A former senior local government official has been asked to head a panel of experts looking into why concrete blocks used in buildings in Co Donegal and Co Mayo have, in some instances, been ...

The Irish government will push ahead with its plan to introduce a controversial levy on concrete blocks, Tánaiste (Irish Deputy Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar has said. He said the measure would help to ...

Concrete blocks are prefabricated materials primarily used for constructing walls. Similar to bricks, these blocks are stacked together and bonded with mortar, typically composed of cement, sand, and ...