Posted December 10, 2018
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Posted December 7, 2018
Dublin gets wheels in motion for €9bn six-line metro
The city of Dublin has submitted plans for an ambitious six-line metro system that will be formed of a central loop operating underneath the Irish capital. Should the project get the official go ahead it would be up and running…
Posted November 22, 2018
Dublin crane count in November reaches record high of 102
There were 102 cranes visible over the centre of Dublin on November 1st. This is the highest score yet registered by Crane Count – nine more than the previous high of 93 on September 1st – and up 13 on…
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