The central role of LMETB and its chief executive Martin O’Brien in the building of Ireland’s first 3D printed houses The post LMETB recognised for role in building Ireland’s first 3D concrete printed houses in Louth first appeared on Irish building magazine ..read more

The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has welcomed the findings of the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council ‘Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2024’ The post CIF welcomes findings of Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2024 report first appeared on Irish building magazine ..read more

Members of Balbriggan charity group Remember Us were joined by Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD and Fair City actress, Rebecca Grimes, together with residents and local dignitaries during July to launch a very special facility – the Remember Us Sensory Garden. Remember Us provides a social outlet to people with special needs and their families in the North Fingal Area. This beautiful and considered resource was the brainchild of Remember Us founder Nora Roban who has been planning it for many years.  With support from Wavin ..read more

Uisce Éireann has announced the commencement of an upgrade at Whitegate Water Treatment Plant (WTP). The upgrade will ensure a safe, secure, and reliable supply of drinking water to approximately 10,300 people served by the Whitegate Regional Water Supply. This significant investment, which is being carried out in partnership with Cork County Council, will address risks to water quality by providing enhanced treatment facilities at a brand-new water treatment plant which will provide 6 million litres of water per day. The new plant will be located on a site adjacent to the existing Kilva plant ..read more

Cork and Dublin ports will receive multi-million euro grants in EU funding for sustainable, safe and smart transport infrastructure. The grants come from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) which is the EU’s programme for strategic investment in infrastructure. The European Commission has announced that it has selected 134 transport projects to receive over €7bn in EU grants and this represents the largest call under the current CEF Transport programme. Ireland will receive EUR 157.5m in funding for 5 projects, 2 of them at the Cork and Dublin ports are national, and the other 3 are mult ..read more

Major central banks around the world have come to the end of rate-hiking cycles and have now turned their attention to rate cuts. The European Central Bank went first by cutting rates in early June. Markets expect the Federal Reserve (The Fed) in the US and the Bank of England in the UK to follow suit later this year. Performance of bond and equity markets 12 months after the last rate hike. Source: Bloomberg, Davy, as of 13 June 2024. Returns shown are for US bonds & equities. Historically, asset class performance after rates have peaked has been strong. The chart above shows asset retur ..read more

EHS International, a leading Irish environmental, health, and safety (EHS) company founded by Chris Mee, has announced the official opening of its new offices in Ballymount, Dublin. The expansion is part of a significant investment nationally by EHS International, underscoring the company’s commitment to advancing EHS standards across Ireland and beyond. Since leaving his previous company, Chris Mee has invested €5 million in the setting up of his new enterprise. The newly renovated 10,000 square-foot facility at IFC House, 23 Ballymount Road Upper, Kilnamanagh, Co Dublin, is a comprehensive t ..read more

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Major central banks around the world have come to the end of rate-hiking cycles and have now turned their attention to rate cuts. The European Central Bank went first by cutting rates in early June. Markets expect the Federal Reserve (The Fed) in the US and the Bank of England in the UK to follow suit later this year. Source: Bloomberg, Davy, as of 13 June 2024. Returns shown are for US bonds & equities. Historically, asset class performance after rates have peaked has been strong. The chart above shows asset returns after the completion of previous US Federal Reserve rate hiking cycles. T ..read more

A significant construction milestone was celebrated at Glass Bottle, a new development set to transform Dublin into an iconic destination for residents and workers. The development team, comprising Lioncor, RGRE and the development contractors, John Sisk & Son, are excited to deliver the “topping out” of two of the three residential blocks in the initial phase of development. The development of Glass Bottle will see the transformation of approximately 37.2 acres of industrial land into an integrated and vibrant new place for all Dubliners. The ambition and vision for the site is to create ..read more