Project Portfolio

Project Overview

The Dunkettle Interchange upgrade is one of Ireland's largest road infrastructure projects, improving one of the busiest junctions on the national road network at the junction of the N25, N8, and N40 in Cork. S. Walsh Contracts delivered a significant package of civil engineering works as part of this major scheme.

Scope of Works

• Drainage, ducting and watermains
• Construction of piling platforms
• Demolition and pile cropping
• Construction of strengthened embankments
• Construction of concrete structures

Project Overview

The Killaloe Bypass, Shannon Bridge Crossing and R494 Improvement Scheme provides a western bypass of Killaloe, a new bridge crossing of the River Shannon, and an upgrade of the existing R494 regional road from Ballina to the N7 at Bridhill. The scheme is approximately 6.2km in length and crosses the River Shannon and the Kilmastulla River.

Scope of Works

• Gabion baskets
• Construction of large box culverts and wingwalls
• Construction of concrete structures
• Drainage, ducting and watermains

Project Overview

The CNU Nursing Home in Middleton was delivered under the HIQA compliance programme through a Public Private Partnership. A 50-bed home was constructed on an urban site on an existing HSE campus. S. Walsh Contracts carried out specialist groundworks and civil engineering works to facilitate the new build.

Scope of Works

• Installation of a sheet pile cofferdam and frames
• Excavation to formation and disposal of excavated material
• Installation of precast storage tanks
• Backfill and compaction

Project Overview

S. Walsh Contracts own two state of the art vacuum excavators which are utilised on projects that require excavation in and around existing services. Vacuum excavation has become one of the most popular excavation methods on construction projects, offering a number of benefits and advantages over traditional excavation methods. Vacuum excavation uses a high-powered suction hose which carries loose dirt and debris into a holding tank and is carried away, all on the same piece of equipment.

Scope of Works

• Vacuum excavation in and around existing live services
• Safe exposure of buried utilities and infrastructure
• Excavation to formation level in confined or restricted areas
• Spoil removal and disposal on-site