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09-03-2026

Solar farm with 'five weather stations' to get go-ahead in Kilkenny

Permission has been granted, subject to 42 conditions, for a 10-year planning permission for a solar farm with a total area of circa 189 hectares in South Kilkenny. The development relates to townlands including Atateemore or Blackneys, Ballyhobuck, Ballyrahan, Carriganurra, Charlestown,

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06-03-2026

Women in construction: Anything a man can do, women can do too

Women represent only 10% of the construction industry workforce, but their number is growing. The new Women in the Labour Market Report 2023-2024 found that the number of women in construction surged from 6,600 in 2014 to 18,000 in 2024. That’s a threefold increase. Joanne White has been

05-03-2026

Planning permission lodged for second Irish velodrome

Construction work may have just commenced on the long-promised international-standard velodrome in Dublin but now things are moving forward again for Irish cycling as planning permission has been lodged for a second new indoor velodrome. The new track, which will be part of a new multi-sport

04-03-2026

Construction starts on second phase of vital new Louth link road

Construction work has begun on phase two of the Port Access Northern Cross Route (PANCR) which will run from Newtown Cross to short of the railway track behind Aston Village. This will result in the installation of a new roundabout at the Cross and part of the original road to Sandpit near the new

03-03-2026

95,000–110,000 Workers Needed: Expanding Participation in Irish Construction

Ireland’s construction industry is at a pivotal moment. With ambitious housing and infrastructure targets ahead, the country will require an estimated 95,000 – 110,000 additional workers by 2030, according to an industry report from Property Industry Ireland (PII). At the same time,

03-03-2026

More Than €200 Million Spent on Dublin MetroLink Despite Construction Yet to Begin

More than €200 million has been spent on the long-delayed MetroLink project over the past two years, despite major construction work yet to begin, newly released documents show. The ambitious transport scheme, designed to link Charlemont to Swords via Dublin Airport through an underground rail

02-03-2026

Future Cork: 2026 must be year of infrastructure delivery for the city

Over the last 18 months, we have witnessed intense policy activity and strategic positioning across construction and infrastructure. The Government has revised the National Development Plan and the National Planning Framework and established the Infrastructure Delivery Task Force and the Housing

26-02-2026

Ireland needs to find 100,000 construction workers in the next four years to meet housing targets

IRELAND MUST FIND an extra 100,000 construction workers in the next four years if the country is to meet its housing and infrastructure targets. This means the workforce would have to grow by 50% by 2030. That’s according to new stats by Property Industry Ireland (PII), the association

25-02-2026

Progress being made on construction of business park on long vacant site in Laois

The Avon factory site once employed up to 1,200 people in Portarlington before closing in 2000. The cosmetics and jewellery factory was later demolished following a fire in the vacant building in 2014. The site laid dormant for over 25 years before Laois County Council purchased 6 acres of the land

19-02-2026

Almost €26m investment in regional and national roads across Kildare and new bridge for Newbridge – senator

Fianna Fáil Senator, Fiona O’Loughlin has welcomed €25,739,499 of investment in regional and national roads across Kildare, and has particularly welcomed news that the Dept of transport have approved the business case for a second bridge in Newbridge. Today (February 18 2026)

18-02-2026

Commercial construction prices rose by 1pc in second half of last year

Commercial construction costs rose in 2025 at the lowest rate since the pandemic, a report by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) has found. Construction tender prices increased by just 1pc in the final six months of last year. It meant the rate of inflation for the whole of 2025 was

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