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‘Everyday, we are quite literally building the future’ – Dominic Doheny

21st Dec 2018 Outgoing CIF President Dominic Doheny reflects on the highlights of his two years in office and looks ahead to the future of the industry, reflecting on his hopes for it and the challenges that may be in store

Murphy International launch Mental Health Awareness Advocate Programme

9th Aug 2018 Murphy International Ltd. has launched a ‘Mental Health Awareness Advocate’ project in order to ‘spot, support and prevent’.

Bank of Ireland have committed €1 billion of funding for construction and development

7th Aug 2018 Bank of Ireland’s aim is to be the leading supporter of house building in Ireland. Here Denis Bergin, Head of Business Development - Property Lending at Bank of Ireland, outlines the options available to construction companies.

Stumbling Towards Solar PV Incentives in Ireland

26th Jul 2018 Ciaran Marron, CEO of Activ8 Solar Energies, travelled to Munich’s Intersolar 2018 conference to discuss the successes of solar throughout the continent and strategies for the future. Here he outlines some of his thoughts following this gathering of European suppliers and engineers alike.

We must address the issue of lowest-cost tendering

20th Jul 2018 Lowest-cost tendering has dogged the construction industry in recent times. Martin Lang, Director, Main Contracting, CIF explains why this practice needs to change.

Construction industry recovery masking underlying capacity challenges

8th May 2018 The Construction Industry Federation’s first construction industry economic outlook this week heard of underlying challenges facing the sector that could impact on its ability to deliver essential housing and infrastructure activity in the next decade.

‘Everyday, we are quite literally building the future’ – Dominic Doheny

‘Everyday, we are quite literally building the future’ – Dominic Doheny

Murphy International launch Mental Health Awareness Advocate Programme

Bank of Ireland have committed €1 billion of funding for construction and development

Stumbling Towards Solar PV Incentives in Ireland

We must address the issue of lowest-cost tendering

Construction industry recovery masking underlying capacity challenges

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