St. Michaels Church Sneem is believed to have been originally built in 1810, it was rebuilt in 1861 by the third Earl of Dunraven, a catholic convert at his own expense.

The church is listed in the record of protected structures in Kerry County Councils Development Plan 2009-2015 and is therefore subject to statutory protection under the planning and developments acts 2000-2010.  The building is a prominent fixture in the locality comprising of approximately 440m2.

The project included internal and external refurbishment works.  Conservation and restoration works were carried out to the church and bell tower which stands at 21.5m above ground.  It also included the construction of a new 2,000m2 car park which incorporated ground stabilization works using geogrid membranes due to challenging ground conditions.

New mechanical, electrical and fire detection packages were installed during restoration works.

The project consists of the total refurbishment and roof repairs to the existing nuns living quarters with a floor area of 1,050m2 over 2 floors.

The convent is listed in the record of protected structures and is a prominent fixture in the locality.

The works included full internal strip out, new bedroom layout, new kitchen facility as well as fire proofing up to current regulations.

There was a complete overhaul of the  mechanical and electrical package and external drainage works.

The Convent remained occupied during the execution of the contract and Griffin Brothers took all necessary precautions to protect the buildings and occupants from dust, excessive noise and other interface arising from the work.

The eircom exchange building is located in Tralee, Co. Kerry.  The building is 5,300m2 over 3 floors.  The work involved a total refurbishment of the third floor.

As the building remained live throughout the project, a detailed logistics plan was implemented to get material to the third floor without disruption to Eircom’s day to day running.  There were weekly site co-ordination meetings with the design team and Eircom’s representatives.

This allowed for planning of site activities for eircom management to be familiar with upcoming works.  All excessively noisy work was completed outside of office hours.