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Construction

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rebuilding ireland
Funding approved for 1,770 'affordable homes' on local authority sites
6 Aug 2019
26.3k
45
echelon data centres
540 jobs on the way as planning permission granted for €500 million data centre in Wicklow
19 Jul 2019
46.7k
50
hsa
40% drop in the number of site accidents in the construction industry this year
19 Jul 2019
9.1k
31
progress update
Construction has started on the building frame of the National Children's Hospital
12 Jun 2019
16.6k
34
Aungier Street
Residents beside site for new student complex protest over noise levels and rats
12 May 2019
34.1k
41
Report
Construction costs to rise further as Dublin one of most expensive cities to build in the world
11 Apr 2019
16.3k
21
Bad to worse
Spiralling costs, scarce materials and penalties: How Brexit could impact the housing crisis
6 Mar 2019
16.2k
27
Housing
Plans to rezone industrial lands in Dublin to allow for housing revealed
5 Mar 2019
27.5k
37
Housing
Number of homes built in 2018 rose by 25% compared to year previous
7 Feb 2019
10.1k
31
Health and Safety
37 people were killed in work-related accidents in 2018
8 Jan 2019
10.1k
12
brickies
'Thousands of non-national construction workers will be needed to meet housing targets' - Ibec
7 Jan 2019
40.3k
154
st cuthbert's park
Gardaí investigating further criminal damage at Dublin building site
8 Dec 2018
20.3k
18
boom boom
For Ireland to build the houses it needs, it'll need foreign workers... but they won't be able to afford the rent
21 Nov 2018
44.8k
56
Housing Crisis
Government to oppose Bill that would increase social and affordable housing in private estates
20 Nov 2018
29.8k
63
digging in
'A poorly-paid job in horrendous conditions': Archaeologists' strikes to continue as they demand better wages
11 Nov 2018
23.0k
41
building inspections
HSE reviewing hospitals built by WBS but says there are currently 'no safety concerns'
25 Oct 2018
10.1k
30
crumbling
'Totally and utterly ruined': The eight-year battle by homeowners affected by mica concrete block scandal
21 Oct 2018
51.1k
41
Motel One
A major German boutique hotel chain's first Irish venue has been cleared for north Dublin
8 Jul 2018
41.7k
26
Read Me
Opinion: Do we need a Minister for Construction for Ireland?
Andrew Power
6 Jul 2018
11.0k
64
Construction
'It's an absolute relief': Contractor to be appointed to complete schools impacted by Carillion collapse
25 Jun 2018
16.7k
5
Liquidation
Sammon liquidation: Schools say they're still optimistic they can open their doors in September
7 Jun 2018
12.4k
11
Jobs Jobs Jobs
A construction firm is creating 100 jobs in Monaghan because of the county's 'work ethic'
8 May 2018
15.7k
14
Housing Crisis
Minister: 'To solve the housing crisis, we need to build thousands of affordable apartments'
12 Apr 2018
25.3k
88
mill street
Students living in €249-a-week accommodation offered partial refunds due to months of construction work
31 Mar 2018
23.0k
32
Construction
How will Ireland 2040 be delivered? For starters, we need more brickies, tilers and plasterers
24 Feb 2018
15.5k
66
on site
Where will all the construction workers come from to build the Ireland 2040 plan?
18 Feb 2018
29.5k
80
On the rise
Construction tender prices to rise by 7% this year, surveyors warn
17 Feb 2018
12.8k
46
building and property
Two building giants battling over pyrite 'should make sure homeowners are paid first'
4 Feb 2018
25.1k
14
Building
Claims about bogus self-employment in construction 'grossly exaggerated'
28 Jan 2018
16.6k
12
Construction
'Alarm' and frustration as newly built Irish schools stalled by Carillion collapse
24 Jan 2018
20.1k
51
Motorway
Nine workers dead after 450m-long bridge collapses in Colombian valley
16 Jan 2018
22.7k
5
Tipperary
Construction workers had to live in terrible conditions, court hears
11 Jan 2018
22.8k
North to South
Construction of motorway to connect Dublin to Derry to begin this year
6 Jan 2018
32.6k
55
santa's workshop
Irish building apprentices deliver handmade toys to children's charities
21 Dec 2017
15.1k
8
Housing
No need for parking spaces and more apartments per floor allowed in complexes under new draft guidelines
18 Dec 2017
22.6k
59
brick by brick
Back booming: Almost 3,000 building apprentices predicted for this year
5 Nov 2017
14.8k
22
Moore Street
'Customers find it impossible to get here': FX Buckley butcher says Luas works forced him to downsize
6 Oct 2017
36.6k
65
Our Lady's Grove
Safety concerns raised as construction vehicle topples over beside school grounds
27 Sep 2017
65.5k
42
investment plan
UCC €350 million investment plan to create more than 500 construction jobs over next five years
26 Sep 2017
11.9k
19
South Dublin
Clondalkin social housing estate gets green light from council
25 Sep 2017
20.7k
80
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