Infrastructure
![Construction Work Commences on New Dublin Railway Station](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PelletstownStationFebruary2020-505x306_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)
![Esri Ireland Helps KN Circet to Speed Up Nationwide Broadband Rollout](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ESRIDecember2019-505x306_c.jpg)
![ESB and Equinor to Deliver Potential Offshore Wind Projects](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ESBEquinorNovember2019-505x306_c.jpg)
![NBI Signs Historic Contract to Deliver National Broadband Plan](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NationalBroadbandIrelandNovember2019-505x306_c.jpg)
![Winners of the National Project Awards 2019](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/PMIAwardsNovember2019-505x306_c.jpg)
![EirGrid Group Launches Five-year Strategy to Transform Irish Electricity System](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/EirgridLaunchSeptember2019-505x306_c.jpg)
EirGrid Group has launched a new five-year strategy aimed at transforming the electricity system on the island of Ireland for future generations. The strategy will ensure that renewable energy accounts
![NTR and Nord/LB Close Two Further Project Financings For a Combined €45 million](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/NTRWind-505x306_c.jpg)
NTR has successfully closed two project debt facilities back-to-back in recent weeks with Nord/LB for a combined €45 million. The debt facilities are being used to finance the construction of two wind farms in the Republic
![Celtic Anglian Water Gears Up For Growth](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CelticAnglianWaterAugust2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Celtic Anglian Water (CAW), the water solutions company which provide treatment services across Ireland, has signalled ambitious growth plans with the announcement of a raft of new appointments and promotions.
![New Cruise Terminal Opens in Belfast Harbour](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CruiseBelfastJuly2019Resized-505x306_c.jpg)
Cruise Belfast – the partnership between Belfast Harbour and Visit Belfast – has opened the first dedicated cruise terminal on the island of Ireland to cater for Belfast’s growing popularity
![Energia Group Announces Over €3 Billion Renewable Energy Investment Programme For Ireland](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/EnergiaRenewables-505x306_c.jpg)
Energia Group, the major all-island energy provider and infrastructure investor across Renewable Technologies, Flexible Generation and Customer Solutions, will invest over €3 billion in Irish renewable energy generation and related
![EU Invests €35 Million to Improve Water Quality in Carlingford Lough and Lough Foyle](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SWELLJune2019-505x306_c.jpg)
A major cross-border project which aims to improve water quality in Carlingford Lough and Lough Foyle through enhanced wastewater treatment has been launched. The Shared Waters Enhancement & Loughs Legacy (SWELL)
![National Broadband Ireland Announced as Preferred Bidder for National Broadband Plan](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/NationalBroadbandPeterHendrickDavidMcCourt-505x306_c.jpg)
National Broadband Ireland, the Granahan McCourt led Consortium bidding for the Government of Ireland’s National Broadband Plan (NBP), has today been announced as the Preferred Bidder by Minister for Communications, Climate Action
![The UK National Construction Expo – The Arena MK, Milton Keynes – 1st May 2019](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ConstructionSummit2018Resized3-505x306_c.jpg)
The UK National Construction Expo is being held at the Arena MK, Milton Keynes in England on Wednesday, 1st May 2019. Although British construction activity overall has slowed, chiefly due
![Cork Airport Opens New Airport Control Centre and Office Facilities](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CorkAirportMarch2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Cork Airport, Ireland’s fastest growing and most punctual airport, has opened a new Airport Control Centre (ACC) and purpose-built office suite following a further significant investment in the airport by
![An Overview of the Irish Construction Pipeline](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ConstructionSummit2019CISTomMoloneyResized-505x306_c.jpg)
A traditional barometer of the construction industry environment in Ireland is the number of cranes punctuating the Dublin skyline. “The crane count in Dublin reached a record 123 in March
![New Opportunities For Construction Companies as Dublin Airport Invests Over €1 Billion in Capacity Expansion](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ConstructionSummit2019DAABrianCollierResized-505x306_c.jpg)
Having welcomed 31.5 million passengers during 2018 – a new record – Dublin Airport is currently being expanded to ultimately cater for more than 20 million additional passengers. “We are
![OPW Prepared For No Deal Brexit](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ConstructionSummit2019OPWMauriceBuckleyResized-505x306_c.jpg)
“If there is a ‘crash-out’, we will be ready. We are working 24/7,” said Maurice Buckley (pictured), Chairman of the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Vice President of Engineers
![National Construction Summit – This Thursday, 14th March 2019 – Citywest Exhibition Centre, Dublin](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ConstructionSummit2018Resized3-505x306_c.jpg)
There is still time left to register to attend the fifth National Construction Summit, which will be held on Thursday, 14th March 2019 at the Citywest Exhibition Centre in Dublin.
![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 conference, with headline sponsor EY, heard that strategic project management
The fifth National Construction Summit will be held on Thursday, 14th March 2019 at the Citywest Exhibition Centre in Dublin.
![Planning Approval For North South Interconnector](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/EirgridInfrastructureCompressed-505x306_c.jpg)
EirGrid has welcomed the decision by the Supreme Court to uphold planning approval for the southern section of the North
![Parkwind and ESB to Develop Two Offshore Wind Farms at Oriel and Clogherhead](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Parkwind2-505x306_c.jpg)
Parkwind and ESB have reached an agreement to kick start the offshore wind generation industry in the Republic of Ireland
![Irish IT Decision-makers Warn of Impact of Rising Data Volumes](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/EquinixMauriceMortellJanuary2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Equinix, the global interconnection and data centre company, has announced the results of an independent study that found that Irish IT decision-makers fear
Dublin Airport welcomed a total of 31.5 million passengers during 2018, setting a new record for the airport. Passenger numbers
![ESB Networks Announces Successful Tenderers For First Phase of National Meter Replacement Programme](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ESBNetworks-505x306_c.jpg)
ESB Networks has announced the results of three major tenders which will pave the way for a programme upgrading electricity
![Irish Manufacturing Renaissance in Peril](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ManufacturingEventFergalOBrien2019-505x306_c.jpg)
“Manufacturing is incredibly important to our economy and we are going through a ‘Renaissance’. Our economy has been performing strongly
![Actavo Scoops Top Irish Customer Experience Award](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ActavoNovember2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Actavo, a leading international engineering solutions company, has scooped the top ‘2018 CX Champion’ award at the Irish CX Impact
![Dublin Airport North Runway Construction Contract Awarded to Irish-Spanish Consortium](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/DAANovember2018Compressed-505x306_c.jpg)
daa has awarded the main construction contract for Dublin Airport’s new North Runway to a joint venture comprising Irish firm
![Fire Science Firm Efectis Establishes Testing Centre in Northern Ireland](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/EfectisNovember2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Efectis is establishing a new business in Northern Ireland, offering fire testing services to UK and Ireland based manufacturing businesses who
![Pure Telecom and BT Ireland Sign Telecoms Deal Worth up to €20 Million](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BTIrelandOctober2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Pure Telecom has signed a multi-million euro contract with BT Ireland. The agreement will see Pure Telecom offer broadband and
![Telecoms Giant Colt to Invest €15 Million in Dublin City](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ColtTechnologyOctober2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Colt Technology Services has announced that it will extend its Colt IQ Network in the greater Dublin area with an additional
![Irish Public Policy Must Change to Reflect Rapid Digitalisation](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ACCABusinessLeadersSeptember2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Government must urgently address the needs of the labour market, if Ireland is to stay apace with the rapid digitalisation
![GDG Wins European Funds to Develop Novel Asset Management Software](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/GDGBanner-505x306_c.jpg)
Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions (GDG), an award-winning specialist firm focused on the delivery of infrastructure projects involving complex and challenging
![Major New Report on Housing Outlines Policy Actions to Boost Affordability and Supply](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ConstructionSummitHousing-505x306_c.jpg)
Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has launched a new national campaign – Better Lives, Better Business championing new policies across
![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
![ESB and Bord na Móna Reach Financial Close on Oweninny Wind Farm Project](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Windfarm-505x306_c.jpg)
ESB and Bord na Móna have announce that financial close has been reached on the €160 million Oweninny project in
![The National Construction Summit 2018 Opens This Wednesday, 2nd May, at Citywest Convention Centre, Dublin – Register Now](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ConstructionSummit2018Resized3-505x306_c.jpg)
Time is running out to register to attend the 2018 National Construction Summit being held this Wednesday (2nd May) at
Eoghan Murphy TD, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, will make the opening address at the 2018 National
![New Project to Reduce Costs and Underwater Noise in Offshore Wind Construction](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/BluePilotMarch2018-505x306_c.jpg)
The Carbon Trust has announced the launch of BLUE PILOT, a large-scale demonstration project aimed at reducing costs and underwater noise
![Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Provides Over €742 Million For Future Development](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DunLaoghaireMarch2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has agreed a Capital Expenditure Programme of over €742 million. The Three Year Capital Programme 2018-2020
![Fine Grain Property acquires 60,000 square feet office development in Cork Airport Business Park](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/news_Cork-Airport-900x444-505x306_c.jpg)
New Year, new acquisition! Fine Grain Property is delighted to announce it has acquired a 60,000 square feet office development
![Irish Technology Sector Has Overtaken Agriculture](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ResearchInnovationConferenceIDAKenFinniganCropped-505x306_c.jpg)
With 130,000 people now employed, the technology sector has overtaken agriculture as Ireland’s largest industry, according to Ken Finnegan (pictured
![SFI Research Infrastructure Programme 2018 – Call Open](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ScienceFoundationIreland-505x306_c.jpg)
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has launched the Research Infrastructure Programme 2018. The aim of the SFI Research Infrastructure Call is
![Government Unveils €116 Billion Development Programme](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/NationalPlanningFrameworkCropped-505x306_c.png)
The Government has published The National Development Plan 2018–2027, the most recent in the series of such capital plans adopted
![National Construction Summit – 2nd May, 2018 – Citywest Convention Centre, Dublin](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ConstructionSummit2018Resized3-505x306_c.jpg)
Expected to attract more than 2,000 visitors, from across the country, the 2018 National Construction Summit will be held on
![CIS and Esri Ireland Map €56 Billion Worth of Construction Projects Throughout Ireland](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CISEsriJanuary2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Esri Ireland, the market leader in geographic information services, has announced that Construction Information Services (CIS) has leveraged its digital
![Dublin Airport Sets New Passenger Record](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/DublinAirportPassengers-505x306_c.jpg)
A record-breaking 29.6 million passengers travelled through Dublin Airport last year. A significant increase in long-haul traffic, and a robust
Policies should aim to rebalance growth by encouraging regional development led by a small number of large urban centres outside
![Ireland’s First Near Zero Emissions Zone a Magnet For Business and Jobs](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/3CEALaunchJanuary2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Three counties have come together to create a low carbon, energy efficient zone which they say will be a unique magnet
![£70,000 Rainwater Garden Completed at Clandeboye Primary School!](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/NIWaterJanuary2018-505x306_c.jpg)
NI Water, the Department for Infrastructure, Education Authority and the Department of Education have announced that an innovative new rainwater
![Full-scale Cyber War to Break Out in 2018](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/WardSolutionsPatLarkin-505x306_c.jpg)
Ward Solutions, one of Ireland’s leading information security providers, has announces its cyber security predictions for 2018. Alongside warnings about
Fingal County Council has signed a €70 million Framework Loan Agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) which will trigger
The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules the new capacity mechanism for the jointly operated Irish and
Limerick’s economic resurgence has taken another giant step forward as the European Investment Bank (EIB) confirmed a record commitment for