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Two teaching unions vote overwhelmingly in favour of revised pay deal

Two teaching unions have voted to back the revised public sector pay deal. Primary-level union the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) – Ireland’s largest teachers’ union – said 80% of its members voted to accept it, while 85% of the ...

30 Sept 2022 at 17:32

National News

Primark to reopen landmark Northern Irish store four years after 'devastating' fire

Primark has confirmed that its landmark Belfast store will reopen before Christmas. It follows an extensive four-year restoration project after the Bank Buildings branch was destroyed by an accidental fire in August 2018. The retail giant ...

10 Aug 2022 at 15:24

National News

Interim work ‘the priority’ as building defect repairs estimated at 2.5bn euros

An independent report into apartments with defects built during the Celtic Tiger-era has found that interim measures to address potential safety issues “need to be identified as a priority” pending the completion of full remediation ...

28 Jul 2022 at 17:01

National News

Rising building costs to keep house prices at boom levels

Rising costs for building materials will keep house prices at record highs, a report from the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) finds. “Leading indicators show pressures building up in relation to input prices, which ...

07 Jun 2022 at 11:28

National News

House building steps up post pandemic across the country

Construction of over 2,000 new residential homes is expected to begin in the coming weeks, latest figures show. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has published commencement notices data for February 2022....

22 Mar 2022 at 13:16

National News

Govt recruits construction workers to 'match demand' when housing supply increases

A Housing for All initiative dedicated to recruiting construction workers has been launched by the government. The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, ...

05 May 2022 at 18:22

Business

IN PICTURES: Laois building firm raises funds and awareness for mental health

Clonlaslee-based construction company Carroll O’Keeffe & Co Ltd recently held a site BBQ to raise funds for the Lighthouse Club Charity. The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is the only charity that provides ...

29 Nov 2022 at 19:52

National News

Number of workers enrolled for retrofitting programmes grows to record figures

The number of workers enrolled in the Near Zero Energy Building and Retrofit upskilling programmes has jumped from 363 in 2020 to a record 2,034 in 2022. This has been described as a major advance in creating new ...

17 Jan 2023 at 17:22

Local News

Details of vacant HSE buildings in Laois published

The use of vacant HSE buildings in Laois was detailed in a letter published late last year. Assistant National Director of the HSE Ray Mitchell outlined the use of vacant HSE properties in Laois and Offaly in ...

17 Jan 2023 at 21:53

National News

Drop in new home builds show latest official figures

The amount of new builds completed in Ireland has fallen by almost 10% year-on-year to the end of October. That's according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), which recorded 4,656 ...

02 Nov 2021 at 13:52

Property

Another bundle of new homes for biggest Laois housing estate in Portlaoise

The biggest housing estate in Laois in line for more new homes if the developer gets the green light from Laois County Council. Thomas Kelly & Sons Group has lodged planning permission with County Hall in ...

24 Aug 2021 at 22:53

National News

‘More than a third of homes built in first three months of 2023 were apartments’

More than a third of homes built in the first three months of 2023 were apartments, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The CSO examined “new dwelling completions”, which ...

26 Apr 2023 at 12:58

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