The Irish construction sector ended the third quarter of the year on a positive note as activity, new orders and employment all continued to rise. On the price front, a marked slowdown in the rate of cost inflation was recorded, with prices increasing at the weakest pace since June 2014. The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing […]
NewsMuch like the general public, Irish main contractors are used to hearing about the upturn but have yet to feel the benefits in their own pockets. Brian Foley spoke to members of the CECA and MBCA to hear what the sector thinks about the current industry state of play, government forms of contract and much […]
NewsThere has been a broad welcome for the Government’s capital programme plan from the construction sector. Central to the plan is the creation of 45,000 construction jobs. “The increase in construction jobs and infrastructural projects announced by the Government is a welcome injection of much needed long term investment in the construction sector,” said the […]
NewsMinister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, today said that an allocation of almost €10bn for his Department, over the next seven years, will allow for appropriate levels of investment to be made in public transport to maintain and improve the existing network. It will allow for the growing problem of urban congestion […]
NewsThe eagerly awaited capital spending plan is due to be published this afternoon but already details have emerged, including details of roads and transport infrastructure plans. According to media reports €27bn will be spent by government over the next five years with the creation of 45,000 construction jobs. Speaking earlier today Taoiseach Enda Kenny, TD […]
NewsThe Construction Industry Federation Annual Conference takes place on Thursday the 1st of October 2015 at the Hogan Suite, Croke Park Conference Centre, in Dublin. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Activity, Jobs and Solutions’. The construction industry is now in recovery phase with 13,100 jobs created in the industry in 2014 and 6,300 […]
NewsThe civil engineering sector is set to receive a much-needed boost with the news that a revised Metro North scheme will form the central part of the Government’s capital spending plan. The original €2.5bn Metro North plan was shelved in 2011 after the new Government came to power. The new scaled back plan is expected […]
NewsThe value of construction projects commenced saw a significant increase in the first half of 2015, rising by €802 million to €2.754 billion when compared to the same period in 2014 according to the Building Information Index. This represents an increase of +41% in the value of actual construction activity for the first six months […]
NewsA removal of local authority levies on new home construction and a help-to-buy-scheme for first time buyers are just two of the measures included in the CIF pre Budget submission. A delegation from the CIF presented its submission during a meeting with Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan TD and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, […]
NewsThere were further signs of a slowdown in growth of Irish construction output during August, but activity continued to rise sharply during the month amid sustained growth of new business. With new work rising again, companies continued to take on extra staff at a rapid pace. Meanwhile, the rate of cost inflation remained sharp amid […]
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