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...
Planning issues delaying delivery of new houses

Planning issues delaying delivery of new houses

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...
Increase in Construction Costs

Increase in Construction Costs

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...
Brexit impact on Civil Engineering

Brexit impact on Civil Engineering

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...
Architects and Planning

Architects and Planning

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...
Increase in Construction Costs

Housing

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...