsible for delivering the Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP), has announced that 65,000 homes, farms and businesses are being moved to an earlier completion date in 2025 than had been originally scheduled. The number includes 32,000 premises that have been brought from 2026 into NBI’s schedule of works for […]
A record 502 keys were issued to tenants of Local Authority, Approved Housing Bodies, Rental Accommodation, and Mortgage to Rent schemes during 2024, according to the Housing Department of Galway County Council. The past 12 months have also seen the number of local authority-owned properties exceed the 3000 mark for the first time ever. Under […]
Mercury has once again proven that teamwork and dedication can drive meaningful change. By raising an incredible €64,080 for Movember this year, they not only surpassed our ambitious €50,000 target but also earned the title of the winner of the Movember Construction Challenge. And to further support the effort, Mercury has donated an additional sum […]
JV Tierney and Company Consulting Engineers engaged Cool Air Ltd to install the 400 PV solar panels across 13,000sqft of the building’s roof between June and August this year. However, the PV solar panels only began contributing to the hotel’s energy use last month after being commissioned by the ESB. Cool Air estimates that the […]
The Gold Medal 2013-2015 has been awarded to Donaghy + Dimond Architects for its design of The Model School, Inchicore. The Medal was presented by RIAI President, Sean Mahon FRIAI to Architects Marcus Donaghy MRIAI and Will Dimond FRIAI, co-founders of the practice at a ceremony in the RIAI. The Jury was unanimous in awarding the RIAI Gold […]
Uisce Éireann has completed of one of the largest projects to upgrade the drinking water supply in South Dublin and North Wicklow. The Old Connaught Woodbrook Water Supply Scheme will provide a more reliable water supply for existing homes and businesses while also providing additional capacity for future growth. To mark the completion of this […]
The Land Development Agency (LDA) has published draft plans for 350 new affordable homes at its newly acquired site in Wilton, Cork. The Agency and ESB reached agreement on the transfer of the land on Sarsfield Road in August this year. The proposed development will include 154 one-bed apartments, 180 two-bed apartments and 16 three-bed […]
