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Ireland ramps up infrastructure spend with €14bn Apple windfall
Author: Reuters
Ireland is set to boost infrastructure investment by 30% over the next five years, funded by a €14 billion Apple tax windfall and proceeds from bank share sales.
Constructive momentum
Author: April Lara
Across the built environment, the demands of AI infrastructure, housing shortages, and energy reform aren’t slowing down.
BDP takes legal action against Kingspan over cladding dispute
Author: Building Design
Architectural firm BDP is suing Kingspan, alleging the insulation giant “acted dishonestly” in marketing its K15 product—now linked to a costly cladding remediation at a Lancashire development.
Graham grows profits 71 percent despite dip in turnover
Author: MSN
Northern Ireland construction giant Graham has posted a 71% jump in pre-tax profit to £25.2 million for FY2025, even as turnover edged down by 6% to £1.06 billion.
Sandyford apartment block approved despite strong local objections
Author: MSN
A scaled-down seven-storey, 71-unit apartment scheme at Sandyford’s Balally Shopping Centre has been approved by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, despite vocal opposition from residents, local businesses, and a parish council.
Davy urges bold budget action to ramp up housing delivery
Author: Irish Times
Stockbroker Davy is calling on the Government to significantly step up housing output in Budget 2026, warning that Ireland needs to deliver 93,000 homes annually into the 2030s to meet demographic demand.
Ireland opens door to private electricity lines in major energy market shift
Author: Irish Times
The Irish Government has approved plans to allow private companies to build and own electricity lines under specific scenarios, ending ESB Networks’ long-standing monopoly on connecting generators to customers.
Ireland data centre market scales fast amid AI surge and energy shifts
Author: Mena FN
Ireland is emerging as one of Western Europe’s fastest-growing data centre hubs, with the market set to hit $4.45 billion by 2030.
Building shifts
Author: April Lara
The pulse of construction is changing. While home building slows, commercial projects keep the sector on its feet.
Developer offers to cover land tax for 150-home Leitrim build
Author: Leitrim Observer
Fitzpatrick & Heavey Homes is eyeing residential sites in Leitrim to build 150 homes and is willing to fully shoulder the Residential Zoned Land Tax on any land it buys.


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