Irish contractors who've outgrown their domestic economy are being forced to look for work in international markets. Guess which is top of their list... A quick wander down Forbes Street, a small road in Dublin's 1300-acre docklands redevelopment, demonstrates the Irish construction industry's new-found strength. An 80 m tower crane swings foundations into place for a Jurys Inn hotel; workers dig furiously as they attempt to get a delayed civic square project back on track; a sign promises that a classy new restaurant is about to be fitted out; and a 290-apartment block has just opened its doors to its first tenants, who can look out from their balconies onto a garden developed by celebrity landscape designer Diarmuid Gavin.
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