Sean Downey is the Construction Industry Federation's Director of Safety, Education and Training As we head into 2025, the aim is to take stock of the initiatives we've run so far, assess their impact, and decide what comes next. There's a growing narrative that while...
Meabh Smith is the Construction Industry Federation's Director of Communications As we enter 2025, the new year offers a renewed energy to build on the momentum of our communications. Addressing the housing crisis and infrastructure gaps have remained central to CIF’s...
PJ Rudden is Chair of Construction Innovation and Digital Adoption with the Department of Public Expenditure NDP Delivery and Reform. He considers how embracing modern policies and techniques can transform the industry in Ireland as it competes on a national and...
Pictured above is Karl Zimmerer accepting the WSOG presidency from outgoing president Patrick Buckley Uisce Éireann called on to implement commercial model to leverage expertise The Water Services Operators Group (WSOG) has elected its new president. WSOG members...
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...
CIF Director General, Hubert Fitzpatrick calls for optimism surrounding infrastructure needs alongside a commitment to invest and build in Ireland This April edition of Construction focuses on housing – how can we build crucially-needed homes to accommodate Ireland’s...
The year 2040 seems a long way off but it’s not. By then, we will have to have built new homes and provided jobs for an additional one million people across Ireland. The way we build now has to change. We need to build smarter and with a lower carbon footprint. As...
When taking over the Presidency of the CIF from Pat Lucey in late 2020, he wished me well and expressed hope that 2021 would be a more ‘normal’ year. I agreed and acknowledged Pat’s excellent work in stewarding the industry and the CIF through such a tumultuous year....
