This week’s infrastructure plan sounds transformative until you realise we don’t have the workforce. It is like buying a faster car when the problem is you never learned to drive
Business welcomes reforms but warn that time for talking is now over with a need to see consistent commitment to implementation
There are ‘significant delays’ in many of the housing supply determinants, especially in supply of zoned, Oireachtas committee hears
Or will they simply turbo-charge profits for developers? A construction industry representative debates with an economist
Four experts – a builder, an architect, an economist and a policy expert – weigh in on measures contained in Budget 2026
Clear plans must back up billion euro spending pledges, say lobby groups
Relationships between AHBs and developers ‘shot to ribbons’ by State funding decisions, conference hears
Top construction industry figures dismiss suggestion sector doesn’t have enough capacity
Latest data follow 10.6% annual decline previously reported by statistics agency for first quarter
Building 60,000 homes a year will need ‘more than words’, the Construction Industry Federation says
Dip in residential construction sector comes after May marked first decline in activity in nine months
Construction Industry Federation budget submission warns on infrastructure gap
CIF calls on Government to remove ‘roadblocks’ creating ‘persistent uncertainty in Ireland’s infrastructure pipeline’
Construction firms report ‘market uncertainty and signs of demand easing’, even as Government again lags housing targets
Report on reform of rent caps to be brought to Coalition leaders next week with Cabinet decision expected soon
Brownlee will replace Hubert Fitzpatrick as head of construction sector representative body
It’s dispiriting to move through a Dublin so badly disfigured by dereliction
David McWilliams: Hoarded houses are falling down in front of our eyes while a housing crisis rumbles on
What is going on with Irish government's will they, won’t they approach to tax giveaways?
Dublin City Council is owed €140,000 in charges on Dublin 6 cottages that collapsed on Monday
Fastest increase was in commercial activity, which expanded for the third month running and at a solid pace
have been listed on Dublin City Council’s Derelict Site Register since June 2023
ESB Networks acknowledges ‘limited’ capacity in some locations
Minister joins union and industry representatives at ceremony in Dublin to mark Workers’ Memorial Day
Smaller developers face major obstacles in securing finance and navigating the planning system, while getting basic services to sites is another huge stumbling block
Making land available for home building can be done by Christmas, says Minister - ‘It’ll be up to local authorities to move with speed’
Housing supply unlikely to increase unless emergency measures are introduced, says Construction Industry Federation official
Construction industry lobby calls for more funding for new homes
Register sets out to provide a comprehensive list of competent builders, from large firms to sole traders and tradespeople
‘Far and away the biggest concern of housebuilders at the moment’ is pipeline of work on stream after 2025, says Construction Industry Federation director
Radio: The veteran presenter grows ever more outraged by imaginary injustices as he highlights potential shortcomings of the new builders’ register
Ireland has achieved a leading position in the data centre sector that could grow exponentially if AI-related demand is sustained
The State’s Environmental Protection Agency is hoping new measures will reduce wastage
We have had 100 years of policy retrenchment, deregulation and bad ideas, with nothing breaking the cycle
Hubert Fitzpatrick says the industry can rise to meet the challenge of providing critical infrastructure and 60,000 homes a year if it has certainty
Harmony ends when it comes to Sinn Féin pledge to abolish government subsidy schemes for buyers
Construction Industry Federation budget submission says more resources for water supply and planning are needed
CIF calls for expansionary budget as industry tackles inflation amid attempts to deliver 50,000 housing units annually
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
More supports needed to hit 33,450 target, experts argue
Government commitment critical, says Construction Industry Federation
Running to more than 700 pages, bill expected to address infrastructure deficits
Inflation and planning delays continuing, says Construction Industry Federation survey
Organisation’s director of housing and planning says residential construction will pick up significantly next year if planning decisions speed up
State utility predicts a separate greater Dublin drainage plan may not get permission before 2025
400 to 500 people now buying the first home every week, Taoiseach tells builders
‘Gentle density’ lets residents to vote on plans for their own streets, and reap the benefits
Plant hire contractors say Government ignores pleas for aid with training
Young people are being put off by their parents who remember the last recession when many construction workers lost their jobs, study finds
Labour Court suggests workers should receive a 5% rise this year with further increases until 2025
Irish Concrete Federation says levy will generate most of its revenue from ready-mix products
Top 1000: Cost, labour and planning pressures hamper the building industry yet growth is still predicted
Builders lobby say a lot of land zoned for housing is difficult and expensive to service
Price increases hitting apartment developments before they can start, says report
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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