The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, published figures showing 2,481 vacant social homes were brought back into active use in 2023 under the Voids Programme. Making more efficient use of existing housing stock is a key action of the Government’s Housing for All plan. The Voids Programme supports local authorities […]
Cairn Homes has announced a major investment in supporting Community Games, the voluntary organisation which provides up to 160,000 young people, aged between 6 and 16 years, with the opportunity to develop active and healthy lives in a safe environment through sporting and cultural activities. Cairn is investing €3 million into Community Games over a […]
HPC Group has announced the appointment of Declan Ronayne as Non-Executive Director of HPC Group. With his extensive business experience, Declan is a valuable addition to the board. Previously, he served as the CEO of Woodie’s and Currys in Ireland for 17 years. Prior to that, Declan held senior management positions at Mars Inc and […]
Ennis 2040 DAC, in collaboration with Clare County Council, has released details of an Economic Impact Assessment that sheds light on the transformative potential of a proposed €48 million investment in four strategic town centre sites. The four identified sites—Abbey Street Car Park, Harvey’s Quay, Post Office Field, and a brownfield site on Francis […]
Kytun is the new name for North West Aluminium which has lead to the introduction of a New Brand Identity. A message from Daniel Gallagher, Kytun (Managing Director) I am proud to share the exciting news on the evolution of our business. After years of exceptional growth and expansion of our operations far beyond our […]
The Land Development Agency (LDA) is to launch the application processes for over 600 new cost rental homes in the coming weeks. The 621 homes are all cost rental apartments and are being delivered through the LDA’s Project Tosaigh initiative. They are being made available across four locations in Dublin and Kildare providing eligible applicants […]
The Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI) is proud to present the EUmies Award Exhibition in the Printworks, Dublin Castle from 16 January to 14 February 2024. This touring exhibition presents models, texts, videos, sketches and drawings of the 40 shortlisted works – among them the first-ever Irish winner and the 13 Irish nominees […]
As an island nation, we have been building houses by the water for thousands of years, between dramatic cliffs off our coasts, to tranquil lakes in the middle of the country and to the banks of the rivers all around us. ‘Tithe Cois Uisce’ is an 8-part series that follows on from the popular “Tithe […]
Komatsu has revealed details of a new all-electric excavator which they confirm is destined for sale in their domestic and European markets early in the year ahead. The 13-ton class PC138E-11 will be equipped with a 225-kWh lithium-ion battery for long hours of operation and is being viewed by Komatsu as ‘a step toward the […]
Housing across Westmeath, Kilkenny and Meath is to receive a boost to its future supply of social homes with the launch of a call to building contractors to tender for ‘design and build’ social homes on local authority lands. This call is linked to the Accelerated Delivery Programme involving Local Authorities’ delivery of social housing […]
