A Housing for All FutureBuilding Initiative dedicated to recruit construction workers has been launched. This initiative aims to spearhead activation and recruitment for the construction sector and drive internal projects to support this work. The FutureBuilding Initiative is an 18-month pilot which will operate through a team staffed by Intreo from the Department of Social […]
Grants have been awarded for a wide range of archaeological heritage projects under the Department’s 2022 Community Monuments Fund. 128 projects are being supported with an overall investment of €6 million. This investment builds on last year's investment under the scheme in which which 139 awards were granted to an amount of just under €4.2 […]
A new gender-based bursary for apprenticeship employers has been announced by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science The bursary is worth €2,666 and is available to employers who employ apprentices on any national apprenticeship programme with greater than 80% representation of a single gender. The new gender-based bursary comes into […]
NCE and Construction News are hosting a free webinar on the Business benefits of mentorship, as well as the advantages for mentor and mentee 11am on 29 March 2022. The event is the first in the Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering programme, which has been supported by Curtins, and the series will focus on […]
An Engineering for Climate Action Lunchtime Lecture Webinar Series kicks off this Wednesday, 23rd March 2022 at 1pm. Organised by he Department of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering in Trinity College Dublin the series is intended to engage with Irish practitioners across the country. The series will be continue on Wednesday lunchtimes and run up […]
The Irish Green Building Council is hosting Build Green Now on 6th May 2022 from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at The Gibson Hotel. Members will get together, network with industry leaders and policy makers, and design pathways for a low carbon future. The past two years has seen ESG and sustainability rise to the […]
Eight new low-carbon houses are under construction in both Kilkenny and Carlow as part of a scheme by 3cea. 3cea is a non-profit, independent energy agency working primarily in Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford. The houses form part of an EU project to lower embodied emissions in house builds by utilising a 'Design for Manufacture and […]
The National Energy Summit 2022 takes place Thursday 26 April, at Croke Park, Dublin The Summit will bring together industry experts and thought leaders from both the public and private sectors to find solutions to the issues facing us in securing our energy supply. It will examine the programme of work that is being delivered […]
Construction Industry Federation (CIF) is hosting a lunchtime webinar 'Equality, Diversity, Inclusion in Construction' ahead of International Women’s Day. Southern Region Director Conor O’Connell is joined by Louise Hogan, discussing her career as an Electrician, her success on the international soccer pitch and her challenges and drive in a professional and sports career with a […]
The 6th Annual National Construction Summit is being held on 3rd March 2022 in the Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown. The National Constriction Summit brings together over 2000 construction companies, developers, policy makers, project owners, building owners , government and municipal bodies, lenders & private investment firms, architectural and design firms, planners, facility managers, property managers, large industrial companies technology companies, legal & […]
