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20-08-2025

How Technology is Changing the Construction Industry

Technology has begun to increasingly accelerate the work output of the Irish construction industry since the start of the new millennium and even faster in recent years due to the introduction of AI. Helping in the creation of smart machinery to advanced software, there is a digital revolution

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19-08-2025

Final construction date for new National Children’s Hospital may be delayed again

Key performance indicators are ‘all behind schedule’, according to NPHDB Fears are growing that the final construction date for the new €2.24bn National Children’s Hospital may have to be pushed back yet again. Uncertainty has emerged over the ability to meet the most recent

18-08-2025

Planning submitted in Donegal for construction of new apartments

The construction of social housing and apartments continues in Buncrana with an application submitted to Donegal County Council on August 5. The application follows other housing projects that have been given the green light for planning this year including an application by Ronald McGrory for the

14-08-2025

Cork housing: Plans for 500 Dunkettle homes approved despite local opposition

Plans for a large-scale residential development comprising 550 new homes on the outskirts of Cork City have been approved, subject to revised conditions, by An Coimisiún Pleanála. O’Flynn Group got the green light from the city council in April for the first phase of a major new

12-08-2025

Total construction activity falls again in July

Total construction activity fell again in July, according to the latest AIB Purchasing Managers' Index. Activity fell in two of the three categories covered by the report - housing and civil engineering. The remaining category, the commercial sector, saw activity increase for the sixth month in a

11-08-2025

Minister Browne announces allocation of almost €700m in additional funding to accelerate housing delivery

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD has announced the allocation for the additional €696 million capital funding approved by Government last week. In addition to facilitating the delivery of 4,600 new social and affordable homes, the funding will reactivate

11-08-2025

Planning granted for 170 new homes on former Vita Cortex site on Kinsale Road

Cork City Council has given the green light for a new large-scale residential development adjacent to Musgrave Park, which the developers have said will 'rejuvenate' the local community. BML Duffy Property Group Limited sought planning permission in June to transform a long-vacant industrial site

08-08-2025

Challenges of Working in Construction

Like any industry you step foot in, construction brings its own unique challenges to the table everyday you step on site. Its dynamic, fast paced nature means you must be constantly on your toes whether it is the physical demands of the industry, working against the forces of nature or keeping your

01-08-2025

Construction of first Dublin bus corridor of BusConnects project to start within weeks

Construction is to begin within weeks on the first of 12 dedicated bus corridors planned under the BusConnects project in Dublin. Work will begin on the 9.2km corridor from Liffey Valley in west Dublin to the city centre in September and it is to be completed in three years. The project is expected

01-08-2025

Construction of first Dublin bus corridor of BusConnects project to start within weeks

Construction is to begin within weeks on the first of 12 dedicated bus corridors planned under the BusConnects project in Dublin. Work will begin on the 9.2km corridor from Liffey Valley in west Dublin to the city centre in September and it is to be completed in three years. The project is expected

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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