There were a record 121 cranes visible over the centre of Dublin on February 1st – a rise of 12 (or 11 per cent) on January 1st’s total of 109. This is the fourth month in a row when crane count has clocked up a record score. February’s count is also 390 per cent greater than the 31 cranes recorded on February 1st, 2016, when this newspaper’s crane survey was first launched. Dublin City Council recently gave the green light for a 10-storey office building complete with a restaurant and 500-seater entertainment venue on the site. The Irish Times will continue to conduct a crane survey once a month to track construction levels in the city centre.

Source: The Irish Times February 06, 2019 01:30 UTC