Top 5 viewed Stories from April

Here are the top 5 most viewed stories in the Construction & Engineering industry for April 2023.

1. Dublin Airport Authority to submit planning to expand terminal capacity by 25pc and expects 40 million passengers a year

The DAA is entering into a preplanning phase with Fingal County Council for the expansions of the existing Termainal One and Terminal Two. Read more here.

2. Boston Scientific infuses €100M into Ireland facility for carbon-neutral manufacturing

Boston Scientific are investing €100 million into their manufacturing facility in Galway in ongoing efforts to achieve carbon neutrality at it's sites. The investment will add more than 40,000 square feet of medical device manufacturing space to Boston Scientific’s Galway site. Read more here.

3. Construction to start on first of 20 solar farms in Cork

Construction has commenced on the first of 20 solar farm projects in Co. Cork. The project is estimated to cost €200 million and will provide electricity to power 80,000 homes per year. Read more here.

4. Work on €1.6bn electricity interconnector between Ireland and France to begin ‘very, very shortly’

Construction work on the €1.6 billion electricity interconnector between Ireland and France is expected to commence within months and will help deliver greater energy security and lower prices to Irish consumers. Read more here.

5. Council green light for new Kildare €200m Guinness brewery

Kildare County Council has given the green light to plans by brewing giant Diageo for a new €200m brewery for a green field site at Littleconnell in Newbridge. Construction is expected to take 20 months and will be built on a 21.36 hectare site. Read more here.

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