‘Navan-Dublin rail project will go ahead’ Transport Minister Noel Dempsey has stated that a train service will run between Dublin and Navan by 2016, despite the project not being mentioned in the revised capital spending programme Asked about major projects outside Dublin, the Minister said construction on the railway link would go ahead once planning permission was granted

	€3.1bn for upgrading of schools		'Best bang for our buck'		Tata Steel erects 'post-tensioned steel technology' pavilion
	Capital spending on education is set to exceed €4 billion in the years to 2016, with the great majority of this moving into primary and secondary education.		Taoiseach Brian Cowen has announced a revision of the six-year €39.43 billion revised capital investment programme, including a cut on healthcare infrastructure.		Tata Steel has created this bespoke VIP enclosure for Hyde Park’s Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship.

Longmeadows Pitch and Putt Club Dublin City Council Architects have created a public building with Longmeadows Pitch and Putt Club, within the parameters of a very modest brief.

Cloyne House, Co Cork The brief to J E Keating + Associates was to design a clean-cut contemporary cottage perpendicular to a small beach that would respect the local architecture.

Winners unveiled at Galvanizing Awards		New HHI Castlereagh Branch promotes Fortex Cladding
The winners of the 17th annual Galvanizing Awards were announced recently at a ceremony in London. No overall winner was declared, with all category winners taking equal recognition.		HHI’s new Castlereagh branch has installed a Fortex cladding display to promote this innovative product to its customers.

Brooks reports strong interest in Fortex Cladding Range		Industry 'strongly' optimistic over future activity
The Cork branch of Brooks has reported strong interest in Fortex textured wood effect cladding systems.		The latest Ulster Bank Construction PMI has shown that Irish construction activity declined again in June but at the weakest rate in almost three years.