by Caroline Herlihy | Nov 27, 2017 | News
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...
by Caroline Herlihy | Oct 9, 2017 | News
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...
by Caroline Herlihy | Oct 5, 2017 | Uncategorised
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...
by Caroline Herlihy | Oct 3, 2017 | News
The Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland have recently published a report highlighting the inordinate delays in the planning process and in the provision of essential services for housing projects. Architects and Engineers when interviewed, pointed out that the...
by Caroline Herlihy | Sep 29, 2017 | News
The Construction industry is showing no signs of slowing down in the first half of 2017. Architects and Engineers are noticing an increase in the construction costs over the same period last year. Chartered Surveyors have noticed an increase in construction tender...
by Caroline Herlihy | Jul 17, 2017 | News
It now appears that the Government has finally woken up to the need to make major decisions relating to the eventuality of a hard Brexit decision, and the consequent impact such an outcome will have for the Irish economy, and our need to access continental markets...
by Caroline Herlihy | Jul 17, 2017 | News
The Irish Government has finally given effect to the commitment made under the Rebuild Ireland initiative which was first tabled in July 2015, to establish a system which will enable large scale for Housing related developments to be submitted directly to An Bord...
by Caroline Herlihy | Jul 13, 2017 | News
Recent developments in the construction industry in Ireland has shown a marked increase by Private and Institutional investors in the provision of housing both for Build –to-Rent and Affordable Housing. Current estimates indicate that there is between €2 billion and...
by Caroline Herlihy | May 8, 2017 | News
The upcoming negotiations on Brexit, show all the signs of being a difficult, and probably a ‘no holds barred’ process. One of the likely outcomes will be a hard border between the Republic and Northern Ireland. This will have very serious implications for our...
by Caroline Herlihy | May 8, 2017 | News
A recent, wide ranging interview with Dermot Byrne, President of Engineers Ireland, highlighted the need for high quality infrastructure which is vital to Irish society, and the continuing improvement of the Irish economy. This is all the more vital as the economy...
