Construction
# construction - Monday 20 May, 2013
Minister pledges clampdown on councils over bad planning decisions
Jan O’Sullivan says she will invoke ministerial powers to veto any planning decision which doesn’t conform to policy.
# construction - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
Sligo man killed in New York construction accident
Gary Feeney was crushed by a 40-foot pipe that became dislodged while it was being unloaded from a trailer near Saratoga in New York State.
# construction - Monday 8 April, 2013
Planning applications increase in 11 counties
Roscommon, Leitrim and Monaghan saw the greatest increases in applications.
MEPs call for removal of asbestos from all public buildings
If passed in parliament, a new report would also see member states required to provide increased protection and training for workers.
# construction - Thursday 4 April, 2013
New rules on buildings hope to avoid repeat of Priory Hall disaster
Phil Hogan has announced new regulations which will require professionals to sign off on the compliance of buildings as they are built.
# construction - Friday 29 March, 2013
Five dead as 14-storey building collapses in Dar es Salaam
Dozens more were injured during the incident.
# construction - Monday 11 March, 2013
Construction activity continues to fall as decline in unemployment eases
The weakest fall in activity was seen on housing projects and commercial and civil engineering each saw a slightly quicker reduction in activity.
# construction - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
Cement company to create 61 new jobs
That is more than 130 new jobs announced for Dublin today.
# construction - Monday 25 February, 2013
Building costs up 3 per cent as material and energy prices rise
The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland said that recent trends in below cost tendering are unsustainable as companies continue to fail.
# construction - Friday 15 February, 2013
Planning applications down 17 per cent as construction remains in doldrums
Donegal was the only county which saw an increase in planning applications in 2012.
# construction - Tuesday 12 February, 2013
Column: Social housing in Ireland has reached ground zero
Despite demand being at an all-time high, funding for social housing has almost disappeared. If we commence building and utilise NAMA properties we can reduce waiting lists and stimulate the construction industry, writes Donal McManus.
# construction - Monday 4 February, 2013
Fewer than 8,500 houses built in Ireland last year
Here is the table to show you how many houses were built in your county last year.
# construction - Thursday 24 January, 2013
Number of new buildings rose by 2% in 2012
The figures also show a drop of 87 per cent compared to the record high of 2007, when 96,000 new buildings were identified.
# construction - Thursday 3 January, 2013
CRH spends almost €630 million in investments in 2012
The company announced today that it undertook 18 acquisition and investment initiatives in the second half of 2012.
# construction - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
Up to €50m in bank loans and levies to pay for repair of pyrite homes
Environment Minister Phil Hogan has announced the setting up of the Pyrite Resolution Board which will aim to give thousands of homeowners by the issue a long-awaited resolution.
# construction - Monday 10 December, 2012
Rate of decline in construction activity unchanged in November
Jobs were also being cut at a sharper pace during the month, in line with reduced workloads, according to the latest Ulster Bank Construction PMI.
# construction - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
Work to start on €370m Luas link-up next year
The project is likely to generate up to 800 jobs in the construction phase and a further 60 permanent jobs.
# construction - Saturday 24 November, 2012
Construction group calls for passing of law to avoid further Kilfinane school incidents
The legislation, which has already been introducted, would ensure construction employees receive proper and swift payment for work.
# construction - Wednesday 21 November, 2012
Australian visa rule changes will open country to more Irish skilled workers
New South Wales has made it easier for skilled migrants to settle there by expanding its Skilled Occupations List.
# construction - Monday 12 November, 2012
Construction starts on eight new schools
A loan of €50 million from the European Investment Bank means the building projects in five counties can now go ahead.
Sharp fall in construction continued in October
Index from Ulster Bank shows that the rate of decline has slowed – but is still heading downwards.
# construction - Tuesday 23 October, 2012
Bruton denies conflict of interest over manufacturer allegations
The Minister has denied any conflict of interest regarding his shareholding in CRH Plc and the decision not to investigate allegations of anti-competitive practices.
# construction - Thursday 18 October, 2012
Production in construction up by 0.7 per cent in eurozone – Eurostat
New figures from the European Union’s statistical office show that production rose by 0.7 per cent in the euro area in August.
# construction - Tuesday 9 October, 2012
Kerry Group to create 800 jobs over next three years
The number is set to rise to 900 in 2016 with an additional 400 construction jobs created to construct the new campus in Naas, Co Kildare.
# construction - Thursday 20 September, 2012
Construction company announces 100 new jobs
BAM Contractors said it is confident its market position will continue to improve this year despite the recent slump in the construction industry.
# construction - Wednesday 19 September, 2012
Self employed tradespeople warned about hiding income
Taxback.com has urged construction workers and tradespeople to comply with Revenue obligations as the October tax return deadline approaches.
# construction - Friday 24 August, 2012
Irish man shot dead in Nigeria ambush
The engineer in his forties was working for an Irish company in the south east of Nigeria.
# construction - Wednesday 22 August, 2012
Ikea to build a new district in German city
The mini-city will have shops, flats and office space for thousands of people.
# construction - Friday 10 August, 2012
Construction companies experience growth of “black economy operations”
Almost 40 per cent of construction workers have said they had to repair low-quality work done by such operators.
# construction - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Good morning… here’s nine stories to catch up on.
Planning applications down 19 per cent in 2012
Only three counties – Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim – recorded increases in planning applications.
# construction - Friday 3 August, 2012
Blacklisted Irish construction workers to sue UK company
The company allegedly used information about trade union activity, employment history and workers’ personal lives to refuse them work.
Barack Obama message, signature hoisted to top of One World Trade Center
In photos: steel beam signed by the Obamas and police and construction workers at the WTC site has been lifted onto the 104th floor of the new skyscraper.
# construction - Saturday 28 July, 2012
PHOTOS: Ireland’s unemployed construction workers
Photographer Stephen Doyle set out to capture the young men who worked during the boom, and are now struggling.
# construction - Sunday 22 July, 2012
VIDEO: How Dublin Airport looked as it was being built in 1939
Excited newsreel guy? Check.
# construction - Wednesday 18 July, 2012
‘Timid’, ‘anaemic’ and ‘spin-driven’ – the opposition on the stimulus package
The Government yesterday announced a €2.25 billion plan to give a boost to the economy.
# construction - Monday 16 July, 2012
Report highlights link between suicide rates and economic downturn
A study of 190 suicides in Cork highlights that almost a third of suicide victims worked in construction trades.
# construction - Thursday 5 July, 2012
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things to know this morning…
# construction - Wednesday 27 June, 2012
Number of planning permissions down almost two-thirds in a year
CSO figures show that the number of housing units approved in the first quarter is down almost 95 per cent on five years ago.
# construction - Tuesday 5 June, 2012
Slight fall in rate of decline in house building
New figures show a rise in the number of people applying for an extension of their original planning application.
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