Initiative Ireland (www.initiativeireland.ie) has announced the launch of Ireland’s largest peer-to-peer loan to date, financed by its Secured Lending Community. The €3 million loan will fund the construction of 33 new family homes in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan. The units have already been pre-contracted to approved housing body Tuath Housing. Initiative Ireland has financed over €10 […]
72% of Irish construction companies say new technology has improved their productivity in the industry, according to a recent Construction Industry Federation (CIF) survey. According to Sean Downey, CIF Director, Specialist Contracting: “CIF have led the discussion on digital transformation since the establishment of the National BIM Council in 2015. Our primary agenda has been […]
Dublin, Ireland – TJ O’Mahony’s Builders Merchants & DIY flagship store in Ballymount played host to over 300 international delegates from the Global DIY Summit on Wednesday June 5th. Leading the store visit was special guest, Chairman and CEO of Bostik Worldwide, Vincent Legros who cut the ribbon on the new, state of the art Bostik Smart Adhesives Centrerecently […]
Scoil Chriost Ri, Boys National School, in Caherdavin, Limerick is the public’s choice for best building of 2018 at RIAI Irish Architecture Awards The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has announced An Ríocht, Scoil Chríost Rí, Boys National School, Caherdavin, Limerick, designed by Drake Hourigan Architects, as the winner of the Public Choice Award at the RIAI Architecture […]
The combined turnover for Ireland’s top construction companies increased by 25% to €8.39 billion last year according to Construction magazine’s annual Top 50 CIF Contractors listing for 2019. The annual listing gives a snapshot of the overall growth in Irish construction as it delivers many largescale projects throughout Ireland and the world, attracting foreign direct investment to […]
Simply Architecture, and their new build residential project ‘The Fairways ’in Cork, has been named the winner of the 2019 Overall ISOVER Award, as well as Designer of the Year 2019, at the third ISOVER Awards this afternoon. The awards ceremony, which took place at the Smock Alley Theatre on 6th June 2019, saw over 100 […]
SG Modular UK Limited and Brian Conneely & Co sign agreement for Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) in Ireland. Brian Conneely & Co and the UK/Turkey modular house manufacturer SG Modular UK have signed an agreement to deliver modular and mobile homes to Ireland through a new joint venture based in Ireland. During the launch […]
Construction exports have increased by 22% to €1.97 billion over the last year. This increase was the largest recorded by any sector according to Enterprise Ireland. Director of Communications and Government Relations, Shane Dempsey, stated: “The reason behind this significant increase is the world-class expertise construction companies have gained in the past decade. During the […]
Kieran Holohan, Marketing Director of Saint-Gobain Ireland, announced that the Saint-Gobain Build Better Roadshow will travel to Galway (25th June), with Waterford and Limerick following in October and November. This announcement follows the success of the first two Build Better Roadshows which took place in Belfast on 3rd April, 2019 and in Cork on 14th May 2019. The […]
The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) and the Office of Public Works (OPW) today announced the winning architect of the competition to design a new commemorative bridge at the Irish National War Memorial Gardens in Dublin. The design competition was launched in November 2018 and submissions were received from 61 architectural practices […]
