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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

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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,

25-04-2025

Construction work begins on new multi-million euro enterprise and digital hub in Monaghan

Work has begun on a new multi-million euro enterprise and digital hub in county Monaghan. The state of the art facility at Knockconan, Emyvale, has been a key target of community led body Truagh Development Association (TDA) since the turn of the decade. Read more

23-04-2025

Construction of €46m Army Ranger Wing HQ to begin

Construction of a €46 million headquarters and training camp for the Army Ranger Wing at the Curragh Camp in Co Kildare, is set to begin later this year. The first phase of the project will involve development of a new headquarters building, followed by the development of specifically designed

23-04-2025

Commencement notices lodged for just 723 homes across Ireland last month

COMMENCEMENT NOTICES WERE lodged for just 723 homes in March across Ireland, a slowdown on previous months and the lowest number in four years. The figure shows that nearly 300 fewer homes were at the start of the building process than in February, according to figures provided by the Department of

15-04-2025

How to Showcase Experience on a Construction CV

In the construction industry experience is the key that opens doors to new opportunities, but you must be able to showcase it. Whether you are a general labourer, site supervisor or a civil engineer your CV is a chance to present yourself in the light the recruiter wants to see you in. What

15-04-2025

Approval granted for construction of data centre in Mayo

Mayo County Council has granted planning permission for a large data centre near the site of the former Asahi plant in Killala. Mayo Data Hub had sought approval to construct a 29,000 square metre structure at Killala Business Park last November. The local authority has today approved the proposal,

10-04-2025

Lioncor to start construction on scheme with 1,500 homes in Arklow

One of Ireland’s most active private housing developers, Lioncor, plans to start work later this year on the first phase of a development which will ultimately see 1,500 dwellings built in Arklow town in county Wicklow. The masterplan for that development also includes two new schools and a

10-04-2025

Construction activity rises amid stronger new order growth - AIB PMI

Construction activity rose in March - the first increase in total activity in three months - amid stronger new order growth, the latest Purchasing Managers Index from AIB shows. The AIB Ireland Construction Total Activity Index moved back above the 50 no-change mark in March to reach 53.9, up from

08-04-2025

Construction sector sees sharp rise in new business with hike in employment activity

Ireland's construction industry recorded its first rise in total activity in three months in March. The sector ended the opening quarter of 2025 on a positive note with a sharp rise in new business, helping lead to a renewed expansion of activity with increases in employment and purchasing

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