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Housing Minister Hands over Home to Front Line Worker

19 Nov , 2020  

Tuath welcomed Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien to present keys to Cooleven’s first tenant, where 83 newly-built family homes will be let before Christmas, under South Dublin County Council’s choice-based lettings scheme.  The 20 apartments and sixty-three houses were built by Grandbrind Ltd under contract to Tuath. Total loan finance of €24.1M was provided to […]

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Lightning Protection International appointment Grace Nolan as Marketing Manager

18 Nov , 2020  

Lightning Protection International (LPI), Europe’s leading suppliers of lightning protection, electrical earthing systems and surge protection devices, have announced the appointment of Grace Nolan as Marketing Manager. Grace joined Lightning Protection International in 2017 and has since held a number of executive roles including accounts assistant and marketing executive prior to her appointment as Marketing […]

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New Komatsu Midi Excavator an early-2021 arrival

17 Nov , 2020  

The ongoing drive by manufacturers to produce machines that deliver added value in terms of features designed to meet current and future regulations whilst satisfying market needs for greater productivity are factors evident in the new Komatsu PC88MR-11 midi excavator, first versions of which will arrive in Ireland from January onwards. Successor to its acclaimed […]

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Free BIMcert BIM upskilling

10 Nov , 2020  

As part of European Vocational Skills Week, the Belfast Metropolitan College led digital construction project BIMcert will provide free upskilling in a webinar on Thursday. The fifth edition of the European Vocational Skills Week is a 100% online event organised by the European Commission in cooperation with the German Presidency of the Council of the […]

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Pre-Covid Turnover of CIF’s Top 50 exceeded €10billion

4 Nov , 2020  

The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Top 50 Contractors 2020 had a combined turnover of just over €10bn in 2019, according to a survey carried by Construction magazine on behalf of CIF. The CIF Top 50 Contractors survey gives a snapshot of the overall performance of the Irish construction sector, as it delivers many large-scale projects throughout Ireland […]

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Award-winning Cork property developers launch new luxury Kinsale homes

29 Oct , 2020  

Local family-run property development company Dooneen Developments Ltd., owned by the McElhinney family, are set to unveil their latest luxury housing units in Cork later this week, with twenty-two new homes in Kinsale set to go on sale in late October this year. Springmount Crescent, Kinsale is the latest development to be unveiled by the […]

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Award-winning New York-based architects to speak at virtual event with Irish Architecture Foundation

29 Oct , 2020  

The founders of award-winning New York-based design practice SO-IL will speak at a free virtual event at 6pm this Thursday, 29th October as part of the Irish Architecture Foundation’s series of talks, New Now Next. Founders Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu will be joined by Nathalie Weadick, Director of the IAF, and moderator James Taylor-Foster, curator of architecture and design at ArkDes, Sweden’s National […]

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Kildare based company win award at 2020 SEAI Energy Awards

28 Oct , 2020  

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) today announced the winners of the 2020 SEAI Energy Awards during an online awards ceremony which saw Kildare based company, Green Generation Ltd., take home the Innovative Deployment of Renewable Energy Award. Green Generation offer an excellent example of the circular economy working in practice. The company is […]

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John Reddy appointed as Ecocem Group Quality and Innovation Application Manager

28 Oct , 2020  

The Ecocem Group, Europe’s premier producer of high performance, low carbon cement, have  announced the appointment of John Reddy as Group Quality and Innovation Application Manager.  John has been instrumental in his time in Ecocem, assisting in the implementation of ISO 9001 and  implementing quality assurance laboratories acrossthe group. His contribution to the cement industry  […]

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Galway Picture Palace wins 38th Irish Concrete Society Award

27 Oct , 2020  

Excellence in concrete design and construction was celebrated at this year’s Irish Concrete Society’s Awards, which were announced virtually on the 23rd  of October 2020. This was the 38th Annual Awards which recognise excellence in both design and construction in concrete and are adjudicated by a distinguished, independent jury of industry professionals. The main awards […]