The Irish Prime Minister has stated this week that the development of the proposed M20 motorway between Cork and Limerick is "full steam ahead". Furthermore, at a Cabinet Committee meeting, the Prime Minister stated that he anticipates that the project will be structured as a public-private partnership (PPP).
The M20 would replace the current N20 national road linking the two cities, located in south-west Ireland, spanning approximately 80km. It would be the first major transport conduit in Ireland not to terminate in Dublin.
The project has been cancelled and reactivated many times but in 2018 it was included in the new National Development Plan. Limerick City and County Council published a contract notice seeking design consultants in April last year, anticipating the commencement of commercial operations in 2027.
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January 30, 2019
Irish Transport Minister rejects call to split Dublin Metrolink
The Minister for Transport of Ireland has rejected the proposed splitting of the Metrolink project, a planned 26km urban railway connecting Swords and Sandyford, running north-south through Dublin cit...
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January 29, 2019
BAM acquires stake in Irish modular homes specialist MHI
Royal BAM Group’s Irish operating company has acquired a non-controlling share in leading modular homes provider Modern Homes Ireland (MHI). MHI constructs quality assured steel-framed homes and...
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December 11, 2018
Temporis launches Temporis Aurora Limited Partnership fund
Temporis Investment Management Ltd, a unit of Temporis Capital, has announced the first close of its renewable energy development platform, the Temporis Aurora Limited Partnership ('Fund'). The...
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November 29, 2018
Audit of Irish broadband tender finds no evidence of corruption
The Government of Ireland has noted and accepted the findings of the review by the National Broadband Plan Independent Process Auditor. The review was commissioned to investigate the former Minister o...
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November 29, 2018
Turner and Townsend appointed as commercial advisor for rail project in Ireland
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has announced that it has appointed Turner and Townsend to serve as commercial adviser for the MetroLink project. This project will deli...
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