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Wills Bros Group are taking home the Judges Silver Award for their work on the Timahoe North Solar Farm.
The builders behind a Midlands solar farm have scored success at the Irish Construction Excellence Awards.
Wills Bros Group scooped the Judges Silver Award for its work on the Timahoe North Solar Farm.
The site has been operational since its official launch last year and is currently generating 15 mega watts of its planned 108 mega watt capacity, with the potential to power approximately 25,000 homes.
Winners by region:
MIDLANDS
Timahoe North Solar Farm
Winner: Judges' Silver Award
Lead Contractor: Wills Bros
Media Angle: Renewable energy project recognised nationally.
GALWAY
Doughiska Skatepark Upgrade
Winner: Judges' Silver Award
Project Team: Galway City Council, Browne Brothers and Vulcano
Media Angle: Popular community facility recognised nationally after €400,000 redevelopment.
Benedictine Monastery at Kylemore Abbey
Winner: Judges' Silver Award
Lead Contractor: Carey Building Contractors
Media Angle: Major heritage and tourism project at one of Ireland's best-known visitor destinations.
Clai Mór Housing Development
Winner: Residential Social & Affordable Housing (€5m-€25m)
Lead Contractor: OCC Construction
Media Angle: Galway social housing project recognised as one of Ireland's best residential developments.
Crokers Hill Social Housing
Winner: Architectural Design Excellence (Over €20m)
Lead Architect: van Dijk Architects
Media Angle: National recognition for innovative social housing design.
CORK
Fíor Uisce, Mitchelstown
Winner: Judges' Silver Award
Project Team: Michael M Lyons Building Contractors and Cork County Council
Media Angle: Cork housing project receives national construction excellence recognition.
Ballycotton Pumping Station and Wastewater Treatment Plant
Winner: Civil Engineering (€10m-€20m)
Lead Contractor: Glanua
Media Angle: Critical water infrastructure project wins national award.
Glounthane-Midleton Twin Track
Winner: Innovation Award (Over €200m)
Project Team: BAM and Iarnród Éireann
Media Angle: Rail infrastructure project recognised for innovation.
Treasury Annex Building
Winner: Commercial Project Award
Lead Contractor: PJ Hegarty
Media Angle: Cork city commercial development wins national recognition.
LIMERICK / CLARE
Killaloe Bypass and Shannon Bridge Crossing
Winner: Civil Engineering (€20m-€50m)
Lead Contractor: John Sisk & Son
Media Angle: One of Ireland's most significant transport projects recognised nationally.
University Hospital Limerick Acute Hospital Block
Winner: Healthcare Project Award
Lead Contractor: John Sisk & Son
Media Angle: Major healthcare investment recognised for construction excellence.
Tom Johnson House, Limerick
Winner: Fitout and Refurbishment (Over €10m)
Lead Contractor: Duggan Brothers
Media Angle: Landmark city-centre redevelopment receives national award.
2-3 Mallow Street, Limerick
Winner: Fitout and Refurbishment (€1.5m-€5m)
Lead Contractor: C&N Higgins
Media Angle: Historic city-centre restoration recognised nationally. 
WEXFORD
Rosslare Europort Terminal 7
Winner: Civil Engineering (Over €50m)
Lead Contractor: John Paul Construction
Media Angle: One of Ireland's largest port infrastructure projects wins national award
DUBLIN
Project Connect, RCSI
Winner: Overall Project of the Year
Lead Contractor: Bennett Construction
Media Angle: Overall winner of the Irish Construction Excellence Awards 2026.
UCD Centre for Future Learning
Winner: Education Project (Over €20m)
Lead Contractor: Walls Construction
Media Angle: National recognition for major university investment.
Trinity Portal
Winner: Education Project (Up to €20m)
Lead Contractor: Flynn
Media Angle: Award-winning university development.
Barrow Street Public Realm Scheme
Winner: Public Realm Project
Project Team: Dublin City Council and Actavo
Media Angle: Urban regeneration project recognised nationally.
Magazine Fort, Phoenix Park
Winner: Heritage and Restoration Project
Lead Contractor: Kelbuild
Media Angle: Important historic structure restored and recognised nationally.
MEATH
Enfield Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade
Winner: Engineering Design Award
Lead Consultant: AM Consulting Engineers
Media Angle: Water infrastructure project recognised for engineering excellence.
Enfield Wastewater Treatment Plant Innovation Project
Winner: Innovation Award (€20m-€200m)
Lead Contractor: Coffey
Media Angle: National award for innovation in wastewater treatment
NORTHERN IRELAND
Pennyburn-Culmore Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation Scheme
Winner: Innovation Award (Up to €20m)
Project Team: GRAHAM and Blockbusters Environmental Services
Media Angle: Northern Ireland project wins national innovation award.
Ballyliffin Beach Houses
Winner: Judges' Silver Award
Lead Contractor: Newtownstewart McKinney
Media Angle: Residential coastal development receives national recognition.
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