State asked to pick up the pieces as PPP schemes flounder
Desperate builders develop social conscience?
Housebuilder McInerney Holdings has warned it is facing difficult conditions in both its Irish and UK markets and that, as a result, it is delaying new site starts and focusing on its affordable
Ireland not alone in collapsing property market
The Times reports that house prices in Britain are likely to fall by seven per cent in the next year alongside a 40 per cent fall in sales.
Interestingly, Britain is currently suffering from an acute housing shortage with
Mintel survey says 'times is tough'
The Irish Times reports that 67 per cent of Irish consumers are now more mindful of rising living costs.
The Mintel Ireland survey, Irish
Life on the most northerly inhabited island in Britain can be very tough indeed. On Unst the winters are harsh, and the winds brutal and relentless, regularly sweeping across the treeless landscape at more than 100mph. But Unst is the island chosen by a retired couple from Wiltshire to build one of the world's greenest houses - a "zero carbon" home powered entirely by the wind and the sun. It sits on the same latitude as southern Greenland, but will soon boast lemon trees, grapevines and green pepper plants in its greenhouse, an electric car powered by the wind, and floors heated by drawing warmth from the air.
Now over US$127 per barrel
As if we weren't bored hearing about oil prices, BBC News Online is reporting that the commodity is now over US$127 a barrel, an all-time high.
Oil prices have hit a record high above $127 a barrel on speculation that China will
Half of Ireland's construction companies have stopped building houses while they attempt to offload existing properties.
A report published today by Merrion Capital said that the current housing oversupply will take more than twelve months to clear up.
"The overall conclusion
Housing slump hurts construction kingpin
The Cavan-based Kingspan Group will see lowered earnings as a result of the construction slowdown.
The group, which includes Kingspan Century, Ireland's largest timber-frame building manufacturer issued a statement saying trading over the first four months of the
At US$125
The Irish Times reports that oil prices have stabilised at around US$125 this week while there has been a larger than expected inventory of stocks.
Meanwhile, today's Seattle Times is reporting
But not in the fast lane
Construction down but finances up in Ireland of the future.
The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has announced that the Irish economy could grow by 3.75 per cent annually over the next decade.
A report from the government-founded think tank says that, despite significant short-term problems, the economy
Prices for gas in the south and coal in the north both heading north
Heating bills are set to soar later this year after Bord Gáis confirmed it was seeking to increase prices by almost a fifth.Next month the company will ask the Commission for Energy Regulation to allow an increase in consumer prices of up to nineteen
We're just journalists but…
…now we're blogging.
As you can doubtlessly see, the Construct Ireland site has had a major revamp. Apart from the smart new design one new feature is the daily(ish) blog. Obviously we want your
Existing house energy upgrade reveals shockingly leaky structure
Written by Arthur O'Donnell
US senator and presidential candidate John McCain has called for mandatory caps on carbon emissions and is demanding that America reduces its emissions by, "at least 60 percent below 1990 levels by the year 2050."
The moves comes as the race for the White House in 2008 hots up.
As reported yesterday, McCain, has been expected to distance
Wired, in a report headlined 'Mock the apocalypse from a stylish new houseboat', suggests that potential house-buyers who are concerned about impending climate catastrophe should
Ireland should go nuclear in order to ensure energy security. So says William Nuttall from Cambridge University.
Speaking last night at the RDS in Dublin, during a talk called 'Nuclear Energy - why is it on the agenda?', Dr. Nuttall
Gas and electricity prices are due to rise sharply in the next year.
Barry O'Halloran at the Irish Times reports consumers will face rising energy costs as a result of increased wholesale costs to suppliers including ESB and Bord Gá