The Engineering Edge | 15th Edition
LATEST NEWS & PROJECTS
Eli Lilly to make €1.6bn investment in Cork and Limerick sites
Eli Lilly will invest over €1.6bn to expand its manufacturing footprint in Ireland as it ramps up production capacity across its Cork and Limerick sites. The pharmaceutical giant has announced a $1bn (€907m) expansion of its Limerick site to increase production of biologic active ingredients for the company’s portfolio of treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
MetroLink is long overdue, but we need to get it right
The long-overdue MetroLink rail connection, from Dublin city to the airport and Swords, is edging towards reality after decades of being talked about, writes Paul McNeive.
Planning application submitted for Ireland’s largest offshore wind park
Codling Wind Park, Ireland’s largest Phase 11 offshore renewable energy project will submit its planning application to An Bord Pleanála early next week. A planning notice for the project is being published in local papers in Wicklow and Dublin and will be included in a national newspapers.
Engineering needs to attract more women to fill its 6,000 vacancies
Failure to address the gender imbalance in engineering will exacerbate the existing skills shortage, warns Engineers Ireland (EI), the industry’s national representative body.
HS2 completes construction of UK’s longest rail bridge
The UK’s HS2 high-speed rail project has completed construction of the country’s longest rail bridge after lowering the final deck segment of the 3.4km Colne Valley Viaduct into place.
Planning permission granted for almost 270 new homes in Midleton
Planning permission has been granted for a large-scale residential development of almost 270 homes on the northern outskirts of Midelton, Co Cork.
Planning permission granted for almost 270 new homes in Midleton
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke TD, has announced he is making an additional allocation of €5 million in funding available to Construct Innovate, Ireland’s national research centre for construction technology and innovation.
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