The approach Manon Border Chavene took when coming up with a garden design for the annual Kilsaren Student Competion was to put herself into the mindset of someone who was homeless — but who had just received a a house.

Companies of businessman Seamus Maye are seeking to overturn a High Court decision halting their action alleging that they were forced out of business due to the alleged operation of a cartel in the cement industry by cement giant CRH.

CONCRETE products company The Kilsaran Group has effectively announced 120 jobs as part of a €30 million investment at its headquarters in Dunboyne, Co Meath.

A leading concrete firm says it eventually plans to have 170 people working at a new facility that is being officially opened in Co Meath today.

Kilsaran Concrete Products has announced that it is considering making an offer for fellow Irish building materials firm Readymix.