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“Limerick is an ideal location for us and enables us to better serve new and existing projects across the Mid-West and Southern regions”

On the 17th of November a 45 strong team of cyclists set off on a virtual journey cycling 1000km around Ireland to support Women’s Aid and ISPCC‘s Childline.

On the 22nd of October a 30 strong team of cyclists set off on a virtual journey cycling 1000km around Ireland to support Women’s Aid and ISPCC‘s Childline.

While the industry has an average female ratio of just 8.49%, we are proud to be at 27% female. We look at the profiles of some of our leading ladies.

Anthony chats to  Host In Ireland Founder, Garry Connolly on the current challenges in the industry due to Covid 19, and how the company will change going forward.

Another excellent project completed. Northwood 118 bed Nursing Home was recently handed over to our clients Bartra Healthcare. We acted as QS on the project and wish Bartra the best of luck with their latest state-of-the-art facility.

MMCD are proud to have granted Practical Completion on the modern and high spec 420-bed Lee Point S.A. scheme on the historic Beamish & Crawford site in the centre of Cork city. Well done to our client GSA  on delivering another fantastic student scheme.

We believe that every day is a chance to do better. At Mitchell McDermott, we challenge ourselves to look beyond our own interests to do what’s right.

The Mitchell McDermott CSR team and the Sports committee linked up this August to send a team of warriors off to Dragons at the Docks 2019.

The Mitchell McDermott team braved the elements last Friday 25th October with Host In Ireland and fellow partners to take part in this fantastic initiative.

Irelands Best Workplaces 2022

We were delighted to be ranked 1st at Irelands Best Workplaces 2022 awards in March 2022 following our certification as a Great Place to Work in Oct 2021. 

Construction Industry Awards

We were proud to win the PM Firm of the Year, Tourism & Hospitality Project of the Year and Retail Project of the Year at the ICI Awards 2021.

PAST COVERAGE
AND PRESS MENTIONS

What we’re saying about the world – and what the world is saying about us.

  • Planning delays add extra €125m to cost of more than 20,000 homes Read article

  • Delays in planning process see 20,000 homes waiting on decision Read article

  • Dublin ‘needs multiples more than the 2,600 hotel rooms built in 2023 in the years to come’ Read article

  • Building of 29,000 homes held up by planning delays or court challanges Read article

  • Housing targets cannot be met without international funding Read article

  • One year's supply of housing is stuck in a planning backlog at An Bord Pleanála Read article

  • Almost 60% of fast-track housing applications in 2022 yet to be decided on bt ABP Read article

  • Apartment construction costs jump €25,000 Read article

  • More than 45,000 homes stuck in planning system Read article

  • Thousands of planned apartments ‘will never get built’ Read article

  • 28,786 housing units in large developments await An Bord Pleanála permission Read article

  • Almost 29,000 SHD units awaiting An Bord Pleanála permission Read article

  • Eviction ban extension would relieve those ‘at the harshest end of the housing crisis’ Read article

  • Over 28,700 units of large developments are awaiting An Bord Pleanála permission Read article

  • More than 45,000 homes stuck in planning system Read article

  • Irish Examiner view: A system no longer fit for purpose Read article

  • In an emergency you take radical action and housing is an emergency Read article

  • Apartment Construction Costs Increase €25,000 Read article

  • 10 minutes with Lisa Cleary of Mitchell McDermott Read article

  • Dublin data centre ban could cost sector €2bn Read article

  • Inflation adds €27,000 to the cost of an apartment Read article

  • Inflation pushes standard cost of two-bed apartments to €440,000 Read article

  • Apartment building costs have risen by €27,000 Read article

  • Cost of building two-bed apartment jumps 14% since 2020 Read article

  • Challenges facing the new 'Housing for All' plan Read article

  • SHDs - the housing 'quick fix' that's broken Read article

  • More than half fast-track housing delayed by legal objections Read article

  • More houses and hard hats, less legal gowns please Read article

  • Spike in 'fast-track' housing plans being delayed and blocked in court Read article

  • Judicial reviews delay Strategic Housing Development Read article

  • Number of housing units stalled by reviews jumps by 1,000% Read article

  • More than 4,000 hotel beds to be completed this year Read article

  • Almost €100,000 income needed for cheapest Dublin apts Read article

  • Cost of building apartments in Dublin falls by almost 9% over past three years Read article

  • Cost to develop Dublin city apartment as much as €619,000 Read article

  • Why Can't We Build Apartments Like The Rest of Europe? Read article

  • Fear of Celtic Tiger Overheating Read article

  • Not Enough Workers to Build Homes Read article

  • Construction Sector under celtic tiger pressure Read article

  • Housing Promises are Pie In The Sky Read article

  • Construction Output Grew By €23B Read article

  • Le « Tigre Celtique » Accro Aux Multinationales Read article

  • Construction Output Pressure

  • Why developers will not build apartments Read article

  • Data centre investment to supersede €10bn by 2022 Read article

  • Dublin's Project 2040 Still On Track

  • CyrusOne joins Host In Ireland Read article

  • Positive Growth in 2018 Read article

  • 27 categories to be decided at Fit Out Awards 2018 Read article

  • Construction sector sets its sights on rebuilding after Covid Read article

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