The South East Regional Skills Forum (SERSF) has launched its report ‘The Plastering Trade in Ireland – Demand, Supply and Future Skill Needs 2026-2030’. The report provides some actionable steps to improve the uptake of plastering apprenticeships in the southeast and further afield. Its recommendations include the need for increased promotion of plastering apprenticeships among […]
Over the decades, Donegal-based Henry McGinley & Sons Ltd. has established itself as an industry leading contractor, specialising in the design (with our own in house Engineers), fabrication and erection of CE-marked structural steel as well as roofing systems (cladding, PVC and aluminium standing seam). Building Ireland touched base with James McGinley to find out more about this in-demand, […]
Celebrating five years in business, Co. Cavan-based Clankee Construction Building & Development Ltd recently marked the milestone by appearing on the hit RTÉ television programme, ‘Room to Improve’. Established in March 2021 by Ray O’Reilly, who has accumulated decades of experience and a wealth of knowledge across all spectrums of the construction industry covering residential […]
Portlaoise-headquartered John Conlon Construction has a busy calendar year ahead, which is rather poignant as 2026 also happens to mark this industry-leading building contracting and civil engineering company’s 25th anniversary. Building Ireland touched base with the eponymous John for a brief update on activities. There’s no denying that John Conlon Construction has come a long way since the family […]
Dún Laoghaire‑Rathdown County Council has confirmed the signing of contracts with Winterbrook Ltd. for the delivery of 129 new social and affordable homes on Council‑owned land in Dundrum. The project represents a significant milestone in the Council’s housing delivery programme and is one of many schemes being advanced through the Competitive Dialogue process, which enables […]
Uisce Éireann and Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD has announced the launch of the Water for Growth Programme for the Eastern Region. The targeted programme will deliver 30 critical projects over the next decade, ensuring a more resilient water supply and supporting the region’s growing population, housing, businesses and communities. […]
Ireland’s property market is beginning to shift, with buyer agents gaining ground in a system traditionally dominated by sellers, as pressure on purchasers intensifies. The changing dynamic will be a central theme at the Real Estate Agency Summit, taking place in Waterford on Thursday, June 11th. The concept of a buyer’s agent remains relatively new […]
Kingspan has completed construction of the new Sayri Molina hospital recovery ward in Puerto Cortés, Honduras, in partnership with the international humanitarian response agency, GOAL. Sayri Molina, in whose honour the new wing was named, was a much-loved programme officer on the GOAL Honduras team who sadly passed away during COVID. Since the project began […]
Twenty-twenty-six marks 15 years since Marlhill Construction Services’ genesis and the client-focused, County Tipperary based building contractor has certainly gone from strength to strength in the decade and a half since its inception. Rather than basking in past glories, however, the team at MCS remain very much focused on the present and the future. Established in Ardfinnan by Founder and […]
Operating out of Tydavnet in north county Monaghan, Adda Build / Adda Timber Engineering is one of the fastest-growing providers of off-site timber frame systems in Ireland. Building Ireland interrupted founders Adrian Keenan and Damien Hamill’s busy schedule to find out more about this industry-leading operation whose systems are in huge demand island-wide. With current developments ongoing […]
