Development
![2020 National Construction Summit Postponed Until 22nd October](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ConstructionSummit2018Resized3-505x306_c.jpg)
![Construction Work Commences on New Dublin Railway Station](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PelletstownStationFebruary2020-505x306_c.jpg)
![Winners of the Irish Planning Awards 2020](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/LimerickCountyCouncilMarch2020-505x306_c.jpg)
![National Construction Summit – 24th March 2020 – The National Arena, Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ConstructionSummit2018Resized3-505x306_c.jpg)
![EDF Group Moves into Ireland by Acquiring 50% of the Codling Offshore Wind Project](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/EDFOffshore-505x306_c.jpg)
![Major Milestone For Premier Inn as it Surpasses 1,000 Hotel Rooms in Ireland and Appoints New Development Manager](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PremierInnNewMarketFebruary2020Resized-505x306_c.jpg)
![Continued Rise in Construction Activity as New Order Growth Quickens to Seven-month High](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ConstructionSummit2018Resized3-505x306_c.jpg)
![Initiative Ireland to Expand Operations in Ireland and the UK](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/InitiativeIrelandFebruary2020-505x306_c.jpg)
![Hotel Outlook 2020](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/JLLJanuary2020Compressed-505x306_c.jpg)
![Residential Prices in Dublin Will Grow by Maximum of 5% While New ‘Near Zero Energy Buildings’ Regulations Will Impact Construction Costs](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LisneyResidentialResized-505x306_c.jpg)
![Planning Application Submitted For Waterford North Quays Development](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/FalconWaterfodNorthQuays-505x306_c.jpg)
![EIB Backs €35 Million Social and Climate Investment Across Cork County](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/EIBCountyCork-505x306_c.jpg)
![€20 Million Investment By JCD Group Boosts Blarney Business Park](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/JCDBlarneyBusinessParkNovember2019-505x306_c.jpg)
![Lidl Opens New €100 Million Distribution Centre](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/LidlNewbridge2November2019-505x306_c.jpg)
![£3 Million Development to Boost Tourism in Castlewellan](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FreshFoodCentresNovember2019-505x306_c.jpg)
![Planning Application Lodged For Major Cork City Centre Residential Development](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/JCDGroupCorkNovember2019-505x306_c.jpg)
![Dramatic Changes For First-time House Buyers Not a Good Trend](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/HousingCentralBank-505x306_c.jpg)
![Quintain Launches Irish Subsidiary to Develop More Than 9,000 Homes](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/QuintainIrelandHomes-505x306_c.jpg)
![New CEO at Ronan Group Real Estate](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/RonanGroupRoryWilliams-505x306_c.jpg)
Ronan Group Real Estate has announced the appointment of Rory Williams (pictured) as its new CEO. In his new role, Rory Williams will, under the guidance of Ronan Group’s founder
![Maynooth University Receives €25 Million Capital Grant From Government For New ‘Technology Society and Innovation Project’](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MaynoothCampusDevelopmentAugust2019Compressed-505x306_c.jpg)
Maynooth University has welcomed a capital grant of €25 million from Government for a major new building project to support the University’s rapidly growing student population. The €25 million contribution
![Plans For Revamping Disused Buildings, a New Town Square, and a Cultural Corridor Announced](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IAFReimagineLaunchAugust2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Re-purposing disused buildings, a revamped town square and a new cultural corridor are just three of the six projects which form part of a community-led architecture and design programme, ‘Reimagine…’,
Irish house price inflation eased further to 2.0% in June from 2.6% in July. The annual increase in June is the slowest
![€100 Million Redevelopment of Former Home of Smithwick’s Brewery in Kilkenny Commences](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MythenConstructionKilkennyAugust2019Resized-505x306_c.jpg)
Mythen Construction has broken ground on the prestigious new development at Abbey Quarter in the centre of Kilkenny. The breaking
![Plans Unveiled For Custom House Quay Development in Cork](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CustomHouseQuayCork-505x306_c.jpg)
Development management firm Tower Holdings Group has released details for the redevelopment and revitalisation of the historic Custom House Quay
![Tourism Boost For Northern Ireland as Ballycastle Gains New Four Star Hotel](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SalthouseHotelMay2019-505x306_c.png)
A new four star hotel, The Salthouse, is to open on the Dunamallaght Road in Ballycastle, just in time for
![Belfast Harbour Awards Largest Ever Contract to Local Construction Company](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/BelfastHarbourResized-505x306_c.jpg)
At £50 million, City Quays 3, which will accommodate 1,800 people, represents Belfast Harbour’s largest development project to date and
![Dublin City Council Approves First Climate Change Action Plan](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DublinBay-505x306_c.jpg)
Dublin City Council’s elected members have approved the Climate Change Action Plan 2019-2024. Climate change poses significant risks and challenges
![€600 Million of Investment in Irish Property in Q1 2019](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/JLLInvestmentResized-505x306_c.jpg)
Latest research from JLL, which tracks national investment deals greater than €1 million, indicates that total volumes for Ireland’s investment
![Key Advisor Line-up For Waterford North Quays and Michael Street Development Projects](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/FalconNorthQuaysOverview-505x306_c.jpg)
Falcon Real Estate Development Ireland, the company that is backing the Waterford North Quays and Michael Street development projects, has
![Irish Builders Face Cost Hikes in UK Materials](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ConstructionSummit2019JohnWhelanResized-505x306_c.jpg)
The vast majority of building materials used in the Irish construction sector are either sourced in the UK or enter
![Chronic Under-investment in Regional Infrastructure Placing Economic Growth at Risk](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ProjectManagementMarch2019-505x306_c.jpeg)
Over 300 delegates attended the recent Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute’s (PMI) sold-out annual national conference in Cork. The
![Guinness Enterprise Centre Announces €10 Million Expansion For Dublin](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/GuinnessEnterpriseCentreFebruary2019-505x306_c.jpg)
The Guinness Enterprise Centre has unveiled an ambitious development plan for its landmark building on Taylor’s Lane in Dublin 8.
![Launch of 182,500 sq ft Seamark Building Marks Completion of Dublin 4 Redevelopment Project](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/SeamarkBuildingFebruary2019-505x306_c.jpeg)
Chartered Land has announced that the major €45 million transformation of the eight storey 182,500 sq ft Seamark Building at
![‘Clerys Quarter’ to Regenerate Dublin’s O’Connell Street](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ClerysQuarterResized-505x306_c.jpg)
Europa Capital, the pan-European investment manager, and its local partners, Core Capital and Oakmount, have launched ‘Clerys Quarter’, one of
![Highest Number Ever Employed in Multinational Sector](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IDAIrelandMartinShanahan-505x306_c.jpg)
IDA Ireland, which is responsible for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) to the county, has announced that employment levels in
![The Digital Hub to Progress Plans For Digital Technology Quarter During 2019](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/DigitalHubReception-505x306_c.jpg)
The Digital Hub, Ireland’s largest and most established cluster of technology, digital media and internet companies, sees 2019 as a
![Planning Permission For Irish Whiskey Development in Westmeath](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/VaultStorageDecember2018-505x306_c.jpg)
The Irish Whiskey Association (IWA) has welcomed the decision by An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission, on appeal, for the development
![Fáilte Ireland Calls For Investment in Hotels Across Key Cities](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/FailteIrelandHotels-505x306_c.jpg)
Fáilte Ireland has highlighted major investment opportunities in hotel stock in key cities. Its latest report on the current and
![PropertyBridges.com Successfully Completes First Ever Peer to Peer Property Loan in Ireland](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PropertyBridgeMooncoinKilkenny-505x306_c.jpg)
Propertybridges.com, Ireland’s new peer to peer lender to the property development marketplace, has just successfully fulfilled its first loan. Over
![Property Bridges Launches Ireland’s First Peer to Peer Property Loans](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PropertyBridgeNovember2018-505x306_c.jpg)
PropertyBridges.com – a new Irish owned peer to peer property development company – has opened for business and has launched
![ISME Expresses Concern With Lowest Price Bid Tendering](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ShakingHandsDealResized-505x306_c.jpg)
Following the award of school building contracts to Western Building Services after fire defects had been identified, ISME, the Irish SME
![Whitbread Secures First Premier Inn Hotel in Dublin City Centre as it Expands in Ireland](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/PremierInnSouthGreatGeorgesStResized-505x306_c.jpeg)
Whitbread, the owner of the Premier Inn hotel chain, has secured planning permission for a 97 -bedroom Premier Inn hotel
![New €6.5 Million Development Project to Expand NovaUCD’s Capacity to House Start-ups](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/NovaUCDTomFlanagan-505x306_c.jpg)
NovaUCD, the University’s Centre for New Ventures and Entrepreneurs, is set to expand its capacity to house early-stage start-ups by over
![Northern Ireland Housing Market Continues to Perform Strongly](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/UlsterUniversityHousePriceIndex-505x306_c.jpg)
The latest Quarterly House Price Index report from Ulster University reveals a relatively healthy housing market with strong but sustainable
![Call For Reduction in Stamp Duty For First-time Buyers](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IPAVPatDavitt-505x306_c.png)
A call for stamp duty to revert to 2pc to enable more aspiring first-time buyers acquire once off sites to
A Dublin City Council-owned site at Emmet Road in Inchicore, has been selected as the location for Dublin’s first major
A new survey of employees conducted by Jobs.ie reveals employees’ strong desire for greater flexibility on when and where they
![Grand Canal Innovation District Planned For Dublin](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/GrandCanalInnovationPlan-505x306_c.jpg)
A far-reaching plan for the creation of the Grand Canal Innovation District in Dublin has been launched. The proposal from
![First Phase of the Regeneration of O’Devaney Gardens Gets Underway in Dublin](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ODevaneyGardensJuly2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Eoghan Murphy TD, Minister for Housing, Planning & Local Government; Paschal Donohoe TD, Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure & Reform;
![Home For Life is a New Participant in the Mortgage to Rent Scheme](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HomeForLifeJuly2018-505x306_c.jpg)
The Government has welcomed Home For Life Ltd as a new participant in the Mortgage to Rent [MTR] scheme, where
![Public Consultation For Ireland’s Space Strategy For Enterprise](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/SpaceLunar-505x306_c.jpg)
Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan TD, has published a consultation document for Ireland’s
![EIB Backs €80 Million Port of Cork Container Terminal Development](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/PortOfCork3-505x306_c.jpg)
The Port of Cork has marked a major milestone for the company with the launch of the new Cork Container
![IDA Reports Strong First Half](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IDAIrelandMartinShanahan-505x306_c.jpg)
IDA Ireland, the inward investment agency of the Irish Government, has reported a very strong first half of 2018. IDA
![Housing Market Failing Younger Generations, Says First Woman President of IPAV](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IPAVEllaDunphy-505x306_c.jpg)
The current housing market is failing our younger generations, according to Ella Dunphy (pictured) of DNG, who recently became the
![2018 RIAI Architecture Awards Winners](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/RIAIAwards2018PublicChoice26YorkStreetResized-505x306_c.jpg)
The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has announced the winners of 2018 RIAI Architecture Awards. The awards, held recently
![The KPMG Irish Independent Property Industry Excellence Awards 2018 Launched](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/PropertyAwardsMay2018-505x306_c.jpg)
The KPMG Irish Independent Property Industry Excellence Awards 2018, which serve as a beacon for excellence in the Irish property