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29-05-2025

Output in Irish construction is 25pc behind eurozone average

Output in the Irish construction sector is 25pc behind the average in the euro area, mainly because there are so few big house-building firms operating in the country. The country’s 175,000 construction workers are employed mainly in small firms, and the industry's fragmented structure is

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27-05-2025

Bank of Ireland raises construction funding target to 30,000 homes

Bank of Ireland has raised its target for funding of home construction from 24,000 houses to 30,000 across Ireland, it announced on Thursday. Last year Bank of Ireland funded the construction of 21,000 homes, and this year the bank was already supporting construction of 3,000 more, on 220 sites in

27-05-2025

Bam expected to begin works on €206m Cork motorway 'very quickly'

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he expects construction to begin “very quickly” on the main €206m section of the M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy motorway. Mr Martin was speaking ahead of the official signing by Cork County Council of its contract with building firm Bam to build

22-05-2025

Work on €44m restoration of fruit and veg market to begin next month

Work is officially set to begin early next month on the long-awaited redevelopment of the fruit and veg market in Dublin. Purcell Construction has been appointed as the main contractor for the restoration and refurbishment of the 127-year-old redbrick building in Smithfield, closed since 2019. It

19-05-2025

New national children’s hospital completion delayed again with June date to be missed

The completion date for the €2.24bn National Children’s Hospital has been put back yet again to September with the end of June timeline not met. It is the fifteenth time in over four years that a promised completion date has not been met. The new timeline is expected to be confirmed when

13-05-2025

Construction sector reports another month of increased activity

There was a further uptick in Irish construction activity last month, with the strongest increase reported in the commercial sector, according to a leading index. Housing projects expanded for the eighth consecutive month, according to the AIB Ireland Construction Total Activity Index. Its overall

13-05-2025

Irish builders increase output in April despite concerns over US trade policies

Construction activity in Ireland grew again last month but at a slower pace as companies responded to sustained new order growth. The AIB Construction PMI also shows employment and purchasing activity increased last month, while companies remained optimistic regarding the year-ahead outlook,

08-05-2025

Benefits of Working in Construction

There has never been a better time consider a career in the Irish construction industry. With it continuously growing year on year the increasing, demand for housing and government investment, the industry is fuelled for a rise in construction activity. Working on a site is not all about getting

07-05-2025

Construction underway on €60m Limerick surgical hub under plan to reduce patient waiting times

Construction has commenced on the Limerick Surgical Hub, a HSE Mid-West project which will significantly increase theatre capacity in the region and reduce the times patients currently wait for day surgery. The €60 million complex will have two operating theatres and two procedure rooms and

07-05-2025

Ministers Foley and Madigan confirm delivery of 58 school building projects that were temporarily paused

Minister for Education Norma Foley today (Wednesday 5 April) confirmed an agreement has been secured to guarantee and support the rollout and continuation of the department’s ambitious school building programme. This will facilitate the continued rollout of urgently required school building

07-05-2025

Why Irish construction professionals are upskilling

Hard hats and hi-vis might still be standard on-site, but the tools of the construction trade are changing fast. That’s why builders and construction professionals all over Ireland are upskilling with DASBE, the Digital Academy for the Sustainable Built Environment. Elisabeth O’Brien,

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