The life and works of engineer Peter Rice (1935-1992) are being celebrated in a major exhibition running until 22 December. Hosted by the Office of Public Works and taking place in the Farmleigh Gallery in Dublin, ‘Traces of Peter Rice’ is part of a series of events being held in London and Paris, two cities in which Rice has had significant architectural impact. A native of Dundalk, Rice attended Newbridge College in Co Kildare before graduating from Queen’s University Belfast and ...

The draft Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network Plan, which was launched on 4 September, is the culmination of over a year's work by the National Transport Authority (NTA) and AECOM-Roughan & O'Donovan (ROD) Alliance consultants. It sets out a vision and a strategy for the construction and designation of a comprehensive network of cycling routes throughout the greater Dublin area in counties Dublin, Meath, Kildare and Wicklow. At a presentation last Wednesday in Engineers Ireland HQ, ...

  Irish Cement has made a significant contribution to the growth and transformation of Ireland over the past 75 years from what was then a rural, agricultural country on the periphery of Europe into what is now a largely urban based, 21st-century modern economy. Today, modern production plants at Platin in Co Meath and Castlemungret in Co Limerick incorporate the most up-to-date and efficient production technologies and serve home and export markets with a portfolio of eco-efficient ...

  John Ahern, managing director of Indaver, is speaking at Engineers Ireland's 2013 Annual Conference, entitled 'Building Ireland's Business Networks', on Thursday, 6 June at Dublin's Ballsbridge Hotel This year marks the second year of operation of Ireland’s first waste-to-energy (WTE) facility in Co Meath. The facility took over two-and-a-half years to complete, at a cost of €140 million – representing the largest ever single investment in solid waste management infrastructure in ...

  Author: Eoin O'Donnell, ME. BE, MIEI, engineering projects manager and CPD lead, Dromone Engineering Development, training and engagement of all engineers in Dromone have led to an unprecedented level of new product developments and growth in the company over the past three years. During the late 2000s, Dromone aligned its position as a market leader with new construction and agricultural coupling technologies. Such a strategy is one of the cornerstones of success of this indigenous ...