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We have now reached the 5th Floor of this 7 Level Multi-Storey Car Park in Wexford General Hospital. Great progress continues to be made on this impressive new facility, which will when complete, provide for over 400 No. additional car parking spaces.

Works are progressing well to the new multi-storey MRI facility currently underway for the HSE at Wexford General Hospital. It’s great to see this highly technical healthcare project coming up out of the ground with first floor structural steel and floor decking in place. This is one of six live projects we are currently delivering […]

We are happy to announce that we have been appointed as Main Contractors to oversee the Refurbishment & Energy Upgrade of two No. separate school projects in Co. Wexford over the coming summer months 2025 at: ▪️ Ballymitty National School, and ▪️ Danescastle National School, Carrig on Bannow These two projects are being carried out […]

Alteration and Upgrade Works to the Main Entrance at University Hospital Waterford have reached Practical Completion stage, with the new entrance due to be handed over this week to our long-time Clients in the HSE. This project required all of the TOBC teams’ expertise of working on site in live Healthcare settings as the immediate […]

Congratulations to our Managing Director Tom O’Brien, who has this past week been elected as the new Chairman of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) South East Branch. “I’m honoured to be elected as Chairman of the South East Branch of the CIF, a position that my father, Tom O’Brien Snr. of Tom O’Brien Construction, also held.” […]

A raft of Restoration & Conservation Works are now underway to the Historic City Hall and Bishop’s Palace Buildings on the Mall in Waterford City, where we will be working for Waterford City & County Council. As Registered Members of the prestigious “Heritage Contractors of Ireland” association, we look forward to adding another impressive Restoration […]

We are delighted to be featured in the February 2025 issue of Building Ireland & NI Magazine. This feature follows our recent “Healthcare Project of the Year” Success at the 2024 Irish Construction Industry Awards for the re-build and restoration of the 4-storey, 280-bed Wexford General Hospital. The feature includes an interview with Thomas O’Brien […]

Tom O’Brien Construction are delighted to announce that we have been appointed as Main Contractors by the Health Service Executive to deliver an Impressive New Multi-Storey Car Park at Wexford General Hospital. The works will include – 1️⃣ The construction of a concrete frame Multi-Storey Car Park, 4 storeys high over split levels for circa […]

Works have commenced this week on a new Refurbishment & Upgrade project to the existing Main Entrance facilities at University Hospital for our valued Clients in the HSE. This is our second live project currently on site at UHW, along with the construction of the new Pathology Laboratory Building. The Hospital will remain in full […]

Tom O’Brien Construction have recently been appointed as Main Contractors by the HSE to carry out the construction of a substantial new state-of-the-art 2-storey over basement MRI Facility at Wexford General Hospital. Some preliminary works will commence this side of Christmas with construction due to commence in earnest in early 2025, and project completion scheduled […]

Tom O’Brien Construction were delighted to be announced as WINNERS of the ‘Healthcare Project of the Year’ Award at the Irish Construction Industry Awards 2024 for our Wexford General Hospital Fire Remediation Project! The Awards Night and Gala evening was held at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre on November 7th 2024. Well done to to […]

Tom O’Brien Construction have been appointed by Waterford City & County Council to carry out a Major Restoration and Conservation Works Contract on the Mall in Waterford City to the Historic and Landmark c. 1740’s City Hall / Theatre Royal Buildings & to the Bishops Palace. Works will commence in earnest in early 2025. As […]

We are pleased to commence works on another New Healthcare Project for the HSE this week, this time in Drinagh, Co. Wexford. Works will include for the extension and complete refurbishment of an existing building along with substantial external works including new car parking areas, to provide for a new modern Healthcare Facility for our […]

Works have commenced this week on a new Refurbishment & Upgrade project of the existing facilities at Ely Hospital in Wexford Town for our valued Clients in the HSE. This project will involve: The upgrading and alteration of the Hospital’s existing facilities Construction of new consultancy suites and ancillary areas Complete upgrade of mechanical & […]

Tom O’Brien Construction have reached Practical Completion Stage at St. Senan’s School in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. This Major c. €12m Primary School development was overseen by TOBC’s management team consisting of Dan, Joe, Mark and Frank and was delivered on a complex sloping site in the heart of a busy residential housing estate. TOBC worked […]

We are pleased to share that we have been shortlisted as a finalist for the esteemed Irish Construction Industry Awards 2024! Our Emergency Re-build of Wexford General Hospital, following a devastating fire outbreak and subsequent full evacuation in March 2023, has been nominated in the Category of: Health Project of the Year. This project was […]

Tom O’Brien Construction are happy to confirm that we have been appointed by Carlow County Council to carry out the construction of a new housing scheme on Barrack Street in Co. Carlow. We look forward to working with the Design Team and the Client on this prestigious new Town Centre development, including Bluett & O’Donoghue […]

A Major Milestone has been reached as the 4th & Final floor of Wexford General Hospital has now been handed over following last year’s devastating fire. Following the previous successful handovers over the past year of floors 1, 2 and 3, along with a suite of New Modular Temporary Facilities installed externally, the last remaining […]

Tom O’Brien Construction have this week commenced works on another Major Multi-Million-Euro Healthcare project at University Hospital Waterford for our long-time Clients in the HSE. This project will involve the construction of a new Pathology Laboratory Extension, a striking 2-storey state of the art Laboratory building, located beside the A&E Department on the existing Hospital […]

Tom O’Brien Construction have just commenced a significant Deep Energy Retrofit, Decarbonisation and BER Upgrades Project this week at SETU Carlow to the Burrin Building. Working as Main Contractor and Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS), our team will deliver this project over the summer months working to an accelerated programme, consisting of a comprehensive energy […]

Tom O’Brien Construction were delighted to recently deliver new MRI facilities into Wexford General Hospital. Working to a severely tight programme, practical completion was achieved in just approximately 3 months. Tom O’Brien Construction also oversaw a highly technical and complex enabling works package, including the remodeling of existing services and the establishment of new underground […]

We were privileged to this week welcome Minister Heather Humphreys to the Sod Turning ceremony at Thomastown Library’s New Redevelopment Project. We will be hard at work over the next year with Kilkenny County Council to deliver this new State-of-the-art Multi-Million Euro Library premises.

Another Milestone reached this month in Enniscorthy as the scaffold has been dropped revealing the school’s striking new extension. Both External and Internal finishes are now well underway at St. Senan’s Primary School. Refurbishment works to the existing school buildings are also well advanced. This major new c. €12.0m school development will be delivered to […]

We are delighted to announce that construction works have commenced this week on the Extension and Refurbishment of Thomastown Library in Thomastown Co. Kilkenny for our Clients, Kilkenny County Council. We are looking forward to working with the Client and Design Team on this exciting multi-million euro project over the coming months. – Reddy Architecture […]