Rathdown County Council

Blackrock apartment scheme gets green light from council

Seabren Developments secures permission to build apartments on the site of the former Europa Garage site at Newtown Avenue

Tue May 03 2022 - 15:30

Minister orders reversal of Dalkey/Killiney housing ban

Restrictions on build-to-rent also removed from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown development plan

Fri Apr 22 2022 - 17:36

Private sector developers delivered 80% of social housing units last year

Figures from Department of Housing highlight State’s reliance on private developers

Wed Apr 20 2022 - 05:39

Work under way to convert Dublin industrial building for Ukrainian refugees

Ballyogan Regional Temporary Rest Centre to cater for up to 300 a night from next week

Thu Apr 14 2022 - 19:48

Almost 1,000 homes planned for Dundrum hospital site under scaled-down scheme

Height of main apartment block halved to 7 storeys in plans for Central Mental Hospital lands

Wed Mar 30 2022 - 11:00

Dalkey land with planning for bespoke residential scheme guiding €2.5m

Barnhill Road 0.37-acre site comes with approval for six houses

Wed Feb 23 2022 - 05:35

Dún Laoghaire project could show the way forward for cycleways

Despite clear social and environmental benefits, cycleways are opposed by many, so how can plans to spend hundreds of millions on them be made to work?

Sat Feb 19 2022 - 05:05

County councils held close to €300m in development bonds in 2020

Construction firms must place money on deposit with councils before carrying out work

Tue Feb 15 2022 - 05:16

Council notice on house where remains found warned of loss of tenancy

Decomposed remains of man were found by gardaí at local authority house in Sallynoggin

Fri Feb 04 2022 - 21:35

Zoning for Dalkey and Killiney rejected by planning regulator

Councillors in stand-off over draft plan for zero buildings on south Dublin Dart corridor

Tue Feb 01 2022 - 01:00

Council recommends refusal for €230m Dublin apartment scheme

Plan for 463-unit scheme in Leopardstown faces strong local opposition

Tue Jan 04 2022 - 20:40

Inside the new Dún Laoghaire Baths (spoiler: don’t expect baths)

For years the derelict amenity was a blight on the seafront, a lost opportunity for a public facility

Fri Dec 17 2021 - 06:00

Children’s cycle route diverted through Deansgrange Cemetery

Using the graveyard will avoid the need to disrupt traffic, says council

Mon Dec 13 2021 - 21:42

Swimmers take to Dublin waters during Storm Barra despite warnings

Trees, trampolines and debris removed from roads across the capital

Tue Dec 07 2021 - 21:04

Lioncor takes Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to High Court

Developer case involves planning permission refusal for 445 homes in Cherrywood

Fri Nov 12 2021 - 04:58

‘Demanding’ five-year social housing targets issued to councils

More than 9,000 social homes expected to be built in Dublin city

Thu Oct 28 2021 - 01:35

Deansgrange cycle plan remains suspended amid legal fears

Councillor Shay Brennan said ‘the safety of thousands of schoolchildren’ was at stake

Mon Oct 11 2021 - 20:37

Cycling, walking projects get bulk of transport spending in 2021

Funding of €204 million for local authorities will go on facilities for bikes and walkers, with €75 million for urban transport projects

Tue Sept 14 2021 - 14:07

Planned trial of Deansgrange cycle route hits major setback

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council says further consultations required for project

Thu Sept 09 2021 - 21:46

Capel Street backlash a portent of trouble ahead

Dublin City Council will need to tread carefully over future of pedestrianisation

Sat Aug 28 2021 - 01:00

Council rejects social housing lease deal for €135m Blackrock build-to-rent scheme

Figures show it would be €4m cheaper to purchase apartments rather than lease them

Wed Aug 25 2021 - 19:25

South Dublin flood risk should be ‘to the fore’ in planning decisions, councillor says

Business owners ‘paying the price of bad planning’, says Labour councillor

Sun Aug 22 2021 - 19:24

Give me a crash course in ... cycle path opposition

It mostly stems from proposals to reallocate road space – used by cars – for cyclists

Sat Aug 21 2021 - 06:00

Residents object to plan to lease Cabinteely apartments for social housing

Locals claim lease agreement will bring social housing up to 41 per cent of estate

Sat Aug 21 2021 - 06:00

Deansgrange businesses preparing legal action over cycle route

Group claims council plan to introduce one-way traffic could cause ‘immense disruption’

Wed Aug 18 2021 - 03:00

South Dublin cycle route facing legal challenge

Deansgrange group seek to stop one-way system following Strand Road route ruling

Wed Aug 18 2021 - 01:21

Sandymount cycle path ruling to spur ‘vast number of cases’

Legal challenge to Dún Laoghaire and Liffey cycleways likely, says Cllr Mannix Flynn

Mon Aug 02 2021 - 01:00

Green light for €63m residential development in Kilternan, south Dublin

Bord Pleanála ruling on 203-unit scheme comes despite council recommending refusal

Fri Jul 16 2021 - 19:01

Fingal and South Dublin councillors vote not to increase local property tax rates

Households could still face higher bills following upcoming revaluation of homes

Mon Jul 12 2021 - 19:31

Almost 1,000 social homes leased from investment funds in Dublin

Under ‘enhanced’ leasing scheme, rents being paid have risen to 95% of market rates

Mon Jul 12 2021 - 03:13

Dún Laoghaire pedestrianisation to go-ahead next month

Consultation found 70 per cent in favour of car-free street plan

Thu Jun 24 2021 - 18:45

Goatstown site ‘can’t stay like it is with donkeys and goats on it’

Charlie Chawke: ‘I have invested all my savings in it. Every bob I had is gone into it’

Mon Jun 21 2021 - 19:07

Chawke family considers next steps as €186m scheme rejected

Planning board says proposed apartments in Goatstown would result in overbearing form of development

Fri Jun 18 2021 - 19:04

Fancy parking yourself outside your local cafe?

Around the Block: Requests for ‘parklet partners’ draw big response from businesses and community groups in Fingal and Cork

Thu Jun 17 2021 - 06:00