News

Tom O’Brien Construction are very happy to report the completion of the 1st phase of our school building program at Blackwater Community School in Lismore, Co. Waterford. This 1st phase which comprises of the provision of an impressive new 28 classroom two storey secondary school building, a full size GAA pitch, two no. all weather […]

This week saw Tom O’Brien Construction break ground on a major 12 million euro development for St. Senans School in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. Works will be carried out on a phased basis and are due for total completion in 2024, so we look forward to working alongside Conroy Architects, Macminn O’Reilly Mahon, Geaney Engineering Consultants […]

Last week saw Tom O’Brien Construction commence works on another school project in Tramore, Co. Waterford. This project will involve the refurbishment and complete energy upgrade of the old Glor na Mara school building for Educate Together and Limerick & Clare Training Board. We are glad to be working with Gravity Architects, Colman Reynolds Associates […]

Managing Director Tom O’Brien and Contracts Manager Dan Casey were very happy to attend the sod turning ceremony for St. Senan’s School in Enniscorthy this past week with Minister for Education Norma Foley. We will be breaking ground on this major project once the school closes for their summer holidays 2022. The new school building […]

We are back in Wexford General Hospital and are delighted to have commenced works on another new project. We have recently been appointed by the HSE to carry out a significant upgrade to the existing façade and windows of the Main Hospital building. All works will take place in a live and currently occupied hospital […]

Last week saw Tom O’Brien’s complete and hand over another school project in Tramore, Co. Waterford. It has taken an intense 16 week period of refurbishment works to transform this decommissioned 1970’s Stella Maris Secondary School Building, lying idle for a number of years, into a new and upgraded modern teaching facility for our Clients […]

Works are now underway and moving ahead well on site at University Hospital Waterford on the New Cataract Theatre Project. Steady progress is being made on this complex build for the HSE. Our teams are operating both on and above the upper floors of currently occupied live hospital buildings in order to deliver the New […]

This multi-million euro major restoration of a protected structure into a state of the art modern school building has been a long time coming to completion. Progress had been affected by Covid lockdowns and unexpected finds of a historical nature both within the building and in the ground. The building is now unrecognisable from its […]

We are pleased to announce our appointment as the Main Contractor for the New Cataract Theatre at University Hospital Waterford. Construction works are due to commence in earnest from January 2022 with our crew on site this side of Christmas carrying out some critical enabling works. We wish Site Manager Murt and our on-site team […]

Today the 11th of November 2021 saw the official opening of the historic Johnstown Castle Estate, Museum, & Gardens, in County Wexford attended by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue. Tom O’Brien Construction acted as main contractors for a successfully delivered, substantial multi-million euro restoration project – involving the major and careful […]

Tom O’Brien Construction have recently been awarded a substantial enabling works package for a proposed new OPD project at University Hospital Waterford by the HSE. It is great to be working closely again with Malone O’Regan Consulting Engineers and the Capital Projects Team in the HSE. Works are due for completion in a matter of […]

After a slightly disjointed contract period due to the effects of Covid lockdowns, we are happy that Institute of Technology Carlow have recently taken possession of their brand new Pavillion Building at their world-class South Sports Campus development. The works completed by Tom O’Brien Construction included the provision of a striking Pavilion building housing changing […]

We have recently commenced works on another new Educational-Sector Project in Tramore, Co. Waterford. This project involves the refurbishment of the decommissioned Stella Maris Secondary School into a new and upgraded facility for Educate Together. We are delighted to be working with familiar colleagues making up the Professional Design Team in C.J. Falconer & Associates […]

Last month saw us handover Glor na Mara Primary School in Tramore, Co. Waterford. This multimillion euro extension and refurbishment project was completed over two years in two separate phases. Phase 1 involved the construction of a major multi-classroom extension and Phase 2 involved another extension, part-demolition and the refurbishment of the existing school buildings […]

Construction works have now commenced to the new cardiac cath lab at University Hospital Waterford. One of the projects first significant milestones was reached this week as Tom O’Brien Construction saw our tower crane erected. This challenging and intricate building project will see the new cath lab constructed on multiple levels upon the roof of […]

Our new €14 million Primary school development has commenced this week at Blackwater Community College in Lismore, Co. Waterford. Works will be carried out in 4 phases and will take in the region of two years to complete. We’re delighted to be working with some familiar colleagues in Butler Moffat Architects, Tom McNamara & Partners, […]

Tom O’Brien Construction are delighted to announce that we have officially been given the Ministerial go ahead to commence construction works imminently to the SECOND CARDIAC CATH LAB at University Hospital Waterford. As a Waterford based Company, we are happy to be part of this good news story for Waterford and the South East with […]

We are back with one of our repeat Clients in Codico Distributors carrying out an office refurbishment at their headquarters in Waterford. Always happy to work with Cliff, Margaret, Noel and the team at Codico, extremely professional Clients and a pleasure to deal with. A well planned project between Client and Contractor leads to a […]

Tom O’Brien Construction Ltd. are delighted to have commenced works recently at Green Biofuels Ireland Ltd. in New Ross, Co. Wexford. Good to be working with the team at Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) on this project.

We are delighted to have commenced works to Phase 2 of our Glor na Mara Primary School project in Tramore, Co. Waterford. Having handed over a new modern two storey extension to the Board of Management at the end of Phase 1 last year, Phase 2 works will include the part demolition and major refurbishment […]

The 1st of 5 Phased Sluice Area fit-outs at University Hospital Waterford was completed and handed over Christmas week 2020, with all refurbishment works to the first phase carried out in just two weeks. Handover of the above pictured first phase was required for the pre Christmas shutdown. The second phase fit-out and refurb commenced […]

Our third Fast Track project of the last couple of weeks, we were delighted to hand over a new Lobby Extension and Queuing Area to the A&E Department of University Hospital Waterford at 5pm on Tuesday 22nd December 2020. Works commenced on site on the 16th November 2020 and were completed in just over 5 […]

We have completed the hand over of a fast tracked Covid Test Centre and the provision of Consultation Areas to St. Martin’s Centre, Kilcohan, Waterford. Handover was achieved to the HSE before the Christmas break. Our thanks to RKD Architects and Malone O’Regan Engineers for their prompt action and collaboration on this project, and our […]

TOBC were asked by the HSE to carry out a fast track extension to the Emergency Department and Ward Blocks at Wexford General Hospital. This is a hospital TOBC know well having carried out many large projects over the years including St Brigid’s Ward Extension and most recently the Decant Unit Extension. This substantial extension […]