ARDGILLIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO COMPETE WITH OVER 100 TEAMS FROM SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE TO ‘DESIGN A HOME FOR EVERYONE’ Ardgillan Community College in Balbriggan will be one of 50 schools from 22 counties nationwide to compete in the Construction Industry Federation (CIF)’s national competition for senior cycle students called ‘A Home for Everyone’. Ardgillan College is…

EMISSIONS FROM HEATING IN HOMES AND BUSINESSES FALLING, BUT NOT FAST ENOUGH Energy use for heat in homes and businesses decreased by only 0.7% in 2019 when the impact of warmer weather last year is accounted for, according to the latest figures released today from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Collectively, these sectors…

CONSTRUCTION OF BRAY’S NEW MULTI-MILLION EURO NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE BRINGS OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL INDUSTRY Building contractors Townmore seeks Wicklow and Leinster-based suppliers for its pipeline of new projects, including the construction of an exciting new residential development atSouthern Cross, Bray in County Wicklow. Earlier this year, Townmore began the main works on a multi-million euro residential…

GROUNDFORCE PROPS ARE THE PERFECT ACCESSORY FOR DUBLIN’S LATEST RETAIL DESTINATION Groundforce has supplied propping equipment to support a large basement excavation during construction of Dublin’s new shopping destination, Project Kells. The equipment includes the latest heavy duty hydraulic struts to be introduced into the company’s fleet. Project Kells is a high profile retail and…

RIAI AND ARB PAVE THE WAY FOR IRISH AND UK ARCHITECTS POST-EU TRANSITION PERIOD The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) and the Architects Registration Board (ARB) in the UK have signed a memorandum of understanding which will facilitate the ongoing mutual recognition of architecture qualifications once the UK/EU Implementation Period ceases at…