The CIF met with the Minister for Finance Pascal Donohoe and Minister for State Michael D’arcy in the Department of Finance to chart a way past blockages in the supply of critical residential, specialist buildings and infrastructure. The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) presented radical initiatives to increase investment in infrastructure and to establish a small builders fund […]
Murphy Group handed back the completed footbridge to Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and Bolton Council last week in time for the opening of the entire Bolton Interchange scheme to customers this week. Richard Smith, Murphy’s project manager, said: “This was a brilliant project where the Murphy team came together from across sectors and regions, […]
The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland has made a Pre-Budget Submission to Government on key issues that could positively affect the construction sector and support the viability of architectural practices. Registered architects are providing vital services to the community particularly in rural Ireland, providing a necessary service and not a luxury but the […]
Center Parcs was delighted that An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD joined with Martin Dalby, CEO of Center Parcs, today to perform the official sod turning ceremony marking the start of construction work on the €233 million development at Center Parcs Longford Forest in Ballymahon. The milestone occasion was celebrated with local community, as well as representatives […]
Growth in the Irish construction sector eased again, with slower rises in both activity and new orders recorded. That said, rates of expansion remained marked and firms upped their rate of job creation. The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – dipped for the […]
Ireland faces significant challenges ahead and only the improved delivery of sustainable energy solutions can help improve citizens’ quality of life, protect the economy and allow us meet the challenge posed by climate change. That was the message from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) as it launched its new five-year strategy today. The […]
Since its inception, CLONCAD has become a partner of choice within the electrical engineering and contracting industry of Ireland. Managing Director John Ryan, Contracts Managers’ Peter Sheridan and Niall Caffrey gave Building Ireland an overview of Cloncad and an insight into the success path to date since its formation. “In a short period of time, Cloncad […]
Brian Conneely & Co. Ltd, was founded in 1994 by Brian and Breda Conneely, with its office based in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. The company also has a plant maintenance facility, together with a large storage yard and gravel pit in Ballinasloe. Recently, Declan Murphy – Company Director at Brian Conneely & Co. Ltd – took […]
AinScaff Scaffolding offers its clients the complete scaffolding solution throughout Ireland. Simon Ainscough is the Dublin-based company’s Managing Director and told Building Ireland more about the business when we caught up with him recently. Set-up by the Simon Ainscough jnr in 2011, AinScaff Scaffolding is now experiencing one of the busiest periods since its inception […]
For over quarter of a century, Killarney Mechanical Services has been delivering exceptional commercial plumbing contracts within the Kerry / Cork / Limerick region. We touched base with founding director Jerome Kennedy to get an insight into the history and current well-being of this outstanding operation, which counts the HSE, Department of Education, OPW, Kerry […]
