Valued at over €70 million, Walls Construction Ltd is in the middle of a shareholder battle over diluting equity to reward the new management team. Can the sides reach a "sensible resolution" out of court?
In a new book, Infrastructure Projects and Local Communities, stakeholder engagement consultant Garry Keegan advocates for deeper and earlier public consultation with local people to get necessary projects such as wind farms across the line.
The geography of the housing construction industry is changing. While record numbers of new homes are being built, that is not the case in Dublin’s commuter counties, raising questions for planning policy.
Between steady commencements and a rebound in imports of tower cranes, indications are that Ireland is set to build more of the homes it needs in the coming year.
High steel prices and demand for green standards have pushed developer Newpark Real Estate to switch to timber frames for its latest industrial buildings. Its financial backer Bain Capital supports the move.
After years of downsizing and pandemic disruption, the construction services firm emerges leaner and more efficient. It now needs to convert more newfound profit to cash before it can pay Denis O’Brien dividends.
Surpassing the government’s target of 33,000 – as seems possible by 2025 – will be far from sufficient. Realistically, the country needs to be building at least 45,000 homes per year and probably closer to 60,000 homes per year for decades.
Henry Construction Projects had over £400 million in revenue in 2021 and is led by its founder, Irishman Mark Henry.
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.
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