Builders should not decide housing locations, planning regulator saysNiall Cussen says it is ‘false to suggest we are running out of zoned land’ with thousands of permissions not usedTue Oct 18 2022 - 19:30
Car restrictions across Dublin city to be introduced within three yearsRealocation of roadspace to cyclists and pedestrians among 35 pathfinder transport projects in 19 countiesMon Oct 17 2022 - 19:30
Pathfinder: Where are the 35 new schemes to boost public transport, cycling, walking?Projects in 19 counties over three years will include acceleration of traffic restrictions across DublinMon Oct 17 2022 - 17:40
Direct provision residents with jobs should pay rent, says Eamon RyanGovernment is considering charging some long-term residents to help find space for Ukrainian refugeesMon Oct 17 2022 - 14:30
Increase needed in social welfare payments, says Social Justice IrelandEquality think tank claims that Budget 2023 widened poverty gapMon Oct 17 2022 - 00:30
More than 500 homes to be built on Digital Hub site in DublinSocial and affordable apartments up to 12 storeys planned by Land Development Agency for Liberties site in Dublin 8Mon Oct 17 2022 - 00:15
Irish Water efforts to remove manganese from Galway supply ongoingSince September more than 5,000 people in Spiddal have been unable to drink their tap waterSun Oct 16 2022 - 21:45
Dublin City Council takes legal action against An Bord Pleanála over build-to-rent schemeCouncil planners urged board to reject plan for five six-storey apartment blocks at Jamestown Road industrial estateFri Oct 14 2022 - 20:01
New BusConnects services begin in Dublin on SundayG Spine routes will run from city to west Dublin and docklandsThu Oct 13 2022 - 16:14
Dublin City Council considers legal action against An Bord Pleanála over build-to-rent schemeCouncil planners urged board to reject plan for five six-storey apartment blocks at Jamestown Road industrial estateThu Oct 13 2022 - 01:00
Some children are waiting up to 10 years to see a dentistIrish Dental Association says children are missing HSE primary school check-ups due to serious backlogThu Oct 13 2022 - 00:01
Unviable build-to-rent schemes could be converted to cost-rental homes, Dublin City Council chief saysDevelopers unable to afford to complete projects represent an opportunity for local authorities, Owen Keegan claimsTue Oct 11 2022 - 20:58
Bids to design civic plaza for Dublin’s College Green to be sought within next monthEamon Ryan is bringing 30 transport ‘pathfinder projects’ to Cabinet in bid to speed up completionTue Oct 11 2022 - 10:52
St Michael’s Estate regeneration scheme will have ‘no private housing’, Dublin City Council confirmsCouncil has lodged plans for cost rental and social homes at Inchicore site, but had also proposed 91 build-to-rent apartmentsThu Oct 06 2022 - 21:26
Irish Water rejects calls for year-round UV treatment at Ringsend sewage plantTests on bacterial samples in following UV light disinfection did not show enough improvement to justify costs, says utilityThu Oct 06 2022 - 07:00
Winter swimmers would not benefit from extra Ringsend sewage plant cleaningDog faeces, land runoff and badly connected houses to blame for Dublin Bay pollutionThu Oct 06 2022 - 07:00
Taoiseach advises against going to fight in Ukraine after death of Irish man Rory MasonCo Meath native was a serviceman of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkiv regionWed Oct 05 2022 - 19:01
Dublin city councillors reject Keegan’s call to increase property taxDublin city councillors vote to retain 2022 rates despite warnings of €50 million funding gapMon Oct 03 2022 - 21:58
Bord Pleanála decision on ‘vital’ €500m sewage plant delayed to next yearIrish Water asked to resubmit significant parts of application for Clonshaugh wastewater treatment plantSat Sept 03 2022 - 06:00
High and dry: How Irish Rail is protecting its lines from coastal erosion in Dublin and WicklowA €230m infrastructure project is a series of interventions along sections of line most at risk from erosion and floodingThu Sept 01 2022 - 06:00
Works costing €230m needed to stop parts of Dublin-Wicklow line from falling into sea – Irish RailEast Coast Railway Infrastructure Protection Projects designed to defend coastal line from erosion and flooding for the next 50 to 100 yearsThu Sept 01 2022 - 04:00
New market on Dublin’s Moore Street to open next monthLate-night weekend market will be ‘ethnically diverse’ and ‘grocery-centred’Sat Aug 27 2022 - 00:00
Developer lodges new plans for controversial Bailey Gibson site in Dublin 8 Application, if successful, would mean height of proposed development more than halvedWed Aug 24 2022 - 02:00
Kildare cost-rental housing lottery opens on MondayApplications invited for 50 Tuath housing options in Newbridge at €1,130 and €1,300 a monthMon Aug 22 2022 - 05:00
Cost-rental homes: ‘This makes us really, really happy. We feel secure’ Security of tenure and more affordable prices allow families to look to their future with greater confidenceMon Aug 22 2022 - 05:00
Give me a crash course in . . . car-free townsDublin councils have joined forces to draft plans for City Edge, a town where residents will be expected to walk, cycle or use public transportSat Aug 20 2022 - 05:00
Large-scale apartment blocks planned for Dublin mountains greenbelt Councillors and residents concerned over schemes of up to eight storeys following rural road upgradeFri Aug 19 2022 - 06:11
Proposal to use former Jurys Hotel in Ballsbridge for Ukrainians or studentsUS embassy, which has agreed to buy building, has no objection but facility not habitable, says owner Chartered LandFri Aug 19 2022 - 03:00
Consultation starts on Capel Street traffic-free zoneDublin City Council seeks reaction to scheme which began last MayWed Aug 17 2022 - 12:11
Large new car-free town planned for west DublinCity Edge project on 700 hectares along Naas Road will have 40,000 homes, transport options and population of 85,000Wed Aug 17 2022 - 06:00
Restrictions to stop SUV drivers mounting south Dublin footpath to be introducedMeasure designed to prevent SUV drivers mounting footpathsTue Aug 16 2022 - 22:33
Dublin City Council to permit ‘mattress amnesty’ despite bulky waste collection rejectionCouncillors say mattress collection legitimises reintroduction of service to take large household items away without chargeFri Aug 12 2022 - 02:00
Dublin City Council to seek conservation advisers for Victorian fruit market three years after closureRedevelopment of the historic market first proposed 20 years agoWed Aug 10 2022 - 15:26
Ban on inbound traffic on Dublin’s North Strand comes into forceLarge number of motorists illegally use bus lane to access Dublin city centre on first day of restrictionsMon Aug 08 2022 - 12:35
Private cars to be banned from travelling inbound on Dublin’s North Strand Road from MondayBuses, taxis and cyclists permitted to continue using route during Clontarf cyclepath constructionWed Aug 03 2022 - 15:37
Free collection of bulky waste cannot be reintroduced as it could encourage ‘dumping tourism’State could be prosecuted by EU if service, discontinued several years ago, is brought back, Dublin city councillors toldWed Aug 03 2022 - 00:04
South Dublin County Council ordered to reverse ban on developing data centresDecision to make data centres a ‘not permitted’ use in the new county development plan breached national and regional policy, says MinisterTue Aug 02 2022 - 19:11
Almost 400 homes approved for new west Dublin suburb of ClonburrisSocial, affordable purchase and cost-rental homes approved for first phaseTue Aug 02 2022 - 03:00
Thousands of unvetted shared home pledges for Ukrainians sent to councilsLists of shared accommodation issued day after war refugees had to sleep in Dublin AirportMon Aug 01 2022 - 01:00
Only 11 of Dublin city household offers to host Ukrainians move forwardIn most cases of accommodation offered, Garda vetting required to host children not completedMon Aug 01 2022 - 01:00
Memorial unveiled dedicated to all incarcerated in Magdalene laundries Monument erected in the capital has been situated at the Little Museum of DublinSat Jul 30 2022 - 00:01
Irish Rail apologises for delays that ‘ruined’ Bray Air Display for someCompany notes ‘chaotic’ scenes and line closure of more than two hours after some people left trains and went onto trackMon Jul 25 2022 - 14:18
College Green civic plaza project ‘halted’ due to EU procurement rules, council saysDecision made to re-advertise for architects due to extension of traffic-free zoneMon Jul 25 2022 - 05:00
Dart+ West project application to be submitted to An Bord PleanálaServices from Connolly/Spencer Dock to Maynooth and M3 Parkway could open by 2029, Irish Rail saysMon Jul 25 2022 - 00:01
Brown Thomas says it banned car park from using its name due to pedestrianisation disputeGrafton Street retailer says it is now ‘fully supportive’ of removing all vehicles from South William StreetSat Jul 23 2022 - 00:10
Dublin’s Parliament Street to be made ‘traffic free’ for three evenings a week Council to trial the pedestrian and cycle-only zone on Parliament Street on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings from 6.30pm to 11pmWed Jul 20 2022 - 16:35
Dublin’s South William Street to be fully pedestrianisedMove opposed by owners of Brown Thomas Car Park and some other businessesTue Jul 19 2022 - 04:00
Strategy to halt biodiversity loss in north Dublin cannot be achieved due to lack of fundingCouncil says plan would cost €4 million annually and there were other competing priorities such as housingMon Jul 18 2022 - 01:42
Use of Dún Laoghaire harbour for Naval Service under discussion‘Very initial discussions’ have taken place within Department of Defence in relation to potential use of harbour for naval base, council saysSat Jul 16 2022 - 03:00
Public lido and training centre worth €25m planned to replace whitewater rafting schemeNew project would include a 50-metre, five-lane lap pool, sauna and changing areasTue Jul 12 2022 - 14:23
