• KILSARAN RECRUITING FOR NEW PRECAST PLANT

    KILSARAN RECRUITING FOR NEW PRECAST PLANT Kilsaran is excited to announce its entry into the precast market with the launch of a new precast concrete manufacturing facility at our Brownstown site in County Kildare. This site scheduled to come on stream in early 2021 will be dedicated to the delivery of factory finished materials to…

  • LACK OF CLARITY ON COVID RULES FUELLING CONSTRUCTION DOWNTURN – CIF

    LACK OF CLARITY ON COVID RULES FUELLING CONSTRUCTION DOWNTURN – CIF A downturn in the construction sector has been “greatly exacerbated by a lack of clarity from government” on whether building could continue if the country moves to Level 4 Covid-19 restrictions, according to the CIF’s government relations director Shane Dempsey. New figures show a…

  • CHERRYWOOD VILLAGE TO DELIVER 1,300 NEW HOMES BY 2025

    CHERRYWOOD VILLAGE TO DELIVER 1,300 NEW HOMES BY 2025 Quintain has launched its masterplan for Cherrywood Village which will deliver 1,300 new homes in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Co Dublin by 2025. Cherrywood Village is located on a 65-acre site within the Cherrywood Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) and will comprise a mix of new houses, duplexes and…

  • EDF RENEWABLES ACQUIRES WEXFORD SOLAR LIMITED

    EDF RENEWABLES ACQUIRES WEXFORD SOLAR LIMITED EDF Renewables (EDFR) has acquired Wexford Solar Limited which includes eight solar projects with around 100 MW of capacity across the country. The company has big ambitions to develop its already growing portfolio in Ireland, having recently bought 50% of the Codling offshore wind farm, partnering with Fred Olsen,…

  • INDUSTRY URGED TO BE BREXIT READY

    INDUSTRY URGED TO BE BREXIT READY The Taoiseach has urged those involved in the construction industry to focus on preparing for Brexit. Addressing the annual conference of the CIF which is taking place online this year, Micheál Martin said change and challenges are coming regardless of the outcome of the negotiations on a trade deal…