Construction & Building Industry building has announced the Construction & Building Industry Awards 2021 categories for its inaugural annual awards event taking place in November 2021. CEO Michael Mulcahy said “the entire industry sector is one that makes an enormous contribution to the Irish economy. When you consider the importance of the construction, building, trades, […]
International Women in Engineering Day took place on 23rd June. The international awareness campaign aims to raise the profile of women in engineering and to show women and girls the diverse and exciting career opportunities available in this industry. As the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, critical skills shortages will emerge in the engineering […]
The Shandon Hotel & Spa in Donegal will create 50 new jobs as part of a €500,000 investment at the 4-star property, which will see the hotel expand its bar areas. Work will get underway in the autumn, creating up to 35 jobs during the construction phase. This folows the complete refurbishment of the hotel’s […]
Four projects have been announced as recipients of a €73 million fund for large-scale tourist attractions in counties Cavan, Donegal, Dublin and Mayo The four recipients are The Shannon Pot & Cavan Burren Park, Blacklion, Co Cavan which receives €4.8 million Fort Dunree & Head, Buncrana, Co Donegal – €9.3 million “This is Ireland” North City […]
Initiative Ireland has announced that in, partnership with Fairfield Real Estate Finance, it will lend €600m for the construction of residential homes over the next 3 years. The injection will enable small, medium and large-scale developers to deliver 5,000 new homes nationwide over the next 3-years, supporting over 3,000 construction jobs and creating 20 new […]
The energy company EI-H2 has announced plans to build a “green” hydrogen facility in Cork. Planning permission will be sought for a 50MegaWatt electrolysis plant in Aghada. The project will create over 85 full-time direct and indirect jobs as the site develops and EI-H2 Aghada hopes to be operational before the end of 2023. The […]
The Peter McVerry Trust has announced construction is set to begin on two new housing projects at at Moyross and Southill in Limerick City. It is the Peter McVerry Trust’s largest housing project to date. The projects are being delivered in partnership with Limerick City and County Council. The Department of Housing, Local Government and […]
Looking for new jobs in the construction sector? Speak with the ByrneLooby recruitment team this Thursday from 10am to 4pm at this week's Virtual Recruitment Expo. Virtual Recruitment Expo is a full day of employers and seminars online jobs fair bringing job-seekers together with employers and recruiters organisations from Ireland and around the world, allowing […]
Obton, a Danish solar photovoltaic (PV) business are set to invest €300m in the Irish solar energy sector. Obton, a Danish solar photovoltaic (PV) business, and its Irish partner Shannon Energy, have released plans to develop up to 500 MW of solar PV projects in Ireland over the next five years. This will create over […]
The Geotechnical Society of Ireland (GSI) is holding a half-day seminar on Wednesday, 28 April 2021 from 14:30 - 18:00. Register here. The Seminar will begin with four presentations from previous winners of the Young Geotechnical Engineers Award which acknowledges the contribution of young members to the profession and to the society. These presentations will cover […]
