# Construction

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# where the hoods at?

Fancy Dublin housing maps show info from family size to central heating

How many people use gas heating in Clontarf? How many toddler householdS are there in Dundrum?

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Sep 8th 2014, 1:30 PM

# new build

Been noticing more cranes about? Construction has increased for 12 straight months

A new survey says that there is more work and jobs are on the up.

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Sep 8th 2014, 7:30 AM

# get your education on

DIT's new Grangegorman campus opens its doors to 1,000 students this morning

The campus, in Dublin’s north inner city, will eventually be the academic home to 20,000 students.

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Sep 8th 2014, 6:45 AM

# Suspension

Kilkenny bridge controversy due back before court on Wednesday

The bridge at Green’s Bridge has been the site of protests in recent months.

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Sep 7th 2014, 1:07 PM

# Construction

Here's how many construction workers are on the dole

Despite a recovery, nearly 80,000 workers remain unemployed.

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Aug 16th 2014, 7:30 AM

# inbox me

The Briefcase: O'Flynn-v-Blackstone, ghost hotels and South African Sparring partners

This was the week in business

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Aug 15th 2014, 1:17 PM

# Archaeology

Multiple human remains found outside Trinity College

The remains were found during Luas works in mid-July.

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Aug 14th 2014, 3:40 PM

# Housing Crisis

Construction might be slow but a flood of new orders means it won't be for long

Ulster Bank says that new orders are at their highest level for 10 years.

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Aug 11th 2014, 6:30 AM

# Construction

Unions protest over claims of 'continued abuse of builders' by Dept of Education

The union claims that workers are being ‘forced’ to work as self-employed, “despite the fact that they are clearly employees.”

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Jul 18th 2014, 1:12 PM

# residential

Construction activity remains "robust" in tenth month of growth

The rate has slowed slightly in the past couple of months but remains strong according to an index by Ulster Bank.

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Jul 14th 2014, 10:24 AM

# Statement of Priorities

These are the six areas Enda and Joan want to prioritise from now until 2016

From access to childcare to disposing bank assets, they’ve covered a lot in the Statement of Priorities.

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Jul 11th 2014, 10:50 PM

# confidence building

Why are construction start-ups outpacing other sectors?

New company formation is outstripping all other sectors, with retail at the other end of the scale.

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Jul 4th 2014, 7:05 PM

# Housing Crisis

Council sale of four acres would provide just 22 social housing units

A councillor in south Dublin said the plan would to “nothing to tackle the growing house crisis” in the area.

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Jul 2nd 2014, 7:00 AM

# new builds

Moving on up: Construction start-ups rise by almost 40 per cent

Overall, company start-ups are up 14 per cent compared to the first six months of last year, according to business and credit analysts Vision-net.ie.

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Jul 1st 2014, 7:15 AM

# Dáil claims

Whistleblower says builders paid by State are defrauding the welfare system

Education Minister Ruairí Quinn dealt with the claims raised by Fianna Fáil’s Robert Troy at Leaders’ Questions today.

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Jun 26th 2014, 2:19 PM

# residential

Number of people looking for planning permission and building homes is on the rise

There were 3,524 residential construction projects started in the first four months of 2014 compared with 1,517 for the same period in 2013.

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Jun 24th 2014, 7:00 AM

# Under Construction

Munster's first Community National School to get under construction in record time

The school will have eight classrooms and is expected to be completed in 2015.

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Jun 20th 2014, 6:45 AM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Jun 16th 2014, 4:55 PM

# Building Momentum

There's three times more jobs in construction than a year ago

Albeit from a low base, the pick up is leading to more positions for builders and property sector professionals.

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Jun 16th 2014, 2:07 PM

# Housing Crisis

Irish construction output is on the way up, but house building is still down

The sector is 7.7% bigger than this time last year, with most gains in commercial property.

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Jun 11th 2014, 5:31 PM

# rent bubble

There isn't enough office space in Dublin to fit all the new start-ups

It is also providing another boost to the construction sector.

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Jun 11th 2014, 7:00 AM

# PROBLEM SOLVING

Is this the 'ambitious action' needed to fix Ireland's social housing market?

A new report has said the sector is ‘at a crossroads’.

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Jun 11th 2014, 6:00 AM

# Recovery

Construction activity eases slightly, but suppliers are now hiking their prices

The recovery continued to be centred on housing and commercial activity.

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Jun 9th 2014, 6:30 AM

# up for grabs

NAMA to sell major site next to half-built former Anglo headquarters

It is envisaged that the completed development will be similar in size to the commercial footprint of the Spencer Dock development.

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Jun 4th 2014, 7:40 AM

# New in town

Here's how many companies were started every day last month

There’s been a near-doubling of construction sector start-ups, too.

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Jun 3rd 2014, 11:08 AM

# Paid up

Which sector saw the biggest wage gains so far this year?

The education sector is again the biggest loser in the earnings stats for the first quarter.

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May 28th 2014, 5:24 PM

# 50 years

VIDEO: What the American Embassy has in common with an Aran jumper

Archive footage shows the huge crowds that gathered when the building was officially opened, 50 years ago today.

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May 23rd 2014, 7:04 PM

# The Pipe

'Shell can celebrate all they want, but the fight is by no means over'

The newly constructed tunnel has been mired in controversy as it will house the onshore section of the Corrib gas pipeline.

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May 23rd 2014, 11:13 AM

# cross my heart

Enda Kenny on property: I promise you there is no going back to the past

An Taoiseach plans a tripling of housing output by 2020 but says its about addressing supply problems.

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May 14th 2014, 4:40 PM

# Capital Problems

How much more will it cost you to live in Dublin?

The national affordability index is stable, but there’s a big gap between Dublin and the rest of Ireland.

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May 14th 2014, 1:01 PM

# not helping

Noonan's first-time buyers plan slammed as 'pre-election gimmick'

It’s planned a portion of mortgages for first-time buyers will be guaranteed by the State as part of the Government’s Construction 2020 scheme.

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May 14th 2014, 12:13 PM

# Hospitality

66 per cent of hotels and restaurants at risk of collapse

The construction industry and retail sector are not doing too great either, according to credit-risk analysts.

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May 2nd 2014, 7:45 AM

# Anglo Rebuilt

The Central Bank is looking for someone to finish what Anglo started

Construction on the new home of the Central Bank is now set to start in 2015.

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May 1st 2014, 10:15 AM

# bypassed

€550m Galway motorway deal promises 450 jobs and at least five bypasses

The 57 km four-lane motorway between Tuam and Gort is to be completed by the end of 2018.

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Apr 30th 2014, 4:55 PM

# Running the rules

Regulation controversy drives construction rates up

House building commencements are 192 per cent higher than last year.

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Apr 29th 2014, 10:57 AM

# building costs

Homeowners to foot the bill for water used during construction works

The Construction Industry Federation says that its members have yet to raise the issue.

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Apr 23rd 2014, 6:30 AM

# lying idle

Dublin city has 300 vacant sites despite needing over 37,000 housing units

Will Dublin City Council be liable for the undeveloped site levy? They’re not sure.

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Apr 6th 2014, 6:30 PM

# Building booms?

Construction climbs 11.5 per cent in 2013

Growth static in fourth quarter but big jump in annual statistics

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Mar 12th 2014, 6:08 PM

# Boost

Irish construction sector rose again during February

The sharpest expansion in activity was again recorded on residential projects.

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Mar 10th 2014, 8:15 AM

# Under Construction

"In the future it will be good, so I won't complain": Dubliners on the new Luas

Business owners are happy to put up with the noise and construction work in anticipation of more customers when the line finally opens.

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Mar 2nd 2014, 8:00 AM