ABOUT RORY CONNOLLY
My Construction Journey
4th generation builder and quantity surveyor with 30+ years of hands-on construction experience across Ireland and the USA.
RORY CONNOLLY MRICS MSCSI
A Family Legacy in Construction
I am the fourth generation of constructors/builders and quantity surveyors within the Connolly Family. My kind, sweet late father Frank was the local builder in Mount Merrion, his father Johnny Connolly was the county Engineer in Monaghan, and my great-grandfather Johnny (Snr) was an Architect and Monaghan County Council Chief Engineer.
I left school after Leaving Cert. in CUS in Lesson Street, and started working part-time with Connolly Construction run by my protective, focused, hyper-detailed orientated, super, and most importantly fun-loving Dad, Frank Connolly. Frank was not only an awesome Dad — he was a great hard-working role model.
30+
Years Experience
1000+
Projects
500+
Painted Ladies
4th
Generation
QUALIFICATIONS
Education & Training
I completed my BA in Economics at Trinity College Dublin, followed by the Graduate Diploma in Project Management at the School of Engineering, also at Trinity. Thereafter, while studying at Bolton Street DIT, I also gained a City & Guilds Diploma in Construction Technology and most recently my MSc in Quantity Surveying. Currently, I am studying for an MSc in BIMM (Applied Building Information Modelling & Management) at TU Dublin, Bolton Street.
MSc Quantity Surveying
TU Dublin
MSc BIMM (Current)
TU Dublin, Bolton Street
Grad Dip Project Management
Trinity College Dublin
BA Economics
Trinity College Dublin
City & Guilds Diploma
Construction Technology
Professional Memberships
MRICS — Member of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
MRICS — Member of Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland
EXPERIENCE
San Francisco & Beyond
After helping to successfully turn around the family construction business, I emigrated to the USA and quickly progressed from Site Foreman to Contracts Manager for Concepts In Colours, a local niche Noe Valley painting company.
After two years, my business partner and I opened up a general construction/restoration/painting company — San Francisco Restoration & Painting Company. For the next 15 years, we completely dominated the Noe Valley Castro area complete restoration services market. In that time, we restored over 500 of San Francisco's world-famous Painted Ladies — colourful Victorian homes.
Returning home to Ireland in 2003, I worked for a fit-out specialist firm and a well-established restoration general contractor before establishing South Dublin Restoration & General Contractors Dublin Company to provide quality and professional Georgian restoration services to homeowners and Architects.
After completing over 1000 projects in the last 30 years of hands-on construction management, my career path has gradually evolved into Project Management and Cost Consultancy, specialising in restoration, refurbishment, and new builds in the South Dublin area for homeowners, Architects, and corporate clients.
Our Approach
We adopt a proactive approach towards our business conduct and towards building relationships with clients. We aim to provide an expert, reliable, and personal service in ensuring our clients get the best value for their money.