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Carpenter Gary Dickson spent almost a decade building timber frame houses in the US before returning to Ireland just before the recession hit. What should have been the start of a new life with his family, soon took a tragic turn when a devastating accident almost...
Equal Measures: An insight into a career in construction from a woman’s point of view Helen J Finlay is a Senior Technical Manager with Cairn Homes PLC. She has worked in the industry for 18 years I qualified as an architect from DIT Bolton Street (now TU) in 2003 and...
Construction runs in the McShane family blood so when it came to choosing a career path, pursuing a trade was the natural choice for Gerard McShane. The 24-year-old works as an apprentice joiner with specialist construction business Pure Fitout. With offices in...
Best advice you’ve been given? The only person you need to fear is yourself. What project are you most excited by? It’s not easy to pick one. I’m excited about our Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders programme, which is being rolled out over the coming months. This is the...
The pandemic may prove to be a tipping point in housebuilding as people consider living outside of Ireland’s urban hubs. Alan O’Grady, Managing Director of Galway-based Western Postform Ltd, says a year of Covid lockdowns has led to a shift in mentalities. “People are...
Price rises have been frightening The biggest challenge we face is materials, availability and, of course, the cost. There have been dramatic and frightening price rises. It’s every month and we didn’t see that coming. We’ve never experienced anything like this. It’s...
Tom Maye, 17, is a Galway student and was the second place finalist in the CIF’s 2021 Design Challenge: A Home for Everyone It’s probably fair to say most teenagers aren’t thinking about embedded opportunity. But the concept was central to Tom Maye’s design for the...
What’s been the biggest benefit of CIF membership? From the point of view of our BIM department, we have been involved with the CIF Construction 4.0 subcommittee and associated workgroup since their inception. Previously, under the chairmanship of our CEO Eoin...
Equal Measures - An insight into a career in construction from a woman’s point of view Anne Kinsella An engineering manager with Clonmel Enterprises Ltd who has worked in the industry for 19 years My first job was as a graduate resident engineer with Kildare County...
The pandemic is having a deep effect, with many suffering physically and emotionally and often afraid or not knowing how to talk about loneliness and depression. When Kerry-based construction manager Ivan McCarthy shared his thoughts online earlier this year, it...
