‘Use it or lose it’ law being drafted for planning permissionsConstruction has started on less than 30% of fast-track developments, committee hearsTue Nov 10 2020 - 16:41
Seán O’Casey’s last Dublin home bought by city council to house homelessCouncillors to propose that playwright’s house be used as a cultural centreFri Nov 06 2020 - 01:00
College Green plaza to double in size under new plansTraffic-free zone to be extended from Trinity College to South Great George’s StreetWed Nov 04 2020 - 19:30
BusConnects: Final plans for 16 Dublin bus corridors publishedProject would entail cutting of some 3,000 trees and be completed by 2027Wed Nov 04 2020 - 12:52
Four central Dublin streets to become ‘car free’ areasCity council move follows trial pedestrianisation period during July and AugustMon Nov 02 2020 - 17:46
Radical expansion of cycle infrastructure planned for south DublinThree new routes aim to facilitate safe cycling to at least 65 schools across the countyMon Nov 02 2020 - 03:23
Decision to shut Phoenix Park gates at weekends gets mixed reactionMotorists feel unwelcome due to restrictions on traffic and closing of six entrancesMon Nov 02 2020 - 01:00
Plans for Ireland’s tallest building rejectedCastleknock tower was almost twice the height of State’s current tallest buildingFri Oct 30 2020 - 16:29
Gates at Dublin’s Phoenix Park to close over weekendsClosure 11pm Friday, reopen 7am Monday for duration of coronavirus Level 5 restrictionsFri Oct 30 2020 - 14:47
No examinations of public complaints by new planning regulatorApprovals for apartments bypass houses for first time but urban sprawl concerns remainFri Oct 30 2020 - 11:45
Hawkins House demolition beginsOnce of Dublin’s least popular buildings will be levelled over the next yearThu Oct 29 2020 - 19:00
Dublin City Council seeks to use Docklands tower block for social housingCouncil interested in acquiring planned 15-storey building if 'price is right'Thu Oct 29 2020 - 02:06
Tourists and renters to be permitted in student accommodationChange of use of up to 1,600 rooms ‘co-living by the back door’ – Marie SherlockTue Oct 27 2020 - 03:51
Concerns over cost halt €20m north Dublin city cycle pathIrish Water, Dublin City Council and NTA fail to agree on Clontarf to city schemeTue Oct 27 2020 - 01:14
Dublin residents seek removal of ‘distasteful’ cycle bollardsCouncil installing wands on Fitzwilliam Street as part of Covid mobility measuresFri Oct 23 2020 - 01:00
Proposal for 14-storey tower beside Victorian marketCouncil, An Bord Pleanála and city councillors raise concerns about height of schemeTue Oct 20 2020 - 01:00
Legislation for affordable housing due ‘within weeks’First homes under scheme to be available for purchase next year, says MinisterWed Oct 14 2020 - 23:26
State unlikely to come anywhere near social housing target in budgetPrivate rental sector will still carry burden in 2021 after years of fanciful announcementsWed Oct 14 2020 - 05:00
Budget 2021: construction of additional 593 social homes planned for next yearDepartment of Housing allocates an extra €22m for homelessness programmesTue Oct 13 2020 - 18:08
Violent clashes at anti-lockdown protest in Dublin condemnedUp to 100 gardaí involved in operation as protesters and counter-protesters gathered on Saturday afternoonMon Oct 12 2020 - 01:00
Dublin city flats complex to undergo major refurbishmentDevelopment of Pearse House will reduce number of flats and take up to 15 yearsMon Oct 12 2020 - 01:00
Glass Bottle Company site affordable homes funding focus of doubtNo ‘commercial agreement’ reached for 600-plus housing unit plan, Nama saysMon Oct 12 2020 - 01:00
Sandymount residents urge rethink on cycle plansCouncil plans to requisition traffic lane on Strand Road for two-way cycle pathSun Oct 11 2020 - 20:19
Plan to turn Moore Street cafe into bookmakers refusedLocal businesses, Moore Street market traders and politicians objected to the Ladbrokes’ plansSat Oct 10 2020 - 03:30
Co-living development ‘will destroy’ North Great George’s StreetExpanded shared accommodation plans for Georgian street decried by heritage groupsSat Oct 10 2020 - 02:41
Sandymount cycle route to go ahead despite residents’ objectionsTraffic impact likely to be worst on Merrion Road, where it could double, says councilThu Oct 08 2020 - 14:23
Social housing construction plummetsLess than 10 per cent of 2020 target built in first half of year, according to departmentWed Oct 07 2020 - 19:09
Approval for redevelopment and restoration of Old Library in Trinity CollegeConservation of Long Room, home to Book of Kells, and new construction plannedWed Oct 07 2020 - 15:05
Doubts over reconstruction of O’Rahilly houseCouncil may not have ‘legal mechanism’ to force reinstatement, says planning chiefTue Oct 06 2020 - 19:10
Councillors order immediate reconstruction of O’Rahilly HouseEmergency motions to have 1916 leader’s house rebuilt approved at meetingMon Oct 05 2020 - 16:33
Council set to abandon €20m Liffey bridge plansPlanning board refuses leave to relocate span 150m, second occasion application rejectedThu Oct 01 2020 - 02:23
Indecisiveness led to home of The O’Rahilly being demolishedMotion to protect 1916 leader’s house proposed more than one year agoThu Oct 01 2020 - 01:00
Garda chief warns of ‘Halloween like no other’Concern over ‘feral gangs’ throwing fireworks as traditional events cancelledWed Sept 30 2020 - 20:48
City council to investigate Central Bank’s bird scaring device‘It was like an Alfred Hitchcock movie,’ says Docklands residentMon Sept 28 2020 - 19:59
Thousands of at-risk young people miss out on vital services over pandemic – reportReport indicates high level of concern over negative impact of pandemic on mental healthMon Sept 28 2020 - 08:09
House fire in north Dublin causes substantial damageBlaze broke out on Wellington Street Upper near BroadstoneSun Sept 27 2020 - 20:43
Coronavirus: Further 430 cases reported in State is most in a day since AprilGlynn urges public to reduce contacts, with 212 more cases in Dublin and 54 in CorkSun Sept 27 2020 - 18:57
Final redesign of Dublin’s bus network to see services rise 23%BusConnects will create 230km of dedicated bus lanes and 200km of cycle tracksThu Sept 24 2020 - 20:10
Wealthiest homeowners to gain most from property tax cutsCuts to Dublin city services inevitable as council deals with Covid financial blowWed Sept 23 2020 - 02:23
Coronavirus: Council tenants who have parties ‘risk eviction’Large party at Oliver Bond flats in Dublin ‘very depressing’, says council housing headTue Sept 22 2020 - 02:58
Dublin city councillors vote to retain 15% Local Property Tax cutCouncil officials warned that city faces ‘devastating’ funding shortfall due to Covid-19 impactMon Sept 21 2020 - 19:57
Dublin council set to cancel traditional Halloween events due to coronavirusCouncil management concerned that illegal bonfires are likely to replace official eventsThu Sept 03 2020 - 01:00
Temple Bar artists’ studio may be replaced with restaurantOwners of building that houses Icon Factory seeking vacant possession of premisesMon Aug 31 2020 - 17:22
Dublin City Council plans for 30km/h limit despite oppositionMore than half of submissions in public consultation were against new ‘default speed limit’ across city and suburbsFri Aug 28 2020 - 13:08
Ireland ‘performed poorly’ on emissions reductions, says CSOCountry is ranked third highest for greenhouse gases per capita in the EUThu Aug 27 2020 - 15:39
Dart’s €2.6bn extension plan beyond Dublin unveiled after 15 yearsAdditional services to Drogheda, Celbridge, Maynooth envisaged in expansion of serviceWed Aug 26 2020 - 11:11
Dublin dog pound under review by council amid Garda investigationDublin City Council takes action after allegations of improper use of veterinary drugsWed Aug 26 2020 - 01:49
Owner of site beside St Anne’s Park again granted planning permissionRaheny land has been at the centre of multiple judicial review proceedingsTue Aug 25 2020 - 19:46
Dublin City Council’s €2.5m plan to curb ‘sideswiping’ cyclistsCash to be spent on barriers to keep cars from encroaching on city’s cycle lanesTue Aug 25 2020 - 01:00
Architects appointed for new ‘city quarter’ at O’Connell and Moore Street sitePlanning application for redevelopment of six-acre ‘Carlton’ area expected early in 2021Tue Aug 25 2020 - 01:00
