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Tom O’Brien’s are delighted to have followed up last years Safe-T-Cert A grade accreditation by being awarded the same mark for 2016! The award of the highest Safe-T-Cert grade possible indicates the importance placed on all matters Health and Safety by members of the Tom O’Brien team. Safe-T-Cert is a certification scheme designed for certifying […]

Tom O’Brien Construction were delighted to be joined on site this week by the GIY team and all members of the Design team for the contract signing of Grow HQ! Located at Ardkeen Waterford, works to GIY’s new HQ are approaching the halfway stage and progressing excellently. Pictured (L-R): Laura Firth HKTT, Tom O’Brien MD […]

Tom O’Brien Construction are delighted to have commenced works to the Harbour Master Offices in Dunmore east, Co. Waterford. This exciting project further extends our relationship with both the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and Bord Iascaigh Mhara. We have previously completed two ice plants for Bord Iascaigh Mhara in Kilmore Quay, Co. […]

Tom O’Brien Construction have successfully completed works at St. Paul’s Community College, Lisduggan, Waterford. This project consisted of the refurbishment of 3 Science rooms, associated prep rooms, stores and demonstration rooms. Tom O’Brien’s carried out the complete redecoration of all rooms to give a complete aesthetic upgrade. Tom O’Brien’s worked closely with the appointed mechanical […]

Tom O’Brien Construction are delighted to announce that we have signed a contract with Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) to complete the multi-purpose sports arena building at WIT’s Carriganore Sports Campus, and works are now underway. The completion of the building will include a 2,000 sq m ‘aula maxima’ or great hall where large scale […]

Tom O’Brien Construction were delighted to have Tánaiste Joan Burton and GIY founder Michael Kelly on-site this week at the official sod turning ceremony for the new Grow HQ at Ardkeen, Waterford! Pictured above L-R: Tom O’Brien – MD Tom O’Brien Construction, Pearse Douglas – Douglas Carroll, Laura Firth – HKTT, John Cummins – Mayor […]

Tom O’Brien Construction are delighted to have begun work on site today, at St. Paul’s Community College, Waterford. The works involved in this project will comprise of the refurbishment of the school’s three science labs, associated prep rooms, stores and demonstration rooms. Works are expected to be completed in February 2016.

Tom O’Brien Construction have recently completed a refurbishment of the reception areas at St. John’s Hospital, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. All areas of the building remained operational throughout the construction process, which was overseen by our Contracts Manager, Mr. Dan Casey. Tom O’Brien Construction are delighted to have completed another successful project with the HSE and […]

  Tom O’Brien’s have just completed an eight week refurbishment of the on-call facility at Wexford General Hospital for the HSE. The project required phased works in the unit with tight deadlines for the return of completed areas in order to reduce any disruption to the live unit. All works were co-ordinated by our Contracts […]

  Yet another highly successful new school has been delivered on time and within budget by Tom O’Brien Construction.  Glenville National School involved the construction of a new state of the art eight classroom, two storey Primary School and GP hall of circa 1,697m2. The existing school was demolished upon completion of the new school […]

  Tom O’Brien Construction are delighted to announce the completion of works at Waterpark National School, Park Road, Waterford.  This complex project required Tom O’Brien Construction to create an intricate link between the existing main school and the new school building. This link was constructed faultlessly by experienced Tom O’Brien tradesmen and congratulations must go […]

  Tom O’Brien Construction are delighted to introduce our new LinkedIn page! You can find us at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/9500205?trk=hp-feed-company-name Here you will be able to keep up to date with any company news and all of our ongoing projects, so make sure to hit the follow button! Please feel free to interact with us by liking, sharing and commenting on our […]

  Tom O’Brien Construction are delighted to announce that works are officially underway at Christchurch NS, Waterford. This exciting and highly complex project entails a wide scope of works. These include extensive demolition and excavation works, the refurbishment of a number of existing buildings and various innovative extensions, some of which will consist of a […]

  Tom O’Brien Construction are delighted to announce the successful delivery of a new Decant Unit at Wexford General Hospital. This €1.1m Healthcare project entailed the upgrade of an exisiting 14 bed ward on the Wexford General Hospital campus. The works involved operating within a live hospital, with substantial upgrades to the M&E services all co-ordinated […]

  Waterford Medieval Museum has been short-listed from 420 nominated projects from all over Europe and has made it to the final of the Mies van der Rohe Award 2015, the highest award in European Architecture. Furthermore, the European Commission and the Fundacio Mies van der Rohe announced 40 finalists from the original list of […]

  Tom O’Brien have recently been awarded an A grade in our Safe-T-Cert audit for 2015. This top mark is a clear indication of how highly important we consider all aspects of our Health and Safety Management Systems to be. Safe-T-Cert is a certification scheme designed for certifying the Safety Management Systems of contractors working in the […]

  Tom O’Brien Construction have just completed the infrastructure works for a new palliative care building at the Ardkeen Complex for the H.S.E. Works involved the provision of a new ring road, the installation of a new ESB ring main, the realigning of existing services including Data, Water, Gas, Telecom and the provision of a […]

We are proud to announce that the Waterford Medieval Museum, built by Tom O’Brien Construction, has been chosen as the winner in the ‘Best Public Building’ category, by the RIAI in 2014. The award was announced by the RIAI at a ceremony held the evening of the 24th of June 2014 in Wood Quay Venue […]

  Tom O’Brien Construction are delighted to announce that works have commenced at Glenville National School, Co. Cork. The project comprises the construction of a new state of the art two storey 8 classroom school building and general purpose hall, along with the provision of new yard space, entrance layout and access road, parking and […]

  Tom O’Brien Construction are delighted to announce that works have commenced at Waterpark National School, Waterford.   This exciting project entails the construction of a new two storey 4 classroom primary school and all associated external works including site enclosures, road and footpath redevelopment works, car parking areas and landscaping. All existing prefabricated buildings […]