A plan to bring 21st century energy infrastructure to the West of Ireland was launched by EirGrid on Friday 4th May 2012. By connecting the electricity generated by the region’s huge renewable energy resources, the Grid West project will facilitate significant job creation and investment as well as contributing to national recovery and growth. Speaking at the launch, An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD said “As Ireland fights to regain economic sovereignty and put ourselves back on a path to recovery and growth, it is essential that we maximise the use of our indigenous resources, whether it is our people, our land or our natural… More +

TOBIN Consulting Engineers are to present at the IWA World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy 2012 13-18 May Dublin, Ireland The International Water Association (IWA) is the global leader in advocacy for policy coherence in water, energy and other vital resources to support all forms of life on earth. The hosting of the IWA inaugural World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy will take place at the Convention Centre Dublin from the 13th to the 18th of May. The IWA have announced the following guests to address the congress, Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and High Commissioner for Refugees of the UN will deliver a… More +

The Department of Environment, Community and Local Government have reappointed TOBIN Consulting Engineers for the continuing operation and development of the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System. The National Litter Pollution Monitoring System was established in order to monitor the levels of litter occurring across the country and is used to measure the impact of certain National anti litter measures. An important goal of the System is to consolidate all of the highly localised litter related data currently held across the country into a single, standardised and documented format. The System is designed to facilitate… More +

Longford County Council has signed a contract for the Longford Central Regional Water Supply Scheme, pipelines and reservoirs contract (contract no. 3). This scheme designed by TOBIN Consulting Engineers, is the latest phase in the upgrading of the water supply to Longford Town and surrounding region, and includes for the design of a new water storage reservoir at Prucklish, a new 450mm diameter treated water rising main from Lough Forbes Water Treatment Works (recently upgraded under a separate contract) to Prucklish Reservoir, and also includes the construction of distribution mains and network management improvements. Pictured,… More +

Irish Water is to be established as a new independent state owned subsidiary of Bord Gais Eireann. It was announced on the 17th April 2012 by the Irish Government that Irish Water will be established as a wholly owned public water utility and will remain in public ownership under the stewardship of Bord Gáis Eireann (BGE) group. Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan said that the decision to transfer water services functions from local authorities was based on a comprehensive independent assessment which examined the current system, considered international experience and best practice and took… More +

The men who founded the Connacht Council of the GAA on November 9 1902 were visionaries in their own right. They dreamt of a time when Gaelic games would be at the centre of Irish life, but they surely never envisaged an evening like the one experienced in Bekan on Wednesday 4th January 2012.The opening games of the FBD League 2012 were played in the province’s new Centre of Excellence. History has a way of flying by us before we know it has occurred but there was no danger of that happening in the eastern corner of Mayo. It was obvious from the out outset that we were present at a pivotal moment in Connacht sport. The sense of… More +

On 6th February 2012, An Taoiseach Enda Kenny officially opened the new Engineering and Informatics Building at Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) for which TOBIN Consulting Engineers acted as Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP). This state of the art 11,000 square meter stand alone facility for students and researchers in the area of engineering and informatics represents an investment of €36million. President of AIT, Professor Ciarán Ó Catháin, said the building is “a landmark on campus, not just in terms of its physical presence, the technology it embodies, but the partnerships it is helping to build and develop. Having… More +

This new landmark building is the result of five years planning, design, contract procurement and construction. The new Monaghan Fire Station is situated on the Annahagh Roundabout on the outskirts of Monaghan Town Centre and provides emergency fire cover to approximately 440 sq kilometres around North County Monaghan. The Fire Station building consists of a 3 storey steel frame structure, with pre-cast concrete wide slab flooring, designed compositely with a steel floor structure for greater efficiency. It incorporates the key elements and staff facilities demanded of a modern Fire Station and Headquarter Station for the county.… More +

TOBIN Consulting Engineers are delighted to announce the election of non-executive director Mr. Sean Finlay to The Irish Academy of Engineering in recognition of a distinguished career and his continuing contribution to engineering. The Irish Academy of Engineering was founded in 1997 by The Institution of Engineers of Ireland (now Engineers Ireland). The overall objective of the academy is “to advance the science and practice of engineering in Ireland and to support the expansion and enhancement of engineering education as an essential element in national development and the enhancement of living standards”. Sean has a passionate… More +

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr Phil Hogan, T.D., and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Mr Brendan Howlin, T.D., on 18th January, jointly launched Ireland’s first Green Public Procurement Action Plan, Green Tenders. The overall objective of Green Tenders is to assist public authorities to successfully plan and implement Green Public Procurement (GPP). The action plan has focused on eight priority areas: Construction, Energy, Transport, Food and Catering Services, Cleaning Products and Services, Paper, Uniforms and Textiles, and ICT. The Ministers noted that GPP can also be a major… More +

TOBIN wish to announce the appointment of Mr. Brian Allum as UK Country Manager, with effect from 03rd January 2012. Brian will spearhead the development of TOBIN’s business in the UK market in the Water Services and Energy sectors. Brian has 37 years experience in the water industry around the world, and has held senior positions at Thames Water in the UK and internationally. TOBIN UK are located at the following address: TOBIN Consulting Engineers (UK) Ltd. CAB International, Nosworthy Way, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8DE United Kingdom www.tobin-uk.com Photo: Wallingford Office Photo: Mr Brian Allum More +

The Contract for the Proposed Leixlip Water Treatment Plant Expansion (Stage 5) was signed on 5th December 2011. In attendance were representatives from Fingal County Council, including the Mayor and County Manager and Water Services Engineers, AECOM/SIAC the appointed Contractor and TOBIN/Nicholas O’Dwyer the clients representative. TOBIN & Nicholas O’Dwyer have been involved in the expansion of the original water treatment plant facilities since the mid 1990’s. Water treatment capacity at the current site has grown from 34Ml/d in the mid 1960’s, to 68Ml/day in the mid 1970’s, to 107Ml/d in the mid 1980’s up to 175Ml/d in the mid… More +

Phil Hogan, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, and Fergus O’Dowd, Minister of State with responsibility for NewERA, announced on Sunday 15th January a six week Public Consultation on the Reform of the Irish Water Sector, commenced on Monday 16th January. The reforms include the establishment of Irish Water as a State company to take over the water investment and maintenance programmes of the 34 existing county and city councils. Irish Water will have responsibility for investment and the delivery of services, with the key objective of supervising and accelerating the significant investments required to… More +

Extensive flooding took place in November 2009, of the Gort Road and the adjacent Industrial Park in Ennis, Co. Clare as a result of flood water overspill from Lough Girroga to the River Fergus. A flood relief scheme was designed by TOBIN Consulting Engineers to convey flood waters via large diameter pipework (twin 1,050mm and 1,200mm) across the Gort Road and through the Industrial Park to the River Fergus. Construction of the proposed flood relief scheme commenced in September 2011 and by mid December 2011 the main civil engineering works were substantially complete. The flood relief scheme was called into service during the… More +

TOBIN Consulting Engineers have successfully brought to tender the first phase of Watermain Rehabilitation works for the Roscommon Countywide Water Conservation & Network Management Project. This advance Stage 3 Works includes the rehabilitation of over 28km of defective watermains throughout County Roscommon. The works are located within the environs of Ballaghaderreen, Ballinlough, Ballintober, Castlerea, Carrick-on-Shannon, Cloonfad, Coothall and Frenchpark. TOBIN was commissioned in 2005 to assist Roscommon County Council in the staged implementation of a Water Conservation and Network Management Project. We have delivered… More +

TOBIN is delighted to have been appointed on December 21st, by EirGrid, Ireland's state owned independent grid operator, to lead a consortium called the "Grid West Connect Group" to provide engineering, environmental, planning and communications services for the vital development of the electricity grid in the west of Ireland. Our partners in the Group include Drury Communications and URS Scott Wilson. Photo (L-R): Michael Garrick (TOBIN), Dermot Byrne (EirGrid), Alan Mc Hugh (EirGrid) and Mairead Hogan (TOBIN). The Grid West project is an important element of EirGrid’s national grid development strategy, Grid25, and TOBIN will now… More +

TOBIN has completed an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a major water supply project serving Clifden Town and the surrounding region. The preparation of the EIS involved consultation with key stakeholders such as National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), Inland Fisheries Ireland and others. A key output from the EIA process was the relocation of certain infrastructure elements away from sensitive ecological sites. In addition, the route of a proposed access to the headworks at the lake source was altered to avoid an area of ground that had indicated peat stability issues. The EIS was project managed by Brian Gallagher and… More +

TOBIN Consulting Engineers was appointed by Kilkenny County Council in late October 2011 to carry out a Preliminary Outline Design for the upgrade of three existing Waste Water Treatment Plants at Castlecomer, Stoneyford and Urlingford. The project involved the development of cost-effective, sustainable and innovative treatment upgrade options, designed to deliver improved effluent quality standards which will be required by EPA Waste Water Discharge Licenses. A Sequence Batch Reactor (SBR) treatment process was designed for all three sites. The solution proposed by TOBIN includes reuse of existing tanks, negating the need for new… More +

The latest in a series of Construction Safety Courses for Professionals took place in the O'Callaghan Davenport Hotel, Dublin on 7th and 8th December 2011. This course focused on the role of the Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP). The PSDP Course in December was delivered under the auspices of ACEI and is accredited by DIT, in addition to ACEI and Engineers Ireland. The course was presented by Brendan Mulligan, Director of Risk and Safety Management at TOBIN Consulting Engineers, together with Kevin Rudden of Thomas Garland & Partners, with Michael Moriarty and Páid Cassidy of TJ O’Connor & Associates. Brendan Mulligan… More +

TOBIN is delighted to congratulate Stewart on winning the Award for Sustainable Construction 2011 at the recent CMG Building and Design Awards. Stewart was recognised for its commitment to a sustainable environment as demonstrated through its proactive environmental policy, leading the way in delivering buildings to benchmark Standards, such as BREEAM and LEED on prestigious projects in Roscommon and Tipperary. TOBIN was centrally involved as part of the Design Team on both the Roscommon and Tipperary projects, acting as civil and structural engineers and PSDP. TOBIN played a key part in achieving the award, firstly in terms of… More +

Brian Gallagher attended a key event on 7th December 2011 to further enhance TOBIN’s Emergency Response capabilities. Photo: Lough Conn, Mayo, frozen during the cold spell of December 2010. The event, held in Dun Laoghaire, was titled the Emergency Response Management Conference 2011, and brought together experts in emergency response relating to flooding, water supply, airports, road transport and in the overarching area of communications. There was a strong focus at this event on lessons learned from the severe cold weather in December 2010. Brian has a keen interest and expertise in Emergency Response Management following his… More +

The Annual Black Tie Dinner of the Irish Mining and Quarrying Society (IMQS) took place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Northwood, Dublin on November 26th 2011. Pictured (L-R); Roger Clinch (Country Manager XSTRATA Zinc), John Barry (MD Rathdowney Resources), Mike Lowther (Mine Superintendent, Boliden Tara Mines) and Sean Finlay, Director (TOBIN Consulting Engineers). The event was attended by members and guests of the IMQS and included representatives from the Institute of Quarrying (NI), the Geological Survey of Ireland, the Institute of Geologists of Ireland, the Health & Safety Authority, the Irish Concrete Federation and 4 Square… More +

The National Waste Management Summit 2011, organised by the Sunday Business Post, is now in its 9th successive year and is Ireland’s premier Waste Management conference. The timing for this year’s event is excellent as many government, competition and EPA reports are due out before the end of 2011. Various topics that will be covered this year including; tendering process, competition in the industry, compliance of EU targets, government reviews and policy, the EPA’s time frames, and developing markets for recycled material. Minister Phil Hogan will give the opening keynote address. Speakers that have confirmed their places are;… More +

An Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Enda Kenny, TD visited TOBIN’s Galway Office on Saturday 19th November, 2011, to meet Engineers Ireland West Region regarding their report “Engineering the West to 2020 – Reinventing our Region”. Robert Tobin, Managing Director of TOBIN Consulting Engineers, said that he was delighted and honoured to welcome An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, TD to TOBIN and to support Engineers Ireland in promoting their report for the West Region. He went on to say that “While TOBIN is now competing on the international stage, our roots are in Ireland West and we continue to work on significant projects in the region. We… More +

Commencement Orders for various planning regulations were signed on 15th November 2011 by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. The change in legislation relates in particular to Section 261A which contains new provisions in relation to regulation of quarries. The implications of this legislative change is that some quarries which commenced operations after 1963 and which have not registered under the previous Section 261, may be facing closure by Local Authorities. All quarries will have to reregister under the new Section 261A. In certain cases, quarries may seek a Substitute Consent from An Bord… More +

The Board of TOBIN Consulting Engineers presented Michael Nestor BE from Claremorris, the student who attained first place in the B.E. Civil degree examinations in the academic year 2010-2011, with the TOBIN Gold Medal in recognition of his achievement. Pictured L-R: Prof. Gerry Lyons, Dean of the College of Engineering and Infomatics at NUI Galway; Dr. James J. Browne, NUI Galway President; Eamonn Waldron, Chairman TOBIN Consulting Engineers; Michael Nestor; Dr. Piaras Ó hEachteirn, Head of Civil Engineering at NUI Galway and Prof. Padraic O’Donoghue, Civil Engineering at NUI Galway As Alan Armstrong, was the highest placed… More +

Sean Finlay, Director at TOBIN, is to Chair the opening session of the 2011 National Offshore Wind Association of Ireland Annual Conference. The Conference, titiled "Ireland – A Green Energy Exporter" will take place on Tuesday 15th November 2011 Burlington Hotel, Dublin. The highlight of the conference will be a joint keynote address from Pat Rabbitte, TD - Minister for Communication, Energy & Natural Resources and Charles Hendry, MP - Minister of State at the Department of Energy & Climate Change. Full information on the conference is available on the National Offshore Wind Association website here. Update 17/11/2011: The Irish… More +

In August 2011 the Department of Environment,Community & Local Government invited consultation and responses to a Discussion Document "Towards a New National Waste Policy". As contributors to the 2009 "International Review of Waste Management Policy" for the Department, TOBIN was pleased to respond. A pdf version of the TOBIN response can be download from our resource section here. More +

Coran Kelly (TOBIN) and Robert Meehan (Independent Geologist) in collaboration with Teagasc have conducted high resolution groundwater vulnerability mapping in the Cregduff Catchment, Ballinrobe on behalf of Teagasc’s Agricultural Catchments Programme (ACP). An area of 47km2 was walked and included mapping karst features such as dolines and swallow holes, and dye-tracing. The field data collected and interpreted intrinsic groundwater vulnerability maps and specific phosphorus susceptibility maps will support critical Teagasc studies. The work was recently highlighted in a field trip by the International Association of… More +

TOBIN in association with Jacobs Engineering are the appointed technical consultants for the Greater Dublin Drainage project. This project includes the provision of: A new Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (WwTP) in north county Dublin and associated marine outfall to the Irish Sea An Orbital Drainage system linking the Regional WwTP to the existing regional drainage infrastructure. Figure : Preliminary Screening Constraints on Route Selection Last Monday, 10th Oct, Fingal County Council announced the results of the Preliminary Screening Process, which has identified a shortlist of nine land parcels within which the Regional WwTP… More +

Marek Klimczyk, Country Manager Poland, last Friday attended a business mixer meeting at the Irish Embassy in Warsaw. The meeting was attended by an Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), Enda Kenny, who was in Warsaw for a meeting of European Heads of State. The meeting allowed the Irish business community operating in Poland to meet the Taoiseach and embassy representatives. During the meeting Marek Klimczyk briefed the Taoiseach on TOBIN’s successes in Poland as well as outlining the difficulties presented by a very competitive market. The Taoiseach welcomed the progress made by Irish business in Poland, particularly noting the… More +

On Monday 3rd October 2011 we launched our new website. Shane Cosgrove, Webmaster Working with the team of Proof Design Studio and Fable Interactive has been a very smooth process. While we had very definte ideas of what we wanted the new website to achieve, the team at Proof/Fable brought a lot of innovative thinking. We are delighted with the finished product. Our new website gives us a range of new capabilities. In terms of information sharing with our clients, there is strong social media integration, as well as our new email mailing list capability. We think that our visitors will appreciate the shared resources, and video… More +

TOBIN Consulting Engineers have completed their first Achilles/ Verify Category C audit and scored over 92% in all three categories of Quality, Health &Safety and Environmental. TOBIN is one of the first consulting engineers to complete this assessment and the results provides physical validation of evidence regarding TOBIN’s capability, competence and compliance with all regulatory and legal requirements as well best international practice. Maura Walsh, TOBIN Quality Manager said: "This result benchmarks us favourably against our competitors and clearly demonstrates our ability to commit and execute continuous improvement… More +

In early August 2011, TOBIN Consulting Engineers have been appointed by Polish Airports State Enterprise to carry out additional design works on expansion of maneuvering area at Frederic Chopin International Airport in Warsaw. The additional design scope encompasses upgrade of aircraft parking aprons number 2 and 4, as well as extension of de-icing operations apron number 6, together with access taxiways and service roads. The aprons and taxiways need to be upgraded to accommodate code E aircraft operations, including the newest Boeing 787 Dreamliner, ordered by Polish Airlines LOT. Total pavement area of aprons, taxiways and… More +

Clare County Council has signed a contract for the Lough Girroga Flood Relief Scheme adjacent to the Gort Road Business Park, Ennis, Co. Clare. The scheme is designed to alleviate the flooding experienced in November 2009 due to the overflow of Lough Girroga during the severe weather crisis experienced at that time. The proposed scheme, designed by TOBIN Consulting Engineers, includes the construction of a weir and inlet structure in the floodplain of Lough Girroga and the laying of large diameter pipelines across the Gort Road through the Business Park and an outlet headwall to the River Fergus. A further large diameter pipeline… More +

The Irish Government has provided local authorities with 1.5M euros in a bid to tackle graffiti and littering at key tourist locations as part of its anti-graffiti and tourist season anti-litter grant schemes. The funding is in response to the 2010 national litter pollution monitoring system report, which is prepared by TOBIN Consulting Engineers, provides statistical data about the extent, causes and composition of litter in Ireland. Environment minister, Phil Hogan, welcomed the report, saying it demonstrates how litter levels across the country are improving. The report revealed a decrease of 0.7% of 2009 littering levels, with… More +

Mouchel/Tobin joint Venture are currently employed as Employers Representaive on the Westmeath County Council Water Conservation Project Stage 3 Watermains Rehabilitation Works. As part of the overall works programme Site Investigation works are planned to commence this week in Athlone and Mulligar Towns. As part of an advance consultation process representatives from Tobin Consulting Engineers recently prepared an information evening in Athlone. This was specifically for members of the public or business owners who wished to know the extent of the site investigation works and how it will affect them. Information was prepared on… More +

To date, TOBIN Consulting Engineers has secured ten contracts across various regions of Poland which include the rehabilitation and replacement of 150km of sewers and watermains in Lomianki, located on the outskirts of Warsaw, the infrastructural development of a 100ha residential site in Belchatów, south of Łódz, and the expansion of a WWTP in Radzymin near Warsaw, undertaken as a DB contract with a local contractor. Pictured in TOBIN’s Polish office are (l-r): Dawid Wozniak, civil engineer; Marta Lewandowska, graduate civil engineer; Michal Kwinta, graduate civil engineer; Danuta sreniawska-Wajss, structural engineer; Andrzej… More +

TOBIN this week announced the appointment of two new Associates within the Energy and Environment Division, Mairéad Hogan and Siobhán Tinnelly. Mairéad Hogan holds the position of Senior Scientist based in TOBIN’s Dublin Office and has a Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Engineering, an M.Sc. in Sustainable Development, and a Bachelor of Arts; (Joint Honours Archaeology and Geography). She has over 10 years experience in consultancy having joined Tobin Environmental Services in 2000. She has extensive experience in the fields of Environmental Management and Assessment with particular reference to energy and waste management… More +

In April 2011 TOBIN Consulting Engineers were involved in the delivery of an innovative multi-agency response to a drinking water contamination incident at Carraroe, Co. Galway. TOBIN provided expert technical advice and project management services to Galway County Council in relation to a temporary GAC filtration system. The incident occurred on Monday 28th March 2011 when a significant quantity of home heating oil leaked from a tank at Carraroe, and entered the lake source of the Carraroe Water Treatment Works, serving a population of 1,800. Hydrocarbon levels of 140mg/l were recorded in the lake source and this prompted Galway… More +

Galway City Council this week announced the commencement of the Galway Sewerage Scheme Phase 3 Volume C - Network Advance Works Contract. This scheme consists primarily of the interception and capture of existing discharges of foul effluent which currently enter surface watercourses in the City and the diversion of these flows into the foul network for treatment at Mutton Island WWTP. Pictured, seated, Joe Considine , Galway City Council and Odran Madden, Coffey Construction; standing, l to r, Paddy Coffey; Ciaran Hayes and Ray Brennan, Galway City Council, and Padraic Foagarty Tobin Consulting Engineers. TOBIN Consulting Engineers… More +

Padraic Fogarty, Director, TOBIN consulting engineers, made a presentation at the Engineers Ireland Annual Conference 2011, in Galway. The presentation was part of the session on Engineering a Sustainable Future for the West Region. Padraic outlined how his work on a “Sustainable One TOBIN” dovetailed with his voluntary work with the Engineering the West team of Engineers Ireland. The Report “Engineering the West to 2020 – Reinventing our Region” was launched at the Conference and can be downloaded from www.irelandwest2020.org More +

The Engineers Ireland Annual Conference 2011 took place in Galway from the 31st of March to the 1st of April. At the conference Padraic Fogarty, Director at TOBIN, gave a presentation entitled "Ireland West 2020 - A Bright Green Future." The presentation focused on the Sustainability challenges facing the engineering community and the steps being taken at TOBIN to meet these challenges. Pictured below L-R: (Eamonn Waldron, Pat Cox, Sean Finlay, John Colleran.) Visitors to the TOBIN stand included Pat Cox, President of the European Movement International in Brussels and is a former president of the European Parliament. He was a… More +

The IMQS Seminar discussing the 2010 Planning & Development Act was held on the 22 March 2011. Sean Finlay (Director TOBIN) is Vice-President of the IMQS and Siobhán Tinnelly Senior Scientist TOBIN) is IMQS Hon. Secretary 2010-2012. The seminar was well attended and the papers are available from the IMQS website via the links below. Brendan Allen – "Planning Legislation for Quarries - P & D Act 2010" (Planning Consultant – AOS Planning) Deborah Spence – “A Critique of Quarries under the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010” (Planning and Environmental lawyer – Arthur Cox Solicitors) Emma Pillion – "Planning Legislation for… More +

Mayor of Galway, Councillor Jimmy McClearn, officially opened the upgraded Wastewater Treatment Plant at Loughrea on Tuesday 15th February 2011. Pictured L-R: Martina Moloney (Galway County Manager), Councillor Jimmy McClearn (Mayor of Galway) and Eamonn Waldron (Chairmain TOBIN Consulting Engineers) The upgrade has increased capacity at the plant to cater for biological load from 4,900 p.e. (population equivalent) to 9,500p.e. and a dry weather flow of 2,500m3/d. This upgrade will meet the current and future treatment requirements of Loughrea Town. The upgrade included odour removal, upgrade sludge press and sludge handling,… More +

Following from the the public consultations on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st January 2011, John Kelly Director at TOBIN Consulting Engineers will give a presentation on the Galway Harbour development to an Engineers Ireland West organised event. Galway Port was built in the 1850’s and was reconfigured in the 1960’s. The port has some 560m of commercial berths, ranging from 2.75 to 3.4m depth. It also has a 26 berth marina. The port gates open for four hours per day, allowing access to vessels up to 7,000 tonnes. However cruise liners and larger vessels cannot presently berth in Galway Harbour and must anchor in the bay. Planning… More +

TOBIN recently oversaw the successfully completion of the new TESCO store at Oranmore, Galway. The new state of the art store opened on the 15th of November on schedule. The Pairc an Clochar development in Oranmore Village centre comprising a three-storey framed TESCO supermarket, building with retail and office accommodation, a single-storey basement car park with related vehicular access ramps stair/lift core and service area. The total area is circa 30,000m2. There was a strong ecological emphasis on this project as the development is situated adjacent to, and overlooks, the Galway Bay complex cSAC. Tobin Consulting Engineers… More +

TOBIN Consulting Engineers Director, Sean Finlay, recently spoke with Nicola Cooke of the Sunday Business Post in discussion about TOBIN's operations in Poland. A copy of Nicola Cooke's article can be found below. Photo by Maura Hickey Foresight paving the way for Polish success Sunday Business Post feature - 28 November 2010 By Nicola Cooke Tobin Consulting Engineers opened up a base in the Polish city of Krakow in late 2008, just as the Irish economy began to shrink. There are now six people employed in the Polish office and Tobin, which has its head office in Galway, is working with Enterprise Ireland and the Ireland Poland… More +

CIWM and the IMQS jointly hosted a seminar on Mine Waste and Restoration of Mine Tailings at the Horse & Jockey Hotel outside Thurles, on 3rd November. The seminar program was formed to ‘address the following issues; New regulations relating to waste from extractive industries, Obligations for local authorities to enforce the new regulations, Engineering of mine tailings, Opportunity for mines to use suitable waste materials in mine rehabilitation projects and Potential outlets for compost, digestate and/or Compost-Like Outputs (CLO) from composting, AD and MBT plants’. TOBIN Consulting Engineers Director & IMQS President Sean… More +

The Board of TOBIN Consulting Engineers presented Brian Sexton, the student who attaining first place in the B.E. Civil degree examinations in the Academic year 2009 – 2010, with the TOBIN Gold Medal in recognition of his achievement. As he has decided to return to College to pursue postgraduate studies, under the supervision of Dr. Bryan McCabe, he was also present with this year’s TOBIN Scholarship cheque to assist him in this work. As a locally based firm of Consulting Engineers who employs many NUIG graduates, our company has been linked to University life in Galway for more that fifty years. TOBIN is privileged to have its… More +

TOBIN Consulting Engineers recently oversaw the successful commissioning of the new Barna Sewerage Scheme. The purpose of the Barna Sewerage Scheme is to collect sewage from Barna village and connect it to the Galway City Main Drainage Scheme for treatment. The Barna Sewerage Scheme – Phase 1 includes for the construction of separate foul and storm water collection systems along with the construction of a new Pumping Station and a rising main. This new length of rising main connects to the existing rising main from Barna village to the Galway City Main Drainage Scheme. The rising main from Barna village to the Galway City Main… More +

Following the successful completion and publication of the flood study report for the Dunkellin River by TOBIN Consulting Engineers in association with Royal Haskoning, Michael McDonnell and Michael Garrick on behalf of the OPW and Galway Co Co, presented the findings of the Flood Study to a public meeting in the Meadow Court Hotel, Loughrea on Wednesday 15th September 2010. The attendance included TDs, Senators, Local County Councillors, Representatives of the IFA, the Clarinbridge Oyster Co-Op and about 60 members of the public. The report, the presentation and the recommendations were all well received by all the attendees… More +

Following a competitive tendering process the contract for the Bishop O’Donnell/Seamus Quirke Road Improvements was awarded to Coffey Construction Ltd,. The works are due to start at the start of October with a construction period of approximately 14 months. Artist's Impression of Westside Pitches Junction. The project will incorporate 2 general traffic lanes, 2 dedicated bus lanes, 2 metre off-road cycle lanes, 2 metre footpaths in both directions, provision of 4 traffic signal junctions and one signal controlled pedestrian crossing. Key elements of the implementation phase will include excavation, pavement overlay/construction,… More +

The Water Services Training Group Annual Conference, entitled “New Decade - New Challenges” took place at the Connemara Coast Hotel, Furbo, Co. Galway on Thursday 9th September 2010. There were 280 delegates in attendance including representatives from DoEHLG, EPA, Water Services Authorities, consultants and contractors. Padraic Fogarty, Director at TOBIN Consulting Engineers, presented a paper on “Trenchless Watermain Rehabilitation / Replacement Techniques”. Rehabilitation of existing water supply networks is identified as a priority in Ireland’s Water Services Investment Progamme 2010 to 2020. The Programme allows for a… More +

TOBIN Consulting Engineers have been appointed by Mayo County Council for the detailed design, procurement, construction stage administration and project supervisor design process for Stage 5, Phase One of the Lough Mask Regional Water Supply Scheme. This upgrade involves: Upgrade of the intake screening system at Lough Mask; Upgrade and expansion of the raw water intake works at Lough Mask; Construction of an additional 2.3km of 600mm diameter rising main from the raw water intake works to the water treatment works; Expansion and upgrade of the water treatment works at Tourmakeady to include additional settlement and filtration… More +

Tobin Consulting Engineers in association with Royal Haskoning have successfully completed a flood study report for the Dunkellin River. The scope of the report included for identification of measures to address flooding on the Dunkellin River from Craughwell to Kilcolgan to include the Aggard Stream and its tributaries up to Cregaclare. Dr. Martin Mansergh, Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works welcomed the completion of the report; "This report was commissioned by the OPW in order to identify practical measures that could be taken forward to reduce the likelihood… More +

An evening seminar on recent planning and waste legislation and the implications for the extractive industry was held in the Engineers Ireland offices, Clyde Road, Dublin 4 on July 8 2010. Speakers on the night included Chairperson Sean Finlay (President of the IMQS / Director Tobin Consulting Engineers), Brian Quirke (EPA) and Michael Owens (EPA). Engineers Ireland have now made the WebCasts from the event available online as follows: Introduction and Brian Quirke's Presentation Michael Owens's Presentation Q&A Section The seminar included the new Planning and Development Bill (2009), Waste Management (Management of Waste from the… More +

Connacht GAA was in celebratory mood when Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Criostóir Ó Cuana turned the sod on the province’s new €10m Centre of Excellence. “This is a hugely significant day in the history of the GAA in Connacht. It will be the first provincial Centre of Excellence in the country, which is a real feather in Connacht’s cap,” said Mr Ó Cuana, speaking at the site of the Centre at Bekan, near Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo. Tobin Consulting Engineers are the main consultants for the project and current construction work is being crried out by Joe Reilly Plant Hire. The Centre will feature six floodlit outdoor GAA pitches, a… More +

TOBIN Consulting Engineers were represented at the Enterprise Ireland Trade dinner in Warsaw Poland by Ciaran O'Keeffe and Marek Klimczyk. TOBIN recently opened a new office in Krakow, Poland. Pictured (l-r): Karen Cohalan, Enterprise Ireland; Billy Kelleher TD, Minister for Trade and Commerce; Ciaran O'Keeffe, Tobin Consulting Engineers; Marek Klimczyk, Tobin Consulting Engineers. More +

TOBIN Consulting Engineers has recently been appointed to perform sound level and noise compliance monitoring for a major outdoor concert at Marlay Park, Dublin. This project involved both compliance monitoring at noise sensitive receptors surrounding the event location and technical liaison with the sound engineers on the sound desk. Monitoring at such events is required to ensure noise levels remain in compliance with Local Authority derived noise licence limits throughout an event. TOBIN provide a full range of sound level and noise compliance monitoring services applicable to concerts, construction, planning and environmental… More +

The Official Opening of the new facilities at Ballinrobe Race Course, County Mayo, took place at the meeting of Tuesday, June 22nd 2010. The development works consisted of: 160-seater restaurant New entrance hall New pavilion behind the main stand New Carra Bar "These new developments are all about giving our customers greater comfort on the days of races. Our supporters have stood by us through thick and thin, and they take great pride in watching the on-going developments at the course,” said Racecourse Manager John Flannelly. TOBIN Consulting Engineers provided all consultancy services as well as the role of Project Supervisor… More +

From 8th June 2010, Building Energy Rating (BER) will be an integral part of all grant applications under the Home Energy Saving (HES) scheme, whereby homeowners must undertake a BER on their home after grant aided works have been completed in order for grant aid to be released. This will give homeowners a thorough and objective assessment of the energy performance of their home following upgrade works, including a rating on an A-G scale. This BER assessment attracts grant aid of €100. The HES scheme provides grant aid to homeowners towards upgrades of roof insulation, wall insulation (cavity / internal and external insulation) and… More +

TOBIN Energy & Environment acts as the Litter Monitoring Body (LMB) on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. On the 31st of May 2010, Mr. John Gormley, T.D. Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government announced the publication of the 2009 National Litter Pollution Monitoring System Report. This report was compiled by TOBIN and provides important statistical data on the composition, extent and severity of litter in Ireland. The results were covered extensively in the media including numerous newspaper articles and an interview with WLR FM. The media coverage highlighted that… More +

A milestone was reached by TOBIN Consulting Engineers on Tuesday 11th May when, after 58years in business, we officially opened our first Overseas Office. This was the culmination of months of research, analysis and action involving numerous personnel- including TOBIN’s Polish staff, and reaffirms TOBIN’s commitment to develop new markets. Pictured at the Official Opening are (L-R) Vice President of Kraków Prof. Wiesław Starowicz, Marek Kilmczyk General Manager of the TOBIN Kraków office, the Chargé d’affaires from the Irish Embassy in Poland Mr. Eddie Brannigan and Robert Tobin, Managing Director,TOBIN Consulting Engineers. The… More +

TOBIN can now provide BER (Building Energy Rating) assessments throughout Ireland. TOBIN Consulting Engineers use professional in house engineers who are Registered as Building Energy Rating (BER) Assessors for both domestic and non-domestic buildings. Our Assessors are skilled in the use of Sustainable Energy Irelands Energy Assessment Procedure for Domestic and Non-Domestic Buildings. Our Assessors can provide the following services: (i) Provisional and Final BER Certificates for Domestic and Non-Domestic Buildings (ii) Advisory Reports providing cost effective recommendations to improve the BER rating (iii) Part L Conservation… More +

Pictured (L-R): Brendan Mulligan, Eamonn Waldron, Minister for Trade & Commerce John Mc Guinness, Maura Walsh, Paddy Breen NSAI, Niall O’ Shea TOBIN Consulting Engineers has become the first Irish consulting engineering firm to achieve accreditation to three ISO standards: ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001 from NSAI. TOBIN were initially accredited to ISO 9001 and were successful in recent audits in gaining accreditation to ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System) and OHSAS 18001 (Safety Management System). On December 3rd 2008, Mr. John McGuinness, TD and Minister for Trade and Commerce with Mr.Paddy Breen, Director of Client… More +