2019-09-10 23:00
CIF is calling for an extension of the Help to Buy scheme as a top priority in their recent Pre-Budget 2020 Submission. Many house builders have reported that between 40% and 80% of homes so… Read More
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2019-09-08 23:00
A social housing development in Moycullen has been awarded €14.6 million in funding to deliver 46 social homes in the area. Galway West TD Seán Kyne confirmed that the money has… Read More
2019-07-03 23:00
It is oft repeated as a quick solution to the housing crisis: Dublin needs to build up, not out. Dublin’s skyline is too low, we’re not making the most of the space that we have… Read More
2019-07-02 23:00
The archdiocese of Dublin is to receive around €95 million from the GAA in return for 19.12 acres it owns on the site of the old Holy Cross seminary in Drumcondra, Dublin. The GAA has m… Read More
2019-07-01 23:00
The Dyke Road carpark and Black Box site could be set for a €170 million development to start in 2022 made up of student accommodation units, office space, a ground-floor retail area an… Read More
2019-06-30 23:00
Works on a major centre that will form a “new destination” for students at University of Limerick have started. The new Student Centre, a 3,529 square metre building set over thr… Read More
2019-06-25 23:00
LIMERICK City and County Council has launched a programme that could potentially kick-start inactive planning permissions of almost 1,000 new homes across the city and county. The Turnkey pr… Read More
2019-06-24 23:00
Richard Barrett's Bartra has secured the green light for a new high-rise scheme of 200,000 sq ft of office space at the Boston Sidings site in Dublin's Docklands. Dublin City Council has gra… Read More
2019-06-23 23:00
An Bord Pleanála has given the go-ahead for the construction of nearly 700 new student bed spaces on NUIG lands at Dangan – which will help relieve pressure on the city’s… Read More
2019-04-15 23:00
Ireland’s construction sector continues to grow, though the rate of expansion eased last month, figures have indicated.
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index… Read More
2019-04-03 23:00
It was the tie that gave it away. I was near the headquarters of Anglo Irish Bank in 2008 when I bumped into Paddy Kelly, one of Ireland’s biggest developers, and his son Simon. The Ir… Read More
2019-03-26 00:00
A total of 534 new homes will be built in counties Dublin, Louth, Wicklow and Kildare in the first phase of Ireland’s first social housing Public-Private Partnership following agreemen… Read More
2019-03-21 00:00
The number of people working in the construction sector in Ireland has jumped by 14 per cent, or 17,900 jobs, in the past 12 months, but Ireland will need an influx of workers… Read More
2019-03-19 00:00
Brexit uncertainty is expected to delay Irish construction projects valued at hundreds of millions of euro, according to those working in the sector.
JP Hilliard, director of development an… Read More
2019-03-19 00:00
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – rose to 60.5 in Febru… Read More
2019-03-19 00:00
Growth in the value of Ireland’s imports of UK construction products has eased to a more modest rate, according to new data released by Fexco Corporate Payments.
Ireland’s boomi… Read More
2019-03-07 00:00
Dublin crane count reaches record 123 in March
Construction activity likely to surge on the northside in coming months.
The Irish Times Dublin crane count reached a record 123 in March &nd&hell…Read More
2019-03-07 00:00
A new survey reveals that 72% of construction firms in Ireland are not prepared for Brexit. Considering the huge amount of work being done at political level and the advice and assistance on… Read More
2019-02-20 00:00
A BOOM in construction jobs fuelled a 50,500 surge in the numbers at work in Ireland last year.
But employment in the building industry has not bounced back to Celtic Tiger levels.
N… Read More
2019-02-18 00:00
Dublin Airport to construct €320m runway project to boost capacity. Credit: DAA.
Dublin Airport has commenced construction on its new North Runway project that will entail an investmen… Read More
2019-02-18 00:00
Construction companies across Ireland are experiencing difficulties recruiting qualified, experienced and even entry-level workers across most disciplines.
According to a survey of CIF… Read More
2019-02-15 00:00
Here is a look at the Top 5 largest homes that are currently under construction - Some have been under construction for years while others have just begun. Check them out below! House Buildi… Read More
2019-02-12 00:00
Los Angeles-based construction giant Aecom has published a report into the Irish construction industry that estimates it will grow 20% in 2019 and be worth €24bn. Meanwhile, the Norther… Read More
2019-02-12 00:00
Construction industry officials have raised concerns about the lack of building outside the country's major urban centres in Dublin and Cork.
Specifically, the relative lack of activity in… Read More
2019-02-12 00:00
Ireland West Airport has appointed a joint venture of Lagan Airport Maintenance and Clare Civil Engineering (LCJV) to carry out runway rehabilitation following an early contractor invol… Read More
2019-02-12 00:00
Growth in Ireland’s construction activity eased in January but new orders rose at a faster pace.
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) – a seasonal… Read More
2019-02-04 00:00
DUBLIN (Alliance News) - Ireland's construction growth improved for a second straight month and was the fastest in four months in December, led by new order gains and increased job creation… Read More
2019-02-04 00:00
NUI Galway is planning to invest about €200 million on developing disused sites it owns in the city centre.
Ireland’s second-largest university by student numbers ha… Read More
2019-02-04 00:00
Company plans to deliver more than 5,000 housing units over next five years
Ardstone Homes, founded by former senior Friends First executives, has secured a €110 million re… Read More
2019-01-15 00:00
There was stronger expansion of Irish construction activity in December and the rate of growth quickened to a four-month high.
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index… Read More
2019-01-14 00:00
There will be significant growth in the construction of houses this year, as the industry forecasts 20% growth in construction overall in 2019.
John O'Regan, Director of AECOM - who co… Read More
2019-01-07 00:00
The number of people working in the construction sector in Ireland has jumped by 14 per cent, or 17,900 jobs, in the past 12 months, but Ireland will need an influx of workers… Read More
2018-11-23 00:00
Critical need to attract foreign workers to build houses thwarted by boom-bust cycle
Lingering doubts about the long-term sustainability of the Irish construction sector is thwarting effort… Read More
2018-11-20 00:00
The Irish construction sector has experienced its weakest rise in construction output since March 2015 though job creation has quickened.
Activity in Ireland rose only moderately during Oct… Read More
2018-11-08 00:00
Flynn Management and Contractors are expanding their workforce to more than 200 employees with the creation of 50 new jobs.
The Irish construction and fit out specialist will be filli… Read More
2018-11-08 00:00
Higher wages in Dublin are persuading skilled construction workers to relocate from the North to the Republic, creating fresh labour shortages for North’s construction sector, a new in… Read More
2018-11-08 00:00
Plans have been lodged for a €40m development at the Donald Trump-owned Trump International Doonbeg golf resort in west Clare.
The new plan includes 53 holiday homes, a ballroom/functi… Read More
2018-11-01 00:00
There has been a general decline in European jobseeker interest in British jobs, with Ireland recording the sharpest decrease in jobseeker interest, down 44% since 2015, according to figures… Read More
2018-11-01 00:00
New Dublin Airport runway to begin construction immediately after contract awarded to Irish-Spanish consortium
Construction of the new runway at Dublin Airport is to start immedia… Read More
2018-11-01 00:00
A growing number of Irish workers in Vancouver are going into the construction industry to beef up missing company muscle, prompting local employers to rethink international recruitment stra… Read More
2018-10-17 23:00
The Construction Industry requires more female workers to meet current demand for skills and to deliver Ireland’s urgent housing and infrastructure needs. This is according to the… Read More
2018-10-17 23:00
ACROSS Dublin, signs of a new boom are everywhere.
Cranes again pepper the city centre. Celebrity restaurant hot spot The Ivy has opened close to parliament, hoping for an influx of bankers… Read More
2018-10-17 23:00
WORKERS currently established in the building trade in the north are enjoying increased workloads - but fewer companies in the sector are taking on new staff, a survey says.
The latest quar… Read More
2018-10-14 23:00
The regeneration of Cork’s docklands has stepped up another gear with work underway on a €125m office block on the northern quays which will be able to accommodate more than 2,250… Read More
2018-10-02 23:00
The State’s official unemployment rate fell to 5.4 per cent in September, down from 5.6 per cent the previous month.
The rate had, however, been revised up to 5.6 per cent in August a… Read More
2018-10-02 23:00
The construction sector is central to ending the cycle of boom and bust in the Irish economy, the president of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has said.
Dominic Doheny was speaki… Read More
2018-10-01 23:00
Up to 2,000 construction jobs will be created on a new €100 million Irish distribution centre and regional headquarters for supermarket giant Lidl.
Work has just begun on the new facil… Read More
2018-09-19 23:00
Construction purchasing managers’ index shows house-building is the strongest performer
Growth in construction continued through August despite slowing slightly on the previous month… Read More
2018-09-19 23:00
Figure represents growth of almost 64 per cent in the last three years, but it is still only 55 per cent of the 2007 peak output of €38 billion
Construction industry output is expected… Read More
2018-09-17 23:00
The Irish construction sector has now completed five years of growth in activity.
Growth remained elevated during August - despite moderating from July – with strong increases in hous… Read More
2018-09-12 23:00
FRANKLIN D Roosevelt famously stated “we have nothing to fear but fear itself”. But if you've opened a newspaper in the last 24 months, everyone is being told to be afraid of Bre… Read More
2018-09-12 23:00
Building up a picture of the state of construction
What do CRH, Kingspan and Grafton, which unveiled half-year results, tell us about the construction sector, asks Dan White looks at what t… Read More
2018-09-09 23:00
Activity in Ireland’s construction sector increased at a sharper pace in July amid widespread reports of strengthening demand for services.
New orders continued to increase at a subst… Read More
2018-09-05 23:00
Loughrea-based Chanelle Group announces further €86m expansion even as Tánaiste opens latest €10m investment
Ireland’s largest indigenous drug company has announced a… Read More
Ireland's Construction Sector Is Now Growing So Fast There Is A Shortages Of Some Building Materials
2018-09-02 23:00
Ireland's construction sector is now growing so fast that shortages of some building materials and services are being reported.
That's led to higher prices for steel, insulation and t… Read More
2018-08-20 23:00
Tax breaks are being proposed for construction workers who return home to Ireland to work in the industry.
The Construction Industry Federation said it is one of a number of measures needed… Read More
2018-07-22 23:00
Ireland's construction firms have continued hiring amid a strong pace of growth in the sector.
The latest Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers' Index stood at 58.4 in June. Wh… Read More
2018-07-01 23:00
The Irish construction sector faces a shortage of thousands of workers over the next four years.
Research conducted by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) estimated that there… Read More
2018-06-24 23:00
Social network Facebook continues to grow its footprint in Meath and Dublin.
Facebook is understood to be planning to expand its data centre offering in Clonee, Co Meath.
The social media… Read More
2018-06-21 23:00
Newry construction and fit-out firm Mac-group has secured contracts worth more than £78m across the UK and Ireland in the last six months.
And the contractor, which is led by founder… Read More
2018-06-18 23:00
At least 42 Irish construction companies have gone into liquidation or examinership since the start of this year, prompting a trade body to warn parliamentarians of an insolvency crisis that… Read More
2018-06-14 23:00
Construction sector hit with 'epidemic' as over 40 firms fold
Industry warns politicians of threat to construction jobs and public projects
Ireland's construction industry is facing a… Read More
2018-05-21 23:00
Skills shortages have leapfrogged access to finance as the major concern of construction sector surveyors, according to a major new report.
Just over eight in 10 surveyors in Ir… Read More
2018-05-17 23:00
400 construction jobs to be created by huge expansion of Google data centre in Dublin
The work will take approximately 16 months to complete.
Google is set to invest €150 million into… Read More
2018-05-15 23:00
IRISH CONSTRUCTION FIRM Entekra has plans to create 100 new jobs in Monaghan following a €46 million round of funding.
The company designs and builds framing for residential and commer… Read More
2018-05-14 23:00
DUBLIN (Alliance News) - Ireland's construction activity expanded at a marked rate in April, driven by growth in new projects, survey data from IHS Markit showed Monday.
The Ulster Bank con… Read More
2018-04-29 23:00
WHEN the economic downturn hit us so suddenly 10 years ago, the construction industry was decimated in almost one fell swoop. Building workers who had been making great money – and spe… Read More
2018-04-15 23:00
The Construction Industry Federation says there is an urgent need for the industry to attract more talent.
It comes after a new report by the Central Bank shows that one in every two worker… Read More
2018-03-15 00:00
The "lost decade" in jobs is over as new figures suggest the number of people at work has hit an all-time high.
Employment soared to just 12,000 short of its peak 10 years ago o… Read More
2018-03-06 00:00
ON FRIDAY, THE Project 2040 plan made €116 billion worth of pledges and industry groups are warning that it must be matched with adequate training if the promises are to… Read More
2018-02-14 00:00
Construction workers are being called back to the old country…
A 2015 report, conducted by the Construction Industry Federation, showed that more than 1000 men working in constructio… Read More
2018-01-31 00:00
Over 50,000 jobs have been created in the Irish Construction Industry since the lowest point of the recession in 2013.
CSO figures indicate that industry has hired approximately 1000 people… Read More
2018-01-16 00:00
The Republic of Ireland's construction activity expanded at the fastest pace in six months in December, data from IHS Markit showed today.
Housing was the strongest performing sector, and c… Read More
2018-01-11 00:00
At least 50,000 new construction jobs will be needed by 2020 if there is any chance of new housing supply meeting rising demand, employers’ body Ibec has said.
However, that forecast… Read More
2018-01-09 00:00
Companies supported by Enterprise Ireland created over 19,000 new jobs in 2017, with construction one of the best-performing sectors.
Enterprise Ireland, the government agency responsible f… Read More
2018-01-04 00:00
Expansion in Irish construction hits five-month high
The rate of growth in November increased sharply from the previous month. New orders and employment also rose at stronger rates, related… Read More
2017-12-11 00:00
2017 Construction Activity Stats
13,726 Republic of Ireland construction projects worth €38bn have been added on CIS database to date this year
5,223 Northern Ir… Read More
2017-11-15 00:00
Construction News Around Ireland:
Steady growth puts Ireland on course for full employment bar construction: http://bit.ly/2hvqf0w
Workers employed in the Irish Construction sector stand… Read More
2017-11-08 00:00
Ireland on course for "full" employment by next year.
A leading economic think tank has forecast that Ireland will be close to “full” employment by the end of next year.
In a n… Read More
2017-11-07 00:00
Workers employed in the Irish Construction sector stands at 150,000, which is barely half of where it was during the boom.
Outside of construction, employment in Ireland is now hi… Read More
2017-10-24 23:00
Staff shortage in construction industry: report
Most smaller building firms are struggling to hire carpenters, joiners and bricklayers, a new report has revealed.
Salaries in the… Read More
2017-10-19 23:00
ONE of Ireland's leading universities is to invest €350m in the biggest expansion plan in its history.
University College Cork (UCC) today confirmed the €350m expans… Read More
2017-10-05 23:00
Some 450 construction jobs and a further 200 permanent jobs are to be created at Janssen Sciences Ireland as part of a €300m expansion.
The expansion plans involve an investm… Read More
2017-10-02 23:00
A property tycoon has warned Dublin does not have enough skilled construction workers to lift the country out of the housing crisis. Developer Sean Mulryan has revealed 76,000 extra em… Read More
2017-09-21 23:00
It was announced today that Marlet Property Group Ltd., in conjunction with M&G Investments, has appointed Walls Construction to carry out extensive redevelopment work on the Charlemont… Read More
2017-09-17 23:00
More than 1,000 Construction jobs coming to Longford
An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has kicked off construction of a €233m development in Ballymahon, County Longford.
Center Parcs Lo… Read More
2017-09-10 23:00
There were slower rises in both activity and new orders recorded in the latest figures from the Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a seasonally adjusted index d… Read More
2017-09-07 23:00
Major ‘HQ’ development worth €160m for Cork quayside to create 450 construction jobs in Cork!
Development worth €160 million, spanning eight buildings and to include 2… Read More
2017-09-03 23:00
Thousands of Dublin construction workers face losing their jobs over bitter €5million crane strike
Steel workers, electricians, plumbers, general operatives and small sub-contractors c… Read More
2017-08-23 23:00
There has been a big increase in the amount of Irish leaving certificate students taking up university courses following the release of the points system.
In Ireland the entry requirem… Read More
2017-08-22 23:00
Recent figures indicate that the increase in new Construction jobs in Ireland in January 2017 reached nearly record levels.
The latest Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’… Read More
2017-08-21 23:00
The demand for experienced workers within the construction industry has increased by 40% in the past year, according to recruitment firm Hays.
Struggling against a scarcity of skilled worke… Read More
2017-08-15 23:00
2017 has seen a stagnant start to the year with new Construction projects in Ireland, planning applications and start-ups showing little increase on last year, despite Ireland’s struct… Read More
2017-08-14 23:00
Construction stalls in first half of 2017, indicating a ‘two-speed’ economy
While Dublin and the east coast enjoy a plethora of new buildings projects, other parts of Ireland ar… Read More
2017-08-13 23:00
36% hike in the building of new houses is good, but not good enough
The building of new homes is on the increase, according to GeoView report, with a percentage increase of 36% in the past… Read More
2017-07-10 23:00
Construction workers are being called back to the old country…
A 2015 report, conducted by the Construction Industry Federation, showed that more than 1000 men working in constructio… Read More
2017-06-20 23:00
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2017-06-12 23:00
Plans have been drawn up for a €100 million ‘urban quarter’ at Galway Docks – which will create 500 construction jobs and office space for 2,600 workers.
The ‘B… Read More
2017-05-30 23:00
The boom is getting “even more boomer”. Well, according to the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) at least, which says 112,000 workers will be required to deliver €17.8… Read More
2017-05-04 23:00
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The September – December 2016 InterTradeIreland Business Monitor Report, issued on Monday, shows that 37 percent of const… Read More
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