• TORC CONSORTIUM SELECTED AS PREFERRED BIDDER FOR SECOND STAGE OF €300M SOCIAL HOUSING PPP PROGRAMME

    The Torc Housing Partnership has been selected as preferred tenderer for the second phase of the government’s current PPP programme to deliver 465 new social housing units in Cork, Kildare, Clare, Galway, Waterford and Roscommon. This project is the second bundle of the Government’s PPP programme to invest €300million in social housing. The Torc Housing…

  • NEW £35M CRAIGAVON LEISURE COMPLEX ‘TOPS OUT’ AS OPEN DAY NEARS

    Progress to create one of Northern Ireland’s newest and largest public leisure complexes took a leap forward recently as the final bolts to the roof of the new £35 million centre in Craigavon were finally moved into place. The ‘topping out’ ceremony kicks off a fresh workstream of internal and external work that will rapidly…

  • TURNING OF THE SOD AT BALDOYLE TO PORTMARNOCK GREENWAY

    Construction has just commenced on the Baldoyle to Portmarnock Walking and Cycling Greenway project, which Atkins has delivered under the leadership of Technical Director Martin Deegan through all stages, from concept through design planning procurement and construction supervision. Murphy International was awarded the contract earlier this month by Fingal County Council, with the end of…

  • USE CAPITAL SPEND AS ECONOMIC STIMULUS FOR ‘NO DEAL’ BREXIT – ENGINEERS IRELAND

    Implementing Project Ireland 2040 commitments, including a promise of €700 million extra in capital investment for 2020, establishing a single infrastructure authority to achieve value-for-money and building safe and sustainable homes are priority recommendations made by Engineers Ireland in its Pre-Budget 2020 submission to Government, issued recently to the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure…