{"id":671996,"date":"2026-07-03T17:06:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T17:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/671996\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T17:06:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T17:06:20","slug":"uk-construction-activity-may-2026-northern-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/671996\/","title":{"rendered":"UK construction activity May 2026: Northern Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-meta\"> 03 Jul 2026 By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/author\/web-team-test-cron\/\" title=\"Posts by CN Contributor\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CN Contributor<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Project-starts increased against the preceding three months but remained substantially lower than last year, while main contract awards declined on both the quarter and year-on-year. Detailed planning approvals increased strongly over both periods. 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