Project Overview
Gas Networks Ireland is responsible for building, managing and maintaining an extensive network of gas infrastructure across the Republic of Ireland, including the provision of new connections.
Gas Networks Ireland has been contracted to connect a new industrial customer to the national gas network at Northwest Business Park in Dublin 15. Referred to as the Gas to Ballycoolin project, this work involves laying 540m of high-pressure pipeline as well as installing an Above Ground Installation (AGI) at the customer site so the pressure can be adjusted for the customer’s requirements.
Key Features of the project include:
0.54 km of steel wall transmission pipeline to be installed underground
A live ‘hot-tap’ to connect the new pipeline to the existing live gas network
New AGI with pressure reduction skid, packaged boiler unit and communications and instrumentation kiosk
RPS are the lead designer on this project, while construction works are being undertaken by Murphy, and supervised by Gas Networks Ireland.
Gas to Ballycoolin commenced in October 2025 and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2026. Updates will be provided as the project progresses.
Latest project update
Construction of the Above Ground Installation (AGI), which is located within the customer’s site, commenced in October 2025 and is progressing well.
Pipelaying works, which are contained within the private business park, got under way in January 2026. We are working in conjunction with Northwest Business Park management in order to maintain traffic movement and access for all business park residents and visitors. Our construction partners, Murphy, are scheduling work in phases including some night-time and weekend operations.
As this is a heavily built-up area, we are also carefully navigating the pipeline route which includes a lot of other services such as electricity and internet cables.
Environment and planning
Planning permission for the Above Ground Installation (AGI) was granted by Fingal County Council on 14th May 2024. The pipeline project was granted a Section 39A Consent from the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) on 11th December 2025. The pipeline Consent documents including all environmental reports are available to view at: https://www.cru.ie.
The construction phase is being undertaken in accordance with the conditions of these consents, including a detailed Construction Environmental Management Plan.