Engineers Ireland has called for entries from all disciplines of engineering to allow the Irish public to vote online for this year’s Engineering Project of the Year.

Sponsored by NRA, The Engineering Project of the Year award is intended to highlight the particular influence or benefit a specific engineering project has had on society. Once entries are short-listed, an online public vote will decide the winner.

John Power, Engineers Ireland Director General, said the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards showcased the value, both economically and socially, that engineers create for Ireland.

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"We are pleased to announce the 2012 awards are now open for entry. The competition's goal is to reflect the scale and diversity of the great work that's being done day in and day out by professional engineers the length and breadth of Ireland. In this context, I welcome the Government's €2.25 billion infrastructure stimulus package announced last week. Capital investment is critical if the Government is to stimulate growth. There is a clear danger of vital skills being lost to the Irish economy in the absence of major infrastructural projects so this programme is good news. Investment in infrastructure always offers a long-term return and engineers have a key role to play in this respect."

The winner will be announced at a special ceremony on November 9 once the public has voted online for what they consider to be the project that has most benefited Irish society from the short-list. Last year’s winner was Cork County Council for the Mizen Head Footbridge.

For more details on the awards and to find details on how to enter, log on to: www.engineersireland.ie/excellenceawards