Offering a full range of services including new builds, extensions, refurbishments, restorations and conservation work, LMD Build is a multifaceted operation that has been delivering breath-taking construction solutions throughout the greater Dublin area for twelve years and counting. Building Ireland sat down recently with LMD Build founder and managing director Lee McDougall, who has a […]
Housing across Westmeath, Kilkenny and Meath is to receive a boost to its future supply of social homes with the launch of a call to building contractors to tender for ‘design and build’ social homes on local authority lands. This call is linked to the Accelerated Delivery Programme involving Local Authorities’ delivery of social housing […]
The Land Development Agency (LDA) has completed the purchase of lands in Clongriffin in north Dublin with existing planning permission for over 1,800 homes and the potential to deliver a total of over 2,300 affordable and social units. The adjoining lands, which now effectively form one site, were purchased by the LDA for €44 million […]
Over the past twelve years, Sirius Construction has earned a stellar reputation as an industry-leading niche builder, delivering high-end residential and commercial construction and renovation solutions. We spoke to director John McGee to find out more about this exceptional company which offers turnkey new build, deep retrofit and renovation services. Since its inception in 2011, […]
Sisk carpentry and joinery apprentices at its Dublin training centre are celebrating 50 years of its toy making tradition that will see an estimated 800 handcraft toys delivered to children’s charities and hospitals across Ireland, UK and Europe in time for Christmas. The Sisk toy story is part of a long-standing tradition which was started […]
The clean, curved lines of the Thomond Park Stadium rising out of Limerick city’s skyline may be the most iconic building to emerge from one of Ireland’s foremost roofing and façade contractors. But after nearly two decades in business BCL Contracts Ltd has kicked on from helping to turn the rugby ground into a world class stadium to […]
The Land Development Agency (LDA) has started construction on the development of 219 affordable and social homes at the former Devoy Barracks in Naas, Co Kildare. Mullingar-based Andrews Construction has been appointed as the contractor for the development with the first homes due to be delivered in 2025. The A-rated homes are being constructed on […]
Ian Haldane, Chairman of leading builders merchant Haldane Group, has received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Builders’ Merchant Awards for his outstanding contribution to the industry and Haldane Group as a whole. Ian was presented with the award in celebration and recognition of his hard work and dedication to the sector, the […]
Billy Moran & Sons Ltd in Legan, Co. Longford has been a leading supplier of plant and machinery to the Irish construction sector for almost 25 years. Plant sales and servicing accounts for about 60% of the family business’ turnover. In tandem with this, Billy Moran & Sons offer pre-CVRT and full breakdown services for commercial vehicles as well as […]
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar officially opened the new N59 Maigh Cuilinn Bypass in County Galway on 11 December 2023, which will result in a significant reduction in journey times between Galway City and Connemara. The project has been delivered over the past two years by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with Galway County Council, and is […]
