Category: Projects

  • In loving memory,…a forgotten chantry chapel at Straboe

    In loving memory,…a forgotten chantry chapel at Straboe

    David McIlreavy discusses the rise and decline of the chantry chapel at Straboe Church, Co. Laois.   Recently while out monitoring a pipeline scheme near Straboe in County Laois I took shelter from a heavy shower in the ruins of a church (LA013-005). Several architectural fragments from the 16th century arch had been arranged on the…

  • A Deviant Burial at Shanraheen, Co. Kildare

    A Deviant Burial at Shanraheen, Co. Kildare

    Maeve Tobin highlights an isolated late medieval burial recently excavated in Co. Kildare.   In 2012 monitoring of topsoil stripping along the River Barrow Abstraction Scheme (Contract 2): Srowland to Ardscull Rising Mains revealed numerous isolated features in the townlands of Ardscull, Salisbury, Shanraheen, Ardmore and Willsgrove, Co. Kildare.  The most intriguing of these sites…

  • Bring us in Good Ale

    Bring us in Good Ale

    Steeped in the aromas of a Kilcoole Brewery, Paul Duffy speculates about Medieval Malting and Brewing.   The new IAC premises, as well as offering a commodious office space and views of the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains, happens to stand shoulder to shoulder with artisan craft brewery OBrother. The smell of malting barley and…

  • Michael Hand Joins IAC Board of Directors

    Michael Hand Joins IAC Board of Directors

      We are delighted to announce the appointment of Michael Hand to the IAC Board of Directors. Michael is one of the country’s most respected Chartered Engineers and Chartered Water & Environmental Managers with over 35 years’ experience working Irish industry. Michael acted as Director, Managing Director and Executive Chairman of PH McCarthy Consulting Engineers…

  • New Year, New Office, New Opportunities

    New Year, New Office, New Opportunities

    IAC are pleased to announce that we have relocated our Head Office to a larger purpose-built premises in Kilcoole, just south of our former base in Bray. The move allows us to continue expanding and marks our confidence in our growth and development as a company. Our new facility allows us to consolidate our Consultancy,…