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Managing Director of MP Joyce Contracting Ltd Michael Joyce began his career in construction as a site engineer in the early 80s with Moy Contractors - a leading main contracting company in both Galway and Limerick. He later joined Henry Connolly Builder Ltd as a...
As CEO of Quality Positive Ltd, Martin Searson supports engineering and construction firms in developing operational processes, digitalisation strategies and management systems. With over 20 years of M&E industry knowledge and a background in BioPharmaceuticals,...
Roqaya Abou Klaib is by her own admission a ‘zealot about technology in construction’. Originally from Kuwait, Abou Klaib recently completed her masters in Applied Building Information Modelling and Management from Technological University Dublin before joining...
While software such as BIM and integrated product development might seem a steep learning curve for some in the construction industry, to a great extent most companies from the big contractors right down to the SMEs are already building in the digital space -...
In each print issue of Construction magazine we give members a chance to have their say. In our May edition we asked how they overcame their biggest challenges during lockdown. Kathy Kissane, Eoin Waldron and Mary Catherine Greene share their thoughts. Kathy...
Seamus Brady is the founder and Managing Director of Galway’s Castle Group – Castle Ceilings & Partitions, Castle Modular and Castle FM. He has been a CIF member since 2000. What project are you most excited about? We are very excited about the market’s ambitions...
Insight from the next generation of construction talent Jade Kennedy, 21, is an apprentice electrician Jade Kennedy is an old head on young shoulders. Still 21, the Crumlin woman has, since January, been working on one of the most vital buildings under...
Advice and thoughts on the lighter side of life Rory O'Connor is a stand-up comedian and bestselling author, also known by his online and social media personality, Rory’s Stories. Rory is a true advocate for mental health and is the CIF’s Health & Safety...
Equal Measures - An insight into a career in construction from a woman’s point of view Glorence Makharinge is a site engineer with Marlet Property Group in Dublin. She has worked in the construction industry for three years. Two months after completing a Bachelor of...
Claire McNamee first walked through the Dublin doors of the Construction Industry Federation on November 17, 1986. Over three decades of dedication to the organisation later - always on time, never a sick day - she leaves fulfilled as the pandemic rumble on. “I feel...
