Major public infrastructure projects will not be affected by the move to rethink plans for a €400m superprison in north Dublin due to increased costs.

THE building industry has welcomed Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe’s proposals to generate employment by getting developers to build schools that would be leased back by his department.

IT seemed like an impossible dream for many years but Cork School of Music is ready to open the doors to a new €60 million future.

CONSTRUCTION on the €60 million Cork School of Music is unlikely to begin this year because of financial uncertainties.