This substantial new build is adjacent to the Hospital’s main entrance, necessitating careful traffic management. In addition there were numerous tie-ins to existing buildings. This meant that particular attention had to be paid to minimising employee downtime and inconvenience so that the hospital could continue to function as normal. Location St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny Architect…
Works to date at Wexford Regional Hospital include a new stand-alone Out-Patients Department built over a particularly difficult site. This Department contains many essential services to the main hospital – all of which had to be maintained during construction. The company also completed the 19-bed St Brigid’s Ward – a substantial extension to the existing…
Ballyduff National School posed significant logistical problems for the contractor and client. A number of classrooms were retained whilst other classrooms were moved to temporary accommodation. A mixture of new build and refurbishment took place with students and staff on site. On-site safety is always paramount with Tom O’Brien Construction and was particularly crucial during…
A new school with an adjoining sports hall was built adjacent to Kilmuckridge Vocational School. The existing school was then upgraded and the entire project was completed in time for the new school year. Location Kilmuckridge, Wexford Architect Messrs McHugh O’Cofaigh Client Co. Wexford V.E.C. Value €5.4m
This was a very interesting project which we decided to split into two phases. Phase one consisted of a block of four classrooms, which was fast-tracked to alleviate overcrowding. Phase two consisted of a further four classrooms and a large general purpose hall, along with hard and soft external play areas. This was all completed…
Its not every day a Past Pupil gets to knock down his old School, but that’s exactly what happened to Managing Director Tom O’Brien! This project consisted of a new 12 classroom school, with a general purpose hall, hard play areas and all associated offices. Following the completion of these works, the original single-storey buildings…
A scheme of 42 apartments with retail units was built adjacent to St. John’s River in Waterford City. Built to a demanding time schedule, the scheme benefited from some innovative problem solving from our on-site team, ensuring the properties were completed on time and within budget. Location Johnstown, Waterford Architect Mr. John Santry Client P.W.L.…
Tom O’Brien Construction were responsible for the conversion of a significant part of the historic Good Shepherd Convent, which had fallen into disrepair, into this modern WIT campus building housing kitchen and restaurant facilities blended together so successfully into the new music campus for WIT. The utilisation of the old building fabric and its stone…
From the initial construction of the main terminal including arrivals and departure halls and all the required facilities for the airport tower, Tom O’Brien Construction have been closely tied to the ongoing development of Waterford Airport. We have been involved as main contractor in the building of the three main hangars, the new larger apron…
The De Bruin Court apartment block was built in the Poleberry area of Waterford city. The 27 number apartments were built in record time for the start of the new academic year, whilst all apartments were fitted out to the highest of standards. The units were built adjacent to St. John’s river, the second such…
