Date: 18th June 2025 | Venue: George Moore Auditorium, UCD
Held by UCD every ten years from 1965 until 1995, the Concrete Practice in Ireland (CPI) symposia series was initially conceived by Prof. Sean de Courcy as a means of providing a snapshot of current practice and recent developments in concrete technology and practice, documented at ten-year intervals.
Following Prof. de Courcy’s passing in 2004, the decennial CPI series was paused in favour of a tribute symposium to his memory in 2006.
The Irish Concrete Society began a new phase of the CPI series in 2015 and is again hosting the symposium in 2025.
The symposium provides an important record of the developments in materials, regulations, design construction, production and research over the past 10 years. The collected views gathered and recorded in the symposium’s proceedings will also help to guide progress in the field of Concrete Practice in Ireland over the next decade.
Programme:
8.30: Registration
9.45: Introduction | Robert Laird, ICS Chairperson
9.50: Keynote Address | Gerry Farrell, Irish Concrete Federation CEO
10.20: Session A: Concrete and its Constituents
Concrete: Specification, Performance, Production and Conformity | Keith Goodwin, Kilsaran
Aggregates | Dermot McCarthy, Roadstone
Cement and Additions | Éanna Nolan, Irish Cement
Session A Discussion
14.10 Session B: Application of Concrete
Developments in Pre-Cast Concrete | Caroline Quinn, Concast
Design in Concrete: Structures | Paul Healy / Eddie Lyons, OCSC
Design in Concrete: Infrastructure | Marcos Sánchez, Arup
Concrete Construction: Structures | Eamon Treacy, Walls Construction
Concrete Construction: Infrastructure | Declan Roche, BAM
Session B Discussion
16.25: Session C: Concrete Research in Ireland
Concrete Research in Ireland | Ciaran MCNally, UCD
Session C Discussion
17.10: Close
Who Should Attend:
This seminar will be of interest to all those in the concrete and wider construction industry.
Booking Fees:
Booking fees include lunch and a printed copy of the proceedings (published after the event).
- Standard Delegate: €175*
- Retired / Student: €85
*A 10% discount applies to bookings of 2 or more.
CPD
6.5 Hours