Full coverage: Infrastructure

Political commitments have come and gone. Hundreds of industry visitors and four bidders known so far make the Dublin metro a more tangible prospect.

The State’s commitment to fund Metrolink before its cost is known illustrates the abandonment of project selection on the basis of their business case.

The latest iteration of the National Development Plan sets funding allocations first, leaving project prioritisation for later – except for three Dublin infrastructure mammoths.

EY Ireland recently gathered together supply chain managers and experts to make sense of the rocky world for supply chains, driven by tariffs, and how to respond.

As Ireland prepares to launch a wave of capital infrastructure projects, the spotlight is on shifting from budgets to boots on the ground. Aidan Scollard of Baker Tilly and James Smith of MHA explain why international partnerships, long-term planning, and labour mobility are critical.

For decades, underestimates of population growth have generated infrastructure deficits and unforeseen costs. The Department of Finance wants to grasp that nettle.

Ireland has made strides in broadband but a national strategy for future-ready connectivity is essential to sustain economic growth and innovation, writes Vodafone Ireland's outgoing CEO.

With more than thirty years of experience in infrastructure delivery, Tom Carey has seen the challenges of major capital projects first hand and has deep expertise in getting things done, properly. From planning and procurement issues to claims and disputes, he outlines why astute preparation is key to keeping Ireland’s infrastructure ambitions on track.

The nation’s dysfunctional planning system and the threat it poses to the development of data centres and wind energy is not just an FDI problem. The solution may lie in a Japanese programme to address childhood obesity.

This storm was a warning shot. Saying it was unprecedented won’t wash with citizens, instead pushing them towards the false comfort of fake news.