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Designer Group, one of Ireland’s leading mechanical and electrical engineering companies, has expanded its modular manufacturing capability with the opening of a new €10m facility in Kells, Co Meath.
Engineering News, Irish Construction News, LatestTechnological University Dublin (TU Dublin) has welcomed an announcement by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, of over €20.5m to expand apprenticeship capacity nationally. TU Dublin will receive €5.73m through the Apprenticeship Expansion Programme 2024.
Construction News, Irish Construction News, Latest, Sustainability, Training & EducationLENNY ANTONELLI, #BuildingLife Project Manager, Irish Green Building Council, writes about a major new IGBC report which finds that while the construction sector is eager to tackle its significant role in reducing Ireland’s carbon emissions, it is being held back by a lack of clear guidance, regulatory challenges and resources—especially for SMEs.
Events, Irish Construction News, Latest, SustainabilityAmid soaring demand for new buildings, Ireland’s construction sector is facing a perfect storm of labour shortages, rising costs, and supply chain chaos. PAUL LYNCH of 8020 Consulting writes that artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a gimmick but the essential tool now helping Irish project managers to cut through the tension – by dramatically improving on-site safety and stabilising volatile procurement and supply chains.
Irish Construction News, Latest, OpinionD/RES’s €3.2m creche and community building at Altidore Gardens will be Ireland’s first privately-developed public buildings constructed to a Net-Zero Carbon standard and built primarily with Mass Engineered Timber.
Construction News, House Building Methods, Irish Construction News, Latest, Projects, SustainabilityAs the construction sector accounts for nearly 34% of global energy-related carbon emissions, World Green Building Council CEO Cristina Gamboa speaks with ROBBIE COUSINS about the WorldGBC’s approach to addressing the challenge of decarbonising the global construction industry.
Interviews, Irish Construction News, LatestCoillte and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) recently brought over 200 national and international experts together from the timber and construction industries, the scientific community, and government departments to discuss and promote increasing the use of wood in construction.
Construction News, Irish Construction News, Latest, SustainabilityBuild Digital partnered with Construction Cluster Ireland (CCI) to present the Build Digital Annual Conference “Accelerating Infrastructure Delivery Through Digital Adoption” on October 09 2025, in Galway.
Construction News, Digital Construction, Irish Construction News, LatestSkillnet MMC Accelerate, the national initiative from Skillnet Ireland in partnership with the Construction IT Alliance (CitA), has announced that access to the new National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) MMC Toolkit is available through its online platform, skillnetmmcaccelerate.ie.
Construction News, Housing, Irish Construction News, Latest, MMC, NewsFacing the challenge of building 50,000 new homes annually, Ireland’s current development approach could cause significant biodiversity loss. Biodiversity specialist and IGBC Marketing and Communications Manager IRENE RONDINI writes about a new IGBC/TCD research project that explores how Ireland can adopt “nature-led” development.
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