Specialist building materials group Kingspan has hinted at a recovery in the construction sector, with double-digit percentage growth evident in its Irish operations during the first six months of the year.

Building materials specialist Kingspan has said that it is on course to meet full-year targets — including a 10% rise in trading profit — despite seeing a slight drop in revenues in the third quarter.

The Iseq Index began the week in negative territory after a sluggish start with little to excite investors.

Building insulation specialist Kingspan has entered into agreements to buy two firms for a combined price of nearly €100m