Falcon Real Estate Development Ireland has confirmed that it has received planning permission from Waterford City and County Council for the North Quays Strategic Development Zone (SDZ). Waterford North Quays is a project of Falcon Real Estate Development Ireland, which will be central to unlocking the potential of …
Maurice Buckley, current Executive Chairman of the Office of Public Works, has been inaugurated as the 128th President of Engineers Ireland at the professional membership body’s AGM, which was held virtually on Tuesday, 30 June 2020. Mr Buckley, who is a chartered engineer and a graduate of electrical …
Planners, planning and the planning system have a key role to play in the successful delivery of the new Programme for Government, if it receives the go ahead from the three political parties who negotiated it. Much of the detail teased out in the programme will be welcome …
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has published an overview of energy demand trends (including electricity, gas and oil) in Ireland since 01 January 2020. The data includes insights into energy use during April 2020, the first full month of travel and business restrictions arising from the …
IT’S WIDELY ACCEPTED THAT AN INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE IS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR COUNTRY’S FUTURE. SO WHY HAS THE GOVERNMENT NOT MADE IT A PRIORITY? COLM MCGRATH AT SURETY BONDS INVESTIGATES Irish economists broadly agree that a slowdown in the Irish economy is inevitable, but the big question …
Construction projects get more and more challenging, but at the same time they have to be completed more rapidly and more economically. Sacrificing safety, however, is wholly unacceptable. The current safety regulations in the slab-formworking sector only conditionally satisfy the requirements for occupational health and safety and ergonomics. …
RMD Kwikform, a global leader in formwork, falsework and ground shoring solutions, has launched Tetrashor, a lightweight modular propping system that can deliver a loading capacity of up to 400 kN. The system has been designed for the building refurbishment and civil engineering markets, finding applications in dead …
