Optimism?

Wrong website mate, you wont find much of that stuff here.

Wouldn’t it be better to complete the buildings that are lying half finished everywhere? Probably cheaper & quicker than starting from scratch, and jobs would still be created.

Yes neil you are right wanted to sell my house and buy a half finished one as I’m 25 y in construction but the bank told me it’s was not possible under Irish banking laws

Heard all this before. Construction firms only want cheap foreign agency workers. Most of the national schools are being built by Northern Ireland sub contractors employed by the main contractors. Is it any wonder there’s no money in the economy when Irish tradesmen and labourers are constantly told there’s no work. Most have already left if they’ve no commitments here. I won’t be holding my breadth with this headline in the journal.

It has to be said, we had too many builders in this country. Also, the standard of finishing on houses during the boom was piss poor.

Agree just left London wages are down by half great news for the polish economy

That’s competition lads, get over it. If Irish companies are pricing themselves out of the market, they only have to look at the wage negotiations they were involved in for the past 20 years. Until these are reviewed and revised significantly downwards to a more realistic level those pesky competitive non-Irish firms will (rightly, in my opinion) get the contracts.

This is welcome and good news However it is a drop in the ocean.

MORE THAN 230,000 building workers have lost their jobs since the height of the construction and property bubble five years ago, figures released yesterday (April 18, 2012) show.

Employment in the industry has fallen below 150,000 this year from a peak of 380,000 in 2007, a fall of 60 per cent, according to a report by DKM Economic Consultants.

The report, produced for the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, states the value of the industry has fallen to €7.5 billion this year from €39 billion since 2007.

Extremely positive news and even if only half of the jobs the IDA expect are created it will still be a huge boost for the sector. I do find it quite sad that every comment so far has been negative tho. Lighten up a bit people and show a bit of optimism,

Any new job is good news however, we are still in a race to the bottom with prices in Ireland especially in Construction and Companies need to stand firm and not be giving into these rediculous low rates. No work is welcome at below cost. Quality before quantity is what is needed. It’s simple maths lads.

You’re just showing your ignorance Mary. If you don’t know what you’re talking about say nothing. Typical.

I remember speaking with a guy from the North a few years ago, he was working for the week in Dublin as a glazier. I asked him why he traveled down here each week to work and was there a lack of glazier jobs up North. He told me, “I get put up in a hotel for the week in Dublin, all expenses paid (bed, board and travel) and I earn between 45 and 55 euros an hour down here. If I was to work at the same in Belfast I would get £9 per hour and if I was top of my game £9.50 per hour, that’s why!”. They are either severely under paid in the North or construction firms lost the plot in the South with wages and the prices being charged.

Stop your nonsense. Thats a cop out retort if ever I heard one! I was not sneering I was stating a fact which you admitted to. During the good times, tradesmen constantly sneered at academics as they were earning less. So dont give me that crap! I was perhaps being facetious but only out of frustration with the building sector who have attempted to remove themselves from blame. I admire your hard work and fair play to your daughters, you must be very proud of them. But a word to the wise, do not bring my parents into an argument with me again on this forum, you proletariat…