Carroll gets green light for Anglo HQ build Liam Carroll has received planning permission from An Bord Pleanála to finish the build on the proposed Anglo Irish Bank headquarters in the Dublin docklands The €200 million project had been earmarked for Anglo Irish’s new headquarters however the state-owned bank formally ended its agreement to occupy the building in February

	Dublin more competitive for international office occupiers		Receiverships up 25 percent so far this year		Dunboyne railway line reopens
	A report released by CB Richard Ellis Group has shown that despite office rents and business costs being considerably higher in Dublin, the Irish capital accounted for a greater proportion of foreign direct investment and office letting activity.		New figures compiled by FGS show that the number of creditors’ voluntary liquidations, high court liquidations, receiverships and examinerships in the six months ended 30th June 2010 have increased by 25% on the same period in 2009.		The service links to the existing Maynooth line at Clonsilla and new stations have been built at Hansfield, Dunboyne and the M3 Parkway, however Hansfield station will remain closed until a road is built linking it to the nearest town.

Innovation centre, Toulouse Hydro Building Systems has opened a sustainable centre for the research, development and testing of its Technal brand of aluminium façade products.

House extension, Churchtown Contractor BCDW has completed work on this extension in Churchtown, designed by Flanagan Architects.

All Aboard		Vodafone Headquarters, Portugal
Rob McCrae from Atkins explains how value engineering saved months from the construction schedule at Gautrain, Africa’s first high speed rail link.		Radiant chilled ceiling solutions from SAS International were specified to minimise ceiling void at the new Vodafone HQ in Portugal.

REHAU launches new BMS integrated Intelligent Controls		Lessons in how to improve building running costs
New products can now monitor and control the firm’s underfloor heating and cooling systems.		Ken Browne at Tour & Andersson looks at ways of delivering improved heating and cooling performance combined with lower running costs.