To mark World Telecoms Day, NBI has published research findings that highlights that just one in four adults in Ireland are aware that the country’s copper telephone and broadband network is set to be phased out over time. The European Commission has proposed 2030 as the latest date for the decommissioning of the legacy copper […]
A major recruitment drive is underway to attract graduate planners into Ireland’s county and city councils. The local government initiative aims to attract suitably qualified graduates exiting degree or masters courses in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Britain and internationally. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to positively shape the future development of cities, towns and villages, […]
One of Ireland’sleading renewable energy providers, MarVal Power, has successfully completed a major solar energy project for TINE Ireland Ltd, the Irish division of Norwegian dairy giant TINE, at their commercial premises in Mogeely Co, Cork. The project will reduce the company’s carbon footprint by over 4,344 tons across the next two decades—the equivalent of planting 2,150 trees or […]
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD has published figures showing 2,357 vacant social homes were brought back into active use in 2024 under the Voids Programme. Making more efficient use of existing housing stock is another approach being utilised to bring more homes back into active use. The Voids Programme […]
The Land Development Agency (LDA) and Dublin City Council (DCC) have submitted a Part 8 planning application for a new social and affordable housing development in Dublin 12. Bluebell Waterways, located beside the 5th Lock on the Grand Canal at the former filter bed complex, will provide almost 400 homes, as well as community spaces and […]
Oaklee, an award-winning Approved Housing Body, and Evara, Ireland’s largest private homebuilder, marked the official launch of 184 new cost rental and social homes at The Sidings in Adamstown, Co Dublin, at an event held on Friday May 2nd. The homes were delivered by Oaklee in partnership with Evara and with the support of South […]
Engineers have devised a means of transforming biomass ash byproduct into high-quality concrete, which reduces carbon emissions by over 50%. In 2022, the cement sector accounted for almost 5% of Ireland’s national emissions, underlining the tangible impact this new technique could have in reducing that burden. In a groundbreaking leap towards sustainability, researchers at Trinity […]
Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) celebrated the official opening of Áras Geal, a new state-of-the-art teaching facility at its Blanchardstown campus. The new building was officially opened by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD. Designed to advance practice-led and employer-engaged education and research in one of Ireland’s […]
Walls Construction, one of Ireland’s leading construction companies, has deployed six Raimondi MRT573 flat-top tower cranes for the development of a landmark mixed-use project in Rathborne, Dublin. Supplied by Irish Cranes & Lifting, the official Raimondi agent in Ireland, these cranes represent the heaviest lifting capacities in the company’s fleet and will remain onsite for […]
The latest research by Switcher reveals the counties with the most eco-friendly homes in Ireland. As more households take advantage of government grants and prioritise warmer, more energy-efficient homes, Switcher’s study ‘Ireland’s Greenest Homes’ analyses and ranks the counties with the most sustainable houses in Ireland. Though this year’s study showed a 3% drop in recycling levels and a 24% decline in newly registered […]
