Recent months have been challenging for all in the Irish Construction Industry, including for my own business If you are looking for an honest genuine conversation, please feel free to contact me In particular .... If you have not returned to work post Covid-19 shutdown If you are on reduced hours If you have … Read More
Ulster Bank PMI: lockdown leads to unprecedented fall in construction activity Article Courtesy of:      Irish Building Magazine   – Wednesday 13th May 2020 Source:                                Please click here Irish Building Magazine for the full article / link to their w… Read More
Irish construction restarts as lockdown eases Article Courtesy of:      Construction News   – Monday 18th May 2020 – Megan Kelly Source:                                Please click here Construction News for the full article / link to the website Sites… Read More
Nama yet to choose Irish Glass Bottle site partner, says developer Ballymore Properties chief says no decision made after final bids closed last month  Article Courtesy of:      The Irish Times  – Tuesday May 19th 2020 - Barry O’Hanrahan Source:                            Â… Read More
Construction costs for data centres in Dublin are soaring on the back of intense demand for new facilities, according to research from global professional services company Turner & Townsend. Data demands putting pressure on Dublin construction costs  December 12, 2019 Construction costs for data centres in Dublin a… Read More
Construction industry the only ones to learn lesson from last crash With the theatre of Brexit on the backburner while the the UK general election played out, attention this week turned to housing. It appears as though we’ve got a collective fondness for instability in the property market, something illustrated by a Cen… Read More
COST OF HOUSEBUILDING James Benson, Director of the Irish Homebuilder Association (IHBA), has stated that the association welcomes the ESRI’s acknowledgement that the cost of housebuilding must come down to enable increased supply. “Since 2013, we have highlighted the fact that nearly 45% of the cost of housebuilding i… Read More
What has been proposed? Earlier this week, Eir told a sitting of the Oireachtas communications committee it could complete the National Broadband Plan (NBP) for under €1 billion. This compares with the projected final cost of the Government’s plan of up to €5 billion, with €3 billion coming from the taxpayer. Gi… Read More
10,600 people joined the Irish construction workforce last year, up 8% year on year. That brings the total workforce to 145,500, according to a new report from the Construction Industry Federation (CIF). There was a 20% increase in investment in building and construction in 2018, with €26 billion invested during the yea… Read More
The primary reason for those working in the construction industry returning from abroad is down to family, an industry survey has found. Up to 37% of construction companies here have hired Irish workers, who would have emigrated during the recession of 2008. Sixty-five percent of the workers gave family as the reason for … Read More