Could Michael D topple Christy from the top of the album charts?
President Michael D Higgins records an LP; the Oireachtas spends more taxpayers’ cash on something it’s not clear we need; and an ex-rugby star encounters some unwanted wingers
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Children’s science museum cost fears rise as detail of €560,000 legal bill emerges
TD says proposed €70m project for Dublin could turn into a ‘mini national children’s hospital’
Bantry floods: Minister pledges to speed up culvert works
Torrential rain on Saturday flooded the streets and came up through the drains, damaging about 20 premises in the town centre
Henry VIII coin found in Killarney may have been thrown into lake for good luck over 400 years ago
Colm Doyle, who found the coin, believes it should be on display in nearby Ross Castle to showcase the area’s rich history
OPW to review ‘fatally flawed’ systems for signing off on spending in wake of Leinster House bike shed
Oireachtas Commission hears civil servant employed at principal officer level can sign off on up to €500,000 worth of spending
A €336,000 bike shelter is cheap compared with cost of transforming Leinster House library
Independent Senators have been trying to see OPW plans to transform the beautiful members’ library at Leinster House into a ‘main committee room’ for the Dáil, to no avail
‘Your bike could still get wet’: Review into ‘inexcusable’ €336,000 bike shed at Leinster House requested
OPW says public money must be spent ‘transparently’ as Minister of State confirms review into cost
Looking for family activities for the summer? Here are some budget-friendly options
Whether you are caring for your children this summer, or paying someone else to do it, childcare is hitting your household finances
RTÉ controversy was good news for Oireachtas TV’s viewing figures
Overheard: 2FM seeks replacements for departed stars; O’Malley clan’s new pirate queen; cricket club on a sticky wicket; OPW advertises for art collectors
Sale of Swords storage facility offers secure investment at €21m
Swords facility is fully let to the OPW on 20-year lease from September 2010 at a rent of over €1.3m per annum
How to make your garden part of the ‘urban forest’
Gerald Mills has counted the trees in Dublin’s parks and streets. Now he wants to know what’s growing in our gardens
Aldi to pay €16.50 per sq ft for offices at Millennium Park in Naas
The Kildare campus is a 15-minute drive from the M50 motorway, providing easy access to Dublin suburbs and Dublin airport
Bloom to Zoom: garden fest is online with chats and tips
The annual garden festival is cancelled because of the coronavirus, but there is plenty for gardeners to do this weekend
Election 2020: 10 things you should ask your candidate but probably won’t
As funding for the arts continues to erode, here are the questions to ask on the doorstep
First half of 2019 sees Dublin office market record highest ever take-up
The 1.7 million sq ft total masks dramatic fall-off experienced in second quarter
Class redevelopment site on former DIT Kevin St campus for €80m
The city centre site extends to 3.57 acres and will most likely be developed for mixed use
Gardening: Get next summer all sown up
Fionnuala Fallon: Hardy annuals will happily endure an average cold Irish winter
Over €15,000 spent on papal cross clean-up ahead of pope’s visit
Power-washing took place at the height of drought that hit the State in July
Cork council backs €6m project to remove 80% of city flood risk
Councillors vote 22-6 to back public realm project for Morrison’s Island off South Mall
€6 million plan designed to regenerate Morrison’s Island in Cork
Plan will involve raising road levels and quay walls with open steel cabling barriers
Campaigners to lobby politicians to examine alternative flood plans for Cork
Winning design from international quayside competition uses Paris solution as inspiration
Reasons to be cheerful in the garden: Snowdrops are in
February is peak snowdrop season so it’s a good time to visit galanthophiles’ gardens
OPW engineer defends Cork flood defence plan amid criticism
Cork City Council confident issue behind overflows at Atlantic Pond resolved
OPW defends €450m estimate for Cork city tidal barrier
Campaign group’s costing far too low and plan not economically viable, says State body
OPW keeping costs down in high-rent Dublin, chairman says
‘I don’t think we’ve crossed the €500/sq m mark yet,’ says Maurice Buckley
Cork business organisations back city’s €140m flood-relief scheme
Opposing campaign group says number of people against wall defences is increasing
State defends €140m flood relief scheme for Cork city
Local campaigners question effectiveness of planned quay walls and its impact on cityscape
Maritime group Meitheal Mara unveils plan for centre in Cork
Group hopes to develop new maritime hub for boat-building and rowing on river Lee
Garda Dublin region HQ planned near Heuston Station
Development plan comes after OPW secures six-year lease extension on Harcourt St HQ
Golf club beside Garda College should not be closed, Lowry says
Independent TD says the facility should not be affected by expansion at Templemore
New Garda control centre ‘will cost up to €60m’
Gardaí face being evicted from Harcourt Square facility due to legal dispute
Potential delay to new long-term Garda control centre
OPW in Harcourt Square dispute as planning permission not yet lodged for new site
Temporary defences ‘integral part’ of dealing with floods
Government supports use of demountable barriers despite criticism from insurers
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