The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland has awarded the Gandon Medal of Lifetime Achievement in Architecture to Rupert Maddock of Waterford City and County Council. The Gandon Medal is the highest personal award given to an Architect in Ireland. Rupert Maddock studied at the School of Architecture at UCD and joined Waterford City Council in […]
Global real estate firm Avison Young has announced that Brian Kelly has joined the Practice as Principal and Head of Planning for Ireland. Previously Head of Planning at Turley, Kelly will bring with him over 20 years of experience in Ireland’s urban planning landscape. He is a chartered member of both the Irish Planning Institute […]
Uppercross Enterprises, a leading wholesale distributor of plumbing, heating, and bathroom products, has announced its new strategic partnership with bathroom manufacturer, Geberit. This collaboration signifies a key milestone in Uppercross’s journey, as it now proudly represents Geberit as their distributor in Republic of Ireland. Since October, the NIKO Bathrooms division are the authorised distributor for […]
The Engineering Industries Ireland, an Ibec group representing the engineering sector, has announced the appointment of Ed Byrne, Group Managing Director of Galco Steel, as its new Chairperson. He succeeds Niall Fay, Director of Grant Engineering, while Claudia Binder, Managing Director of Liebherr, assumes the role of Vice Chair. The announcement was made during EII’s […]
1 Cumberland Place, a high-profile office building in central Dublin owned by Hibernia Real Estate Group, is leading the way on sustainability by demonstrating how retrofitted properties can deliver industry-leading reductions in energy demand while retaining much of their original structure and skin, thus avoiding the significant additional embodied carbon associated with newly constructed buildings. […]
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, Iarnród Éireann and the National Transport Authority (NTA) are pleased to announce that construction has now started on the new DART station at Woodbrook. The station, located between Bray and Shankill, is set to become the essential transportation hub for communities in Woodbrook and Shanganagh and will open in 2025. […]
Turner & Townsend has been appointed by airport operator daa as its Integrated Delivery Partner on a five-year framework. The Turner & Townsend team, supported by its partners AECOM, Arup and Wilson James, will augment daa’s existing in-house Infrastructure teams in the ongoing delivery of daa’s Capital Investment Programme 2020+, while developing a “single integrated […]
Quintain Ireland has announced the appointment of Isabelle Gallagher as its new Head of Development. A Dublin native with an accomplished career spanning over two decades, Ms Gallagher brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her new role. Working as Development Director at Quintain Ireland since 2019, Ms. Gallagher has played a pivotal role […]
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council & MosArt have announced the launch of the ground-breaking Zero Emission Buildings (ZEB) Summit, a transformative annual event set to redefine the future of sustainable living. Councillor Denis O’Callaghan, Cathaoirleach, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council said: “We have a vital role to play in promoting sustainable development, and the ZEB Summit is […]
Delayed jobs, losing out on work and even having to take out a loan or borrow money are just some of the implications for tradespeople when tools are stolen according to a new survey from Chadwicks Group. The research carried out by Ireland’s leading builders’ merchants among 375 tradespeople around the issue of tool theft […]
