Bowen Construction placed into liquidation due to debts

ONE of Ireland’s most successful firms during the Celtic Tiger era, which once had an annual turnover in excess of €300 million, has gone into liquidation.

Shareholders at the Cork-based Bowen Construction Limited have confirmed the company has been placed into liquidation due to mounting debts it can no longer afford.

The nationwide firm, set up in 1968 and led by John Bowen, was regularly used by state agencies such as ESB-Electric Ireland.