A confirmed carnivore goes vegan: ‘I’m hungry, cranky and disillusioned’Niamh Towey has been experimenting with a meat-free diet. It’s not going wellTue Feb 11 2020 - 06:01
Going veggie: I have a confession to make about a ham sandwichIt’s so easy to forget I’m not meant to eat meat. And as for the smell of a chicken burgerTue Feb 04 2020 - 06:01
Life is busy. This can be difficult for a new vegetarian such as meChanging Courses: Resignation has set in for week three of my meat-free experimentMon Jan 27 2020 - 06:01
Apartment owner who paid €16,000 for defects will not ‘fix it quietly and go away’‘This isn’t just the developers who are doing wrong – this is the Government, too’Fri Jan 24 2020 - 11:30
Fianna Fáil promises €10m redress fund for Celtic Tiger building defectsAll major political parties commit to low-cost loans, redress funds and tax-reliefFri Jan 24 2020 - 10:59
So here I am, clutching my Happy Pear cookbook and crying into my dhalChanging Courses: After my pescatarian trial, I’m not sure I’m into vegetarianism, eitherTue Jan 21 2020 - 06:01
Going meat-free: I’m not hungry, but I do feel a little . . . emptyChanging Courses: My new diet has been tricky, but my shopping bill is far more digestibleTue Jan 14 2020 - 08:21
Time to embrace the challenge of cutting meat from my dietChanging Courses: This six-week experiment won’t be easy for me – I was brought up to recognise dinner as being something that included meat or fishMon Jan 06 2020 - 06:01
Dear diary: In 2009 at 17 I felt very much like a big fish in a small pondTen years on I don’t think I could ever have imagined how far I would comeTue Dec 31 2019 - 01:06
Politicians face calls to compensate tens of thousands who own defective apartmentsNew lobby group for apartment owners is seeking Government backing for scheme of redressMon Dec 16 2019 - 01:00
‘Invisible and fearful’: Are owners of defective apartments being ignored?Politicians seldom get past gates of apartment complexes to discuss defects issuesMon Dec 16 2019 - 01:00
Owners of defective apartments form lobbying group seeking State redressState redress sought by apartment owners from more than a dozen different complexesWed Nov 06 2019 - 01:59
Developer lobbies against ‘onerous’ apartment fire-safety standardsHines claims new regulations could add €11,000 to construction cost of each flatMon Nov 04 2019 - 02:33
SF tables Bill seeking redress board for Celtic Tiger building defectsBill aims to help homeowners by providing advice, mediation and risk assessmentsThu Oct 24 2019 - 17:48
Bruce Springsteen at 70: 13 surprising facts about ‘The Boss’How did he get his nickname? How long did his longest gig last? What was his dad's job?Mon Sept 23 2019 - 17:01
Housing defects are not Government’s responsibility, says MinisterDamien English told to ‘get your head out of the sand’ and help homeowners fix defectsWed Sept 18 2019 - 19:21
Repairing defects at Sandyford apartments to cost up to €10mFire safety shortcomings estimated to cost €11,000-€14,000 per apartment to remedyTue Sept 17 2019 - 01:41
Blackrock apartment owners face €25,000 bill for defectsSome apartments at Frascati Hall have rotting window frames and balconiesMon Sept 09 2019 - 08:06
Owner of apartment ‘not fit for habitation’ takes case against insurerEngineer’s report found severity of mould posed significant risk to human healthMon Sept 09 2019 - 02:00
How Ireland’s weak building regulations create dangers for buyersDefects in new buildings can leave owners in huge debt, with little legal recourseSat Sept 07 2019 - 06:00
Driving the bus is easy, but how do I turn on Radio Nova?As Dublin Bus tries to recruit more women Niamh Towey takes a spin around the Broadstone depotTue Aug 20 2019 - 20:03
Adventure weekend in Mayo that’s a bit like the Gaeltacht, but for grown-upsNo, not chicken Kiev and céilís – at BigStyle Atlantic Lodge, think water sports, delicious vegetarian food, campfire gigs and outdoor hot tubsSat Aug 10 2019 - 06:02
I'm obsessed with making the most of summer. Could it be genetic?Planning skills of a world leader are needed for all the concerts, matches and family barbecuesSat Jul 13 2019 - 06:00
Sometimes we have no choice but to let go of perfectionNiamh Towey: Things had been getting on top of me over the last few months. I wasn’t fully in controlSat Jul 06 2019 - 06:03
Developer gains control of board of defective Dublin 8 apartment blockCompany wants private owners to pay to fix serious defects in the developmentTue Jul 02 2019 - 01:00
Boomtime builds: Two decades of problems with Celtic Tiger apartmentsFire safety and other construction issues have dogged Irish apartmentsTue Jun 25 2019 - 10:10
Developer of defective apartments proposes family members for boardSherborough Enterprises wants to replace only private owner on the boardMon Jun 24 2019 - 02:40
More protection needed for people in defective apartments – MurphyReport urges creation of housing regulatory authority to tackle ‘huge issue’ of building faultsThu Jun 20 2019 - 20:37
Developer seeks removal of private owner from boardOwner feels he is being ‘bullied’ off board for questioning levying of remedial chargesSat May 25 2019 - 03:00
'Not possible' for State to take responsibility for poor Celtic Tiger buildingOwners of Dublin 8 apartments each face €5,300 bill over fire safety and balcony defectsThu May 23 2019 - 06:24
Developer says owners must pay to fix defects in Dublin 8 apartment blockFirm expects apartment owners to cover cost of addressing balcony and fire safety issuesWed May 22 2019 - 08:47
Apartment defects: ‘I feel like I’m living in Legoland, like it could collapse at any minute’Gabrielle Kavanagh is one of the owners hit with bills to fix safety issues at a D8 complexWed May 22 2019 - 01:00
Fire safety work ongoing at 24 sites, says Dublin Fire BrigadeCost of corrective action poses challenges for owners’ management firmsTue Apr 02 2019 - 00:30
Dublin Fire Brigade orders fire safety review at Sandyford complexDeveloper Shannon Homes told to conduct assessment on 632-unit Simonsridge buildSat Mar 23 2019 - 01:59
Building defects problem could happen again, says top architectOrla Hegarty says new-home regulations ‘not fit for purpose’ as developers pay inspectorsMon Mar 11 2019 - 01:00
State wary of taking on ‘open-ended liability’ of fixing building defectsEoghan Murphy says such a move would put taxpayers at risk and potentially let off buildersTue Mar 05 2019 - 18:37
Support urged for homeowners hit by defects in boom-era buildsGreen Party TD says issues identified by Irish Times investigation ‘an enormous public safety issue’Mon Mar 04 2019 - 15:33
Repairs to roof of Kilmainham apartment block to cost owners €10,900 eachSurvey revealed extensive roof problems and fire safety issues at Hyde SquareMon Mar 04 2019 - 02:05
Boom-era apartment owners left with large bills to fix defectsResidents in four Celtic Tiger-era developments face steep bills, eviction and costly litigationMon Mar 04 2019 - 02:01
Apartment owners face €826,000 bill to fix fire-safety defectsTenants in Dublin 13 block call for State funding to fix Celtic-Tiger era building defectsMon Mar 04 2019 - 02:00
Do you know of a building with serious defects? Tell us about itFire safety issues and structural defects are common in many boomtime apartmentsMon Mar 04 2019 - 02:00
This day last year it was 18 degrees colder as Beast from the East struckOne Year On: Winter storm of 2018 delivered more snow than seen in decadesThu Feb 28 2019 - 15:20
Rooskey residents insist they are not anti-migrantDirect provision centre opposed on grounds ‘village has no services or facilities for them’Wed Feb 13 2019 - 00:26
Deals on wheels: How to save thousands by buying a car in Northern IrelandPricewatch: Making the trip up North to buy a car can be worth it – but go well-preparedTue Jan 29 2019 - 11:28
How common are fire safety issues in Irish apartments?Q&A: St James’s Wood is far from the only development with serious fire safety issuesWed Dec 19 2018 - 12:39
Fire safety bill on way for residents in Dublin 8 apartment complexCommunity to remain in homes for Christmas but remedial costs set to hit €1.78mTue Dec 18 2018 - 16:11
Fire officer to make decision on defective Dublin 8 apartmentsResidents fear block will be closed down but building ‘unlikely’ to be evacuated quicklyTue Dec 18 2018 - 00:14
Fire safety issues ‘present in many boomtime apartments’Kilmainham complex just one of many Celtic Tiger blocks with issues, surveyor saysMon Dec 17 2018 - 13:13
Catalogue of fire-safety issues leaves owners facing bills of up to €26,000St James’s Wood complex built by respected Cosgrave Property Group in 2000Mon Dec 17 2018 - 01:00
Dublin apartment owners face €3m bill after fire risks foundSt James’s Wood, in Kilmainham, not built to fire-safety certificate requirementsMon Dec 17 2018 - 01:00
