Category: INDUSTRY NEWS
The way has finally been cleared for the construction of 147 social and affordable homes on Cork’s northside on county land earmarked for transfer to the city. It follows An Bord Pleanála’s decision to give the green light for the estimated €34m scheme in Mayfield, proposed by Cork …
Irish construction activity continued to increase during March. Disruption caused by heavy snowfall at the start of the month contributed to slower expansions in activity, new orders and purchasing activity, but growth rates remained marked nonetheless. Furthermore, the rate of job creation picked up and business sentiment remained …
Developer Michael O’Flynn has been given the green light by An Bord Pleanála for the construction of 608 homes in Glanmire, Co Cork. The approval, given under the Government’s temporary ‘fast-track’ planning system, will see the delivery by O’Flynn Construction of 496 houses and 112 apartments at Ballinglanna. …
THE go-ahead has been given for a €20m extension to the pier at Dinish Island in Castletownbere, which will deliver many more jobs to the area. Local Cllr Patrick Gerard Murphy (FF) and fishing industry chief, John Nolan, said the project, which will double the size of the …
Major construction work starts this week on the new Grangegorman campus for Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT). The building of its two main teaching blocks, under a public-private partnership (PPP), was delayed by a failed legal challenge from an under-bidder for the contract. The go-ahead for the development …
TRAINS will run every two minutes between Dublin city centre and the airport when the €3bn MetroLink opens for business in 2027. It will take 20 minutes to travel from the city centre to Dublin Airport, and the National Transport Authority (NTA) and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) say …
Limerick’s economic resurgence was reinforced today with the unveiling of a Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC) framework strategy to transform 75acres of prime, noncore activity real-estate just off Limerick city centre into an economic hub. The Limerick Docklands Framework Strategy was launched by Minister of State at the …
In the year 2017, planning permissions were granted for 20,776 dwelling units, compared with 16,375 units in the year 2016, an increase of 26.9%. The fourth quarter figures show that: Planning permissions were granted for 6,934 dwelling units, compared with 4,329 units for the fourth quarter of 2016, …
In the year to January, residential property prices at national level increased by 12.5%. This compares with an increase of 12.2% in the year to December and an increase of 8.8% in the twelve months to January 2017. In Dublin, residential property prices increased by 12.1% in the …
The Irish construction sector continued its strong start to the year in February, seeing further sharp increases in activity and new orders, and a faster pace of job creation. Marked increases in demand for inputs to support growth of activity led suppliers to increase their prices and resulted …
