Earlier this month, Eco Material Technologies, the sustainable cement subsidiary of Dublin-headquartered materials giant CRH, opened an expanded materials testing and research facility at its campus in Taylorsville, Georgia. It…

Canada’s AtkinsRéalis has signed a deal to buy Irish engineering and project management consultant Patrick J Tobin & Co. in a bid to capture more of the country’s infrastructure market.…

Ireland stands on the brink of a profound energy and economic transformation. Government ambitions indicate the potential for up to ~37GW of offshore renewable energy by 2050, subject to policy,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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.…

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…