CIF Construction Safety Campaign podcast

On-Site with Walls at Southwest Gate, Dublin

Keeping Frontline Workers Safe

On-site with Walls: John Egan, Safety Executive with the Construction Industry Federation, chats to Ken Golden, Operations Director, and Alan Worrall, Health & Safety Manager with Walls on the ground at Southwest Gate — a residential development by O’Flynn Group and The Land Development Agency — in advance of #CIFSafety26 next month

📽️ Watch back on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LO1VOFXFjfU 

📸 Katie Tallon

CIF Safety Team on site with Suir Engineering in advance of #CIFSafety26

🎙️ 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.

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