The Engineering Edge | 14th Edition
LATEST NEWS & PROJECTS
Plans to extend DART network to Kildare and Meath approved
An Bord Pleanála has given permission for the extension of the DART network to Kildare and Meath. The DART+ West project will run from Connolly/Spencer Dock in north Dublin to Maynooth in Co Kildare and on to the M3 Parkway near Dunboyne in Co Meath.
Developer loan approvals by State-backed HBFI pass €2bn threshold
Almost €400m in new lending for the construction of new homes was approved by the State's building finance body in the first half of 2024.
That will go towards the construction of just over 2,700 housing units, according to Home Building Finance Ireland.
Cost inflation in commercial construction sector slows to 3%
The annual rate of inflation in the cost of commercial construction has fallen to 3%, with the rate of increase levelling off over the last six months, a new report by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) shows.?
Construction sector stabilises as housing activity increases for fifth month running
The construction industry contracted marginally in July despite housing activity increasing at the fastest rate since April, according to the latest BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland construction PMI.
An Bord Pleanála overturns Westmeath County Council’s refusal for construction of multi-million euro care home
An Bord Pleanála has overturned a decision by local authority planners in Westmeath to refuse permission for the construction of a multi-million euro residential care home in Kinnegad.
Tender for M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Project published
The tender for the motorway section of the M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Project has been published by Cork County Council.
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