National Planning Framework (NPF)

National Planning Framework (NPF)

The Government is set to announce a massive, €100 billion, ten year capital investment plan in the coming week which will be very welcome news to Architects and Engineers involved in the construction and infrastructure industries. The plan will see Ireland’s long...
Investment in Ports, Airports and Roads

Investment in Ports, Airports and Roads

Andrew McDowell, vice president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) while speaking at a conference of investment in European infrastructure recently, highlighted the issue of further significant investment in Ports, Airports and Roads, as previously mentioned in...
Housing Crisis

Housing Crisis

At a recent conference in Dublin, the developer Richard Barrett of Bartra Capital Property cast doubts on whether the Government’s estimates of a requirement for 91,600 new houses to meet the existing crisis. He estimates that the figure is, in fact, 175,000, which is...
Student Accommodation in Ireland

Student Accommodation in Ireland

Irish Universities UCD and UCC have recently announced major investments in their development programmes in the short term. UCD is seeking Fast Track Planning permission for a new, 3000 Student bed accommodation development on Campus from An Bord Pleanala. This is the...
Civil Engineering & Infrastructure

Civil Engineering & Infrastructure

  The official opening of the latest stretch of the M18 motorway, linking Gort and Tuam took place last week. This represents yet another essential upgrade in the road network throughout Ireland. Civil and Transportation Engineers and other Construction...