Having been introduced to tap dancing at an early age, Liz Finegan from ATC was soon bitten by the performing bug and then very quickly graduated to competitive dancing. As she grew up, she had a great deal of success, winning many trophies before standing back from competitions in her early teens. However, the pull...Read More

Like many industries, the consulting engineering sector is currently experiencing a shortage of skilled workers, with women being significantly under-represented in this highly-skilled profession. Against this backdrop, the gender gap is both a cause for concern and an opportunity, says Inés Ferguson, President, European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations (EFCA),in the latest issue of Building...Read More

Incoming CIBSE Ireland Chair Stephen Weir being congratulated by outgoing Chair Michael Curran[/caption]Stephen Weir, the newly-elected CIBSE Ireland Chairperson, joined the CIBSE Committee in 2017 and has previously served as Honorary Secretary and then Vice Chair. In addressing the recent AGM, he paid particular tribute to outgoing Chair Michael Curran who, he said, had served...Read More

President of the Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland (ACEI) for the 2023-2024 term. James is the CEO of Varming Consulting Engineers, a building services engineer and a 1990 graduate from DIT Bolton Street College of Technology, DIT (now the Technological University Dublin). His first active involvement in ACEI was as a member of the...Read More