‘There will never be a better time to invest in the construction sector’

The Southern Construct conference examines problems facing the industry in Cork, but an air of optimism prevails, writes Róisín Kiberd

Jonathan Healy, broadcaster, CIF Southern Region Construction Summit chair; Gerald Knights, director of broking, DRS Bond Management; Aidan Mangan, chairman, Construction Industry Federation, Cork Branch; Pat Lucey, president, CIF; Sarah Murphy, managing director of Business Post Events & iQuest; and Fran McFadden, national customer acquisition manager, Gas Networks Ireland Pictures: Maura Hickey