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© The Irish Times |
06 Apr '20 |
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Coronavirus: Construction industry collapses as restrictions take hold
Ulster Bank’s construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) shows a sharp fall in building of offices and factories, new homes and State-funded projects such as roads and hospitals. - Subscribe |
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The Property Week |
03 Apr '20 |
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Latest PPR sales results already fully matched up with our listings – Download sample here
We've already completed this week's matching up of the latest sales results with the original property listings (as well as recording results of properties not previously listed). Download sample here - Subscribe |
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03 Apr '20 |
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Duke McCaffrey: COVID 19 – With the new ‘stay at home’ directive, what does this mean for construction contracts?
The two-week lockdown, announced by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, means that only construction sites that are critical to stopping the spread of coronavirus are to continue operating. We explore what this m - Subscribe |
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© Irish Examiner |
24 Mar '20 |
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Construction industry continues to operate with workers urged to protect themselves
Cork developer Michael O’Flynn, of O’Flynn Construction, said this week that the construction industry was working on vital projects such as the building of temporary HSE facilities and the fit-ou - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
09 Mar '20 |
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Stormy weather hampers housebuilding in February
The bank’s latest construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI), which tracks activity in the sector, showed that while overall construction activity rose in February, it was driven by work on big - Subscribe |
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© Other |
02 Mar '20 |
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The house that Jack built: 'Ireland is awash with poor quality products from the legacy of a lack of regulation'
Peter Halpenny, the group developments director at Ballymore Group said that less than 50% of the cost of a house is spent on the developing and building of it – the rest is spent on land and tax. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
10 Feb '20 |
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Commercial building up but housebuilding slips, survey suggests
The Ulster Bank Purchasing Managers Index recorded a “particularly strong” performance in January for commercial building activity. There was, however, a “disappointing” contraction in housebu - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
30 Jan '20 |
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Mitchell McDermott: Construction sector under ‘Celtic Tiger levels of pressure’, report warns
Paul Mitchell: “Output is outstripping our already constrained supply chain, and this is a worrying trend going forward. Construction prices increased by 6.6 per cent in 2019 and we expect them to r - Subscribe |
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© Irish Examiner |
24 Jan '20 |
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Construction industry say 2027 Cork motorway target is unacceptable
In its election manifesto for the Cork region, the CIF outlined a range of infrastructure projects it says are needed and said it is vital that commencement dates and project timescales are given for - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
21 Jan '20 |
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Builders completed 21,500 homes in State during 2019
A report from stockbrokers Goodbody says 21,500 homes were built here last year, the highest level in a decade and almost five times more than the 4,575 built at the recession’s lowest point in 2013 - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
13 Jan '20 |
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Construction grows again in Republic after three-month slowdown
Ulster Bank’s construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) shows that activity in commercial development and housebuilding increased last month, while work on public projects continued falling bu - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
09 Dec '19 |
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Housebuilding contracts for first time since 2013: Ulster Bank’s latest PMI
Ulster Bank’s latest purchasing managers’ index (PMI) shows that the reading for housing fell to 47.7 in November from 51.3 in October. The wider construction PMI result rose to 48.2 from 46.2 as - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
26 Nov '19 |
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Cullaun Capital goes modular for Wexford housing scheme
Stephen Bell, founder and chief executive of Cullaun Capital, said the company was always looking for "disruptive ideas" in house-building and modular construction was one of the areas it was keen to - Subscribe |
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© Irish Examiner |
22 Nov '19 |
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JCD €125 million Penrose Dock building to become Ireland's greenest building
JCD Group is making a €500,000 investment in an additional substation and switch rooms to allow the infrastructure for all 160 car spaces in Penrose Dock to have electric charge points. It is the fi - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
12 Nov '19 |
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Housing commencement notices jump despite reports of slowdown
According to the Building Control Management System (BCMS), there were 7,596 commencement notices or housing starts in the third quarter of 2019, up 33 per cent year on year. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
11 Nov '19 |
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Construction activity falls at sharpest rate since June 2013 – survey
The Ulster Bank PMI survey recorded a second consecutive monthly decline in activity. But, despite a report last week pointing to contraction in the Dublin residential market, the PMI survey says the - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
08 Nov '19 |
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Housing policy under fresh scrutiny as home-building stalls in Dublin
The latest Dublin Economic Monitor, compiled on behalf of the city’s four local authorities, showed housing completions in the capital fell by nearly 14 per cent to 1,628 during the three-month peri - Subscribe |
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© Irish Examiner |
04 Nov '19 |
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Michael Clifford: Why foundations of our building regulations are as weak as ever
For the last five years, any time another example of shoddy and dangerous building practices from the Celtic Tiger era has been exposed, the stock response from government has been that the past is a - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
04 Nov '19 |
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Hines lobbies against ‘onerous’ apartment fire-safety standards
The builder, US company Hines, also told the Government that the new regulations would be “less safe”, result in fewer apartments being built and add up to €11,000 to the cost of each apartment. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
24 Oct '19 |
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Housing targets 'face risks' from poor construction productivity
The department warned that deficits in managerial capacity, and the prevalence of small and medium-sized firms and micro-enterprises in the sector, as well as the fragmented nature of the industry, al - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
21 Oct '19 |
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[NEEDS SBP SUB] Probe into building of Google’s €300m Boland’s Mill offices
BAM Building Ltd has told local representatives that it has identified “an issue” that requires remediation work in certain parts of the structure - Subscribe |
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