Posted November 22, 2018
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Posted November 21, 2018
Green-powered data centre sector set for €3bn investment boost
More than €3bn is set to be invested in data centre construction in Ireland over the next three years, a new report has predicted. It also claims that the continued deployment of renewable energy will be sufficient to supply the…
Posted November 20, 2018
Dublin’s Capital Dock campus reaches completion
The development of Capital Dock in Dublin’s South Docklands – one of the largest mixed-use developments ever created in Ireland – is now complete. The city campus development spans 4.8 acres and features over 690,000 square feet of new mixed-use…
Posted November 14, 2018
Plans to be lodged for €400m data centre in Ennis
Plans are to be lodged for a €400m one million sq ft data centre on the outskirts of Ennis early next year. The planned data centre will be the largest in the west of Ireland since the ill-fated 200,000 sq…
Posted November 13, 2018
Construction to begin on mammoth Carrigaline school campus
A 1,000 pupil, €20m education campus in Carrigaline will begin construction in January. The Cork Education Training Board (ETB) anticipate that construction will take 21 months to complete, meaning the project could be delivered before the end of 2020. The Carrigaline…
Posted November 9, 2018
Engineers expect to create over 6,000 jobs next year
Over 6,000 jobs are expected to be created in the Irish engineering sector next year. However, 94% of employers see a skills shortage as the main barrier to their company’s growth. A survey by Engineers Ireland has found the majority…
Posted November 2, 2018
Waterford North Quay transformation gets planning green light
The long-awaited redevelopment of Waterford’s North Quay has been given the green light by An Bord Pleanala. In a letter issued to councillors from the management of Waterford Council, the Chief Executive indicates that An Bord Pleanala has confirmed the…
Posted October 26, 2018
€31.5m wind farm for Kerry
Europe’s largest renewable energy company Statkraft is to begin construction on a €31.5m wind farm project in the south-west. The 23.1 megawatt Kilathmoy wind farm will be located on the Kerry-Limerick border and will be Statkraft’s first wind farm project…
Posted October 25, 2018
Dublin crane count at 89 on October 1st
There were 89 cranes visible over the centre of Dublin on October 1st from the seventh floor of The Irish Times building on Tara Street. This is down four (or 4 per cent) on September’s total of 93 – the highest score…
Posted October 10, 2018