The combined value of new construction projects, started during the first half of 2015, has grown 41%.

The country’s construction sector grew at its fastest pace so far this year in April with new business on the rise and more people working in the sector.

Construction sector growth slowed sharply in the first month of the year but failed to dent firms’ appetite for new workers which remained strong, the latest Ulster Bank Construction PMI shows.

Specialist bank Investec Ireland is the latest commentator to up its forecasts for economic growth, saying the core elements of a broad-based recovery remain intact.

The recovery of the construction industry gathered pace last month as growth in residential housing projects hit a 15-year high and employment rose for the eleventh straight month.

The battered construction sector has shown further signs of recovery with the number of new orders picking up pace last month, research has indicated.

Housebuilding activity increased for the first time in 19 months showing that there are some tentative signs of stabilisation in the construction sector, though at very low levels, according to the Ulster Bank Construction purchasing managers’ index.

The construction sector continues to contract, with employment levels still falling and lower purchasing activity, although sentiment about future prospects is improving, according to the Ulster Bank Construction PMI.

Civil engineering is the worst performing sector in Ireland, but those still involved in the construction industry are optimistic for the next 12 months, even as its year-on-year decline continues.

The construction sector plunged further into decline last month, with one of the main industry barometers measuring the sharpest rate of deterioration for more than six months.

Activity in the Irish construction industry has continued to fall, new figures have indicated.

The construction sector remains deep in recession, although there are signs that the pace of contraction is slowing, according to the latest Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index.

Activity in the Irish construction industry has continued to fall, new figures have indicated.

There are tentative signs of stabilisation in the construction sector, although overall activity remains at very weak levels, according to the latest Ulster Bank Construction PMI.

The construction industry is shedding jobs at its fastest pace since May 2011, having seen staffing levels fall every month since May 2007.

The Construction Industry is continuing to struggle and deteriorate, according to the latest Ulster Bank Construction PMI for July 2012.

The Construction Industry is still facing a rapid rate of decline in terms of activity in the sector.

Optimism is emerging in the construction sector, with almost half the country’s builders expecting business to grow over the next 12 months.

Construction activity is continuing to slide, having experienced its sharpest decline since October.

Activity in the Irish construction sector fell again at the start of the year following a stabilisation at the end of 2011, according to new data.

THE four-year slump in the Irish construction sector is set to continue with all three areas of activity — civil engineering, commercial and residential — continuing to decline, according to the Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index.

There is bad news for the construction sector this morning.

The latest Ulster Bank Construction PMI for March indicates that the Irish construction sector remains some way from recovery.

A new report out today shows that conditions in the Irish construction sector remain very weak.

DECEMBER saw the fastest level of job cuts in the construction sector for seven months, after the harsh winter weather led to a further severe contraction in business activity levels.

The rate of contraction in the construction sector has worsened and confidence has dipped to an 18-month low, according to a new survey.

New figures are bringing positive news for the construction industry.

Construction activity continued to decrease in May, according to the Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI).

Activity in the construction sector fell in April for the 35th month in a row.

THE rate of contraction in construction activity eased again in March, but the level of under-performance in the sector remained sharp.