Construction Industry Federation: Government support vital during 'transformative period' for Ireland

The new president of the Construction Industry Federation has said Ireland is on the cusp of “a transformative period for Ireland’s economy and society”, if the building industry is supported in the same way Ireland’s food, med-tech, and financial services industries have been over the past 30 years.

Tullamore native, Dominic Doheny, who is joint managing director of John Flanagan Construction, was speaking at a meeting of Ireland’s leading construction executives.

He said: “The Government is turning to construction to deliver ambitious targets in the delivery of world-class infrastructure, housing, and the specialist buildings that attract and retain global companies to Ireland.