Posts in Construction Industry

09-06-2025

Louth County Council signs contract for construction works to begin on Drogheda Digital Hub

Louth County Council has officially signed a contract with Doohamlet Construction to commence the refurbishment of 69 Narrow West Street, Drogheda, which will house Drogheda Digital Hub (DDH). The signing commences construction works that will begin immediately on the project, with an aim to boost

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06-06-2025

€4.5m Dock Road development site is in a good spot to benefit from Limerick Docklands regeneration

OFFERS in excess of €4.5m are being sought for a significant parcel of development land in Limerick Docklands - which is the focus of an ambitious regeneration project. The 20.7-acre (8.38ha) site, just north of the N18 and 2.5km west of the city centre, is strategically located off the Dock

06-06-2025

€16m modular building manufacturing facility for Co Meath

CPAC Modular, a manufacturer of modular buildings, today broke ground on its new €16 million manufacturing facility in Dunshaughlin, Co Meath. Situated on a 22-acre greenfield site, the company said the new facility will allow it to triple its manufacturing capacity for permanent modular

29-05-2025

Output in Irish construction is 25pc behind eurozone average

Output in the Irish construction sector is 25pc behind the average in the euro area, mainly because there are so few big house-building firms operating in the country. The country’s 175,000 construction workers are employed mainly in small firms, and the industry's fragmented structure is

27-05-2025

Bank of Ireland raises construction funding target to 30,000 homes

Bank of Ireland has raised its target for funding of home construction from 24,000 houses to 30,000 across Ireland, it announced on Thursday. Last year Bank of Ireland funded the construction of 21,000 homes, and this year the bank was already supporting construction of 3,000 more, on 220 sites in

27-05-2025

Bam expected to begin works on €206m Cork motorway 'very quickly'

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he expects construction to begin “very quickly” on the main €206m section of the M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy motorway. Mr Martin was speaking ahead of the official signing by Cork County Council of its contract with building firm Bam to build

22-05-2025

Work on €44m restoration of fruit and veg market to begin next month

Work is officially set to begin early next month on the long-awaited redevelopment of the fruit and veg market in Dublin. Purcell Construction has been appointed as the main contractor for the restoration and refurbishment of the 127-year-old redbrick building in Smithfield, closed since 2019. It

13-05-2025

Construction sector reports another month of increased activity

There was a further uptick in Irish construction activity last month, with the strongest increase reported in the commercial sector, according to a leading index. Housing projects expanded for the eighth consecutive month, according to the AIB Ireland Construction Total Activity Index. Its overall

13-05-2025

Irish builders increase output in April despite concerns over US trade policies

Construction activity in Ireland grew again last month but at a slower pace as companies responded to sustained new order growth. The AIB Construction PMI also shows employment and purchasing activity increased last month, while companies remained optimistic regarding the year-ahead outlook,

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

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

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