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Latest mortgage data from BPFI shows almost €1.3 billion in mortgage approvals in November 2021

12 Jan , 2022  

Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) has today published the latest figures from the BPFI Mortgage Approvals Report for November 2021. The following are the key figures: A total of 4,959 mortgages were approved in November 2021 – some 2,662 were for FTBs (53.7%) of total volume) while mover purchasers accounted for 1,172 (23.6%). The number of mortgages […]

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“Our reputation is built on the high quality of our work” – McGowan Builders

11 Jan , 2022  

With a proven track record of completing jobs to the highest standard, McGowan Builders’ enthusiasm and pride in their work will ensure that your project receives the attention it deserves. Building Ireland caught up with Managing Director David McGowan. Based in Batterstown Co Meath, McGowan Builders specialise in creating unique bespoke homes, extensions and renovations. […]

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The high-performance window and door company

10 Jan , 2022  

Based in Ballina, Co Mayo, Carrabine Joinery Ltd is a family-run company which has been immersed in manufacturing of joinery products for close to 40 years now. Building Ireland touched base with co-director Paul Carrabine to learn all about the ins and out of the business – from its origins to its current projects. Business […]

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Growth continues at Davis Civil Contractors Ltd after a dozen years

6 Jan , 2022  

Established in 2009, Davis Civil Contractors Ltd is a company which is well-known for its high-quality work, reliability and excellence down through the years. Building Ireland touched base with Managing Director Padraig Davis to learn more about this thriving business and its on-going projects throughout the east of the country. Since ‘Day One’, Davis Civil […]

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Busy times at D Gilmore Developments Ltd

5 Jan , 2022  

Based in Lurgan, Co Armagh, D Gilmore Developments Ltd specialises in private housing developments and one-off houses. Building Ireland caught up with company owner and founder David Gilmore to learn all about this thriving family business situated in the Orchard County. These are busy times at D Gilmore Developments Ltd and the plan for David […]

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Chadwicks Group presents cheque of €10,000 to Irish Wheelchair Association

4 Jan , 2022  

Stars of Chadwicks Group’s new Christmas jingle, comedian Joe McGucken and Chadwicks Group Category Director Pat Moore alongside Marketing and Development Director Tara Brennan at Chadwicks Group, presented a cheque of €10,000 to Joanne Ryan, Corporate & Trusts Manager at Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA). Following the success of the ‘A Builder’s Holiday’ jingle, Ireland’s leading […]

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53 years and counting

4 Jan , 2022  

With bases in Malin and Letterkenny, Co Donegal, the McGonagle Group is a long-established family venture which is renowned in the Tir Chonaill County (and beyond its borders) for the excellent service it provides customers. Building Ireland spoke with Kevin McGonagle recently to learn more about the business and some of its current projects. These […]

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ACM Building Contractors – one of Ireland’s leading ICF construction specialists

22 Dec , 2021  

Providing a full range of construction services from its base in Ballinasloe since 2002, County Galway, ACM Building Contractors has evolved into one of Ireland’s premier ICF construction specialist. We sat down with founder / proprietor Alan Murray to find out more. Over the past two decades, ACM Building Contractors has established a proven track […]

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Setting the standard out west

21 Dec , 2021  

Based in Foxford, Co Mayo, CGQ Developments Ltd is a construction company with more than 40 years’ combined experience which specialises in the construction of new houses and extensions. Building Ireland spoke with co-director Oisin Quinn to learn the ins and outs of what is a thriving young business out west. Last year CGQ Developments […]

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Mervyn Gray Construction maintaining a proud family legacy

20 Dec , 2021  

From one-off houses to domestic and commercial refurbs and extensions, meticulous restoration projects or providing specialist building services to racecourses or stud farms, Mervyn Gray Construction has an exceptional track record for invariably delivering high-quality construction solutions in a wide range of settings. We took the short trip to Navan and met the eponymous proprietor […]