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Author: The Irish Times

Dublin City Council has approved a seven-storey, 434-bed hostel on Townsend Street, replacing a long-derelict site. The project includes shared rooms, a café, and retained historic facades, amid mixed local reactions.

Author: kildarenow

Planning permission has been granted for a €712k office development in Naas, Co Kildare. The project involves demolishing an existing two-storey commercial building, adding a 328 sq.m. office extension, PV solar panels, rooflights, and associated site works.

Author: The Irish News

Belfast-based Gilbert-Ash has opened a new Dublin HQ on Dawson Street, boosting its Irish presence as it progresses major hotel projects, including citizenM, two Premier Inns, and other landmark developments.

Author: Irish Examiner

Cork City’s hospitality sector accelerates with major hotel redevelopments, transforming heritage buildings into boutique, aparthotel and branded assets, signalling renewed investor confidence and strong momentum in urban regeneration and commercial growth.

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

The building and architecture sector continues to progress as new standards, research, and design philosophies shape its trajectory. This edition examines the developments influencing how projects are conceived, delivered, and experienced, offering readers a sharper view of the ideas guiding the industry forward. The report on how 'Cork hotel projects gather pace as investors target high-value urban redevelopment' highlights a significant rise in capital committed to hospitality-led transformation. The trend reflects a broader recalibration of Ireland’s regional growth strategies, directing investment towards projects that elevate cultural appeal, improved local infrastructure and support long-term city competitiveness. Adding cultural depth to the conversation, 'CCA unveils research and exhibition on modern architecture in China 1949–1979' showcases how historical context continues to influence design thinking, offering lessons in adaptation and identity. Lastly, with entries open until 19 December 2025, the 2026 Building & Architect of the Year Awards look forward to celebrate the next leaders in sustainable residential design, following ‘McCullough Mulvin Architects’ award-winning Egremont project’ in 2025. These stories reveal a sector that is refining its standards, expanding its perspectives, and elevating its ambitions. Readers are encouraged to explore how these developments are shaping a more resilient and future-ready built environment.

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

After McCullough Mulvin Architects was named Building of the Year – Net Zero/Passive House earlier this year, attention now turns to the Building & Architect of the Year Awards 2026 as entries are now open for the next wave of innovative and socially responsible housing projects.

Author: arch daily

The CCA and M+ launch How Modern: Biographies of Architecture in China 1949–1979, a research project, exhibition, films, and companion book exploring modernist architecture under China’s early socialist era, revealing architects’ agency, social impact, and creative adaptation.

Author: RIBA

RIBA President’s Medals 2025 winners include Glory Kamthumzi’s Malawi slave trade memorial, William Li’s Helsinki multi-species ecosystem project, and Finlay Aitken’s Shetland ‘island-making’ dissertation, celebrating innovation, heritage, sustainability, and emerging talent in global architecture education.

Author: BUSINESSPLUS

Irish architecture firm MCA and German data centre advisor TTSP HWP merge to form a pan-European group, combining expertise in sustainable, high-performance design and project delivery for complex data centres, serving hyper-scalers and global clients across Europe.

Author: Irish Building Magazine

Collen, one of Ireland’s oldest family-owned construction firms, appoints Mark McGreevy as CEO. Bringing 30+ years of international experience, he will lead the company’s sustainable growth, innovation, and strategic expansion across Ireland and Europe.