Breaking Ground: Ireland's Construction podcast on iPropertyRadio

In our latest Breaking Ground ‘Construction Leaders’ series, I sit down with Eugene Finn, Managing Director of Capcon Engineering - The Rainwater Specialists - , to have a frank discussion on why we need to “get real” about sustainability; the ‘impossible challenges” stalling the delivery of critical new homes; and his team’s expansion into the US market in 2025 (the

Leading a Construction Legacy For our first ‘Construction Leaders’ interview of 2025 on Breaking Ground, iProperty Radio, host Carol Tallon sits down with John O’Shaughnessy, Managing Director of Clancy Construction and VicePresident of the Construction Industry Federation to talk about his personal journey into construction and rising up through the ranks; the weight of lega

⁉️Reforming Infrastructure and Construction Public Procurement: Quality & Award - Collaboration - Risk - Dispute avoidance On the ‘Breaking Ground’ show on iProperty Radio this week, I chat to Paul Sheridan, Director of Main Contracting & Civil Engineering Services at the CIF about Ireland’s housing crisis - and why this is really an “infrastructure crisis”.

This week on the ‘Breaking Ground’ show, ahead of the European Infrastructure Conference 2024, I am joined by Cathal Masterson, Head of Commercial Operations with Transport Infrastructure Ireland to discuss the range of transport, alternative fuel, and active transport initiatives currently underway across Ireland. We also explore the opportunities for the next government, post

*My Irish Chateau: Blending Historic Charm and Modern Design*This week on Breaking Ground, host Carol Tallon meets with Conaill Moran of My Irish Chateau to discuss his journey transforming an Irish Georgian glebe into a modern chateau with a distinctive Irish-French style. Conaill shares the process of renovating the historic home, his commitment to preserving its original feature

*One Year on with Lifesize Plans*This week on #BreakingGround, host Carol Tallon is joined by John Foley and Emma O'Donoghue, the husband-and-wife team behind Life Size Plans Leinster. John and Emma discuss how their unique one-to-one scale walkthrough technology is transforming the way home builders, developers, and estate agents visualize projects before construction. They explor

This week on #BreakingGround, host Carol Tallon is joined by Sean Daly, Director of the London Irish Construction Network and Director of Access International Security Company, a corkman based in London as he calls himself! Sean joins us to discuss the planning system across the UK and Ireland, and the upcoming modern methods of construction conference taking place later this month

Ahead of the launch of Turner & Townsend’s new Dublin office tomorrow, Thursday September 26th, Philip Matthews, managing director of Turner & Townsend in Ireland, joins host Carol Tallon to discuss the growth of the company, critical construction skills needed and hints at a special guest joining the team at the launch!👉 https://www.turnerandtownsend.com/*Breaking Gro

Sean O’Neill McPartlin, Director of Housing Policy with Progress Ireland, joins #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon this week to talk about Progress Ireland, Ireland’s newly established independent think tank. Sean shares some of his ambitions to drive policy change across Ireland starting with a policy to enable compliant garden dwelling units. 👉 https://progressireland.org/*

This week on #PropertyRoundup on iProperty Radio.com is John McCartney, Director and Head of Research with BNP Paribas Real Estate. John joins host Carol Tallon today to discuss the recent BNP Paribas Construction PMI report and, construction employment and activity stats in August 2024. Check out the full report here 👉 https://breakingground.news/bnp-paribas-real-estate-constru