THE High Court has appointed an interim examiner to one of the state’s largest construction firms, Pierse Construction, after being informed that an independent accountant’s report revealed the firm has a reasonable prospect of survival.

The High Court has appointed an interim examiner to one of the State's largest construction firms Pierse Contracting after being informed that an independent accountant's report has revealed the firm has a reasonable prospect of survival.

THE names of four international consortia bidding to win the lucrative multi- million euro contract to build an underground rail interconnector for Dublin have been announced.

Around 300 new jobs are to be created with the expansion of a leading forecourt retailer, it was announced today.

THE construction of just 29 houses in Cork city last year represented a 98% drop from the 1,627 that commenced in 2006.

A construction company has been fined €75,000 under the Health and Safety Act arising out of an accident at a building site where a man was killed after a steel bar fell onto him.

PIERSE Contracting has effectively settled a legal action aimed at securing €3.2 million allegedly due to it under an €81m contract related to adevelopment at Grand Canal Square in Dublin, the Commercial Court heard yesterday.

Environmentally friendly cement firm Ecocem has appointed three directors to its board.

THE five directors of Pierse Contracting, one of the largest building firms in the country, were paid €4.7 million last year.

WITH one development starting, and one going into the finishing phase, house buyers at both ends of the spectrum have product to select from in seaside Kinsale.

THE sixth race at Cork yesterday, the Pierse Rivervalley Beginners Chase, was abandoned in the interests of safety, after the stewards met a delegation of senior jockeys.