In a continued effort to tackle homelessness, Peter McVerry Trust has completed 12 high-quality social housing units on Mallow Street in Limerick City. Delivered in partnership with Limerick City and County Council, the project has transformed a long-vacant site into modern, energy-efficient homes that will provide secure accommodation for individuals from the local social housing […]
Operating with 20 full-time staff across two bases in the Munster region, Eleco Services Ltd is an Electrical & Security installation and maintenance contractor with a reputation which is second to none. Building Ireland touched base with its Managing Director Paudie McCarthy to hear more about its current projects and recent expansion to a second […]
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, has launched the Timber Construction in Ireland Research report, ‘Pioneering Research and Innovation for timber and wood-based products in Ireland’. Minister Heydon commented: “The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is a key funder of forestry and timber research. My Department funds this research […]
The Land Development Agency (LDA) is to lodge plans for 285 new affordable homes at The Gasworks, Dock Road, Limerick. The homes are to be developed on land being acquired by the Agency from Gas Networks Ireland (GNI). The proposed development will include 142 one-bed, 127 two-bed and 16 three-bed apartments across three blocks ranging […]
Brennan’s Electrical Wholesale and Brennan’s Electrical Expert is a one-stop shop for all your wholesale and retail electrical requirements with branches in Arklow and Rathnew, Co. Wicklow. Trading for almost 60 years, Brennan’s Electrical Wholesale / Brennan’s Electrical Expert is the No. 1 electrical wholesaler and retailer in the Garden County. Supplying contractors, wholesalers and […]
Celebrating 20 years in business, Firepro is at the forefront of technology in the fire protection industry. Run by its trailblazing managing director Frances Rooney, the Dublin-based company is contracted by some of the biggest names in worldwide construction, with expertise in hospitality, commercial, data centres, healthcare, offices and residential. No stranger to winning prestigious […]
Established in 2017 by Damian Sutton, DLM Groundworks Ltd is a leading provider of groundworks, civil engineering and haulage services in the South East and beyond. Specialising in groundworks, site clearance, civil engineering, demolition, drainage, concreting, low loader hire, electro and butt fusion, Astro and grass pitch construction, and muck away / haulage, the New […]
Lynda Cahalan was a worthy finalist in the upcoming Women in Construction Awards. Having gained experience at every level in the industry, she now leads dynamic teams in her position as Operations Manager with Mercury Engineering. Shortlisted in the ‘Excellence in Senior Leadership – Contractor / Subcontractor’ category, Lynda has blazed a trail in a […]
The Office of Public Works has announced the awarding of the contract to John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Ltd. for the construction of the Commemorative Bridge project at the Irish National War Memorial Gardens (INWMG), Islandbridge, Dublin 8. The competition was organised by the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) and was promoted by […]
West Cork Building Supplies Homevalue was one of the big winners at United Hardware’s 2024 United in Excellence Awards ceremony which took place at the Lyrath Estate Hotel in Kilkenny. No stranger to winning prestigious accolades, the Clonakilty, Co. Cork-based building supplies firm was not only named as Munster’s Best Heating & Plumbing Store for […]