Our Sector Spotlight series showcases and celebrates the achievements of our regions, divisions and societies. This week, Colm Callery, chairperson of the South East region, highlights its role and responsibilities.

Bausch + Lomb, a global eye health company located in Waterford city, has recently installed and commissioned a nitrogen generation plant, which is rated to produce 1,313Nm3/hr and has a backup facility of 1,500Nm3/hr, writes Derek O'Connor.

Ron Cox and Dermot O’Shea trace the history and restoration of the iron bridge at Oak Park near Carlow, which is celebrating its bicentenary this year. Large country estates often include a natural or artificial water feature, such as a river flowing through the lands, or a shallow lake. In order to maintain communication between the portions of an estate located on either side of a water feature, one or more bridges were often required. Some were simply functional, while others of ...

The European Union is to take action against Ireland as areas of the country have non-compliance in relation to the quality of sewer/wastewater discharges to water bodies, waterways, writes Tipperary County Council's Patrick Moran. To quote Richard Buckminster Fuller American inventor, designer and Author "pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we’ve been ignorant to their value". Part of one of the themes of the 2017 World Water ...

The construction sector in the southeast is the third-largest private sector in the region, representing in excess of 8% of total regional employment. It has been identified by SOLAS as the sector with the greatest growth potential in the region. However, the sector in the southeast is significantly dependent upon the greater Dublin market. Additionally, most of the large construction companies operating in the region are also operating nationally and internationally. There are ...