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Demolition and enabling works begin for €200m Limerick project

14 Dec , 2020  

John Sisk & Sonis delighted to be part of the biggest single commercial property programme investment in Limerick and largest ever outside the capital that got underway today at the Opera site.  Having achieved planning in February 2020, the demolition and enabling works programme were commenced today by Sisk at the 1.62 hectare site that […]

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RIAI Celebrates the Rising Stars of Irish Architecture

14 Dec , 2020  

The Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has announced the winners in its Future and Student Awards 2020. The awards, which are open to students of architecture and architectural technology, recognise architectural excellence amongst the student body as well as up and coming talent within the profession. Winning submissions included a proposal to create a […]

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Digital Construction Technologies helps those dealing with challenges through sporting support

10 Dec , 2020  

A new soccer team DCT United, was launched today at Tallaght’s Shamrock Rovers stadium. DCT United was set up by a group of like-minded friends with the idea stemming from the COVID-19 lockdown, founding member Joe Lumumba explained. “Many of us were finding the lockdown tough, we didn’t see each other, and with many of […]

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Housing commencements feeling the impact of Covid-19

8 Dec , 2020  

The latest Housing Market Monitor published today by Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) shows that housing supply is feeling the impact of Covid-19 disruptions and won’t match demand until at least the end of 2023. With a decline in both completions and commencements of new builds this year due the current pandemic the supply […]

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Housing Minister Hands over Home to Front Line Worker

19 Nov , 2020  

Tuath welcomed Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien to present keys to Cooleven’s first tenant, where 83 newly-built family homes will be let before Christmas, under South Dublin County Council’s choice-based lettings scheme.  The 20 apartments and sixty-three houses were built by Grandbrind Ltd under contract to Tuath. Total loan finance of €24.1M was provided to […]

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Lightning Protection International appointment Grace Nolan as Marketing Manager

18 Nov , 2020  

Lightning Protection International (LPI), Europe’s leading suppliers of lightning protection, electrical earthing systems and surge protection devices, have announced the appointment of Grace Nolan as Marketing Manager. Grace joined Lightning Protection International in 2017 and has since held a number of executive roles including accounts assistant and marketing executive prior to her appointment as Marketing […]

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New Komatsu Midi Excavator an early-2021 arrival

17 Nov , 2020  

The ongoing drive by manufacturers to produce machines that deliver added value in terms of features designed to meet current and future regulations whilst satisfying market needs for greater productivity are factors evident in the new Komatsu PC88MR-11 midi excavator, first versions of which will arrive in Ireland from January onwards. Successor to its acclaimed […]

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Free BIMcert BIM upskilling

10 Nov , 2020  

As part of European Vocational Skills Week, the Belfast Metropolitan College led digital construction project BIMcert will provide free upskilling in a webinar on Thursday. The fifth edition of the European Vocational Skills Week is a 100% online event organised by the European Commission in cooperation with the German Presidency of the Council of the […]

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Pre-Covid Turnover of CIF’s Top 50 exceeded €10billion

4 Nov , 2020  

The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Top 50 Contractors 2020 had a combined turnover of just over €10bn in 2019, according to a survey carried by Construction magazine on behalf of CIF. The CIF Top 50 Contractors survey gives a snapshot of the overall performance of the Irish construction sector, as it delivers many large-scale projects throughout Ireland […]

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Award-winning Cork property developers launch new luxury Kinsale homes

29 Oct , 2020  

Local family-run property development company Dooneen Developments Ltd., owned by the McElhinney family, are set to unveil their latest luxury housing units in Cork later this week, with twenty-two new homes in Kinsale set to go on sale in late October this year. Springmount Crescent, Kinsale is the latest development to be unveiled by the […]