South Dublin County Council

South Dublin County Council: Clondalkin, Firhouse - Bohernabreena, Lucan, Palmerstown - Fonthill, Rathfarnham - Templeogue, Tallaght South, Tallaght Central local electoral areas LEAs

Developers seek permission for almost 1,500 units on three Dublin sites

Apartments make up bulk of planned projects in Walkinstown, Saggart and Kimmage

By Gordon Deegan●

Thu Mar 24 2022 - 03:00

Department of Defence objects to 274-unit Tetrarch scheme in Saggart

Objection to residential plan is on grounds of impact on nearby Casement Aerodrome

By Gordon Deegan●

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 04:30

Mother and son face loss of home as council rejects landlord’s sale offer

Landlord says council told him that the area in question was ‘socially satisfied’

By Kitty Holland●

Mon Mar 14 2022 - 05:01

Call for Minister to revise restrictions on local authorities’ home purchases

Restriction on social housing acquisitions designed to avoid competing with first-time buyers

By Kitty Holland●

Mon Mar 14 2022 - 04:45

Eileen Flynn becomes first Traveller to address the Dáil

Independent Senator calls for national Traveller accommodation authority

By Sarah Burns●

Thu Mar 3 2022 - 20:58

Online application set to open next week for affordable homes

Kilcarbery, Clondalkin: South Dublin County Council selling houses from €245,600 to €285,300

By Olivia Kelly●

Fri Feb 25 2022 - 21:44

Proposed €2m revamp of Lucan village branded a ‘disgrace’

Objectors to village green plan fear it will create a pedestrian wasteland

By Olivia Kelly●

Fri Feb 25 2022 - 01:00

Planning permission refused for McKillen Jr’s 20-storey tower in Lucan

Objectors described ‘monolithic’ block as a ‘horrific eyesore’ and ‘a blot on the landscape’

By Gordon Deegan●

Wed Feb 23 2022 - 17:16

An Bord Pleanála approves €42m Ballyboden housing scheme

Permission granted to developer for 131-unit scheme despite local opposition

By Gordon Deegan●

Mon Feb 21 2022 - 15:39

Fintan O’Toole: Every woman walks around with a mental Geiger counter; no man does

Places that women fear are not beyond the Pale of normality; they are all around them every day

By Fintan O'Toole●

Tue Jan 18 2022 - 01:00

Can the ‘15-minute city’ concept of urban living become a reality for Irish cities?

Are we facing into a new era of compact and easier living or is it destined to flounder?

By Kevin O'Sullivan●

Sun Jan 9 2022 - 06:00

Green light for €135m Liffey Valley Shopping Centre extension by Hines

An Bord Pleanála granted permission despite opposition from The Square in Tallaght

By Gordon Deegan●

Mon Dec 13 2021 - 19:50

Swimmers take to Dublin waters during Storm Barra despite warnings

Trees, trampolines and debris removed from roads across the capital

By Olivia Kelly●

Tue Dec 7 2021 - 21:04

Nama controls enough land for 20,000 new homes

Most of development land is in high-demand areas of Dublin, Kildare and Meath

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy●

Mon Dec 6 2021 - 05:30

Cairn Homes lodges planning for 569 homes to kick off new Dublin town

South Dublin County Council has plans for up to 9,000 homes in Clonburris

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy●

Fri Dec 3 2021 - 07:57

Tidy Towns group challenges approval of Dublin apartment scheme

Order to quash permission for development off Stocking Lane in Rathfarnham sought

By Ellen O'Riordan●

Tue Nov 30 2021 - 16:12

‘I’ve never seen diesel prices this high’ - Dublin traffic disrupted by trucker protest

‘We’re here to tell Government they’re going to put a lot of us out of business with these prices’

By Jade Wilson and Cormac McQuinn●

Wed Nov 24 2021 - 16:49

Trans community ‘disproportionately’ hit by Covid-19 restrictions

Flag raised at Tallaght county hall office ahead of Transgender Day of Remembrance

By Jack Power●

Fri Nov 19 2021 - 22:05

‘Demanding’ five-year social housing targets issued to councils

More than 9,000 social homes expected to be built in Dublin city

By Olivia Kelly●

Thu Oct 28 2021 - 01:35

Bord Pleanála blocks investors buying houses in two new schemes

All houses and duplex units in development are to be occupied by individual purchasers

By Gordon Deegan●

Wed Oct 13 2021 - 19:23

Closure order served on part of Dublin restaurant after rat droppings discovered

Grease smears, gnaw marks and ‘lack of routine cleaning’ found in dry-goods store

By Sarah Burns●

Fri Oct 8 2021 - 13:23

Call for new Dublin train station to service development of 40,000 homes

Build for ‘posh rich people’ first at proposed Naas Road project, says London developer

By Olivia Kelly●

Thu Sep 30 2021 - 20:34

Sinn Féin defends abstention on vote for new Dublin housing project

Party abstained despite policy of opposing sale of public lands for private housing

By Simon Carswell●

Tue Sep 14 2021 - 19:17

Ryan reveals timeline for first ‘carbon budget’ and revised climate plan

Radical changes in agriculture due to a revised EU Common Agriculture Policy

By Kevin O'Sullivan●

Mon Sep 13 2021 - 18:10

Fáilte Ireland unveils €9m funding for outdoor dining spaces

‘These structures are designed with full understanding of what the Irish climate is’

By Mark Hilliard●

Wed Sep 8 2021 - 22:27

Two Dublin TDs back local objections to €113m housing scheme

Plan involves 140 houses and 189 apartments in Woodstown at foot of mountains

By Gordon Deegan●

Mon Sep 6 2021 - 20:08

Institutional investors leasing former council houses back to local authority

Houses ‘now private’ following purchase by tenants, says Dublin City Council official

By Olivia Kelly●

Sun Aug 29 2021 - 18:16

TikTok to hire additional 1,500 workers in Dublin – reports

Seen & Heard: Property funds leasing ex-council houses back to State; bookies to ban credit cards

Sun Aug 29 2021 - 12:14

Inspections of State-aided privately owned tenancies fall sharply

Reviews of Housing Assistance Payment accommodation down two-thirds on last year

By Kitty Holland●

Wed Aug 4 2021 - 01:00

New scheme aims to help older people stay in their own homes

Programme designed to avoid premature admissions to long-term residential care

By Ronan McGreevy●

Tue Jul 13 2021 - 10:25

Permission refused for 1,104 unit ‘build to rent’ Tallaght apartment scheme

Appeals board says €306m scheme would conflict with Tallaght Town Centre Local Area Plan

By Gordon Deegan●

Mon Jul 12 2021 - 20:04

Fingal and South Dublin councillors vote not to increase local property tax rates

Households could still face higher bills following upcoming revaluation of homes

By Olivia Kelly●

Mon Jul 12 2021 - 19:31

Almost 1,000 social homes leased from investment funds in Dublin

Under ‘enhanced’ leasing scheme, rents being paid have risen to 95% of market rates

By Olivia Kelly●

Mon Jul 12 2021 - 03:13

Residents’ group fails to have planning permission overturned at Hell Fire Club

Group sought High Court order quashing permission for visitor centre at Dublin site

By Mary Carolan●

Fri Jul 2 2021 - 16:39

Dublin school calls for cycle paths on some of city’s busiest roads

Children at Riverview Educate Together have no protection against traffic on Crumlin road

By Olivia Kelly●

Thu Jun 24 2021 - 13:00

Council to trial tech to identify dead animals and notify owners

‘You have people waiting for cats to come home, or a dog... it would give closure’

By Mark Hilliard●

Tue May 11 2021 - 01:00

Liffey Valley €135m expansion ‘wholly unsustainable’ – rival group

Consultants for The Square claim plan is based on ‘outdated 1980s-style mall template’

By Gordon Deegan●

Thu May 6 2021 - 18:49

Hines secures planning permission for €135m Liffey Valley extension

Go-ahead given despite opposition from operators of The Square in Tallaght

By Gordon Deegan●

Tue Apr 13 2021 - 18:21

Permission denied for €42m residential development in south Dublin

Developer failed to publish particular newspaper planning notice

By Gordon Deegan●

Tue Mar 30 2021 - 19:05

Poor council housing: ‘It’s like Angela’s Ashes in here sometimes’

Tenants in Dublin, Cork and Limerick still face ‘dire conditions’ despite European ruling

By Kitty Holland●

Thu Mar 11 2021 - 03:00

Departing Green councillor criticises lack of maternity leave for politicians

O’Byrne says if there was maternity leave for councillors she would have ‘very much’ considered staying on

By Cormac McQuinn●

Mon Mar 8 2021 - 02:15

Moving to a right-sized home: What are your options?

Older people may like to move to a home adapted for their needs with support

By Joanne Hunt●

Tue Mar 2 2021 - 05:11

Reports of rodent activity around Dublin homes rise 25% during pandemic

Upheaval to city life has driven rats and mice to domestic settings, pest-control experts say

By Mark Hilliard●

Mon Mar 1 2021 - 01:00

Construction of new reservoir to secure Dublin water supplies to begin next month

Equivalent of 40 Olympic-sized pools of drinking water to be stored at Saggart facility

By Olivia Kelly●

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 16:21

Tidy Towns group challenges Rathfarnam flood relief works

Ballyboden residents claim approval of council project invalid on several grounds

By Mary Carolan●

Fri Feb 12 2021 - 15:11

Council aims to turn Lucan into ‘destination town’ with €2m project

West Dublin village to have greenway cycle path linking Royal and Grand Canals

By Olivia Kelly●

Tue Feb 9 2021 - 15:14

Residents seek to overturn permission for Rathcoole development

Applicants are concerned about the protection of bats in hedgerows and trees

By Mary Carolan●

Fri Jan 15 2021 - 10:09

State paid out almost €1bn to waive rates for 121,000 businesses last year

In Dublin, 36,000 businesses had their rates waived across four local authorities, at a cost of €343m to Government

By Colin Gleeson●

Fri Jan 8 2021 - 15:52

Tallaght buildings to be heated using excess energy from Amazon data centre

Dublin area to become first major urban centre here to get district-heating scheme

By Kevin O'Sullivan●

Mon Dec 14 2020 - 21:54

Residents seek to challenge approval for Hellfire Club visitor centre

Project being developed by Coillte and Dublin Mountains Partnership at cost of €15m

By Mary Carolan●

Fri Nov 13 2020 - 13:39

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