Infrastructure

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Cork councillors urge Eamon Ryan to reinstate plan to upgrade two major roads
Cork councillors urge Eamon Ryan to reinstate plan to upgrade two major roads
Midleton, Carrigtwohill, and Mallow are adversely affected by congestion — and it's also jeapordising the development of homes for 10,000 people at Water Rock, councillors say

Mon, 10 Jul, 2023

East Cork boil water notices 'a disgrace': 'We’re supposed to be a first-world country'
East Cork boil water notices 'a disgrace': 'We’re supposed to be a first-world country'
Uisce Éireann is under fire as residents have had to spend thousands of euro over the last seven years on bottled water, writes Sean O’Riordan

Mon, 03 Jul, 2023

Motorists to face another hike in road tolls in January
Motorists to face another hike in road tolls in January
Drivers facing toll increases this Saturday are 'highly likely' to see them rise again in just six months

Wed, 28 Jun, 2023

Cobh: Council draws up plan for 1,300 homes and new railway station on 57 hectare site
Cobh: Council draws up plan for 1,300 homes and new railway station on 57 hectare site
Council planner says major state investment will be needed to develop the site at Newtown on the north side of Cobh

Mon, 12 Jun, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Dearth of facilities leads to 'wild toileting'
Irish Examiner view: Dearth of facilities leads to 'wild toileting'
You can hardly blame businesses for feeling they shouldn't have to do all the heavy lifting for public convenience

Mon, 05 Jun, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Gridlock in Cork City comes with a cost  
Irish Examiner view: Gridlock in Cork City comes with a cost  
Motorists face months of frustration as global survey shows Cork drivers lose an average of 68 hours a year in traffic jams

Thu, 12 Jan, 2023

DENIS SCANNELL
Cork people are above average in rating their quality of life highly
Cork people rate their quality of life higher than the average for the rest of the country, a new survey has found.

Sat, 31 Dec, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Climate Action Plan may be at odds with the needs of Ireland's economy 
Irish Examiner view: Climate Action Plan may be at odds with the needs of Ireland's economy 
The State needs to decarbonise to meet international CO2 targets but, if it is at the expense of infrastructure vital to the wellbeing of the Irish economy, that is another matter

Thu, 29 Dec, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Citizens can reclaim town as bypass opens
Irish Examiner view: Citizens can reclaim town as bypass opens
The €280m project will make the journey between Cork and Killarney easier and also liberate the historic town of Macroom

Sat, 10 Dec, 2022

Woman killed on Macroom's main street just before bypass opening
Woman killed on Macroom's main street just before bypass opening
'All of our thoughts are with the family of the poor woman and the truck driver' one local businessman said

Sat, 10 Dec, 2022

Offshore Energy Skills event
Cathal Ryan: Power grid is key to unlocking carbon-free offshore wind and energy security          
Already promising a welcome drop in Irish energy prices in the next five years, offshore wind generation offers the Government an opportunity to develop a major indigenous industry

Sun, 06 Nov, 2022

Ofgem fund for climate change
It would take 'extraordinary confluence of events' for lights to go out this winter, Eirgrid boss says
'The electricity industry will have to find new ways to meet the increasing need for energy without relying mainly on burning fossil fuels'

Thu, 06 Oct, 2022

CC BAD WEATHER
More than half of low-income homes are 'just managing' to make ends meet 
Bank of Ireland Economic Pulse survey shows confidence has hit a new low due to surging energy bills and interest rates

Mon, 26 Sep, 2022

Irish Water says it can end boil water notices — but warns that it will take time
Irish Water says it can end boil water notices — but warns that it will take time
Water Advisory Board criticised the utility as almost 6,000 people endure 'huge frustration and burden' caused by disrupted water supply

Wed, 17 Aug, 2022

Construction levies should pay for defective apartments, representative group says
Construction levies should pay for defective apartments, representative group says
Campaign group responds to minister's report that 80% of apartments built between 1991 and 2013 have issues ranging from water ingress to fire safety and structural issues

Mon, 25 Jul, 2022

Safety improvements 'must be carried out' on N25 between Carrigtwohill and Midleton
Safety improvements 'must be carried out' on N25 between Carrigtwohill and Midleton
Cork councillors say urgent measures are needed after planned upgrade to one of Cork's busiest roads was mothballed

Wed, 20 Jul, 2022

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Report claims just 0.3% would shift to using faster Limerick-Waterford train
The report was carried out as part of an upgrade to the N24 road

Mon, 30 May, 2022

Road to nowhere for businesses impacted by Cork-Limerick upgrade 
Road to nowhere for businesses impacted by Cork-Limerick upgrade 
Planned upgrade of the N20 route will impact livelihoods, health, and the environment

Mon, 25 Apr, 2022

Bypass Ireland: Traffic costs lives on Charleville's busy streets
Bypass Ireland: Traffic costs lives on Charleville's busy streets
It's a complex relationship. Traffic brings business but also chokes up the busy town on the Cork Limerick border. And, as a local funeral director points out, it has also brought danger

Sun, 17 Apr, 2022

TII to outline 'significant and systemic' threats to major road projects
TII to outline 'significant and systemic' threats to major road projects
Planning has been approved for the N28 Cork/Ringaskiddy road and the project should be in a position to start construction in 2024 or earlier

Tue, 05 Apr, 2022

Road funding hampers Cork's bid to counterbalance Dublin
Road funding hampers Cork's bid to counterbalance Dublin
Cork county councillors expressed anger that the Carrigtwohill-Midleton (N25) road upgrade isn't getting funding and there's little or no funding to progress the bypass at Castlemartyr, or to complete the Bandon bypass.

Mon, 24 Jan, 2022

Irish Water admits it will take 'years' to resolve West Cork supply issues
Irish Water admits it will take 'years' to resolve West Cork supply issues
Clonakilty, Rosscarbery, and Timoleague issues described by a local councillor as a 'catastrophe' for the area

Sun, 23 Jan, 2022

Shelving of multi-million euro upgrade of Cork road 'must be reversed'
Shelving of multi-million euro upgrade of Cork road 'must be reversed'
Officials say they are in shock over the decision and are due to meet with Transport Infrastructure Ireland officials to discuss why the upgrade has been dropped

Tue, 11 Jan, 2022

CRH shares jump as group eyes 14% surge in annual profit to €4.6bn
CRH shares jump as group eyes 14% surge in annual profit to €4.6bn
Shares in building materials giant CRH jumped on the back of a 14% surge in earnings this year.

Tue, 23 Nov, 2021

Cork Chamber: Accelerate offshore wind farms to counter energy insecurity
Cork Chamber: Accelerate offshore wind farms to counter energy insecurity
'We have the potent solution of floating offshore wind and green hydrogen in our hands'

Fri, 22 Oct, 2021

Oireachtas housing committee
'Vast majority' of sites will no longer pump sewage into sea by 2025, says Irish Water boss
Niall Gleeson appeared at Oireachtas housing committee where he responded to the EPA's scathing report on wastewater plants

Thu, 23 Sep, 2021

Housing for All plan will aim to reduce house prices in Dublin
Housing for All plan will aim to reduce house prices in Dublin
Government seeks to reach target of €250k to €325k homes in the capital as part of its plan to address Ireland's housing crisis

Mon, 30 Aug, 2021

Biden
Senate approves trillion-dollar bipartisan infrastructure bill
The US Senate has approved a trillion-dollar (£722 billion) infrastructure plan after a rare coalition of Democrats and Republicans joined forces to deliver a cornerstone of Joe Biden’s agenda.

Tue, 10 Aug, 2021

Congress Infrastructure
US Democrats aim for $3.5trn 'human infrastructure' spend  
The bill will address social spending and immigration 

Mon, 09 Aug, 2021

Congress Infrastructure
US Senate pauses in bid to put together infrastructure bill
The US Senate wrapped up a rare Saturday session making little visible progress on the one trillion dollar legislative package, but Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer vowed the work would get done. The Senate planned to reconvene on Sunday.

Sun, 01 Aug, 2021

Joe Biden
US Senate votes to start work on Joe Biden’s infrastructure deal
The US Senate has voted to start work on a nearly 1 trillion dollar national infrastructure package.

Thu, 29 Jul, 2021

Biden Infrastructure Buttigieg
US infrastructure deal in doubt after Republican rejection
Plans for an ambitious American infrastructure deal have been thrown into serious doubt after Republican senators rejected US president Joe Biden’s reduced proposal of 1. 7 trillion dollars (£1. 2 trillion).

Sat, 22 May, 2021

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Spanish firm wins €900,000 tax appeal over M4/M6 motorway
Cintra's sale of its shareholding in toll road consortium was at the centre of Revenue's capital gains tax demand

Sun, 16 May, 2021

Go-ahead for Ring of Kerry road project despite inspector's warning
Go-ahead for Ring of Kerry road project despite inspector's warning
The council got permission to use of a compulsory purchase order to acquire 169 parcels of land and the extinguishment of public and private rights of way.

Fri, 07 May, 2021

Limerick and Cork city centres share €500m State boost
Limerick and Cork city centres share €500m State boost
Both cities — as well as towns in Kerry, Clare, Limerick, and Tipperary — are set to be revitalised in €1.3bn URDF allocation

Fri, 19 Mar, 2021

Cork to benefit from a €45m 'game-changing' investment in walking and cycling projects
Cork to benefit from a €45m 'game-changing' investment in walking and cycling projects
A €45m investment in dozens of walking and cycling projects in Cork has been described as the true start of a “game-changing” transport plan for the city region.

Thu, 11 Feb, 2021

Ryan U-turn on €58m Limerick motorway came after meeting with Taoiseach and Tánaiste
Ryan U-turn on €58m Limerick motorway came after meeting with Taoiseach and Tánaiste
The Transport Minister 'had little choice' but to stand down his opposition to the motorway, a source told the Irish Examiner.

Wed, 10 Feb, 2021

Transport Minister does U-turn as Limerick road gets go-ahead
Transport Minister does U-turn as Limerick road gets go-ahead
The long-awaited €58m Coonagh to Knockalisheen Road is seen as a means of opening up the Moyross estate

Wed, 10 Feb, 2021

Limerick TD accuses Ryan of breaching Programme for Government over Moyross road project
Limerick TD accuses Ryan of breaching Programme for Government over Moyross road project
Willie O’Dea gave voice to the possible threat of Fianna Fáil TDs not supporting Green measures when they need to be voted upon in the Dáil

Fri, 05 Feb, 2021

'Does it always have to be a battle for the people of Moyross?'
'Does it always have to be a battle for the people of Moyross?'
The principal of Corpus Christi school in Moyross said the the long-awaited €58m Coonagh to Knockalisheen project is much more than a road

Fri, 05 Feb, 2021

Anger over delays to €58m road in Limerick
The Mayor of Limerick City & County, and a parish priest in Moyross are among those demanding progress for the distributor road which, they say, will open up Moyross for development and employment.

Wed, 27 Jan, 2021

Thirty-three Irish towns and villages will continue to discharge raw sewage after 2021
Thirty-three Irish towns and villages will continue to discharge raw sewage after 2021
Lack of progress in repairing outdated water infrastructure means 19 large towns and cities failed to meet EU standards

Tue, 29 Sep, 2020

Google's new transatlantic cable renews concerns over Ireland's lack of security infrastructure
Google's new transatlantic cable renews concerns over Ireland's lack of security infrastructure
Google announced this week it was going to build its Grace Hopper cable across the Atlantic , with construction to be finished by 2022. 

Fri, 31 Jul, 2020

New vision needed to build up Irish cities
New vision needed to build up Irish cities

As we enter 2020, we can give some thanks that a majority of people across the country are enjoying a degree of prosperity.

Thu, 02 Jan, 2020

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