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09-07-2024

Construction News

Construction activity falls for second month in a row New data shows that construction activity fell for the second month in a row in June. BNP Paribas Real Estate Total Construction PMI Index fell from 49.8 to 47.5. This is largely due to a fall in commercial activity, large projects being

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02-07-2024

Construction News

Procurement Guidance to Reduce Embodied Carbon in Construction The government has provided procurement guidance to public bodies, which aims to reduce the embodied carbon un publicly supported construction projects. As of September 1st 2024 new projects will need to specify low carbon construction

25-06-2024

Construction News

Labour Capacity Increase Needed to Deliver New Homes According to the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BFPI) if the number of new houses which began construction this year are to be completed, there needs to be an increase in labour capacity. In the first 4 months of 2024 30,138 units were

18-06-2024

Construction News

Build 2024 The Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe has recently published the Build 2024 – Construction Sector Performance and Capacity. In the report there several positive trends highlighted such as: a 21% increase in planning permissions for housing

04-06-2024

Construction News

Construction Output Falls 12.7% in Q1 of 2024 According to new figures published by the Central Statistics Office shows that the volume of production in Building and Construction has fell 12.7% in Q1 of 2024 compared to Q1 of 2023. Between Q4 of 2023 and Q1 of 2024 the volume of construction fell

28-05-2024

Construction News

Construction Begins on the Beamish and Crawford Quarter Cork City Council has announced that infrastructure and public realm works have begun on the Beamish and Crawford Quarter. This project is funded by the Development of Housing, Planning & Local Government under the Urban Regeneration and

21-05-2024

Construction News

Record 18,000 homes started Construction in April Monthly data from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage shows the number of Commencement Notices with 18,182 homes in April. This is a 605% increase on the same period of 2023. 47% of the commencements are scheme dwellings, 45%

14-05-2024

Construction News

Construction Activity Hits Two-Year Peak BNP Paribas Construction Index recorded its first back-to-back monthly expansion for two years. The seasonally adjusted index rose from 51.6 in March to 53.2 in April, the rate of expansion was the fastest since March 2022. Expansions in commercial and

07-05-2024

Construction News

Diageo’s new €200 million brewery Works are to begin on Diageo’s new €200 million brewery in Newbridge Co. Kildare after opposition for the brewery was withdrawn. Plans for the new brewery were first lodged in 2022 and green lighted last December by An Bord Pleanála by

02-05-2024

Chase the Sun. Change Lives.

Our very own Cameron Taylor is cycling from Titanic Docks in Belfast to Enniscrone in aid of Helping Uganda Schools (HUGS), a charirty which Cameron's family is involved with. Cameron will be setting off at sunrise on June 22nd and aims to cover the 310km distance by sunset. He aims to rise

30-04-2024

Construction News

New Homes Update New Taoiseach Simon Harris believes his prediction that 250,000 new homes between 2025 and 2030 to be in revised Government targets in autumn. Mr. Harris expects the 250,000 homes to be the “ballpark figure”. Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien added that more

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