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The State is poised to invest millions to help universities build thousands of student apartments. Five universities have planning permissions in place for up to 4,000 units but for various reasons, mostly financial, they have been unable to embark on construction....

Sligo Rovers Football Club have applied for planning permission to begin the redevelopment of the Showgrounds. The ultimate goal is to increase the capacity of their stadium to over 6,100, all seated, and will include the replacement of the current Jinks Avenue Stand,...

A plan to build a 280-metre cable-stayed bridge linking the Mourne Mountains in Co Down and the Cooley Peninsula in Co Louth has been put out to tender. The estimated cost ranges from around €26 million to €40 million, but the final figure will not be confirmed until...

A multi-million velodrome and badminton centre will be one of the first projects to be delivered as part of the Government’s medium-term plan for Sport Ireland’s vast Dublin campus. Minister of State for Sport Jack Chambers said that “all going well” construction of...

The Government is set to approve an additional €60m in funding for the North Quays development. According to Fine Gael Senator John Cummins, "We are going to see a major increase in construction activity in Waterford arising from this public infrastructure contract...

Irish Rail is to lodge an application to An Bord Pleanála for a major upgrade of the Cork rail network. An application will be made for the construction of a second rail track along the 10km section of railway line between Glounthaune and Midleton in Cork. It is...

Brewing giant Diageo has lodged plans with Kildare County Council for a new €200 million brewery on a greenfield site at Littleconnell in Newbridge. Up to 1,000 jobs are to be created during the two-year construction period of the brewery. Read the full story here.

The Mater Hospital in Dublin has received permission for an €89 million, nine-storey extension block for Covid-19 emergency planning. It will contain 98 beds spread across single rooms to prevent the spread of disease. Read the full story here.

Connacht Rugby has confirmed it is taking the next steps in the redevelopment of The Sportsground, Galway. Phase two includes the construction of a high performance centre and a 7,000 capacity North Stand. The procurement process will take approximately six months...

Multi-national pharmaceutical company Pfizer is to invest €1 Billion in a new biotech plant in the capital. This will represent one of the largest pharma investments in the history of the state. Construction is set to commence next Summer, with the project scheduled...