Dublin City Council

Dublin City Council: Artane - Whitehall, Ballyfermot – Drimnagh, Ballymun – Finglas, Cabra – Glasnevin, Clontarf, Donaghmede, Kimmage – Rathmines,Pembroke, North Inner City,South West Inner City, South East Inner City local electoral areas (LEAs) The latest news, analysis, and features about Dublin City Council, the local authority of the city of Dublin

Eamon Waters reduces scale of planned Baggot St hotel ahead of planning appeal

Planning consultants frustrated at rejection of original proposal despite no recommendation for refusal from and council department

Wed Oct 30 2024 - 18:51

Residents at Hardwicke Street flats protest over parking and safety issues

The city centre residents are calling on the council for the gates to be electrified to stop non-residents parking at the complex

Mon Oct 28 2024 - 06:00

Local government failing to get up to speed with electric vehicles

Only a few county and city councils in Ireland have more than a handful of electric vehicles in their fleets, Geotab survey shows

Fri Oct 25 2024 - 06:00

Did the Dublin Taskforce have one new idea?

In the News podcast

Thu Oct 24 2024 - 06:15

Drones to the rescue? Unmanned aircraft could play ‘first responders’ role in Dublin

Two-year study examines potential use of drones in capital

Wed Oct 23 2024 - 18:10

Dublin ‘urban hellscape’ is a problem that exists primarily in the Government’s own head

As with an extra 1,000 gardaí proposed by the Dublin City Taskforce, many solutions offered for the capital are in the realm of magical thinking

Wed Oct 23 2024 - 05:45

Marc Godart-owned company pleads guilty to illegal short term letting of Dublin property

‘It’s basically an Airbnb,’ Dublin City Council solicitor says of Dublin 8 property owned by Luxembourg landlord

Tue Oct 22 2024 - 13:25

The Irish Times view on the Dublin City Taskforce report: a capital malaise

Critics of Simon Harris will see the entire exercise as proof of a reactive style of politics driven by the soundbite

Mon Oct 21 2024 - 20:30

Finglas Luas: New tram line could service population of 60,000 by 2031

Early sanction for the new line could see services in 2031 five years ahead of schedule

Mon Oct 21 2024 - 06:00

Twenty-two apartments in ‘luxury’ D4 development secured for social housing

Co-operative Housing Ireland ‘delighted to deliver 22 much-needed social-rental homes’ to families and individuals at Elmpark Green

Fri Oct 18 2024 - 19:02

Kenilworth Square residents’ group takes legal action over St Mary’s rugby pitch plan

The Rathmines, Dublin, school received a planning exemption over the conversion of existing natural grass pitch to artificial turf

Fri Oct 18 2024 - 11:45

Ethics complaints made to Dublin City Council against Gavin Pepper

PBP member has lodged two complaints against anti-immigration councillor

Wed Oct 16 2024 - 18:41

Plans for 100-bedroom Baggot Street Hotel lodged

Move to redevelop area around former AIB branch the latest hotel plans proposed for the street

Wed Oct 16 2024 - 16:45

Dublin City Council investigating councillor over breaching code of ethics

Issue of online misinformation about immigration highlighted at council meeting

Tue Oct 15 2024 - 21:54

Developer submits plans for 66 apartments on Terenure synagogue site

The south Dublin property was put on the market for €7.5 million in early 2023

Tue Oct 15 2024 - 17:08

Dublin councils face €10m budget hole due to spiralling homelessness costs

Rising homeless service costs ‘should’ be borne by Department of Housing, Dublin City Council says

Thu Oct 10 2024 - 06:05

FG councillor who said US economy is ‘ruled by the Jews, by Israel’ referred to party disciplinary process

Punam Rane, a councillor for Kimmage-Rathmines, made the remarks at a meeting of Dublin City Council

Tue Oct 08 2024 - 17:05

Local property tax to remain the same next year for Dublin city homeowners

Council agrees to keep 15 per cent reduction in 2025, with increases expected from 2026

Mon Oct 07 2024 - 21:18

Permission for Donnybrook student housing overturned

Project had faced slew of opposition, including from local tennis club

Fri Oct 04 2024 - 16:19

Asylum seekers cleared from Grand Canal by gardaí within minutes of arriving

Gardaí were alerted by Waterways Ireland staff patrolling area

Fri Oct 04 2024 - 07:05

Regulator says Irish Water will miss key targets this year

Seen & Heard: Eamon Waters planning woes, Foreign investment complacency, and SimpleStudy secures new funding

Sun Sept 29 2024 - 13:58

Collison brother buys period pile in heart of Dublin 4′s embassy belt

Plus: Dublin New Year’s Eve celebrations to be split in two across traditional city lines; Phil Hogan’s exclusive Brussels club; and the new plan for Terenure Synagogue

Sun Sept 29 2024 - 06:00

Harry Crosbie application for Dublin docklands hotel deemed invalid by council

Dublin City Council invalidated the application after public notices stated that the hotel would have 34 bedrooms but the plans showed that 35 bedrooms were planned

Fri Sept 27 2024 - 20:12

Drug dealing, intimidation, break-ins: Another Dublin lane set to be closed

Plans to close Swan Alley off Thomas Street will be published shortly by council

Fri Sept 27 2024 - 06:00

Controversial fencing being removed along Dublin’s Grand Canal

Move comes two weeks after Waterways Ireland started 24-hour patrols of the canal to stop homeless people erecting tents there

Wed Sept 25 2024 - 17:54

Some Dublin public transport journeys 20% shorter after traffic changes, says Lord Mayor

New transport plan involving traffic restrictions along the quays was implemented in August

Tue Sept 24 2024 - 22:22

Traffic restrictions in Dublin city centre on Sunday as Car Free Day celebrated

Custom House Quay closed to traffic until 7pm as streets taken over by cycling workshops, live entertainment and an outdoor cinema

Sun Sept 22 2024 - 10:59

Phoenix Park gate restored in €800,000 project damaged after being hit by council truck

‘Structural integrity’ of 190-year-old Cabra Gate ‘compromised’ following incident

Thu Sept 19 2024 - 17:30

Restaurateur who turned Dublin 4 childhood home into pizzeria must pay over €7,000 for breaking planning rules

Basil Whelan, trading as Basil Pizza of Ringsend Road, was prosecuted by Dublin City Council for failing to comply with an enforcement notice about his gable end pizzeria

Thu Sept 19 2024 - 13:42

Building blocks to a climate-just city

Policy silos, disjointed decision-making and lack of regional governance holds Dublin back from integrating housing and climate planning

Thu Sept 19 2024 - 06:00

Dublin City Council to sell vacant Liffey Street buildings that were assessed for social housing

Cassidy Travel will buy the buildings where it ‘may have been possible to create two apartments’

Mon Sept 16 2024 - 06:00

Big Phil is welcomed back into the Fine Gael fold as old foe Leo Varadkar departs the stage

Plus: Alan Shatter seeks to protect the inheritance; a campaign for a Colm Meaney statue in Killarney; and Clare Daly’s political future

Sun Sept 15 2024 - 06:00

Illegal dumping has cost Dublin City Council €5.2m over five years

CCTV cameras to be installed in most heavily littered area of city centre, near Mountjoy Square, from early next year in planned crackdown