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17-09-2026

Metrolink to cost up to €17.5bn and carry first passengers between 2036 and 2038

Metrolink, the largest infrastructure project in the history of the State, is set to carry its first passengers between 2036 and 2038, and will cost a maximum of €17.5bn. Transport Infrastructure Ireland and the National Transport Authority say that, when completed, the giant underground

14-09-2026

Ireland’s tallest building to form part of 562-home development beside Dublin’s Heuston Station

The Land Development Agency (LDA) is to deliver 562 new homes in Dublin as part of a development that will include Ireland’s tallest building. The LDA is working with developer Castlethorn on the Parkgate Street development across the River Liffey from Heuston Station and close to Phoenix

10-09-2026

Ireland's first cycle path between car lanes begins construction on Dublin's Amiens Street

Works have begun to install a cycle lane down the middle of Amiens Street, in a first for Irish active travel infrastructure. Contractors from Richard Nolan Civil Engineering have appeared in recent days along the roadway, and the majority of the planned route has now been cordoned off. Traffic in

08-09-2026

Contracts signed for €9m redevelopment of Connolly Barracks

Official contracts have been signed for a €9 million redevelopment project, which will see the transformation of the historic Connolly Barracks in Longford. Bretland Construction has been appointed to deliver the redevelopment, with site set-up now commencing ahead of construction works. The

02-09-2026

Green light for 30 houses to complete Laois estate stalled by 2008 'construction crash'

A construction company has been given the go-ahead to build 30 houses and complete an estate that remained unfinished since the 2008 ‘construction crash’. De Bhal Construction Ltd has been granted conditional planning permission to construct 30 houses at the Rahin Towers estate in