Manufacturing & Supply Chain

The 2025 National Construction Summit is being held on Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd of April at the Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown in Dublin. Incorporating a comprehensive conference programme, including a wide array of seminars and free workshops, the National Construction Summit will also feature an extensive exhibition area, showcasing the latest products, services and technology for the construction, engineering, sustainable building, maintenance and architectural sectors.

Key Conference themes at the 2025 National Construction Summit include: Jobs, Skills, Training and Education; Infrastructural Investment; Public & Private Housing; Finance; Building Materials & Services Innovation; Smart Design for Off-site Construction; Construction 4.0; Green Technology; and Sustainability.

Irish Construction Growth

According to Euroconstruct, an independent construction market forecasting network active in 19 European countries, overall construction output in Ireland is forecast to grow by 1.4% in 2024, the third highest in the Euroconstruct area, and by 6% in 2025, the highest in the Euroconstruct area.

Euroconstruct expects Ireland will build around 32,000 homes in 2024, before increasing to 38,000 in 2025 and 40,000 in 2026. Non-residential construction is expected to increase by 3.3% in 2024 but growth is forecast to moderate to 0.8% in 2025, due to a contraction in new office building.

Housing Supply

Housing for all is the Government’s housing policy to 2030. A multi-annual, multi-billion euro plan, it is designed to improve Ireland’s housing system and deliver more homes of all types for people with different housing needs. It has a built-in annual review mechanism to respond to progress made in implementing the plan, to challenges in implementation, and to changes in the external environment.

However, although housing supply has been increasing, the continuing increase in house prices and rents indicate that demand for housing is still growing at a faster pace than supply.

Challenges

The construction sector is a vital component of the Irish economy providing the necessary infrastructure required to sustain Ireland’s economic growth and competitiveness and to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). According to a recent EY Economic Advisory report, the value of Irish construction output reached €35.2 billion in 2024.

Although the Irish construction industry is undergoing a steady recovery following subdued activity in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it faces significant challenges, such as rising materials costs, skills shortages and difficulties in planning and public sector procurement.

Innovation

In order to design and construct the sustainable buildings and infrastructure required by a growing population and to help businesses adapt to the challenges of the unfolding fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), the construction industry throughout Ireland needs to rapidly adopt innovative technologies and techniques. However, there is concern that the industry is not evolving fast enough to meet these changing needs.

Co-located Events

The 2025 National Construction Summit in conjunction with a number of co-located events will attempt to present solutions to these challenges. Visitors are free to move between the different co-located events, which include:

* Project Controls Event;

* The Architecture, Design and Planning Expo;

* BIM & Digital Construction Show;

* The Data Centres and Critical Infrastructure Expo;

* Fit-out & Interior Live;

* Health & Safety;

* Lean Construction Show;

* Modern Methods of Construction;

* Modular & Offsite Construction Show;

* The Engineering Summit;

* The National Facility Management and Maintenance Show;

* Passive Construction & NZEB;

* Smart & Green Building Expo;

* Project Controls Event;

* The National Facility Management & Maintenance Show.

Registration for free attendance to the 2025 National Construction Summit is now open at https://www.nationalconstructionsummit.ie/register/

The Organiser

The organiser of the 2025 National Construction Summit, Dublin-based Premier Publishing & Events, has been staging similar exhibitions and conferences in the UK and Ireland for many years. Events during 2025 include:

* Biopharma & Life Sciences Connected Live – 23rd January 2025, Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Cork;

* Biopharma & Life Sciences Connected Live – 27th March 2025, Novotel London West Hotel, London;

* National Construction Summit – 2nd & 3rd April 2025, Sport Ireland Campus, Dublin;

* National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition – 28th & 29th May 2025, RDS, Dublin;

* Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition – 11 September 2025, Eikon Exhibition Centre, Lisburn;

* Scotland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition – 1st & 2nd October 2025, SEC, Glasgow;

* The Lab & Cleanroom Expo – 6th November 2025, Leopardstown Pavilion, Dublin;

* European Infrastructure Conference – TBC November 2025, The Clayton Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin;

* Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition WEST – 26th November 2025, University of Limerick, Limerick;

* All Ireland Water & Wastewater Expo – 4th December 2025, Leopardstown Pavilion, Dublin.