News Ireland plans €24bn transport spend in next five years The Republic of Ireland has announced it will spend €24.3bn on transport between 2026 and 2030, including funding for public transport, roads, maritime and aviation. €22.3bn will come from the…
News Gilbert-Ash opens Dublin HQ, eyeing expansion in Ireland Chartered Building Company Gilbert-Ash Ireland has unveiled its new headquarters in Dublin as it plans to expand in Ireland after a string of hotel projects. Clients and stakeholders were invited…
News Mott MacDonald to lead overhaul of Ireland’s rail network Ireland’s national rail operator Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) has appointed Mott MacDonald to lead its “Connect” intercity rail improvement programme. Funded by the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility and Ireland’s National…
News Empty offices but nowhere to live: CIOB urges adaptability rules for Ireland A new report from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) addresses a growing paradox in Ireland, where 14.5% of office buildings were vacant in 2024 – the highest level on…
News ‘Open-heart surgery’: Dublin Airport to get €265m tunnel A joint venture of the Irish subsidiary of Spain’s Sacyr, Sacyr Ireland, and Ireland’s Wills Bros Group has won a €265m contract from Dublin Airport operator daa to build a…
News Building site shut down over ‘ongoing danger to workers’ lives’ Ireland’s Health and Safety Authority (HSA) shut down a construction site in Co. Kildare last week, citing “clear, ongoing danger to workers’ lives”. The HSA secured a High Court order…
News Irish court fines Colas €270,000 after fatality A court in Ireland last week fined Colas Contracting Limited €270,000 following the death of a worker on a paving project in 2020. Judge Ronan Munro of Tralee Circuit Court…
News Ecocem team gets €4m to develop electric arc furnace slag for cement A research consortium involving Dublin-headquartered low-carbon cement-maker Ecocem has been awarded a €4m research grant by the European Innovation Council (EIC) to develop electric arc furnace (EAF) slag for use…
News Stantec buys Irish engineering consultant Canadian designer and engineer Stantec has announced its acquisition of Irish engineering and environmental consultancy Ryan Hanley, hoping to boost its presence in the Irish water sector. Stantec and Ryan…
News Meet Ireland’s most progressive builder While policies to promote diversity, equality and inclusion – “DEI” – have come under fierce attack in the US, they’re a badge of honour for one Irish builder and civil…
Companies Cowi opens Dublin office for €116bn ‘Project Ireland 2040’ Danish consulting engineer Cowi yesterday opened its first office in Ireland as it tries to tap into the country’s €116bn Project Ireland 2040 infrastructure and development plan. The company said…
News Ireland gets world’s first printed social houses The world’s first printed concrete social housing project has gone up in Ireland – a terrace of three, 3-bedroom houses in Grange Close, Dundalk, County Louth. The 330-sq-m development was…
News Light rail system for Galway? Study says maybe yes Ireland’s National Transport Authority has published a feasibility study produced by Montreal-headquartered AtkinsRéalis that makes a case for a light rail transit (LRT) system in Galway. The study concluded that,…
Trends Ireland’s concrete block nightmare Thousands of homes in Ireland are crumbling. In videos posted online, angry and despairing owners pull rotten concrete blocks from their walls and dash them to dust on the ground.…
News EU starts procedure against Ireland over defective block crisis In response to thousands of homes crumbling in Ireland because of defective concrete blocks, the European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against the Irish government for allowing the sale…
News Turner Construction buys Irish engineer Dornan Turner Construction has announced that it will acquire the shares of Ireland’s Dornan Engineering for an unspecified amount. Turner hopes the deal will allow ity to attract blue-chip clients in…
News Bam starts building cross-border bridge in Ireland Contractor Bam has started building a bridge over the Newry River in Ireland linking communities to the north and south of the Irish border. Costed at €102m, the 195m-long, cable-stayed…
News Ireland issues guidance on the reduction of embodied carbon The government of Ireland has issued guidelines aimed at reducing the amount of embodied carbon in public construction projects. The measures look to reduce the use of conventional concrete, increase…