Fresh planning appeal for nursing home near broadcaster Pat Kenny
Developer Bartra first lodged plans for the contentious 104-bedroom home in April 2021
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council: Killiney - Shankill, Blackrock, Dundrum, Dún Laoghaire , Glencullen - Sandyford, Stillorgan local electoral areas (LEAs)
Irish company leveraging AI to help brands communicate climate actions responsibly and avoid claims of greenwashing
Marketing platform UnitMode aims to ‘supercharge consumer-powered climate innovation’
Traveller sites in south Dublin removed from plan due to ‘biodiversity considerations’
Sites earmarked for Traveller accommodation are set to be removed from the forthcoming Traveller Accommodation Plan
Co-living can be used for Airbnb-style short lets due to loophole
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council drops planning enforcement case against developer Bartra following legal advice
Council plan to build 109 social homes near Luas stop faces High Court challenge
Judge hears council’s proposal is “exempted development” if works begin before year end
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council investigating three ‘illegal election poster’ complaints
Council has received complaints of early postering by three election candidates
What Gerry Adams really said to David Trimble in the loo during peace talks
Drama bigs up Adams-Trimble encounter; Saoirse Ronan gets a knock-back; buskers object to Grafton Street development; and Sabina Higgins takes on a woolly role
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
Number of homeless deaths in Dublin reaches 40 so far this year, records show
HRB analysis shows those who died while homeless were much younger than the Irish average at the time of their death
Irish YouTube guru Paddy Galloway sticks it to stuffy career-guidance counsellors everywhere
Graham Dwyer prosecutor Seán Guerin defends his home plans; the Irish public annoy Donald Trump; and Irish journalists snub Paddy Cosgrave’s Web Summit
Council-owned firm formally withdraws defamation claim against Johnny Ronan companies
Remainder of dispute over €35 million office plan deal is in arbitration
PAC chairman hits out at ‘sky-high prices’ of affordable homes in south Dublin
Land Development Agency tells TDs there’s ‘huge interest’ in Shankill properties despite high prices
Agent Noel Kelly bounces back after Tubridy controversy
Plus: Irish Catholic podcast believes the pope is a very naughty boy; JP McManus’s road woes; and Ciaran Mullooly’s new adviser in Brussels
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
Dublin councillors vote in private to back legal action blocking Goatstown apartments
Special meeting of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown councillors is held after developer challenged their dezoning of site
Dublin residents overturn permission for 299 housing units beside Clonkeen College
An Bord Pleanála had granted approval for the proposed development in south Co Dublin
Michael D: The Movie – Higgins in the frame for the Mary Robinson big-screen treatment
Plus: Intercom man’s vote of confidence in Trump; Shane ‘Mullet’ Byrne’s victory in dispute with tenants; and Adam Clayton’s application for gardener gaff
South Dublin Traveller support group may have to close over rent increase
Southside Traveller Action Group supports 140 Traveller families across the catchment area
Senior counsel behind debt advisory group snaps up gorgeous Georgian mansion
Plus: Mary Hanafin called to the Bar, Danny Healy-Rae’s quarry quarrel, and Damo and Ivor’s pigeon pursuits
Neglected Dublin theatre could be in line for a revival
The Rupert Guinness Theatre requires ‘substantial investment’; Def Leppard frontman at the top of the tree; and Garret FitzGerald’s love note from Sophia Loren
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown council in €18m deal for prime residential lands in Cabinteely
Site first put on market for €35m in 2018 and came close to being sold to Johnny Ronan for €29m in 2020
Arbitration sought in dispute between council-owned development firm and Johnny Ronan companies
Issue relates to planned 1.3 acre office site in Cherrywood, Dublin
Local Elections: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown results
Gender balance shattered on local authority as Fine Gael celebrates a huge haul of councillors in south Dublin
‘Bill and Hillary’ of local Irish politics seek election in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
With two politicians in the house, the Moylans must co-ordinate their canvassing schedules to balance work and family duties
Ballyogan recycling facility closed due to ‘health and safety concerns’ over nearby anti-immigration protests
Series of protests have taken place in vicinity of centre over plans to accommodate asylum seekers in area
Council acquires Glendruid House and lands in south Dublin
Moves on two sites expected to add to the protection of 5,500-year-old Glendruid Dolmen
‘I do get a lot of straight out of secondary school jokes’: Young candidates stepping up for the local elections
The local elections have captured the imagination of Ireland’s younger generation as they go on the canvass in the next few weeks
Couple stall plans for assisted-living units beside Mount Anville
Appeal is sole one lodged with An Bord Pleanála
An Bord Pleanala approves scaled-back Glenageary development
Objector claims original grant of permission ‘flew in the face of democracy’
Damp and lack of running water among issues found by councils in rental properties
Dublin City Council issued 36 prohibition notices to landlords last year, while Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council issued 24
‘Age friendly’ apartment scheme in Blackrock gets go-ahead
Move comes despite appeals from five locals
Man with Down syndrome who wants to live independently brings council to court over housing assessment
Lawyers for David Johnstone say client deemed eligible for support in 2012 but DLR council failed to identify nature of what it deems appropriate
Rats causing havoc on offshore islands, which provide an all-you-can-eat buffet for the invaders
One study has described rats and other mammalian invaders as ‘the greatest threat to island biodiversity’, but there are causes for optimism
Empty since 2015: what is happening with Dún Laoghaire’s former ferry terminal?
A promised large co-working hub has been beset by delays
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