How to find the right builder: check the Construction Industry Register
Register sets out to provide a comprehensive list of competent builders, from large firms to sole traders and tradespeople
Register sets out to provide a comprehensive list of competent builders, from large firms to sole traders and tradespeople
‘Far and away the biggest concern of housebuilders at the moment’ is pipeline of work on stream after 2025, says Construction Industry Federation director
Radio: The veteran presenter grows ever more outraged by imaginary injustices as he highlights potential shortcomings of the new builders’ register
Ireland has achieved a leading position in the data centre sector that could grow exponentially if AI-related demand is sustained
The State’s Environmental Protection Agency is hoping new measures will reduce wastage
We have had 100 years of policy retrenchment, deregulation and bad ideas, with nothing breaking the cycle
Hubert Fitzpatrick says the industry can rise to meet the challenge of providing critical infrastructure and 60,000 homes a year if it has certainty
Harmony ends when it comes to Sinn Féin pledge to abolish government subsidy schemes for buyers
Construction Industry Federation budget submission says more resources for water supply and planning are needed
CIF calls for expansionary budget as industry tackles inflation amid attempts to deliver 50,000 housing units annually
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More supports needed to hit 33,450 target, experts argue
Government commitment critical, says Construction Industry Federation
Running to more than 700 pages, bill expected to address infrastructure deficits
Inflation and planning delays continuing, says Construction Industry Federation survey
Organisation’s director of housing and planning says residential construction will pick up significantly next year if planning decisions speed up
State utility predicts a separate greater Dublin drainage plan may not get permission before 2025
400 to 500 people now buying the first home every week, Taoiseach tells builders
‘Gentle density’ lets residents to vote on plans for their own streets, and reap the benefits
Plant hire contractors say Government ignores pleas for aid with training
Young people are being put off by their parents who remember the last recession when many construction workers lost their jobs, study finds
Labour Court suggests workers should receive a 5% rise this year with further increases until 2025
Irish Concrete Federation says levy will generate most of its revenue from ready-mix products
Top 1000: Cost, labour and planning pressures hamper the building industry yet growth is still predicted
Builders lobby say a lot of land zoned for housing is difficult and expensive to service
Price increases hitting apartment developments before they can start, says report
Refusal based on population targets could ban new housing permissions until 2028
Construction Industry Federation to say Coalition proposals to levy tax on rezoned land could scare off investment
An Bord Pleanála has just 70 inspectors and 15 board members to regulate the planning system – the Central Bank has 1,100 staff to regulate the financial system
Conference told of four-stage planning process to get projects off ground that can take up to four years to complete
Commencement notices for the construction of 2,108 new residential homes nationally were received last month
We are incapable of accurately counting our housing output with a variance between methods of 6,100 for 2022
More than 70,000 units awaiting planning decision through An Bord Pleanála or the courts, equating to nearly two years’ supply
Construction Information Services says figures provided by the National Building Control Office show that 23,751 homes were completed last year
Utility wants High Court to issue orders to compel Richmond Homes Ltd and Arkmount Construction Ltd to provide certain details
Gabriel MacGrath claims he is the subject of a conspiracy and a concentrated effort to remove him from his job
Property database GeoDirectory highlights pick-up in construction while noting prices and rents are still on the rise
Many boom-time builders and developers grew rich on the back of tens of thousands of shoddy and dangerous apartments. Should we not identify these people?
Minette Hanley-Corboy was the first-ever woman president of the Construction Industry Federation
Minister for Education will say department is also dealing with significant numbers of children unexpectedly coming from Ukraine and elsewhere
Measure is damaging and unfair to industry facing financial pressure, says Construction Industry Federation
Through boom and bust, lobbyists for the construction sector have always made demands of the State
Construction Industry Federation dubs proposed tax an ‘unfair blunt instrument’
Construction Industry Federation conference hears that building costs are threatening viability of projects
Building firms expect further increases in costs of material, labour and energy, says Construction Industry Federation report
Returnships and apprenticeships are growing in popularity even in sectors that would never previously have considered using them
Working group on defects in housing report states ‘not feasible retrospectively to impose a penalty on the individual firms responsible for defects’
In the case of most defects if the contractor who built the apartment block has gone under, no insurance policy is in place.
Survey finds significant pick-up in costs across sector, compounded by Ukraine conflict
Industry making ‘considerable effort’ to bring greater gender balance to the sector
Construction group calls for reform of public works contracts due to inflation
Industry group meets Minister to discuss issues workers on State contracts face
Detached home with large corner garden is in walk-in condition
Cosgrave brothers built thousands of homes and notable commercial projects in Dublin
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