# construction - Wednesday 18 May, 2022
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
The Social Democrats are asking the government to scrap the subsidy for developers – Cian O’Callaghan explains why.
# construction - Tuesday 10 May, 2022
# Rising Costs
# Rising Costs
The minister says there is a real risk of projects not being completed if the State didn’t step in.
# construction - Wednesday 13 April, 2022
# Homes
# Homes
The senior lecturer in housing says the urgent need to house Ukrainian refugees may be what Ireland’s housing crisis needs, with political will.
# construction - Tuesday 22 March, 2022
# Public Tenders
# Public Tenders
According to the latest available figures, timber prices rose 64% in a year while steel prices are up almost 30%.
# construction - Tuesday 18 January, 2022
# Building
# Building
16.5% more dwellings were under construction in the final quarter of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.
# construction - Saturday 25 December, 2021
# Biggest Regret
The Taoiseach says they shut down construction as the government wanted to be 'ruthless' in dealing with the Alpha variant wave, reports Christina Finn. Martin said it is his 'desire not to' ever close down construction again. There will be a renewed effort on ramping up bed capacity in 2022, he says.
# construction - Wednesday 22 September, 2021
# Construction
From The42
# Construction
The club aims to increase capacity of their home stadium to more than 61,000.
# construction - Sunday 4 July, 2021
# The Good Information Project
# The Good Information Project
Experts have said new legislation is needed to ensure building supplies are checked by independent parties.
# construction - Saturday 19 June, 2021
# Mica Protests
# Mica Protests
The Donegal diaspora in the US is mobilising in support of homeowners seeking compensation for mica damage to their homes.
# construction - Wednesday 26 May, 2021
# Housing
# Housing
The type of residential units subject to commencement has seen a “substantial shift” towards housing over apartments.
# construction - Thursday 8 April, 2021
# Construction
# Construction
BAM is the primary contractor building the new children’s hospital in Dublin.
# construction - Tuesday 30 March, 2021
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
The Taoiseach said that the resumption of house builds from 12 April includes home refurbishments.
# construction - Friday 5 March, 2021
# Construction
# Construction
It claims the private construction sector is being unfairly discriminated against.
# construction - Monday 8 February, 2021
# Essential Service
# Essential Service
The minister said the building of homes is an “essential service”.
# construction - Wednesday 27 January, 2021
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
The lockdown will mean housing targets could be off by between 6,500 and 7,000 new homes,
# construction - Wednesday 20 January, 2021
# Level 5
# Level 5
Government sources state that it is still their intention to get schools reopened in February.
# construction - Tuesday 19 January, 2021
# Lockdown
# Lockdown
Some of the biggest FDI sites in the country are open under government exemptions.
# construction - Monday 11 January, 2021
# Payment
# Payment
Almost 400,000 people will receive the PUP tomorrow, an increase of 18.7% on last week.
# construction - Friday 8 January, 2021
# Construction
# Construction
Despite the lockdown there are a number of construction projects that can continue.
# construction - Wednesday 6 January, 2021
# Construction
# Construction
There are a number of exemptions to the order.
# construction - Sunday 3 January, 2021
# Future Builders
# Future Builders
Winners will have the option of taking a Construction Industry Federation scholarship or access to its apprenticeship programme.
# construction - Saturday 26 December, 2020
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
The shutdown of the industry slowed progress this year but it is unlikely further lockdowns would stop construction.
# construction - Wednesday 30 September, 2020
# History
# History
Historian Donal Fallon tells of ‘The O’Rahilly’, one of The Rising’s most colourful characters and how his recently demolished home, 40 Herbert Park, played a part in the history of the rebellion.
# construction - Tuesday 1 September, 2020
# North Strand
# North Strand
A previous application was rejected back in 2017 following concerns from Irish Rail and local residents.
# construction - Thursday 23 July, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The latest site is the East Quad site in Grangegorman.
# construction - Monday 20 July, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
The construction company said further tests are being arranged.
# construction - Tuesday 16 June, 2020
# Demand And Supply
# Demand And Supply
The study from the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland shows that new builds have been badly impacted.
# construction - Friday 22 May, 2020
# Construction
# Construction
Tom Parlon made the claim on Tuesday to the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response.
# construction - Thursday 21 May, 2020
# Workers
# Workers
The agreement between the Trade Union Federation and the CIF was signed today.
# Moving Forward
From The42
# Moving Forward
Mortimer Quarries resumed their operations on Monday.
# construction - Wednesday 20 May, 2020
# Economy
# Economy
The ESRI warns that the challenges facing the construction industry may impact supply.
# construction - Monday 18 May, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Across Dublin, traffic was a little busier as the country began the first stage of the Covid-19 roadmap.
# construction - Friday 15 May, 2020
# Indoor/outdoor
# Indoor/outdoor
Those who can work outside can now return to work.
# construction - Wednesday 22 April, 2020
# Construction
# Construction
Contractors are understood to be on site at the three locations to ensure social distancing can be maintained.
# construction - Thursday 2 April, 2020
# High Court
# High Court
The dispute relates around the validity of a contract to commence Phase B of construction of the Children’s Hospital without a design.
# construction - Tuesday 31 March, 2020
# Construction
# Construction
The contractors had been criticised for continuing construction at the site after new government guidelines.
# construction - Saturday 28 March, 2020
# Essential Service
# Essential Service
Construction will not be on the list of essential non-retail services due to be published today, Harris confirmed.
# construction - Tuesday 24 March, 2020
# Construction
# Construction
It comes after criticism that the construction industry is not responding quickly enough to the ongoing Covid-19 emergency.
# On The Tools
# On The Tools
Right now, there are over 100,000 people still involved in construction across the island.
# construction - Saturday 2 November, 2019
# Complaints
# Complaints
One local councillor says local residents feel “under siege” from the constant construction work near their homes.
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