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Sorensen Civil Engineering Ltd would like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas🎄

Sorensen is delighted to announce that we have been appointed by Cork City Council – Comhairle Cathrach Chorcaí to deliver Contract 3 of the Glanmire Roads Improvement Scheme.

This project will significantly enhance the greenway route, delivering safer, more accessible facilities for cyclists and pedestrians.

🏗️𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞:
• The provision of a new urban greenway through John O’Callaghan Park
• Two new bridge crossings
• A shared-use path along Eastcliff Road
• Upgrades to existing paths
• Drainage and utility works
• New pavements, kerbs, tactile paving, and street furniture
• Landscaping & environmental works

We look forward to working closely with Cork City Council, their representatives AECOM, and all project stakeholders as we deliver this exciting piece of active travel infrastructure.

📢 𝗪𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚
⭕We are currently seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor for a full-time permanent position based in Munster.

💻To learn more, visit: Vacancies | Sorensen

Sorensen is pleased to announce the commencement of works at Belfast Harbour Marina.

The site within Belfast’s Titanic Quarter, currently a pleasure craft marina, will undergo upgrade works to enhance stability and resilience in adverse weather.

𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬:
⚓ Installation of steel tubular restraint piles to better secure the pontoons and reduce movement during storm events.
⚓ Reconfiguration of the existing pontoon layout, including the installation of new walkway pontoon units and additional finger pontoons.
⚓ Associated activities such as the removal of existing pontoon chains and anchor blocks, and mobilisation of marine and piling plant.

These improvements will enhance the overall safety, functionality, and durability of the marina facilities.

We look forward to working with Belfast Harbour, Doran Consulting and all of the Stakeholders on this project.

The official theme this week is “Quality: Think Differently.”

​At Sorensen, thinking differently means positioning quality as our primary strategic advantage against the most demanding environments.

​This #WorldQualityWeek, we celebrate how this strategic focus on quality drives continuous innovation and ensures the success of Ireland’s critical future infrastructure.
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Our team had the privilege of attending the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Digital Construction Summit 2025 in Croke Park, Dublin — a landmark gathering for innovation in the Irish construction industry.

We engaged in round table discussions to share our journey in adopting innovative tech tools on infrastructure & civil works projects. #cifdigicon25

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭!
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐲𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞!
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Sorensen will be on campus at Munster Technological University, Cork tomorrow for the MTU Careers | Cork Campuses Fair 2025!

Come by our stand to meet our team in person, discover the exciting career opportunities we have to offer, and learn how you can build your future with us.

#MTUCareersFair

Eoghan Duggan is commencing the 2nd year of his Civil Engineering Apprenticeship at Atlantic Technological University Campus in Galway City. In Year 2 Eoghan will build on foundational skills from Year 1 with more specialised Civil Engineering topics, more theory and design, while continuing work-based learning.

Ryan McCarthy has commenced 1st year of his Civil Engineering Apprenticeship at Munster Technological University Campus in Cork. Ryan will be introduced to basic theory, tools, and skills that he’ll need in later years.

We wish both students the very best on their apprenticeship journey with Sorensen.

Sorensen is delighted to have been awarded the Park Road Killarney Active Travel Project (Section A), which we will deliver on behalf of our client, Kerry County Council.

The Scheme includes for the provision of 2 new signalised crossing points on Park Road as well as the upgrade of an existing crossing on East Avenue and a further upgrade of an existing signalised crossing on Park Road.
The works generally comprise of the construction of shared surfaces, cycleways, kerbing, signage, road-markings, drainage, utilities, retaining wall structures and associated ancillary works.

We look forward to working with Kerry County Council, Clandillon Civil Consulting Ltd. and all of the Stakeholders on this project.

Our marine teams are currently working on two separate projects in Killybegs Harbour for our valued client, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Namely (1) Killybegs Smooth Point Breasting Dolphin Project and (2) Killybegs Small Craft Harbour Pontoon Project.

Works are nearing completion on the Killybegs Small Craft Harbour Pontoon.
The scope of works has included the installation of 14no. x 510mm diameter tubular piles, delivered in collaboration with our specialist subcontractors Quinn Piling and Ocean Crest Marine.

On the Killybegs Smooth Point Breasting Dolphin project, our project team has successfully completed the installation of all 24no. x 915mm diameter tubular piles, in partnership with our specialist subcontractors Murphy Ground Engineering and Ocean Crest Marine.

Fantastic progress by the Sorensen Marine Team!

The Sorensen project team has made great progress in recent weeks on our N72 Fossa project in Killarney. The quality of the workmanship and finishing is commendable, keeping up Sorensen’s tradition of delivering high quality projects for all of our clients. The works include a reduction in carriageway width to permit new cyclist and pedestrian facilities, pavement improvement works, soft landscaping, new drainage infrastructure, extension of the public lighting system, new kerbs, new pedestrian crossings and provision of landscape features. The works also comprise of the construction of a shared surfaced plaza within the centre of the village.

We wish to thank the local community of Fossa and the road-users for their cooperation and patience during the works. Thank you to our client, Kerry County Council, for their support and collaboration throughout the project. Well done to the Sorensen project team for their efforts in delivering this project safely and on time.

We were honoured to support #Challenge21 2025 in aid of the Down Syndrome Centre Cork.

This year’s Challenge 21 was a tremendous success, raising an estimated €80,000 through corporate partnerships, community fundraising, and the inspiring efforts of all participants.

At Sorensen, we were proud to play a small part, ensuring the safe and smooth passage of runners and walkers through our M28 Ringaskiddy Road Scheme, where our team is currently active on site.

To the team at the Down Syndrome Centre, thank you for your valued partnership and the important work you continue to do in the community.

This prestigious project was located on Dinish Island, Castletownbere, Co. Cork. Our valued client, the the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, set out to double the workable quay space within their busy Dinish Harbour. The project resulted in an additional 2.2acres of highly usable reclaimed quay storage areas, 215m of new quay wall, two new major breakwaters at the entrance to the harbour providing much needed shelter, dredging to the navigation channel, the new berth, inner basin and the synchro-lift making the boat yard more accessible for larger vessels. A shallow inner basin was also constructed for a small craft harbour to the benefit of small fishing vessels and leisure craft.

The Sorensen site team overcame many challenges on this project, not least of all the construction of the breakwater sheet piled cells during a challenging winter period. The marine team worked diligently under the supervision of our vastly experienced Directors, Louis Keating and David Sorensen, to constantly appraise and adjust the temporary works design to ensure that the cell construction was delivered safely.

We are delighted to see that Dinish Harbour is thriving since the Sorensen Marine Team handed over the Dinish Wharf Extension Project in 2022.

Following an extended period of growth and expansion, Sorensen has made its debut on the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Top 50 Leading Contractors in Ireland for 2025.

This milestone is a testament to the hard work and honest endeavours of our ever-expanding team at Sorensen.

We wish to thank our clients and partners nationwide for their continued support and collaboration.

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As part of our “Giving back to the Community” initiative, the Sorensen Sisk Joint Venture is delighted to sponsor new training clothing for the Adare Under-9s & 10s GAA teams are proud to support the next generation of players in a club that is at the heart of the local community of Adare. Wishing the team a fantastic season ahead!

𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐰!
We’re currently working on the Killybegs Smooth Point Breasting Dolphin Project and the Killybegs Small Craft Harbour Pontoon Project for our valued client, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Over the past few weeks, our dedicated project team has successfully installed 12 out of 24 x 915mm Dia tubular piles for the Killybegs Smooth Point Breasting Dolphin, in collaboration with Murphy Ground Engineering and Ocean Crest Marine.

Additionally, we’ve completed the installation of 13 out of 14 Dia x 510mm Tubular Piles for the Killybegs Small Craft Harbour Pontoon Project, working alongside Quinn Piling and Ocean Crest Marine.
The team has also commenced the construction of a 30m long x 22m wide breakwater, requiring the supply and placement of 5,000 cubic meters of Limestone Rock Armour.

Great teamwork driving these projects forward!

We’d like to extend a warm welcome to our new Quantity Surveying Student Interns, Kevin Kelleher and Adam Delaney, who are third-year Quantity Surveyor students from Munster Technological University.
Kevin and Adam will join our Head Office team for their 5-month work placement. They will assist a number of our project teams and gain valuable experience on a wide range of Civil and Marine Engineering projects.
We wish them all the best on their placement!

Works are progressing well on our Glashaboy Flood Relief Scheme, with 70% of works completed to date. The team have been busy at Hazelwood Junction where the installation of new footpaths, new road surfacing and new public lighting works are almost complete. A critical flood overflow culvert is currently being installed adjacent to the busy shopping centre which will be a major relief to the residents and businesses in the event of future rain events.

At New Line Road, construction of reinforced concrete walls is on-going, both upstream and downstream of the New Line Bridge. Completion of these RC flood walls is expected in the next few weeks. This will be followed by the construction of a new road layout in that area.

Well done to the Sorensen site team on this project, they have all worked tirelessly to progress this challenging project in a safe and efficient manner. The Sorensen team wish to extend our gratitude to the local communities of Glanmire & Riverstown for their ongoing patience and cooperation as we continue to progress these vital flood relief works throughout their communities.

Sorensen has successfully completed our Spencer Harbour Slipway Project on behalf of our valued client Waterways Ireland at Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim.

This challenging project entailed the installation of a temporary silt curtain to facilitate permanent upfilling beneath the new concrete slipway. Our methodology included a combination of in-situ reinforced concrete construction and precast concrete elements manufactured off-site. The team worked closely with Inland Fisheries Ireland to ensure that all ecological and environmental protection measures were implemented to prevent any negative effects to the local wildlife in and around Lough Allen.

Thank you to Waterways Ireland, Leitrim County Council, RPS and all of the project stakeholders for their collaboration throughout the project.

Well done to our Marine Team, a job well done as usual!

𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐉𝐕 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐔𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐲𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕

The Sisk Sorensen Joint Venture, in partnership with Limerick City and County Council, is pleased to announce the signing of the Design and Construction Contract for the Adare Bypass.

With an investment of approximately €150 million from the Irish Government, the bypass is set for completion by June 2027—well in time for the Ryder Cup at Adare Manor.

Noel Curtis, Project Director, John Sisk & Son Ltd and John Wallace, MD, Sorensen Civil Engineering Ltd issued a joint statement on behalf of Sisk Sorensen:

“𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘺𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 2027. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺.”

We look forward to working with our Sisk colleagues in delivering this crucial infrastructural project on behalf of Limerick City and County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland.

𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲: https://lnkd.in/ewh2KTWF

Sorensen Civil Engineering Ltd is proud to have been nominated for the Irish Construction Excellence Awards. Our Mungret LIHAF Stage 2 project has been nominated under the Civil Engineering Up to €20m category.

This nomination results from a lot of hard work, innovation, and diligence by our project team in collaboration with our client Limerick City and County Council and Designers Mott MacDonald.

Well done to all those who were involved in delivering the Mungret LIHAF project. The team at Sorensen would like to wish all of the finalists the very best of luck in the respective categories.

Please visit ICE Awards | Finalists to view our entry. We look forward to the Awards Gala evening in May!

#ICEAwards #ConstructionExcellence

Sorensen is delighted to welcome back our Student Intern, Emma O’Sullivan, as she joins us for her Placement Year. Emma, a Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering student at University College Cork, will be part of our M28 Ringaskiddy Protected Road project team.

We wish her the very best for her placement!

Work has been completed on the Plassey Park Road Improvement Scheme.

The contract entailed the upgrade to the entrance to the National Technological Park and widening of the surrounding roads to accommodate new cycleways, footpaths and bus lanes at Plassey Park Road and Plassey Road. The project also comprised of a number of junction upgrades including paving, landscaping, drainage, and the installation of bus lanes along with associated site works.

Thanks to our dedicated and experienced site team, our subcontractors and suppliers, who all worked very hard to deliver this project. We are very grateful to the local community for their cooperation and patience during the works.

Thank you to our client Limerick City and County Council and the Arup design team for their support and collaboration throughout the project.

🎄 Coming Home for Christmas? Considering Staying Longer?

Whether you’re aiming to grow your career, start anew, or stay near the ones you love, Sorensen has amazing opportunities waiting for you.

🎁 Discover your next opportunity at: www.sorensen.ie/vacancies/

Sorensen Civil Engineering Ltd would like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas🎄

The N73 Annakisha Road Improvement Scheme Project was successfully completed and reopened to the public last Friday, November 22nd.

The contract entailed realignment of a section of the N73 between Cooldurragha and Powerstown (approximately 7km east of Mallow), realignment of local road junctions, combined pedestrian/cycle tracks, construction of new bridge structures, new underpass structures, culverts, earthworks, fencing, drainage, landscaping, and environmental mitigation works.

We’d like to say thank you to our dedicated and experienced site team, who worked hard to deliver this project. We are very grateful to the local community for their cooperation and patience during the works. Thank you to our client Cork County Council along with the team Transport Infrastructure Ireland for their support and collaboration throughout the project.

Sorensen has been awarded two new marine projects in recent weeks in the Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre (FHC), Co. Donegal. We are delivering these two exciting projects on behalf of our valued client, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).

The first project is the Killybegs Smooth Point – Breasting Dolphins project which is located adjacent to the new Smooth Point Pier Extension that we successfully completed earlier this year. The proposed works comprise the construction of four breasting dolphins to aid with stern-on berthing against the existing quay wall. The dolphins will be installed perpendicular to the existing quay face to both guide vessels under the berthing operations and secure vessels in a moored condition. Walkways will be provided to connect the dolphins to the quay wall and provide access for mooring crews. Our site team is very familiar with Killybegs FHC and we look forward to working with the DAFM team and all of the stakeholders on this project.

The second project is the Killybegs Passenger Pontoon and Additional Small Craft Harbour Berths project which is located adjacent Blackrock Pier in the Killybegs FHC. The works initially entail the installation of steel tubular piles. New passenger pontoons, harbour pontoons and gangway will then be installed upon completion of the piling works. A new breakwater will be constructed at the entrance to the Basin along with ancillary landside civils works.

Best of luck to the Sorensen marine teams as they commence mobilisation, and site works on both projects in the coming weeks.

What a fantastic turnout for the ‘Dash on the N73’ on Sunday!

The fundraiser run/walk organised by Sorensen and Ballygown National School aimed to raise funds for essential upgrade works to the school facilities and resources. With incredible support from the community, we exceeded all expectations and raised over €25,000! 🎉

A huge thank you to everyone who participated, donated, and contributed to making this event a success. Special thanks to Donncha O’Callaghan for joining us to kick off the event🌟

Our Celtic Interconnector cable installation teams continue to make steady progress pulling the 320 kV DC cables into the 33km ducting route. The specialist cable jointing crews have commenced jointing works on the 400 kV AC section. These jointing works are undertaken in a controlled environment within adapted steel containers placed at the junction bays along the route.

The trenching and ducting teams are advancing steadily along the 320 kV DC cable route, which extends from the Ballyadam site to the landfall at Claycastle Beach in Youghal and they are currently focusing on cable route sections that are off-road.

At the converter station site at Ballyadam, near Carrigtwohill, Siemens Energy have completed the enabling phase and are now progressing the main civil works phase at the site.

A huge congratulations to our Graduate Quantity Surveyors, Luke Kelleher & Ryan Keenan, who both graduated from Munster Technological University! We wish both young men the very best of luck in their careers🎓🎉

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. officially opened the Smooth Point Pier Extension at Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre on 20th September.

The project involved the completion of a new 120m long quay development at Smooth Point, aiming to alleviate congestion during the peak fishing season. The works also included dredging in excess of 10,000 cubic metres of rock from the bed of the harbour.

Well done to the Sorensen site team for co-ordinating the works safely in a very restricted and challenging environment. Thank you to the Employer’s Representative and Designer, Doran Consulting Engineers for their collaboration with Sorensen on this project.

Sorensen joined SSE Renewables Onshore Development & Construction team at their first Community Delivery Event in Glasgow. Over 100 partners were present and there was lots of interaction and discussions on key topics and common challenges.

The event focussed on Safety and how by collectively utilising the power of a community approach we can achieve the goal of getting people home safely. Also, talks focussed on Sustainability, Environmental delivery and showcased the significant pipeline of onshore projects that SSE will be progressing in the near future.

Following the Contract Award for the Tarbert Jetty Repairs Contract by SSE Renewables, the Sorensen Marine Team has wasted no time getting to work. The project entails replacement of the fendering system on the main jetty, complex scaffolding and encapsulation works to allow critical repairs to the steel work on the four existing bridges. The bridges also require sand blasting and paintwork to all steel members. Ancillary works include a full renovation of the Jetty welfare building on the jetty. Fingers crossed for a spell of good weather in the coming weeks!

Our site teams had a great time with our partners Nexans at the summer site BBQ on the Celtic Interconnector.

A big thank you to everyone who helped organize the event and to all who joined us on the day.

Despite the poor weather conditions experienced during the summer, works are progressing well on the Foynes to Limerick Road Contract No. 1 project. These works are part of the first phase of the long-awaited Adare Bypass project. The Sorensen site team has received a warm welcome from the Adare community and project stakeholders.

We are delivering this project on behalf of our client, Limerick City and County Council and the funding authority Transport Infrastructure Ireland.

#TeamSorensen
#RyderCup2027

The Sorensen management team wish to acknowledge the great work being done by our student interns across our civil and marine projects. They have all shown a keen interest in their work and have adapted quickly to site environment. Keep up the good work, and enjoy the remainder of your placement. The future is bright at Sorensen!

Sorensen have recently completed our Fender Installation Project at Dun Laoghaire Harbour’s Carlisle Pier, which was delivered in two phases.

The Project consisted of the installation of 17no. new fenders supported on large diameter tubular steel piles. The project has increased the capacity and flexibility of the Harbour for berthing a wide range of vessels.

Thank you to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and RPS for their collaboration on the Project.

Well done to our Marine Team!

Our Annakisha project team, led by Paraic McCarthy, welcomed the Mayor of County Cork, Frank O’Flynn to the project last week. The Mayor was joined by Cork County Council’s Director of Services for Roads & Transportation, Niall Healy and Senior Engineer, Sean Callery, and Senior Executive Engineer, Eddie Murphy. Read what the Mayor had to say about progress on the project by clicking on the link below.

Echo Live article here: https://lnkd.in/ePDffrXQ

Sorensen recently completed a trial section of the South Kerry Greenway located at Mountain Stage Viewpoint, Ring of Kerry, Co Kerry. This greenway will be among the most impressive and spectacular greenways in Europe when it is complete.

The works delivered by Sorensen included:
Site Clearance
Fencing
Earthworks
Raking down and preparing existing rock faces
Installation of rock anchors and retaining mesh for slope stabilisation
Extensive shotcrete works
Retaining wall foundations
Gabion basket retaining walls
Installation of new drainage systems
Construction of Greenway substructure layers
Landscaping and finishing works

We wish to thank the local community and the road-users for their cooperation and patience during the works. Thank you to our client #Kerry County Council, the designer MWP and the funding body Transport Infrastructure Ireland, for their support and collaboration throughout the project. Well done to the Sorensen project team for their efforts in delivering this project safely and on time.

#Greenways
#TeamSorensen

Sorensen recently completed the Smooth Point Pier Extension project at Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre, which we delivered on behalf of our client, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

The project involved the completion of a new 120m long quay development at Smooth Point, aiming to alleviate congestion during the peak fishing season. The works also included dredging in excess of 10,000 cubic metres of rock from the bed of the harbour.

Well done to the site team for co-ordinating the works safely in a very restricted and challenging works area. Thank you to the Employer’s Representative and Designer, Doran Consulting Engineers for the collaboration on this project.

Sorensen wishes to sincerely thank the Killybegs community for their cooperation during the works.

#Marineworks
#TeamSorensen

Minister of State, Kieran O’Donnell, Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr. Gerald Mitchell together with representatives from Sorensen & Limerick City and County Council attended the official opening of Mungret LIHAF Road Stage 2 yesterday.

The project involved the construction of two new link roads with associated infrastructure works. The new link roads will facilitate future housing development and a new school.

We’d like to thank our dedicated site team and our trusted support staff in our head office who all worked extremely hard, in collaboration with Limerick City and County Council and Mott MacDonald, to deliver this vital infrastructure project for the Limerick area.

We are nearing the completion of our R614 Ballyhooly Road Upgrade project in Ballyvolane, Cork City. When complete, this 12-month project will facilitate the construction of 753 new homes on the Longview Estates site which will be a major boost to the area.

We would like to acknowledge the hard work and collaboration on the project by the Sorensen project team, MHL Consulting Engineers design team, the Long View Estates Ltd team and our Client, Housing Infrastructure Services Company (HISCo).

As illustrated by the recent drone photos, the Sorensen Project Team are progressing very well on the N73 Annakisha Road Improvement Scheme.

The structures team are progressing the underpasses, river bridges and culverts. Despite the poor weather recently, our earthworks team is on programme and drainage works are also progressing well.

We would like to acknowledge the hard work and collaboration on the project between the Sorensen project team, RPS design team, our Client, Cork County Council and the funding authority Transport Infrastructure Ireland.

Sorensen Civil Engineering Ltd would like to wish our clients, supply partners and all our loyal staff a very Happy Easter.

In recognition of #WorldWaterDay, we’re sharing footage from our Churchfield Reservoir Roof Replacement project which we recently completed on behalf of our client Uisce Éireann Irish Water.

This reservoir upgrade project consisted of the challenging task of removing and replacing 4,200m² of reinforced concrete roof structure over the 40 mega-litre reservoir. Our trusted supply chain partner, #BannagherPrecastConcrete successfully delivered the replacement precast elements to allow our site team to diligently reconstruct the roof structure.

Despite the obvious challenges, the reservoir remained fully operational, ensuring a continuous supply of drinking water to Cork City.

Giving back to the Community: As part of our community liaison work on our Glashaboy Flood Relief Scheme in Glanmire, members of our site team, accompanied by Ken Leahy of Arup, provided a presentation on the design, construction and ecology aspects of the project to the 2nd year students at Glanmire Community College.

Sorensen’s ecologist, Sorcha Dale spoke about the ecological elements on the project, our liaison officer, Elaine Cronin gave the students an insight into the importance of collaboration with the community and stake holders, and Ken Leahy gave a fascinating account of the design process on this complex flood relief project.

We received a warm welcome from the students and teachers during our visit and would like to thank the school for their hospitality and all the students for taking part. A special mention goes to Josh, Damien, Justin, Lucie, Clodagh, Lauren and Jack. Thank you to the school principal, Ronan McCarthy.

Works are progressing well on the flood relief scheme, which we are delivering on behalf of our client Cork City Council – Comhairle Cathrach Chorcaí.

Sorensen, in collaboration with Nexans & EirGrid Group has been working extremely hard to deliver the Celtic Interconnector, which, when delivered, will create an electrical interconnection between Ireland and France to allow the exchange of electricity between the two countries.

Sorensen are installing the ducting, cabling, junction boxes, tunnel works and all associated civil works from the submarine interface at Youghal beach to the final termination point at Knockraha Substation in Carrigtwohill. The cable route is 43km in length, and works are programmed to run until May 2026.

Sorensen wishes to sincerely thank the local communities of East Cork for their patience and cooperation during the works.

The latest Celtic Interconnector Community Newsletter is now available to read.

Celtic-Interconnector-Newsletter-February-2024

Project Flashback ?

Youghal Eco Boardwalk was looking fantastic at high tide and low tide over the weekend.

We delivered this project on behalf of our client, Cork County Council, in 2021. The project comprised the construction of a new ‘Eco Boardwalk’ on the seaward side of the Ballyvergan Dunes from Claycastle to Redbarn, Youghal, Co. Cork. The boardwalk was opened at a time when COVID was at its most prominent, and the people of Youghal were delighted to avail of such a spectacular outdoor amenity at the time.

#TeamSorensen

Our Glashaboy team took part in a Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity #MakeItVisible talk on site yesterday morning.
The talk highlighted the importance of both mental & physical health.
Addressing mental health in the construction industry is vital for the overall health, safety, and wellbeing of our site teams.
A big thanks from all at Sorensen to Dale & Justin for a very enjoyable morning.

The Make It Visible website is a valuable resource dedicated to everyone in our industry, aimed at enhancing the welfare and wellbeing of our workforce.
Discover more: www.lighthouseclub.org

We are pleased to announce the following promotions to Director within Sorensen Civil Engineering Limited; Brian Snow (Operations Director), Luke Treacy (Operations Director), Paraic McCarthy (Operations Director) and Michael O’Leary (Commercial Director). These promotions are an acknowledgement of this groups’ hard work and dedication to the company in recent years. We are confident that, under the guidance of this experienced group of Directors, the company is in excellent hands for the future.

We congratulate them sincerely on their career milestones & wish them the very best in their new roles.

We’d like to extend a warm welcome to our newest Student Intern, Aidan Curry, who is a third-year Civil Engineering student from University of Limerick.

Aidan will join our Celtic Interconnector project team for his 8-month work placement.

We wish him all the best on his work placement and look forward to seeing him thrive within our dynamic project team.

Evan Donovan is a 3rd year civil engineering student at Technological University of the Shannon. He is currently 6 months into his 14-month work placement. He is part of our site team on the N73 Annakisha Road improvement project.

We’d like to acknowledge Evan’s hard work and commitment to date on the project and look forward to monitoring his progress through to becoming a qualified civil engineer in the near future.

As part of our commitment to the Engineers Ireland ‘STEPS to Engineering’ programme, Sorensen Contracts Manager, Paraic McCarthy gave a presentation to the 4th class students at Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Limerick City.
We received a warm welcome from the students and teachers during our visit, where we covered topics such as road construction, interesting Civil Engineering projects, and the civil engineering industry in general.
We would like to thank the school for their hospitality and all the pupils for taking part. Hopefully we have inspired some of the pupils to choose Civil Engineering as a career!

Cllr. Bernard Moynihan officially opened the Ballymaquirk Junction Upgrade Scheme on Friday, 17th November.

The project was a safety initiative by Cork County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland that consisted of replacing the existing four-cross-roads on the N72/R579 Ballymaquirk Junction, with a new on-line roundabout. There were also realignment works on all the existing approach roads as well as drainage, utilities, fencing, traffic management and associated ancillary works. We’re delighted to see that the new roundabout is providing a much safer passage through this busy road junction for the people of Banteer and the wider north Cork area.

We’d like to thank our dedicated and experienced Sorensen site team that worked extremely hard, in collaboration with the Cork County Council RDO site team, to deliver this project ahead of programme through very challenging site conditions.

Sorensen is happy to be celebrating the CQI | The Chartered Quality Institute‘s World Quality Week 2023.

Our Integrated Management System is certified by NSAI to ISO9001, ISO14001, and ISO45001 standards.

We would also like to welcome our new Quality Manager, Eoin Dunne, to the Sorensen team. Eoin brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in construction QAQC management to our senior management team.

#WorldQualityWeek

Rounding off Construction Safety Month with a recap of the Toolbox Talks conducted on-site last week. These discussions emphasized critical risks to uphold the highest safety standards across all our sites.

The topics covered were:
?️ Working at Height
?️ Safe Use of Mobile Equipment
?️ Safe Access & Egress
?️ Safe Lifting & Loading Practices
?️ Safety by Example

While Safety Month comes to an end, commitment to the safety and welfare of our team remains our top priority.

#CIFSafety23 #Sorensen

Our Contracts Manager Brian Snow spoke with Neil Prendeville about the flash flooding in Glanmire last week. As the Cois Na Gleann culvert under the main Glanmire road reached its capacity and began to flood the road, our experienced site team in collaboration with Cork City Council – Comhairle Cathrach Chorcaí began to dam off the road and divert the flood waters, saving numerous local homes and businesses from millions of euros of property damage. We’d like to acknowledge all the good wishes that we’ve received from the local community who were extremely grateful for the efforts put in during the floods by the Sorensen team. Most importantly, a big thank you to our site team for their quick thinking and hard work!

As part of Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Safety Month & World Mental Health Day, our Celtic Interconnector team took part in a Lighthouse Charity #MakeItVisible talk on site this morning. The talk highlighted the importance of both mental & physical health. Addressing mental health in the construction industry is vital for the overall health, safety, and wellbeing of our site teams.

#CIFSafetyMonth #CIF #WorldMentalHealthDay

We were delighted to welcome Damien Owens, Director General of Engineers Ireland, to our Cork office this week to present us with our award parchment for the prestigious CPD Accredited Employer Standard in recognition of our continuing professional development (CPD) strategy for all our employees.

Thank you to our HSEQ and Engineering teams who implemented the CPD systems, allowing Sorensen to achieve this coveted award.

The Sorensen team would like to welcome our new Graduate Engineer, Evan Flavin. Evan is a graduate from Munster Technological University and is working on our Carlisle Pier project in Dun Laoghaire Harbour.

Sorensen is delighted to have been awarded the N73 Annakisha Road Improvement Scheme, which we will deliver on behalf of our client, Cork County Council, with funding provided by Transport Infrastructure Ireland.

This 18-month contract entails realignment of a section of the N73 between Cooldurragha and Powerstown (approximately 7km east of Mallow), realignment of five local road junctions, two combined pedestrian/cycle tracks, construction of two new bridge structures, two underpass structures, two culverts, earthworks, fencing, drainage, landscaping, and environmental mitigation works.

As illustrated in the photos, our experienced site team has wasted no time getting started on site.

Find out more about the project here: https://lnkd.in/eb_sshMp