ABSTRACT
The provisions of the Irish Act relate to construction contracts. A construction contract is defined by section 1(1) as meaning:
[a]n agreement (whether or not in writing) between an executing party and another party, where the executing party is engaged for any one or more of the following activities:
(a) carrying out construction operations by the executing party; (b) arranging for the carrying out of construction operations by one or
more other persons, whether under subcontract to the executing party or otherwise;
(c) providing the executing party’s own labour, or the labour of others, for the carrying out of construction operations.
