Breaking Ground: Ireland's Construction podcast on iPropertyRadio

Unlocking The Potential of Geospatial Data On the #BreakingGround show on iProperty Radio this week John Richardson, Lead Geospatial consultant with Murphy Geospatial, to discuss the most common misconceptions about geospatial technologies, managing data and GeoDrive, new specialised mobile-mapping technology.  Listen back to the full interview to hear what is in store for Murphy Geospatial in 202...

How did Amvic Ireland go carbon negative? On #BreakingGround this week, Cilian Canavan, Business Development Manager with Amvic Ireland, joins host Carol Tallon to discuss Amvic Ireland’s journey to carbon negative, and the pipeline for 2024.  Listen back to hear Cillian outline the benefits of ICF including decreased labour costs, little waste and time saving.  Learn more about Amvic Ireland 👉 h...

This week on iPropertyRadio… In our final #BreakingGround show of 2023 Pat Barry, CEO of the Irish Green Building Council, joins host Carol Tallon to talk about the work of the IGBC in 2023 and to share insights from the recent ‘Better Homes’ conference. He also explains the Home Performance Index and breaks down the 35 critical metric.  *Breaking Ground is sponsored by PLACEengage, a data-driven...

This week on iPropertyRadio… On #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon is joined by Lorna Hagan, Director of Construct Tuition and one to Top 100 influencers in Northern Ireland!. Lorna discusses how her own background as a civil engineer with 18 years of experience showed her obvious gaps in training for those new to the industry. This led her to create Construct Tuition to bridge that gap and give ne...

This week on iPropertyRadio… On #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon is joined by Rob Fox, CEO of Supplyo to talk about construction technology trends and how technology can help contractors identify, recruit and build relationships with their supply chain in a seamless way. Learn more about Supplyo here- https://www.supplyo.io/ Rob also breaks down what a technology stack looks like for the typical...

This week on iPropertyRadio… On #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon is joined by Thomas Campbell, managing director of TA Group. Thomas joins us today to discuss his recent award of design build contract for a Tinahely project on behalf of WIcklow County Council and the appointment as Integrated Design Team on behalf of Laois County Council for the redevelopment of this town centre project at Ballin...

This week on iPropertyRadio… On #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon is joined by Pat O’Mahony, author of ‘Rethinking Housing Options for Senior Citizens: Retirement villages in every Irish community’ to talk about self-funded retirement developments and why these villages are essential for the older generation across Ireland. For more information, click here 👉 https://retirementvillagesireland.ie/...

This week on #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon is joined by Olan Crowley, Design Manager with Architects Workshop Limited. Olan discusses the evolving role of architects in modular construction and gives us a highlight of some of his past and upcoming projects.  Learn more about AWL here - https://awl.ie/ *Breaking Ground is sponsored by PLACEengage, a data-driven platform for more successful publ...

“The barriers that are there, are barriers you are making yourself..” This week on #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon is joined by Dr. Aidan Kenny,   Apprenticeship Manager at the School of Architecture, Building and the Environment at TU Dublin. Aidan tells his own apprenticeship journey, and how varied a career in construction can be. He points out that you really can shape your own career throug...

This week on #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon is joined by Katherine Evans, Founder of Bold As Brass, a women’s network for UK mining industry, energy, highways, rail, construction, heavy industry, engineering and environmental services. Katherine discusses noninclusive PPE gear in the industry for women.  *Breaking Ground is sponsored by PLACEengage, a data-driven platform for more successful pu...

This week on #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon talks to Tony Kelly, Director of Pro-Tray Electrical Containment Tools. After working in the industry for almost two decades, Tony founded Pro-Tray to bridge the gap in tool development, creating specialised tools to help construction workers be more efficient and effective on site.  For more information visit the Pro-Tray website - https://pro-tray.i...

This week on #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon talks to Stephen Barrett, Whole Life Carbon Project Lead at the Irish Green Building Council. Stephen joins us to discuss INDICATE Clinics and The Climate Action Plan (Action 198).  Contact Stephen directly to join the next INDICATE clinic on August 23rd at 12:30pm.  For more information, read Stephens article here- https://constructionnews.ie/igbc-wh...

This week on #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon is onsite at Townmore HQ in Tullamore with Mark Cronin, Associate Director of Townmore, and Kate Fahey, Ireland’s first female tower crane operator, to discuss their partnership in the new #ImInConstruction campaign, which aims to raise awareness of what a career in construction really looks like  and to showcase current industry opportunities to enco...

This week on #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon chats to Laura Conway & Thomas Brennan, self builders from County Kilkenny, you can find their self build journey on instagram at The_Cabin_Revamp. Laura & Thomas started their self build journey almost 8 years, moving into a cabin on their green field site in hopes of getting planning permission. One wedding, two kids and a pandemic later, th...

This week on #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon chats to Mike Ashcroft, Founder and Simon Herod, Head of International of EstimateOne to discuss how EstimateOne helps construction clients through the eTenders process. Many of the team come from construction backgrounds themselves which makes this a truly helpful platform for the industry by the industry.  Learn more about EstimateOne here- estimate...

*Dublin Landings* This week on #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon chats to Ulrik Raysse, Founding Partner of Arrow Architects to discuss placemaking, Scandinavian design principles and how they integrated the heritage of the Docklands into Dublin Landings.   Dublin Landings development has won many awards and showcases an innovative collaboration between Scandinavian and Irish design.  Read more he...

This week on #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon chats to Sean O’Leary, Senior Planner with the Irish Planning Institute.  Sean gave us an overview of planning in Ireland right now and an update on the panning reform proposed. We discuss the reputational challenges of the sector, in light of recent controversy, and ways to make a career in planning more attractive to the next generation of talent. ...

FEMCON European Project This week on #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon chats to Mary Whitney, Director of Education with FutureCast, about the FEMCON European Project, which is on a mission to create innovative vocational education and training tools to help women  - working in or considering a career in the construction industry - advance to visible roles within the industry.  The project's goal...

Creating Spaces  This week on #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon chats to self builder from Clare, Eoghan Donnelly, about his self build journey with his partner April. Having just broken ground a month ago, Eoghan talks through their recent success with mortgage broker Finance Solutions. He discusses their choice to go down the self building route, not finding their perfect home so why not build i...

Construction people solving construction problems This week on #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon chats to Ciaran Brennan, CEO Livecosts and host of the Time Materials podcast on iPropertyRadio about the company’s recent investment/funding from Nemetschek and their mission of Digital Transformation for SME builders in Ireland, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.   *Breaking Ground is s...

* There’s No Glass Ceiling In The Sky * Meet the Young Female Crane Driver Who's Shattering Stereotypes and Taking the Construction World by Storm This week on #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon chats to Kate Fahey, crane operator, about her training and experiences that led to a career in construction. Kate shares with us what her day looks like 130ft above the ground. Learn the critical skills ne...

This week on iPropertyRadio.com *The Self-Build Journey* This week on #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon chats to Tom and Ana Woods, self builders in Mayo who  - following a fruitless property search in and around Dublin - choose to purchase a site with a partially constructed building and are now in the process of turning it into their dream home. They are using direct labour hands - mainly their...

This week on iPropertyRadio… Elevate Your Fit Out Project With World Class Design This week on Breaking Ground on iPropertyRadio.com, host Carol Tallon chats to Gizem Akdogan Kokosis about the benefits of using an interior designer on your next build including, knowing your project costs, having a more accurate estimated timeline, having more options in terms of suppliers and materials selection a...

This week on iPropertyRadio.. *Design-Build-Finance For Residential Site Infrastructure* This week, host Carol Tallon chats to Niall Morrissey, CEO of the Housing Infrastructure Services Company (HISCo) about how the company is unlocking land for residential development by delivering key infrastructure throughout the country.  HISCo is involved in the delivery of the Drogheda Port Access Northern...