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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 works. The ...

28 Jul 2022 at 17:01

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. Commencement ...

22 Mar 2022 at 13:16

National News

50% fewer Irish homes began construction works in April compared to year prior

Fifty percent fewer Irish homes began construction works in April compared to the year prior. That's according to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, which yesterday (Thursday May 26) released data on commencement ...

27 May 2022 at 12:26

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, Innovation ...

05 May 2022 at 18:22

National News

'Really positive news' - O'Brien confirms almost 3k homes began construction in March

The Minister for Housing has confirmed almost 3,000 homes began construction in March 2022. Minister Darragh O'Brien confirmed the news - which he called "really positive" - through social media today (Friday April 22). According to ...

22 Apr 2022 at 13:03

National News

Housing Dept reveals over 40% more new homes began construction in 2021 than year prior

Thirty thousand seven hundred and twenty four new homes were recorded as having commenced construction in 2021, marking an increase of 42% on the year prior. That's according to the Department of Housing, which today (January 21) ...

21 Jan 2022 at 17:01

Soccer

Qatar 2022: World Cup worker death toll revealed by top official

A top Qatari official involved in the country’s World Cup organisation has put the number of worker deaths for the tournament “between 400 and 500” for the first time, a drastically higher number than any other previously ...

30 Nov 2022 at 12:40

Property

Laois location for most new houses in sluggish Midlands

Laois recorded the most new dwelling completions of the four Midlands counties between April and June this year but the number built is still just in double figures and the region is lagging behind other parts of the ...

30 Jul 2021 at 14:00

National News

Construction on thousands of new homes began in May 2022, Housing Dept confirms

Construction on almost 3,000 new residential homes took place in May this year. That's according to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, which today (Monday June 20) published commencement ...

20 Jun 2022 at 11:56

National News

Top concerns of builders across Ireland highlighted at Oireachtas committee

Rising costs of building materials are the main concern and challenge facing builders, an Oireachtas committee has been told. James Benson, director of housing, planning and development services at the ...

25 May 2022 at 10:18

National News

O’Brien ‘not looking for’ construction sector VAT reduction

Housing minister Darragh O’Brien has appeared to rule out a reduction of the VAT rate for residential construction. A reduced VAT rate of 13.5% currently applies to construction but a recent review of ...

19 Jul 2023 at 19:59

National News

Irish construction activity increases for first time in almost a year

Construction activity in Ireland increased last month, the first increase since September 2022. New data from the BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland Construction Purchasing Managers Index shows ...

10 Jul 2023 at 11:14

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