Breaking Ground: Ireland's Construction podcast on iPropertyRadio

⁉️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”. He shares his members’ priori...

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 General Election...

*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 features, and the cre...

*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 explore how developer...

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 in the Irish em...

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 Ground is sponsored b...

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/ *Breaking Ground is...

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-construction-pmi-august-...

Joanne White, Founder of Women In Construction Ireland, joins #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon this week to discuss the organisation’s upcoming launch on September 26th! Book your spot for the launch today at the following link  👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegG6gEIREZ99cxeZarjwMq4XLk16mXWCDk58OjkOEdKmKzWA/viewform *Breaking Ground is sponsored by PLACEengage, a data-driven platfor...

Joining host Carol Tallon on #BreakingGround on iProperty Radio this week is Natalie Ryan, Regional Ambassador for the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity in Ireland to discuss the range of supports offered by the charity, the #MakeItVisible campaign and some of the fundraising events coming up in the next few months. The construction charity offers financial, mental and physical support to a...

Joining host Carol Tallon on #BreakingGround on iProperty Radio this week is Joanne White, Founder of Women In Construction Ireland, a new independent consultancy organisation that promotes gender equality in the construction industry, to discuss the launch of the new organisation!  Check out the site 👉 https://wici.ie/ *Breaking Ground is sponsored by PLACEengage, a data-driven platform for more...

Joining host Carol Tallon on #BreakingGround on iProperty Radio this week is Emer Byrne, Chartered Surveyor, Chair of the SCSI Sustainability working group and lecturer in TU Dublin to discuss how to professionalise the construction industry, construction sustainability and opportunities for innovation and research industry partnerships with TU Dublin.  *Breaking Ground is sponsored by PLACEengage...

Joining host Carol Tallon on #BreakingGround on iProperty Radio this week is Sally Anne Sherry, new Managing Director of Ecocem UK and Ireland to discuss her new role and the ACT low carbon cement technology.  👉🏻 https://www.ecocemglobal.com/en-ie/ (https://www.ecocemglobal.com/en-ie/)  *Breaking Ground is sponsored by PLACEengage, a data-driven platform for more successful public consultation a...

Joining host Carol Tallon on #BreakingGround on iProperty Radio this week is Donnacha Tobin, Divisional Director at Capcon Engineering, to discuss his construction journey from Ireland to Australia and back again!  Listen back to the full interview to hear about Capcons rainwater drainage systems 👉 https://capconeng.com/rainwater-drainage-solutions/ *Breaking Ground is sponsored by PLACEengage, a...

Joining us on #BreakingGround on iProperty Radio this week is Malepeli Malataliana, Senior Quantity Surveyor to discuss the need to put a focus on building independent senior living homes and the shortage of smaller homes available for the elderly that do not qualify to be in nursing homes.  *Breaking Ground is sponsored by PLACEengage, a data-driven platform for more successful public consultatio...

Ahead of a the ten year celebrations, Host In Ireland founder Garry Connolly joins host Carol Tallon on the #BreakingGround show today to take a look at the past decade of Host In Ireland!  We discuss the FDI reputation outside Ireland, the history of data centres starting with floppy disks and the misconception of the Cloud not being a data centre.  👉 https://www.hostinireland.com/ *Breaking Gro...

On #BreakingGround on iProperty Radio this week is Tony Grant, Director with GIA Surveyors. Tony joinshost Carol Tallon to discuss building condition surveyors, helping clients meet evolving ESG targets and staffing up the newly expanded Dublin Operation! 👉 https://gia.uk.com/ *Breaking Ground is sponsored by PLACEengage, a data-driven platform for more successful public consultation and communit...

On #BreakingGround on iProperty Radio this week is Sean Golden, Chief Economist and Director of Policy at the Limerick Chamber to discuss the recently published Limerick Barometer Report and the roles and responsibilities of the incoming directly elected mayor of the county.  Sean also gives an update on the Limerick market and the earning expectations for different types of renters.  Read full re...

On #BreakingGround on iProperty Radio this week is Dr. Patrick Bruce, Research Assistant Lecturer with TU Dublin. Patrick joins host Carol Tallon this week at the start of April for Stress Awareness Month to discuss his research on stress across the construction industry and key findings, some of which will definitely be of interest to construction managers and site managers.  We also talk about t...

“There’s somebody in a facility somewhere making something and there is a market for that…” On #BreakingGround on iProperty Radio this week is Colin Murphy, Managing Director of Premier Publishing and Events, and David Keniry, Consultant with Keniry Advisory Services to talk about the upcoming National Construction Summit. The summit, in its 10th year, will bring together some of the most influent...

On #BreakingGround on iProperty Radio this week is Susan Cormican, Group Director of Ethos Engineering. Susan joins host Carol Tallon on International Women’s Day 2024 to talk about her experiences in the industry and the reality of a career in construction (thankfully it has improved since the 1990’s!) https://www.ethoseng.ie/ We asked the question: Women-only measures.. Tokenistic or necessary?...

Construction Materials Exchange On #BreakingGround on iProperty Radio this week is Rachel Loughrey, Project Support Officer with the Irish Green Building Council. Rachel joins host Carol Tallon to discuss the Construction Materials Exchange platform (CMX Platform) and the staggering waste stats of the Irish construction industry, which is currently up at 57.5%.  For anyone interested in learning m...

On the #BreakingGround show on iProperty Radio this week is Ben Norton, Founder of Grade My Trade.ie. Ben joins host Carol Tallon to discuss the Grade My Trade platform 👉 https://grademytrade.ie/ *Breaking Ground is sponsored by PLACEengage, a data-driven platform for more successful public consultation and community engagement for your next development project*  Produced by Katie Tallon, with He...

On the #BreakingGround show on iProperty Radio this week is Emma Reardon, Divisional Director with Cushman & Wakefield Ireland. Emma joins host Carol Tallon to discuss the launch of Scape Dublin, Dublin's newest university backed student accommodation Emma talks about the uses of student accommodation outside of school terms, one example being renting rooms to tourists for up to three months a...

On the #BreakingGround show on iProperty Radio this week is Robert Colleran of Robert Colleran Property Consultants. Robert joins host Carol Tallon to talk about the development land market; how it performed in 2023 and what that tells us about the pipeline of projects for 1024/2025.  Robert also outlines the current priorities and risk factors concerning developers and project owners right now -...