Dublin’s Metrolink project has been granted planning permission
The long-awaited Metrolink project has been granted planning permission today. The Dublin rail line, which is set to be the single biggest public transport project in the history of the State, will have 16 stations running from Swords to Charlemont and is estimated to...
Westmeath primary school given green light for 11 classroom multi-million euro expansion
A county Westmeath primary school has been given the go-ahead to build 11 new classrooms alongside a purpose built Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit as part of a multi-million euro State backed expansion. Saint Mary’s Primary School in Athlone received the green...
Plans to extend Dart line to Drogheda given the green light
An application to extend the Dart from Malahide to Drogheda has been approved by An Coimisiún Pleanála. The extension, which will serve communities along the coast from Dublin, will go from Malahide to Drogheda MacBride Station. The project, called DART+ Coastal...
Plans to be lodged for €1 billion data centre campus and solar farm in Westmeath
Plans are to be lodged in the coming days for a €1 billion, six unit data centre campus and solar farm on a 600 acre site in Westmeath. The site of the planned data centre campus is immediately south-west of Rochfortbridge and occupies land either side of the R446...
Greater Dublin Drainage Project gets green light seven years after it was first proposed
The greater Dublin Drainage Project has been given the green light. The major wastewater treatment plant, which will have the capacity to serve 500,000 people, is to be located on a 30-hectare site in Clonshagh in Fingal. Uisce Éireann says people in north Dublin, as...
Sport Ireland goes to tender for €35m cricket stadium ahead of hosting 2030 World Cup
Sport Ireland is seeking tenders for the development of a €35 million national cricket stadium in Dublin ahead of the 2030 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which will be co-hosted by Ireland, England and Scotland. A tender has been published for the construction of the main...
Former Waterford Crystal site in €130m transformation
The former Waterford Crystal manufacturing site is to be transformed to form part of the country's first co-located university enterprise quarter in a €130 million initiative. The 37-acre 'Glassworks’ site is set to feature offices strategically located beside the...
1,900 jobs to be created as Major Expansion Proposed for Mahon Point Cork
A significant new chapter for Mahon and Cork city has been unveiled with the imminent submission of a planning application for a landmark mixed-use, development at Mahon Point Shopping Centre. The project named Mahon Point 2.0, will bring 251 much-needed new homes,...
Galway Inner Harbour development public consultation launched
Public consultation over the long-awaited Galway Inner Harbour development has been launched as Galway Harbour Company (GHC) published the draft masterplan. The masterplan includes the construction of a new port complex in deeper water but also the redevelopment of...
Echelon launches €3.5bn data centre projects in Wicklow
Irish-based data centre developer Echelon has officially launched two new projects in Wicklow. The two data centres are named the DUB20 and DUB30 facilities and Echelon said it will invest an estimated €3.5bn in their construction. The company said this would create...