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Diageo has announced plans to invest a further €400m in its newly-opened brewery in Littleconnell in Kildare. The drinks company officially opened the brewery, following an almost €300m investment. When first announced in 2022, Diageo said the Kildare facility would...

Planning permission has been officially granted for a major new 76-unit residential development in the heart of Limerick City. The project on Catherine Street will see the restoration of protected Georgian townhouses alongside the construction of a modern six-story...

Irish Rail said it would be lodging a planning application for the development of a new station at Blackpool in Cork. This is to be followed by another application for a new station at Dunkettle in a few weeks. Construction of the two stations is expected to begin...

Plans for a major €200m mixed-use development investment in Munster’s largest retail complex, Mahon Point in Cork have been cleared by Cork City Council. The project, dubbed ‘Mahon 2.0’ is a significant investment to include 251 apartments, an office block for up to...

Ireland’s construction sector is entering a multi-year construction ‘super cycle’, underpinned by Ireland’s position as one of Europe’s strongest economies, structural housing undersupply and unprecedented funding for infrastructure, according to a new report by...

Pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has announced a €430m expansion of its manufacturing operation in Athlone which will see it produce the tablet form of its weight loss drug Wegovy. The entire project at the site, covering 45 acres, will create up to 600...

Cork city centre is set for another new hotel with planning approved for a €50m, five- to 10-storey, 180-bedroom hotel at the junction of Lower Oliver Plunkett St and Connell St, opposite the site once earmarked for the now-shelved Prism office block. Construction...

Progress on a new community centre in Galway has seen a major step forward this week. Construction on the Newcastle Community Centre in Galway city has been earmarked to start in May after formal approval was granted to progress to the Tender Stage. The development...

Commercial construction costs are rising at the lowest rate in five years, according to a new report from the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI). The SCSI's Tender Price Index (TPI) shows the annual median rate of inflation for last year was 2.5%...

The first sod on Ireland's international cricket stadium will be turned at the National Sports Campus in March as Cricket Ireland prepare to co-host the ICC T20 World Cup in 2030 alongside England and Scotland. Planning permission has been granted for the 4,000-odd...