• SISK COMPLETES €10M BAGENALSTOWN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

    Sisk is pleased to announce the successful completion of the €10 million upgrade to the Bagenalstown Wastewater Treatment Plant in Co. Carlow, delivered on behalf of Uisce Éireann (Irish Water) under the supervision of Atkins Réalis engineers. Completed over a period of 19 months, the project represents a significant investment in the region’s environmental infrastructure…

  • FUTURE SUPPLY OF KEY MATERIALS FOR HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY MUST BE SAFEGUARDED

    The Irish Concrete Federation (ICF) has published a new report which highlights critical challenges facing Ireland’s future supply of essential aggregates – crushed stone, sand and gravel – upon which the delivery of ambitious national programmes including Housing for All, the National Development Plan, and Project Ireland 2040 are highly dependent. Titled “ESSENTIAL AGGREGATES –…

  • Octabuild appoints new Chairperson and Treasurer

    Mike Glennon, Joint Managing Director of timber processors, Glennon Brothers, has been elected chairperson of the building manufacturers group, Octabuild for 2025-2026. Additionally, Niall Fay, Director at Grant Engineering, has been appointed treasurer. Octabuild is unique among representative groups in the building and construction industry – its members have a solid manufacturing base in Ireland;…

  • A HEALING ROOM WITH A VIEW

    Cancer Support Sanctuary LARCC gifted new Outdoor Therapy Room There’s a new addition at Cancer Support Sanctuary LARCC, in Multyfarnham, Westmeath. An Outdoor Therapy Room, which sits on a raised platform in the magnificent grounds, adds to the centre’s multi-faceted resources. Designed by internationally acclaimed landscape architect, Peter Donegan, and fabricated and installed by Limerick-based…

  • SUIR ENGINEERING REPORTS 56% RISE IN OPERATING PROFIT

    Suir Engineering reports most profitable year in its trading history2024 marked by European expansion, UK acquisition and launch of apprentice centre of excellence20% growth projected for 2025/2026 trading periods Suir Engineering, one of Europe’s fastest-growing engineering services providers has reported a 56% increase in operating profit for 2024, marking the most profitable period in the…