SAFE PASS for Schools: Minister of State, Marian Harkin, Speaks to Sean Downey

Night Works on the N11 (Part 2 of 2) with Jons Civil Engineering Company Ltd

🎙️ Night Works on the N11 (Part 2 of 2) with Jons Civil Engineering Company Ltd In the week since we posted Part 1 of this podcast, a further 12 lives have been lost on Irish roads. Traffic fatalities across Ireland stood at 97 as of 16 July 2026, according to An Garda Síochána. It is unclear whether that figure includes the four fatalities reported over the past 24 hours. The latest CIF Safety podcast goes behind the barriers of night works, exploring traffic management, temporary works and the people delivering these essential projects while the country sleeps. In the second of this two-part podcast series, the Construction Industry Federation's John Egan talks to Philip O'Donnell of Jons Civil Engineering Company Ltd about the extensive safety planning and preparation required before road improvement works begin, including road closure orders, traffic management planning, and engagement with local stakeholders and communities.

Part 3: Join Wills Bros Group on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project

On the latest Construction Industry Federation (CIF) [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#] Safety podcast, Sean Downey [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#] and John Egan [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#] meet members of Wills Bros Group [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#] on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project. This landmark €450m investment will deliver over 33km of new national primary route, addressing long-standing safety and alignment challenges while supporting regional connectivity and growth. 🎙️ Across this 4-part series, recorded on-site in Roscommon, host of the #CIFSafety26 podcast series, Sean Downey [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#], chats to: Parts 1: Gavin McGeever [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#], Section Agent (Sections C & D) Watch – https://youtu.be/hhcmaSqDvcg?si=UGfZyvRIOqmDtejL [https://youtu.be/hhcmaSqDvcg?si=UGfZyvRIOqmDtejL]   Part 2: Thomas [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#] Mains - Structures Agent & Temporary works Co-ordinator  Watch - https://youtu.be/VPIHcKhkfjM [https://youtu.be/VPIHcKhkfjM]   Part 3: Joseph Carr [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#], Section Agent (Sections A & B) Watch – https://youtu.be/r9B4s_XPgLw [https://youtu.be/r9B4s_XPgLw]  Part 4: Gavin McGeever [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#] takes us on-site across Sections C & D Watch – https://youtu.be/3xjL97yrMt0 [https://youtu.be/3xjL97yrMt0]  🎧 Listen back to all episodes: https://open.spotify.com/show/2SQXVgyerkhnxh80jnEORZ?si=9b099f48aee04b7d  With thanks to Keith Mayock [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#], Gerry Mockler [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#] and the rest of the Wills Bros Group [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#] project team 🙏 *Produced by Laura Maye [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#] #CIFSafety26

Part 4: Join Wills Bros Group on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project

🎬 On the latest Construction Industry Federation (CIF) [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#] Safety podcast, Sean Downey [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#] and John Egan [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#] meet members of Wills Bros Group [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#] on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project. This landmark €450m investment will deliver over 33km of new national primary route, addressing long-standing safety and alignment challenges while supporting regional connectivity and growth. 🎙️ Across this 4-part series, recorded on-site in Roscommon, host of the #CIFSafety26 podcast series, Sean Downey [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#], chats to: Parts 1: Gavin McGeever [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#], Section Agent (Sections C & D) Watch – https://youtu.be/hhcmaSqDvcg?si=UGfZyvRIOqmDtejL [https://youtu.be/hhcmaSqDvcg?si=UGfZyvRIOqmDtejL]   Part 2: Thomas [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#] Mains - Structures Agent & Temporary works Co-ordinator  Watch - https://youtu.be/VPIHcKhkfjM [https://youtu.be/VPIHcKhkfjM]   Part 3: Joseph Carr [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#], Section Agent (Sections A & B) Watch – https://youtu.be/r9B4s_XPgLw [https://youtu.be/r9B4s_XPgLw]  Part 4: Gavin McGeever [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#] takes us on-site across Sections C & D Watch – To Follow 🎧 Listen back to all episodes: https://open.spotify.com/show/2SQXVgyerkhnxh80jnEORZ?si=9b099f48aee04b7d  With thanks to Keith Mayock [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#], Gerry Mockler [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#] and the rest of the Wills Bros Group [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#] project team 🙏 *Produced by Laura Maye [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#] #CIFSafety26

PART 2: Wills Bros Group on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project

🎬 Behind the scenes on site today with the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) [https://www.linkedin.com/company/cif_2/] Safety team and the Wills Bros Group [https://www.linkedin.com/company/wills-bros-ltd/] on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project. This landmark €450m investment will deliver over 33km of new national primary route, addressing long-standing safety and alignment challenges while supporting regional connectivity and growth.  The first section, including the Frenchpark bypass, was officially opened by Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien TD [https://www.linkedin.com/in/darragh-o-brien-td-02852117/] just last month. 🎙️ Host of the #CIFSafety26 [https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=%23cifsafety26&origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED] podcast series, Sean Downey [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-downey/], chatted to Gavin McGeever [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavin-mcgeever-a93089133/], Section Agent (Sections C & D), Joseph Carr [https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-carr-8024b1139/], Section Agent (Sections A & B), and Thomas M. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-m-400794128/], Structures Agent & Temporary Works Coordinator about the scale of the works carried out on the ground (*captured by Michael Conlon Photography [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-conlon-photography-7504a668/]) – the full podcast will be available in the coming days! It was great to see the work of Diarmaid Costello [https://www.linkedin.com/in/diarmaid-costello-77604243/] and the Drilltech Ltd [https://www.linkedin.com/company/drilltech-ltd/] team, blasting and crushing, supporting Wills Bros Group [https://www.linkedin.com/company/wills-bros-ltd/] on site 👏 *Produced by Laura Maye [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauramaye/] With thanks to John Egan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-egan-05191a21/], Keith Mayock [https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-mayock-bb9ba335/], Gerry Mockler [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerry-mockler-3b6a0479/] and the rest of the project team 🙏 Transport Infrastructure Ireland [https://www.linkedin.com/company/transport-infrastructure-ireland/] #InsideConstruction [https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=%23insideconstruction&origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED] Public Consultation Institute of Ireland [https://www.linkedin.com/company/publicconsultationinstitute/] #CIFSafety26 [https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=%23cifsafety26&origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED] Part 1:  Watch – https://youtu.be/hhcmaSqDvcg?si=UGfZyvRIOqmDtejL [https://youtu.be/hhcmaSqDvcg?si=UGfZyvRIOqmDtejL]  Part 2:  Watch - https://youtu.be/VPIHcKhkfjM [https://youtu.be/VPIHcKhkfjM]

Join Wills Bros Group on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project: Part 1

🎬 Behind the scenes on site today with the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) [https://www.linkedin.com/company/cif_2/] Safety team and the Wills Bros Group [https://www.linkedin.com/company/wills-bros-ltd/] on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project. This landmark €450m investment will deliver over 33km of new national primary route, addressing long-standing safety and alignment challenges while supporting regional connectivity and growth.  The first section, including the Frenchpark bypass, was officially opened by Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien TD [https://www.linkedin.com/in/darragh-o-brien-td-02852117/] just last month. 🎙️ Host of the #CIFSafety26 [https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=%23cifsafety26&origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED] podcast series, Sean Downey [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-downey/], chatted to Gavin McGeever [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavin-mcgeever-a93089133/], Section Agent (Sections C & D), Joseph Carr [https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-carr-8024b1139/], Section Agent (Sections A & B), and Thomas M. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-m-400794128/], Structures Agent & Temporary Works Coordinator about the scale of the works carried out on the ground (*captured by Michael Conlon Photography [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-conlon-photography-7504a668/]) – the full podcast will be available in the coming days! It was great to see the work of Diarmaid Costello [https://www.linkedin.com/in/diarmaid-costello-77604243/] and the Drilltech Ltd [https://www.linkedin.com/company/drilltech-ltd/] team, blasting and crushing, supporting Wills Bros Group [https://www.linkedin.com/company/wills-bros-ltd/] on site 👏 *Produced by Laura Maye [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauramaye/] With thanks to John Egan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-egan-05191a21/], Keith Mayock [https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-mayock-bb9ba335/], Gerry Mockler [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerry-mockler-3b6a0479/] and the rest of the project team 🙏 Transport Infrastructure Ireland [https://www.linkedin.com/company/transport-infrastructure-ireland/] #InsideConstruction [https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=%23insideconstruction&origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED] Public Consultation Institute of Ireland [https://www.linkedin.com/company/publicconsultationinstitute/] #CIFSafety26 [https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=%23cifsafety26&origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED]