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31-07-2025

Construction begins on €1.2million watersports facility in Tipperary

Construction has begun on a €1.2million project in Tipperary to deliver a world-class watersports facility on the shores of Lough Derg. The new watersports facility in Dromineer has been developed by Fáilte Ireland in association with Tipperary County Council, and aims to enhance the

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29-07-2025

D/RES commences construction on €3.2m zero carbon community centre project

Property development D/RES has commenced work on a €3.2m net zero carbon project in Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow. The project at the Altidore Gardens development is expected to be the first privately developed creche and community centre in Ireland to be built to net zero carbon principles.

29-07-2025

Young People in Construction

The construction industry has been making waves over the last few years, and it seems we’re finally starting to see a positive change in perceptions of working in construction from ones that historically have been fairly negative.

28-07-2025

Plans lodged for 29 houses on Wicklow site approved for 126-bed nursing home

A planning application has been lodged with Wicklow County Council for the construction of a 29-home development on a site in Rathdrum town centre that was previously granted approval for a 126-bed nursing home. Submitted by Rathdrum Homes Limited, the application seeks permission for the

28-07-2025

Plans for student accommodation facility at site of former Cork convent paused

Plans for a new student accommodation facility with 957-bed spaces on the site of a former convent, orphanage and Magdalene laundry in Cork city have been paused following several objections. An Coimisiún Pleanála has received four separate appeals against the decision of Cork City

25-07-2025

Housing completions increase 35% in Q2 as apartment construction surges

The number of new homes completed in the second quarter of the year rose by more than a third compared with the same period in 2024. Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show there were 9,214 new dwellings completed between April and June, a rise of 35 per cent from 6,824 completions in

23-07-2025

Government to invest €102bn in infrastructure by 2030 under revised National Development Plan

The revised National Development Plan will be the largest investment in infrastructure “in the State’s history,” Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. The Government has confirmed that a total of €102bn will be invested in infrastructure projects between 2026 and 2030.

23-07-2025

Minister O’Brien welcomes €3.5 billion investment in Ireland's electricity infrastructure

The government has today approved a landmark €3.5 billion investment in Ireland's electricity grid infrastructure (2026-2030), as part of the National Development Plan. This represents the largest single investment in the country’s electricity network in its history. This transformative

22-07-2025

Cork council gives go-ahead for 90 social housing units set to sell at 20% below market value

Plans for almost 90 new social housing units in Cork City have been approved, where homes will be on sale at 20% below open market value. City councillors approved two separate social housing schemes at their July meeting — one which will deliver 80 new social homes at Glyntown, Glanmire, and

21-07-2025

SSE green lights new €300m power station in Meath

Energy firm SSE has given the green light to plans for a €300m power station at Platin in Co Meath. Platin Power Station will respond to periods of high demand in the Leinster region, providing back-up power to increasing amounts of renewable energy on the system, and will be switched on and

18-07-2025

Construction begins on Dublin’s historic fruit and vegetable market

Construction is now underway on the long-anticipated redevelopment of Dublin’s historic fruit, vegetable and flower market - ten years after planning permission was first granted. The redevelopment project of Mary’s Lane market in Dublin 7 is now underway with the view to add two new

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