Construction Industry

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

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

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

29-07-2025

Young People in Construction

The construction industry has been making waves over the last few years, and it seems we’re finally starting to see a positive change in perceptions of working in construction from ones that historically have been fairly negative.