Insight
AIDAN PRIESTLEY gets the latest on modern construction skills from Damien Henehan, Assistant Principal of the Construction and Green Skills Unit at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science In the rapidly evolving world of...
Commercial partnership: Crowe On 1 May 2024 the deadline passed for agreeing a repayment plan with Revenue for tax debt through the warehousing scheme. If your business owes money to Revenue, you didn’t agree to a repayment schedule with Revenue, and you aren't yet...
The Construction Industry Federation and its constituent member body, Irish Home Builders’ Association, have welcomed the publication of the draft National Planning Framework. The National Planning Framework is the top tier of planning policy in Ireland and is...
The Construction Industry Federation has welcomed the findings of the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council ‘Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2024’ report but has underlined the industry’s workforce capacity to deliver infrastructure projects. Hubert...
Turnover and employment continued to increase in the construction sector during Quarter 2 of this year. This trend is expected to continue, according to the Construction Outlook Survey released by the Construction Industry Federation. One third of companies surveyed...
CIF Head of Learning and Development Conor Greham considers how education and training remain crucial for sustaining progress and achieving excellence within the industry Education is the cornerstone of a skilled, safe and efficient workforce. Our training programmes...
Vision Built is helping to deliver the future of off-site construction, Photo: Sean Flynn The Smart Off-site Association (SOSA), a constituent of the Construction Industry Federation, champions the advancement of off-site manufacturing in construction. Representing...
Construction Safety Campaign 2024 October 14 – 25 Following feedback from industry, this year the CIF is returning to running its Construction Safety Campaign (new name!) over two weeks from October 14 – 25. This encompasses European Safety Week. To be clear, we are...
As we approach the Government’s 2025 budget statement, September presents an important time in which the federation is fully focused on highlighting the needs of the industry. Our budget submission, presented to Government, sets out the industry’s recommendations...
Members share personal experiences from on and off site to raise awareness of real-life issues affecting people working in the industry I’d like to begin my safety moment by referring to the famous Manhattan black and white skyline picture ‘Lunch atop a Skyscraper’...
