Full coverage: Construction

Having been blighted by overruns, the fall-out from the redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh into a 45,000-capacity stadium is now increasingly litigious, with several legal actions taken. Just what is going on?

Some of those criticising the Croí Cónaithe scheme have been consistent in their suspicion developers are making large profits from building homes. The problem with this theory is that there is effectively no evidence for it.

The construction industry is entering an era of predictive technology and building out this new frontier is Evercam. Founded in 2013, by Marco Herbst and Vinnie Quinn, the company is shaving seven figure sums off the cost of building projects through its use of AI.

Roadbridge has long carried heavy debts by industry standards. And it is now in talks with Bank of Ireland over the facilities.

Major new data on housing delivery and costs reveal just how weak supply really is. But to fix the problem, we need to focus on land, the role of public housing and the vexed issue of construction costs.

Decawave was bought for $400m two years ago. New financial data reveal how it has performed since and what it is planning next. Meanwhile, accounts for Lonely Planet, Bennett Construction, and the Caulfield McCarthy Group show how different sectors of the economy are dealing with the pandemic.

Collen Construction can trace its roots back to 1810 and it remains one of Ireland’s largest construction firms. However, in the past number of years, the family-owned business has seen its European division become the dominant division. This is how it did it.

Startling new data on house completions, prices, and costs over a 50-year period paints a stark, sobering picture. To achieve the government target of 30,000 new completions a year, prices must either increase by 24% or construction costs will have to fall by 40%.

The deal has been notified to the competition watchdog and will see the engineering group led by Michael Stone exit Sensori Facilities Management.

Cork-based Airflow Services offers a range of installations from domestic heating to high-tech ventilation. Its founders have just sold it to New York-listed Johnson Controls.