In the coming weeks there will be a new government in place. One of the key issues facing that government will be construction. There is no denying the media interest in the sector. Our industry continues to occupy the airwaves, the newspaper column inches, and with...
CIF Director of Main Contracting Paul Sheridan examines the threats and opportunities around economic growth The greatest threat to the future growth of Ireland’s economy and construction industry is the lack of critical infrastructure. If we don’t get critical...
Pictured above right to left are Top left: R-L Paul Hodson, Laminar Engineering, MEBSCA Vice President; Colm Burke, Mercury Engineering, ECA Immediate Past President; Eamon McGrattan, CJK, MEBSCA Immediate Past President; Paul Nicholls, Designer Group, MEBSCA...
The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) has published its report into ‘The Real Cost of New Housing Delivery 2023’, which analysed the cost of delivering a typical three-bedroom house across 80 sites nationwide. The report follows on from their 2020 analysis...
For a country whose brand identity is green, Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions are 51 per cent higher than the EU average - and the third highest in Europe per capita. But as the world gets ready to make its way to the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow, Irish...
Kirby Group Engineering plans to create 300 new jobs as part of a significant expansion to meet demand for services in Ireland and across Europe. The family-founded, privately-owned company says the jobs will include engineering, commercial, operations and...
Philip Crampton is the newly-elected President of the European Construction Industry Federation and will take up his role in May 2022. Following the publication of the CIF’s new Guide to Supporting Green Construction, he considers the benefits of a smarter, greener...
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...
Apprenticeships are set to double to 10,000 a year under a new five-year Government plan released in April and aimed at boosting ‘earn and learn’ options for school leavers. In what is being seen as another major and necessary boost for the construction industry the...
