INFRASTRUCTURE – OUR GREATEST COMPETITIVENESS CHALLENGE The CIF is calling for urgent action on infrastructure in its Budget 2026 submission The Construction Industry Federation’s Budget 2026 submission includes recommendations across strategic infrastructure delivery, unlocking housing supply, skills and workforce development, along with enabling the green and digital transition. A key recommendation includes infrastructure and housing…

FUTURE-PROOFING IRELAND’S WORKFORCE A Level 4 Retrofit Assistant Programme at St Andrew’s Construction Skills Training Centre has launched Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Marian Harkin, officially launched the Level 4 Retrofit Assistant Programme at the St Andrew’s Construction Skills Training Centre in Dublin Port, marking…

TOWARDS HEALTHIER GREENER HOMES Healthy Homes Ireland has welcomed the launch of the National Home User Guide as one in four Irish homes are found to pose health risks Earlier this summer Healthy Homes Ireland, supported by the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) and VELUX, hosted a breakfast event at Buswells Hotel, Dublin 2, to…

A REGRESSIVE MOVE  New apartment design standards introduced to ease blockages in apartment construction have been criticised by industry experts New guidelines around apartment construction and design have been issued by the Department of Housing, which will see changes to minimum sizes and allow for the reduced provision of private open spaces. The guidelines will…

A CHAMPION FOR CONSTRUCTION SAFETY Jen Deeney is on an epic mission to visit 50 lighthouses to raise funds for the Lighthouse Charity Over the course of the summer Jennifer (Jen) Deeney, a director of nursing based in Liverpool, embarked on a UK-wide mission to visit 50 lighthouses to raise awareness and funds for the…