The Irish Times

Ulysses and bullfighting – Tim Fanning on John O’Hara, an Irish bullfighter in Spain

An Irishman’s Diary

Mon Mar 21 2022 - 19:01

Planning regulator knocks back Dublin build-to-rent curbs

Dublin City Development Plan sought to restrict rental-only apartment blocks

Tue Feb 15 2022 - 14:50

Dublin City Council seeks to turn back the clock on build-to-rents

Moves to restrict rental-only schemes come amid a rash of applications for BTRs

Mon Jan 31 2022 - 21:10

Dublin City Council to curb build-to-rent and small apartment developments

Under new capital city development plan complexes must include apartments for sale

Mon Jan 24 2022 - 00:01

‘Disappointing’ uptake for scheme to redevelop vacant Dublin buildings

Property consultant says more diverse offering needed to attract suburban shoppers back to city centre

Wed Dec 15 2021 - 18:30

Student accommodation: ‘It’s not what students want. And it’s extortionate’

Concerns persist that purpose-built student accommodation is unaffordable for students

Sat Aug 21 2021 - 06:00

Councillors back rezoning that could allow 2,200 homes in north Dublin

Dublin City Councillors support plan for 100-acre Finglas site by 43 votes to 17

Mon Jun 14 2021 - 22:59

Is it time to reimagine our cities?

Pandemic has allowed county councils to consider possible future developments

Thu May 20 2021 - 00:00

Conservation protections planned for Moore Street

Councillors agree emergency motion to initiate change to Dublin city development plan

Mon Apr 12 2021 - 21:34

Pandemic provides golden opportunity for planners to reshape towns and cities

Covid-19 has changed our world. It could also change the places where we live

Sat Jan 23 2021 - 06:00

Days of three-bed semis in Dublin ‘are over’ as high-density housing plans take hold

City development plan will see new ‘urban villages’ to address population rise

Mon Jan 18 2021 - 06:00

Dublin’s mayor says he will lead effort to save Bewley’s cafe

Closure of historic cafe ‘rubs salt in the wounds’ of those affected by Covid-19 pandemic

Thu May 07 2020 - 19:15

Boy (6) who died in Ballina drowning accident is named locally

Louie Chen went missing from his home in Co Mayo town on Sunday and was found in a stream

Mon Mar 30 2020 - 13:48

Coronavirus: Restaurants seek takeaway planning reprieve

Regulations on takeaway use should be relaxed for Covid-19, industry body argues

Sat Mar 21 2020 - 06:00

Rezoning of Dublin city lands for up to 3,500 homes is delayed by council

Dublin City Council reacts following objections from local residents to the plans

Mon Mar 02 2020 - 21:59

High Court quashes permission for Ronan dockland tower

Dublin City Council took judicial review proceedings of Bord Pleanála decision

Fri Feb 21 2020 - 01:00

Dublin City Council retains high ground in planning war

Johnny Ronan’s Spencer Dock tower goes back to planning board after court ruling

Thu Feb 20 2020 - 18:53

Dublin needs more hotels, says Fáilte Ireland, after vote to curb

City planner says limiting hotels under development plan would leave council open to legal action

Tue Sept 24 2019 - 17:48

Councillors vote to limit number of Dublin hotels because of ‘erosion of cultural life and space’

City planner warns that move could leave council at risk of legal challenge

Mon Sept 23 2019 - 21:59

Removal of on-street parking in BusConnects plans ‘problematic’

Project designers should seek to limit removal of parking in residential areas, says council

Mon Sept 09 2019 - 03:40

First application for development of Ringsend glass bottle site

Poolbeg fast-track planning zone earmarked for 3,500 homes to house 8,000 people

Fri Jul 05 2019 - 01:00

‘Exciting’ co-living scheme slated as ‘21st century bedsits’

Minister for Housing tells architects, ‘we all made sacrifices when were were young’

Mon May 20 2019 - 20:55

Dublin industrial estates to be transformed for housing

Council has identified four industrial areas it sees as 'new key growth areas of the city'

Tue Feb 26 2019 - 03:00

George HW Bush obituary: 41st president made his mark in foreign affairs

Bush could claim to have been one of the most successful foreign-policy US presidents

Sat Dec 01 2018 - 09:39

Log cabin housing ‘would set a dangerous precedent’

Irish Planning Institute says housing shortage not a reason to ‘abandon good thinking’

Wed Nov 28 2018 - 13:39

Council planning chief warns against log cabins in back gardens

Extra family accommodation could be used by ‘unscrupulous landlords’ city planner John O’Hara

Tue Nov 27 2018 - 18:44

On yer bike to this landmark Rock Road property for €595k

Income and home – living above the shop in Blackrock

Tue May 22 2018 - 12:00

Mayo priest to be exhumed in step towards canonisation

Venerable Fr Patrick Peyton coined ‘family that prays together stays together’ phrase

Thu Feb 15 2018 - 07:02

Philip Roth's final interview: 'Life can stop on a dime'

The great American writer on Trump, the #MeToo movement and living the retirement life

Mon Jan 22 2018 - 06:01

Retailers call for return of ‘living over the shop’ scheme

Cantillon: Lobby group says unused space over shops could help solve housing crisis

Sat Oct 07 2017 - 00:18

Complex housing crisis needs variety of imaginative solutions

Almost 15,000 homes were built last year, we need 50,000 – the housing crisis in a nutshell

Fri Sept 08 2017 - 12:11

Council approves plan to build 2,000 homes in Ballymun

Plan aims to provide affordable housing for sale and rent and better infrastructure

Wed Jul 12 2017 - 01:00

Loyalist given evidence over killings of Catholic workmen

Winston ‘Winkie’ Rea in court over the deaths of John Devine and John O’Hara

Tue Apr 04 2017 - 14:17

Film studio would threaten Poolbeg housing plan, report says

Bono among supporters of a Hollywood-style development on the Dublin peninsula

Mon Nov 21 2016 - 01:31