Historic Day as new Limerick Tunnel is opened by Taoiseach
Taoiseach Brian Cowen officially opened the Limerick Tunnel on Tuesday 27 July 2010. The tunnel is expected to take up to 27,000 vehicles per day off the streets of Limerick city. This could increase to 40,000.

Abu Dhabi - John Sisk & Son win the Oasis Hospital Extension in Al Ain
Today marks a major event in the rich history of Oasis Hospital. As the late Sheikh Zayed had a vision for his people with education and healthcare being the strong foundation for a growing and modern country, Oasis Hospital is honored to have been a key element of his vision in 1960. Today we signed the contract for the New Oasis Hospital, which is dedicated to the people of Abu Dhabi and their visionary leaders, HH Sheikh Kalifa and HH Sheikh Mohammed.

Thermal Power Station Plant, Runcorn, Cheshire
John Sisk & Son Ltd UK has been awarded a £36m Contract by Keppel Seghers UK for Civil, Structural, Architectural(CSA) & Ancillary Works “Civils Package” at a new Solid Recovered Fuel Thermal Power Station at Runcorn, Cheshire.

Poland - Motorway Contracts awarded to John Sisk/Roadbridge
SRB Civil Engineering, a joint venture between John Sisk & Son Ltd and Roadbridge have been awarded three Motorway Contracts in Poland.

Schools Bundle 2 PPP Contracts Signed
As part of the MPFI Consortium, Sisk are delighted to announce the signing of the contract for the Schools Bundle 2 PPP. Sisk will be the design and build contractor on the schools in Abbeyfeale and Wicklow.

Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin
Sisk were recently awarded the contract for the new 17 Bed Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin, Dublin. The contract commenced on site in May 2010.

Aviva Stadium-Official Opening
An Taoiseach, Mr Brian Cowen, TD, officially opened the new Aviva Stadium at Lansdowne Road, Dublin on Friday 14 May 2010. The stadium will be the new home for Ireland's international rugby and soccer teams.

Grand Canal Theatre-Opening Night
Architect Daniel Libeskind’s Grand Canal Theatre, part of the larger development by Chartered Land, is a dramatic addition to Dublin’s docklands. The 2,100 seat venue opened its doors for the first time to the public on Thursday, March 18th, 2010. John Sisk & Son Ltd. acted as the general contractor on the project.

A477 St Clears to Red Roses Improvement, Wales
SRB Civil Engineering, a joint venture between John Sisk & Son Ltd and Roadbridge have been awarded the contract for the A477 St Clears to Red Roses Improvement.

Retirement of Two Main Board Directors
Retirement of Noel Golden & Jim Tuohy

December 2009 saw the end of an era for Sisk with the retirement of two of our Main Board Directors, both of whom served in the Western Region for many years.

Noel worked for 36 years with Sisk in the Western Region based in the Galway office, while Jim who was with us for 30 years, the last 10 of which were spent running the Limerick office.

Metro North
The Metroexpress Group of which Sisk is a member, were recently confirmed as being successful in their bid to proceed to the BAFO stage of the Metro North tender.

National Institute of Bioprocessing Research & Training (NIBRT)
Sisk have been selected from among 8 bidders to construct and commission the new National Institute of Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT). NIBRT is a world-class institute that provides training and research solutions for the bioprocessing industry in state of the art facilities. NIBRT is located in Dublin, Ireland and is based on an innovative collaboration between University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University and Institute of Technology Sligo.

A5 Western Transport Corridor
Northern Ireland Transport Minister, Conor Murphy announces appointment of contractors for the A5 Western Transport Corridor (A5WTC) dual carriageway between Derry and Aughnacloy.

150th Anniversary - Book Launch
The 150th Anniversary Book was launched on Tuesday 15th December 2009. The launch took place at SISK Group headquarters on the Naas Road , Dublin with over 100 staff members present.

Pembroke CCGT, South Wales
Sisk has been awarded this contract as a key element in the delivery of one of the largest and most energy efficient Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) plants in the UK, supplying up to 3 million homes. Work commenced on 31 August.

Bombardier - Flying High
John Sisk & Son Ltd, Northern Ireland, were recently awarded a contract for the construction of the new facility for Bombardier for manufacturing a portion of the wings of their new C-Series plane. This project was won in the face of stiff competition. Great credit is due to all the team members from Sisk who were involved in the wining of this prestigious project.

GAA 125 Schools Day
This year the GAA are celebrating their 125th Anniversary of the establishment of the Association in Thurles, Co. Tipperary on 1st of November 1884.

As part of the celebrations The Irish Times and The Sisk Group who are both celebrating 150th Anniversaries this year teamed up with the GAA and Cumann na mBunscol and held a photography competition on The GAA 125 Schools Day which took place on Friday 24 April 2009.

Sisk Group Charity Cycle
On Saturday the 13th June, over 40 SISK Group staff members safely returned to Dublin following completion of a charity cycle from Cork to Dublin in aid of the Hospice Home Care for Children Campaign.

The cycle was organised to commemorate the 150th anniversary, and also the historic links for the SISK Group having been founded in Cork in 1859.

The event raised over €70,000 for the Irish Hospice Children's Palliative Care programme.

Mozambique Building Project
May 2009 saw the SISK Group partnering with Habitat for Humanity (HFH) Ireland to work on their ‘Global Village: Orphans & Vulnerable Children’ project in Mozambique. This afforded ten SISK Group staff members the opportunity to travel to Mozambique for eight days to help ensure that the most needy and vulnerable of society are given the opportunity to grow up within their family units and communities.

Sisk Apprentices win Joinery Award at 2009 National Skills Competition
Richard Sutton, 3rd year Apprentice Carpenter/Joiner is the winner of the Joinery Section at the National Skills Competition 2009 and Michael Dunne, 4th year Apprentice Carpenter/Joiner came second in this category.

This is a major achievement for Richard and Michael especially as their success comes during our 150 Year Celebrations.

RIAI Awards-Croke Park
The architectural practice of Gilroy McMahon has won the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Gold Medal for the Croke Park Project. The Gold Medal has been has been awarded since 1934 to a building of exceptional merit.

CIBSE Sustainable Building Services Design Award
CIBSE (Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers)has initiated a new competition to encourage innovation in sustainable building services design/installation. The competition is sponsored by John sisk & Son Ltd and supported by Building Services News and Dublin Institute of Technology.

Creating Unique Geometry at the Aviva Stadium
The Aviva Stadium recently featured in the Spring Edition of Concrete Engineering International. The article was written by Geoff Werran and Fergus McCormick , Burro Happold, Structural and Civil Engineers on the project. To view the article please click on the link below.

Sisk win RoSPA Award for their Health & Safety Committment
John Sisk & Son Ltd - Ireland/Northern Ireland is celebrating winning one of the prestigious RoSPA (The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) Occupational Health and Safety Awards in 2009.

New Mater Hospital boosts expanding Healthcare Portfolio for Sisk
Following a highly competitive public tendering process Sisk have been awarded the Design and Build Contract for the redevelopment of the Mater Adult Hospital. This €130million project will start on site in summer 2009 following the completion of the site enabling works separately.

2009 Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA) Winners Announced
Six pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities constructed by companies located in Belgium, India, Ireland, Germany, and Switzerland have been selected as Category Winners in the fifth annual Facility of the Year Awards program sponsored by ISPE, INTERPHEX, and Pharmaceutical Processing magazine.

Limerick Tunnel wins 2008 Fleming Award
The Limerick submerged tube tunnel temporary works project has won the 2008 Fleming Award. DirectRoute Ltd (John Sisk & Son Ltd are part of this consortium), geotechnical consultant Webber Associates, part of Coffey Geotechnics and structural consultant MLM Consulting Engineers were awarded the £3,000 prize in December.

New Biomass Boiler installed at Centocor Biopharma Plant
Sisk recently completed the Design and Build Contract for installation of the New Biomass Boiler at the Centocor Biopharma Plant in Cork. This is the first of its kind to be used in the Pharmaceutical Industry Worldwide.

Journey times cut as €434m road is opened
John Sisk & Son Ltd have completed a new 40km stretch of motorway which will knock 20-minutes off journey times between Dublin and Cork.

New Safety Milestones Reached
Congratulations to the three teams working on The New Stadium at Lansdowne Road, Grand Canal Square and Microsoft Grangecastle.

Dundalk Institute of Technology - School of Music, Media & IT
John Sisk & Son Ltd has been awarded the contract for the re-development of the PJ Carroll Building at Dundalk Intitute of Technology. The 57 week contract, which commenced on 20th October, will involve a re-roof of the entire building (including occupied areas), remedial works to the listed external calcium silicate brickwork & curtain walling, and a complete fit out.

Limerick Tunnel
The NRA/DirectRoute Limerick Tunnel Open Day was the last opportunity for the public to see the Limerick Tunnel before it was immersed under the River Shannon.

John Sisk & Son Ltd lead the way in EU Health & Safety Awards
John Sisk & Son Ltd and Hibernian Insurance have won the Irish leg of this EU-wide competition and will now go forward to compete with a range of organisations from all across Europe.

500,000 accident free manhours Aviva Stadium & Grand Canal Square
Both the The New Aviva Stadium and Grand Canal Square sites have each passed the half million accident free manhours milestone

SISK 100th Firm To Receive Major Engineering Award
CPD Ensures Ireland’s Engineers Best In Field

Wednesday 2nd July, 2008: John SISK & Son Ltd is the 100th company to be awarded the prestigious CPD (Continuing Professional Development) Accreditation by Engineers Ireland, it has been announced. The company received the accreditation following an audit of its lifelong learning practices for engineering professionals and was presented with the award by Ms. Mary Coughlan T.D., Tánaiste, and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

Daniel Libeskind in Dublin
Sisk co-sponsored the visit to Dublin of the world famous architect Daniel Libeskind. Daniel was in town to give an interview attended by over 1000 people at the National Concert Hall.

Cork School of Music – Artwork Unveiling
Minister for Foreign Affairs Michael Martin T.D. was present to unveil the works of Vivienne Roche at the Cork School of Music on 30th June 2008. John Sisk & Son Ltd. together with Murray O’Laoire funded the 3 pieces which are titled ‘Light Ensemble’.

Spencer Dock Hotel
What is believed to be the largest pour of its type in Ireland to date (2625 cubic metres) will begin on Friday 25th April when over half the raft basement slab is poured at the Spencer Dock Hotel.

N9/N10 Phase 4 Contract Signing
On Friday 4th April, Kilkenny County Council as Lead Authority and Roadbridge Sisk Joint Venture trading as SRB Civil Engineering Ltd signed a contract for the construction of the N9/N10 Phase 4 Knocktopher to Powerstown High Quality Dual carriageway/Motorway. The total scheme cost is 467 million euro and represents the largest project ever undertaken by Kilkenny County Council.

The Convention Centre Dublin
Awards

N11 Kilpeddar Interchange
The N11 Kilpeddar Interchange was officially opened on Friday 7th March 2008 by the Minister for European Affairs, Mr Dick Roche TD.

Navan Retail Park
Sisk commence work on the new Navan Retail Park.

N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Road Scheme
Roadbridge/Sisk due to commence work on site in the first quarter of 2008.

Sisk Appointed Main Contractor for New Aviva Stadium
Sisk, Ireland’s largest construction company, has been appointed main contractor on the New Aviva Stadium. Sisk, who won the contract following a public procurement tendering process, will have overall responsibility for the construction of the stadium, which is scheduled to see its first action in 2010. Sisk is currently mobilising on site.

Sisk Pharma exhibit at ISPE annual meeting in Las Vegas
Sisk Pharma, Sisk’s dedicated division for construction in the Bio-Pharma sector, exhibited at the recent annual meeting of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) held from November 4th to 7th in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

OPUS Architecture & Construction Awards 2007
Hanover Quay has taken the 2007 OPUS Housing Award.

Sisk Win Consistency Safety Award
Sisk, Ireland’s largest contractor, have been presented, by Billy Kelleher T.D. Minister for Labour, the overall construction award for consistent achievement in safety at the recent NISO Annual Safety Conference 2007 in Kerry.

Cork School of Music
Sisk endow bespoke sculptures for Cork School of Music

Sisk helping the environment
The Convention Centre Dublin, being built by CMP (a 50:50 JV construction company owned by Sisk and Treasury Holdings), is the first building in the world to contain Carbon Neutral Concrete. By lowering the embodied CO2 of the concrete with the use of Ecocem Cement, and offsetting the remaining Carbon Footprint, the concrete becomes Carbon Neutral.

Greystones Harbour Development
Planning permission with conditions has been granted for the Greystones Harbour Project which will be one of the most challenging civil engineering and architectural projects to be undertaken in Ireland over the coming years.

National Conference Centre Dublin
The Sisk/Treasury joint venture company CMP are the D&C contractors for the €215m project with an overall 40 month programme resulting in a 2010 opening.

New Parkwest Train Station & Plaza
Sisk has been awarded the contract to build a strategic new commuter rail station on the Kildare line.

Centocor Biologics Plant, Ringaskiddy 1,000,000 Accident Free Hours
1,000,000 Accident Free Hours achieved on Centocor Ringaskiddy site.

Sisk Brochure Launch
Sisk brochure launched in the new Urban Retreat Gallery, Hanover Quay.

Centocor Biologics Plant, Ringaskiddy
750,000 Accident Free Hours on Sisk Centocor Site

Dundalk Stadium
An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, turns the sod on Dundalk Stadium - Ireland's first all-weather floodlit racetrack.

Whitfield Private Clinic, Waterford
Whitfield Clinic Opens for Business

Sisk presented with 2 OPUS Awards 2006
Sisk have been successful in several categories of the recently announced Bank of Ireland OPUS Architecture and Construction Awards 2006.

Minister Cullen Turns Sod on Cullahill-Cashel 40km Road Project
Transport Minister, Martin Cullen, T.D. (Thursday, 5th October 2006) turned the sod in Twomileborris, County Tipperary on the longest road project ever to be undertaken in the State.

Opening of M8 Rathcormac/Fermoy Bypass 8 months ahead of schedule
Transport Minister, Martin Cullen, T.D. travelled to Cork today (Monday, 2nd October 2006) where he officially opened the M8 Rathcormac/Fermoy bypass.

Centocor Meets its First Commissioning Milestones
Centocor meets its first commissioning milestones
Friday 8th September 2006
Today at the Centocor site in Cork Sisk was a central part of the team who achieved a significant milestone in the delivery of this complex pharmaceutical facility.

Construction Manager of the Year Awards
Sisk achieve fantastic success in the 2005/06 Construction Manager of the Year Awards.

Longest New Road Project in Ireland to be Built
The NRA announced today that the longest new motorway project to be built in Ireland will commence work this October.

Sod Turning Ceremony - N8 Cashel/Mitchelstown Road Improvement Scheme
The official turning of the first sod took place on Monday 22nd May 2006, by the Minister for Transport Martin Cullen T.D., of the first ECI Roads projects (Early Contractor Involvement) to be undertaken in Ireland for a 37km stretch between Mitchelstown and Cashel.