Deciding on the right path Project Ireland 2040 requires innovative and brave approaches from sector, the CIF annual conference was told. Quinton O’Reilly reports Quinton O'Reilly October 6, 2019 From left: Gerald Knights, director of broking, DRS Bond Management; Stephen Hughes, head of construction, Enterprise Ireland; Pat Lucey, director for infrastructure, John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Ltd and president of the CIF; Sarah Murphy, managing director, Business Post Events and iQuest; Richie McCarthy, head of marketing and communications, Roadstone; Stephen Walls, associate director, Mace; Fergal Murphy, General Manager, Kingspan Insulation Ireland; Ivan Yates, broadcaster and conference chair; Ferga Kane, partner, government and infrastructure, transaction advisory services, EY; Denis O’Leary, Client Solutions; Clare Cashin, partner, Philip Lee; Mark Fagan, business director Ireland and Northern Ireland, Topcon Pictures: Maura Hickey Previous Next Image 1 of 6 CIF Annual Conference October 2nd 2019 LtoR: Tom Parlon, Director General, CIF, An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar T.D, Sarah Murphy, Managing Director, Business Post Events & iQuest, Picture: Maura Hickey. Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 2 of 6 CIF Annual Conference October 2nd 2019. LtoR: Pat Lucey, Director for Infrastructure, John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Ltd and President, CIF, Sarah Murphy, Managing Director, Business Post Events & iQuest, Eoghan Murphy TD, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government and Tom Parlon, Director General, CIF. Picture: Maura Hickey. Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 3 of 6 CIF Annual Conference October 2nd 2019. LtoR: Ivan Yates, Broadcaster and conference chair, Tiffany Quinn, mac-group, Tom Parlon, Director General, CIF and Pat Lucey, Director for Infrastructure, John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Ltd and President, CIF. Picture: Maura Hickey. Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 4 of 6 CIF Annual Conference October 2nd 2019. LtoR: Tim Lucey, CEO, Cork County Council, David McWilliams, Economist, author, journalist, documentary-maker and broadcaster, Jeanette Mair, Economic and Policy Research Executive, CIF, Ivan Yates, Broadcaster and conference chair, Ferga Kane, Partner, Government and Infrastructure, Transaction Advisory Services, EY, Pat Lucey, Director for Infrastructure, John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Ltd and President, the CIF and Robert Watt, Secretary General, Dept. of Public Expenditure and Reform. Picture: Maura Hickey. Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 5 of 6 CIF Annual Conference October 2nd 2019. Kjetil Tonning, President of FIEC (the European Construction Industry Federation), Brussels. Picture: Maura Hickey. Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 6 of 6 CIF Annual Conference October 2nd 2019. David McWilliams, Economist, author, journalist, documentary-maker and broadcaster. Picture: Maura Hickey. Photo by Eoin O'Hara Commercial Reports Sectors LATEST NEWS19:55Out of Office: Ronan plans for 17-storey block blocked19:42Johnny Ronan’s plan for 17-storey docklands tower on Citigroup office site blocked19:24Ireland’s opposition to proposed tax changes sets it on collision course with EU heavyweights19:20Aviva and Oliver Tattan join forces to enter health insurance market19:05Restaurant review: Esther’s, a new spot in Mount Merrion, has found its feet quickly18:33Ryanair the ‘logical’ operator of a third terminal at Dublin Airport