The Institute of Technology Sligo (IT Sligo) has established the Female Student Network initiative which aims to promote construction-related programmes to females. The initiative comes at a time whenthere are significant shortages of graduates from construction-related programmes, according to the Construction Industry Federation (CIF), and only 1 in 10 employees are female. The CIF has […]
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has published Commencement Notices data for December 2021. Overall in 2021, Commencement Notices for 30,724 new homes were received, a 42% increase on 2020 (21,686 homes). The 2021 total is almost the same as the combined totals for 2016 and 2017 (30,816). With the exception of 2020, […]
Irish Water, in partnership with Dublin City Council and South Dublin County Council, continues to progress works on the new state-of-the-art reservoir construction in Saggart. This strategically important project will help safeguard the water supply to homes and businesses in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) by increasing the security and resilience of the drinking water […]
€21.5 million has been earmarked for 27 landmark regeneration projects in rural communities across the country. The funding, under the Rural Regeneration Development Fund (RRDF), is being invested in projects that will rejuvenate town centres, drive economic growth and footfall, combat dereliction, develop pedestrian zones and outdoor spaces and boost tourism in Rural Ireland. A […]
The final phase of The Five Cities Demand Management Research Report has been published by The Department of Transport. The Report was conducted by Systra LTD, a consulting and engineering firm, on behalf of the Department. The Five Cities Demand Management Research Report helps us "to better understand what drives transport demand and how we […]
GMIT has opened the its newly built Innovation Hub (iHub) and Medical Imaging Suite at the Galway (Dublin Road) campus. GMIT’s iHub has doubled in size to 2,400 m2, accommodating hi-tech incubation space for eleven dedicated MedTech R&D units; seven incubation units for start-ups in the Software, Digital Tech, Connected Health sectors; a co-working space; […]
The Irish Construction Excellence Awards 2022 (ICE Awards) are currently open for nominations. Founded in 1993 the Irish Construction Excellence Awards are the original and premier recognition of performance excellence for the contracting sector in Ireland. Entry to the Awards is open to: Building Contractors, Civil Engineering Contractors, Specialist M&E Contractors, Specialist Contractors, Construction Product […]
Saint-Gobain is hosting an online seminar Virtual Build Better: Effective Implementation Of Environmental Assessment. The event takes place on 22nd September 2021. Apply here. Saint-Gobain provides solutions that make buildings more efficient in terms of their energy consumption, and which help contribute to saving the planet. The event will host guest speaker industry experts sharing […]
Housing for All is the government’s housing plan to 2030. It is a multi-annual, multi-billion euro plan which will improve Ireland’s housing system and deliver more homes of all types for people with different housing needs. The government’s overall objective is that every citizen in the State should have access to good quality homes: to […]
Established in 1968, the Structural Awards are the world's leading awards for structural engineering excellence. The 2021 shortlist presents some of the best engineering projects the world has to offer from the past two years. 53 construction projects from around the world make up the 2021 Structural Awards Shortlist, compiled by the Institution of Structural […]
