One of the country's largest building companies, Bowen Construction, has today gone into liquidation.

CORK hurling manager Denis Walsh may not remind many observers of Santa Claus, but his new captain might disagree.

A YEAR after their launch at prices from €750,000 to €950,000, the remaining four houses in Ballycotton’s Blueport development have vastly reduced prices.

CROWDS of people turned up last weekend for the showhouse opening of the Lavallin development in Whitechurch, Co Cork.

A €220,000 funding shortfall for an exhibition during Cork’s year as European Capital of Culture had to be met by taxpayers, the state spending watchdog has revealed.

Tommy Barker is impressed by Cork’s largest ever apartment scheme.

Bowen Construction which has been involved in some of the biggest construction projects in the country in recent years is one of the lead firms in two deals worth €125m.

IF house roofs can be compared to hats, then the crowning glory on the eight-only detached houses at Brickfields look closest to skull caps.

BOWEN Construction, the Cork-based building and engineering firm, notched up an 18% rise in profits in the year to end March.

SIXTEEN months after the wrecking ball moved in, Cork’s new Jurys Hotel will reopen its doors at noon today after a €38 million redevelopment.

Bowen Construction has won an €80m contract for one of the most important tourist industry developments in the midlands.

The owner of one of the country’s leading construction organisations has been appointed to the board of Cork Chamber of Commerce, according to the Evening Echo.

Cork-based company Bowen Construction has said that operating profits more than doubled to €3.7m for the 2003 financial year.

PAYMENTS of €1.8m to directors at Bowen Construction exceeded pre-tax profits, it emerged yesterday.