Olivia Kelly

Olivia Kelly

Dublin Editor

Olivia Kelly is Dublin Editor of The Irish Times.

Extension of Luas line will add four new stops and could be completed by 2031

The new line in Dublin is expected to cost about €600 million

Councillors approve strategy to zone enough land for 12,000 homes per year in Dublin city

Leading official reaffirmed importance of following through on ‘shovel-ready’ planning permissions

Land for more than 12,000 homes a year to be zoned in Dublin city

Builders completed just 3,355 houses and apartments in city last year out of 6,690 target

Only 242 applications in 10 years for tax scheme to renovate older Dublin houses

Tax measure expanded in Budget 2026 has seen ‘shockingly poor’ uptake

Living and working in Temple Bar: ‘You know what? Most of the time it’s fine’

More visible Garda patrols have helped - but its position in the spotlight amplifies any issues, traders say

Age of the bin bag ends in Dublin’s south inner city as waste compactors finally installed

Refuse-sack ban applies to 90 streets covered by the four-metre long machines

Taoiseach confronted by pro-Palestinian protesters at architects’ conference

Protesters disrupted Micheál Martin at the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland conference in Dublin

Commuter fares unchanged in budget, with funding also freed up for Dart improvements

Public transport receives the lion’s share of transport budget

Train line closures to cause disruption of up to 21 months during Dublin Metrolink construction

Passengers face disruption from Maynooth and Dunboyne to Dublin

MetroLink will have adverse effects across Dublin, planning commission acknowledges

Locations set to feel ‘significant’ impacts include St Stephen’s Green, O’Connell Street Upper and Carroll’s building in Dublin 6

Little doubt MetroLink would get the green light, but what will be the bottom line?

Cost of largest infrastructure project in the history of the State will be far north of €3.5bn estimate back in 2010

Two consortiums will bid to build long-awaited MetroLink

Dublin line expected to begin operating in mid-2030s, providing 20-minute airport-to-city journeys

Gardaí and nurses among ‘key workers’ eligible to rent new low-cost Dublin city homes

Middle Abbey Street and North Frederick Street chosen for ‘bold urban-rejuvenation’ pilot scheme

Planned Dublin Metro linking city centre with airport and Swords could open in stages

Testing and starting services on railway in phases could cut multi-billion euro project’s costs

Barack Obama spread hope of ‘brighter days ahead’ as he became a freeman of Dublin

Former US president’s visit was worlds removed from College Green event 14 years earlier

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