Full coverage: Infrastructure

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.

The coalition is prepared to modernise the way the State tackles big projects, but not to allocate priorities among the ever-expanding list of needs.

In October, the Port of Cork started work on a new berth, capable of accommodating the massive offshore wind turbines that will be installed off Ireland’s coasts. The Currency visited to learn more.

The Dutch giant is selling its stake in multiple public infrastructure projects, but not in the National Children’s Hospital. Some of its motorway co-investors are making moves too.

The engineering firm is already supporting the National Transport Authority's planning of BusConnects in Dublin. The new 10-year contract will involve design, implementation and strategic communication.

As the contractor to the National Broadband Plan reaches more rural customers, the resulting cash flows allows it to repay investors led by Spanish firm Asterion.