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New car sales continue to grow in 2014 with a strong start to the 142 registration period. Sales in July (18,776) saw a 61 per cent increase on the same month last year (11,620), the first year of the new dual registration plate.

Some 4,264 new cars were registered on July 1, the first day of the new 142 registration plate.

Some 4,264 new cars were registered on July 1, the first day of the new 142 registration plate.

New car sales continue to grow with May seeing a six per cent increase on the corresponding month last year. So far this year, 64,031 new cars have been sold, an increase of 12,481 on 2013.

Figures just released by the SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) for vehicle sales for the first quarter of this year show that new car sales are up by 26.59 per cent on last year. At almost 49,960 (v 39,466 in Q1 2013) cars sold, the first quarter of this year has outperformed all other periods since 2008.

New car sales in Mayo have seen a big jump over the first two months of the year compared to 2013. There were 712 registrations of new cars in Mayo over the two months, up from 566 over the same time last year. There was a similar increase in the number of new light commercial vehicles registered in Mayo, with 109 registered over the first two months of the year compared to 87 in 2013. The number of new heavy commercial vehicles being registered remained pretty much the same so far this year compared to last year, with 11 over the first two months of the year compared to 12 in 2013.

Mayo construction companies and sole traders have been invited to attend a free briefing on the new building regulations and the construction register. The briefing is being organised by the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) and will take place in the Pillo Hotel, Galway, at 9am on Wednesday next, March 12 . Members and non members of the CIF are invited to attend.

Westmeath construction companies and sole traders can now apply to join the new register for the construction industry. The Construction Industry Register Ireland (CIRI) is being set up to help distinguish competent, experienced construction companies and sole traders from those who have given the construction industry a bad name.

Engineers Week, an annual campaign to promote engineering as a career and emphasise the importance of the profession to Ireland, is taking place from February 9 to 15, 2014.