On the latest Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Safety podcast, Sean Downey and John Egan meet members of Wills Bros Group 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, chats to:

Parts 1: Gavin McGeever, Section Agent (Sections C & D)

Watch – https://youtu.be/hhcmaSqDvcg?si=UGfZyvRIOqmDtejL  

Part 2: Thomas Mains - Structures Agent & Temporary works Co-ordinator 

Watch - https://youtu.be/VPIHcKhkfjM  

Part 3: Joseph Carr, Section Agent (Sections A & B)

Watch – https://youtu.be/r9B4s_XPgLw 

Part 4: Gavin McGeever takes us on-site across Sections C & D

Watch – https://youtu.be/3xjL97yrMt0 

🎧 Listen back to all episodes: https://open.spotify.com/show/2SQXVgyerkhnxh80jnEORZ?si=9b099f48aee04b7d 

With thanks to Keith Mayock, Gerry Mockler and the rest of the Wills Bros Group project team 🙏

*Produced by Laura Maye

#CIFSafety26

🎬 On the latest Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Safety podcast, Sean Downey and John Egan meet members of Wills Bros Group 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, chats to:

Parts 1: Gavin McGeever, Section Agent (Sections C & D)

Watch – https://youtu.be/hhcmaSqDvcg?si=UGfZyvRIOqmDtejL  

Part 2: Thomas Mains - Structures Agent & Temporary works Co-ordinator 

Watch - https://youtu.be/VPIHcKhkfjM  

Part 3: Joseph Carr, Section Agent (Sections A & B)

Watch – https://youtu.be/r9B4s_XPgLw 

Part 4: Gavin McGeever 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, Gerry Mockler and the rest of the Wills Bros Group project team 🙏

*Produced by Laura Maye

#CIFSafety26

🎬 Behind the scenes on site today with the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Safety team and the Wills Bros Group 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 just last month.

🎙️ Host of the #CIFSafety26 podcast series, Sean Downey, chatted to Gavin McGeever, Section Agent (Sections C & D), Joseph Carr, Section Agent (Sections A & B), and Thomas M., Structures Agent & Temporary Works Coordinator about the scale of the works carried out on the ground (*captured by Michael Conlon Photography) – the full podcast will be available in the coming days!

It was great to see the work of Diarmaid Costello and the Drilltech Ltd team, blasting and crushing, supporting Wills Bros Group on site 👏

*Produced by Laura Maye

With thanks to John Egan, Keith Mayock, Gerry Mockler and the rest of the project team 🙏

Transport Infrastructure Ireland #InsideConstruction Public Consultation Institute of Ireland

#CIFSafety26

Part 1: 

Watch – https://youtu.be/hhcmaSqDvcg?si=UGfZyvRIOqmDtejL 

Part 2: 

Watch - https://youtu.be/VPIHcKhkfjM 

🎬 Behind the scenes on site today with the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Safety team and the Wills Bros Group 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 just last month.

🎙️ Host of the #CIFSafety26 podcast series, Sean Downey, chatted to Gavin McGeever, Section Agent (Sections C & D), Joseph Carr, Section Agent (Sections A & B), and Thomas M., Structures Agent & Temporary Works Coordinator about the scale of the works carried out on the ground (*captured by Michael Conlon Photography) – the full podcast will be available in the coming days!

It was great to see the work of Diarmaid Costello and the Drilltech Ltd team, blasting and crushing, supporting Wills Bros Group on site 👏

*Produced by Laura Maye

With thanks to John Egan, Keith Mayock, Gerry Mockler and the rest of the project team 🙏

Transport Infrastructure Ireland #InsideConstruction Public Consultation Institute of Ireland

#CIFSafety26

"PLEASE STAY IN IRELAND, WE NEED YOU HERE"

Strong call to the next generation of industry talent from Minister of State Marian Harkin TD as she chats with Sean Downey, Director of Safety, Education & Skills, with the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) on location with SOLAS (An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna), as the Minister announces €100,000 funding for the 'SAFE PASS For Schools' initiative 2026

⚠️ Critical Risk – Hazardous Energy

In episode 2 of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF)

Construction Safety Campaign 2026 podcast, Director of Safety, Education & Training, Sean Downey, joins Brian Kelly, Site Electrical Lead at SK Pharmteco on site at the Irish HQ in Swords to discuss  the risks of working on hazardous energy and the mitigation measures that can be taken to deal with that.

🎙️ Listen on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2BqYvhbc8dRG6rMBa6VqCv

📹 Watch in full - https://youtu.be/bVG8F75_QBs

Produced by Katie Tallon MPRII

#CIFSafety26

“Pride is something that should be instilled from day one. No matter the task, or what you have done on site. It’s something that we struggled with for numerous years… but it is something that should be instilled in everyone on site”

In episode 1 of the Construction Industry Federation's Construction Safety 2026 podcast, made with iProperty Radio, Safety, Health & Skills Executive, John Egan, joins Donal Cahalane, Director; Jerry Crowley, Site Manager; Eithne Hennessy, Safety Manager; and Gabriel Travers, Project Manager on site at Clonakilty Community Hospital. 

🎙️ Listen on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2BqYvhbc8dRG6rMBa6VqCv

📹 Watch in full - https://youtu.be/ZshDgSEpDfc

Produced by Katie Tallon MPRII, iProperty Radio for CIF

#cifsafety

In episode 9 of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Construction Safety Campaign 2025 podcast, Director of Safety, Education & Training, Sean Downey, joins Kerrie O’ Flaherty, Graduate Civil Engineer, Henry O’Sullivan, Non-Destructive Testing Apprentice  and Daniel Browne, Graduate Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineer, on site at Murphy HQ! 

🎙️ Listen on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2SQXVgyerkhnxh80jnEORZ?si=8918311ee4964ed3

📹 Watch in full - https://youtu.be/ZshDgSEpDfc

Produced by Katie Tallon MPRII

Further podcast episodes in this series will involve on-site interviews with construction safety teams to understand real issues on the ground. 

The CIF Construction Safety Campaign 2025 ‘Back to Basics’  will take place from October 13–24th 2025.

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