Social housing: Community group to block construction startGroup says 72 social houses in Ballyfermot park would destroy community gardenMon Dec 05 2016 - 01:00
New Priory apartments could be empty for ChristmasCouncillors must approve sales on Monday night to allow new owners to move inMon Dec 05 2016 - 01:00
Dublin home construction up 45 per centFingal most active area for new builds with almost 1,300 homes finished in first 10 months of this yearThu Dec 01 2016 - 19:58
Late night Dublin Christmas rail services start this weekendTrains will leave city centre up to 2.50am on New Year’s EveWed Nov 30 2016 - 14:41
‘Stackable’ modular apartments to be built for homeless familiesDublin City Council to place prefabricated units on Fishamble Street and in CoolockWed Nov 30 2016 - 01:00
Irish Water granted permission for Vartry upgrade€200million plan to bring 1860s treatment plant up to date for 200,000 consumersTue Nov 29 2016 - 20:11
Dublin anti-water charge campaigners to stick with protests‘I don’t believe the story the Government is selling . . . that they haven’t got privatisation in mind’Tue Nov 29 2016 - 18:20
Proposed Liffey car ban opposed by inner city communitiesDublin residents express concerns over plan to create continuous cycle path along quaysWed Nov 23 2016 - 16:08
Film studio will not threaten Poolbeg housing planProject backer says the €80m complex will not be developed on Irish Glass Bottle siteTue Nov 22 2016 - 21:31
Dublin City Council rejects AA’s speed limit increase proposalsCurrent 30km/h limit on some city roads is ‘ridiculous’ and adds to congestion, says groupTue Nov 22 2016 - 16:47
Over 40,000 people to have bin charge debts wiped outDublin City Council plans to pursue more than 900 other clients over unpaid leviesTue Nov 22 2016 - 01:13
Priory Hall refurbishment bill likely to exceed €36.4mCost of reconstruction of Dublin fire-trap apartment complex was originally €10mTue Nov 22 2016 - 01:00
Film studio would threaten Poolbeg housing plan, report saysBono among supporters of a Hollywood-style development on the Dublin peninsulaMon Nov 21 2016 - 01:31
Ranelagh residents oppose council playground planWrong location chosen for €70,000 development in historic Dublin 6 park, says groupSun Nov 20 2016 - 21:17
Irish Water submits plans for €80m Stillorgan reservoirUtility wants to build covered storage facility in south Dublin to reduce contamination riskFri Nov 18 2016 - 14:55
Low prices help lift shadow of Priory Hall’s pastApartment sales have been swift but do not come close to covering cost of repairing complexThu Nov 17 2016 - 01:00
New sales reach €7 million at revamped Priory HallFormer fire-trap apartments sell in days for half of what they cost in the boomThu Nov 17 2016 - 01:00
Homeless aid spend in Dublin to rise by €30mDublin city councillors approve increased budget for homelessness services in 2017Tue Nov 15 2016 - 01:00
Pyrite tests will restrict access to compensation, say householdersNational Standards Authority of Ireland says change will reduce ambiguity in systemTue Nov 15 2016 - 01:00
Modular house building cost rises to €175m in Dublin cityNew three-year social housing budget, to provide 1,780 homes, rises by 90% to €796mMon Nov 14 2016 - 01:00
Irish killed in first World War honoured at Glasnevin CemeteryBritish, US, Canadian and German ambassadors participate in Armistice Day ceremonyFri Nov 11 2016 - 16:47
Councils apply for €600m from €50m development fundOver 20 local authorities seek funding due out in 2017 to service lands zoned for housingFri Nov 11 2016 - 01:00
Ballymun renewal produced ‘highly skewed’ housing mixSocial housing should be restricted to 10% in future developments, says councilWed Nov 09 2016 - 01:00
Dublin Bikes scheme to be expanded to ‘urban villages’New advertising screens to fund expansion to be on main access routes into cityTue Nov 08 2016 - 01:00
‘Garish’ advertising screens to be erected as part of Dublin Bikes dealCouncil split on displays, part of deal funding scheme, with opposition from some D4 representativesMon Nov 07 2016 - 20:40
Fast-track housing estate legislation publishedNew figures show almost 4,000 houses built in Dublin so far this year, up 32% on 2015Mon Nov 07 2016 - 01:00
Compensation claims cost Dublin councils €60m in five yearsPayments made to public by the four local authorities increase by one-third since 2011Mon Nov 07 2016 - 01:00
Ruling restricts size of cruise liners in Dún Laoghaire HarbourAn Bord Pleanála grants harbour redevelopment permission but cuts the size of shipsFri Nov 04 2016 - 17:52
Wetherspoon to open in former Dublin homeless hostelDublin City Council approved hotel and bar complex on Camden Street siteFri Nov 04 2016 - 01:00
Coveney ‘confident’ 350 modular homes will be under construction by end-of-yearMinister for Housing says current homeless figures are the worst that he has ever seenThu Nov 03 2016 - 09:55
Dublin councils signal no further modular houses this yearFingal County Council indicates intention to start 45 rapid-build homes by early 2017Tue Nov 01 2016 - 01:00
Dublin 4 residents shocked at plan to fix Merrion Gates bottleneckLocals fear NTA scheme for traffic blackspot will render their homes ‘unsellable’Sat Oct 29 2016 - 08:51
College Green plaza will not be in place before end of 2018 – councilPlan that prohibits all vehicles from College Green to be sent to Bord PleanálaThu Oct 27 2016 - 21:19
Simon Coveney drops plans to block Co Meath developmentMinister had warned Meath County Council not to zone land near Dunboyne for housingThu Oct 27 2016 - 00:01
Fire erupts at Tipperary furniture plant Tippo InternationalThurles/Nenagh Roadd remains closed as fire fighters continue to battle blazeMon Oct 24 2016 - 06:33
Council risks DIT legal challenge over restrictive zoningDIT says Dublin City Council has devalued its land at Rathmines siteMon Oct 24 2016 - 01:00
Q&A: Does this spell the end of Airbnb in Dublin?While Bord Pleanála ruling is site-specific, it is likely to focus minds and yield guidelinesFri Oct 21 2016 - 01:00
Temple Bar apartment owners can seek Airbnb permissionAn Bord Pleanála had ruled the Dublin property cannot be used for short-term letsThu Oct 20 2016 - 18:28
Eight months for ‘rapid build’ homes, says Dublin City CouncilBatch of almost 40 modular houses to tackle homelessness crisis not ready until 2017Wed Oct 19 2016 - 01:00
Local authorities to share €50m for infrastructureMost of the money to be spent in Dublin to prepare six locations for house buildingThu Oct 13 2016 - 01:00
Planning delays cited in €4,000 a year rise in homebuilding costsOireachtas committee told Dublin beset by ‘fundamental shortage’ of ready-to-go sitesWed Oct 12 2016 - 19:09
Budget 2017: Housing rebate has a lot of heavy lifting to doNumber of new builds a long way short of what Housing Agency says is requiredTue Oct 11 2016 - 22:34
Budget 2017: Social housing funding up 50% to €1.2bnRebuilding Ireland: fund to allow 21,000 households live in social and private rented housingTue Oct 11 2016 - 19:52
Budget 2017: First-time buyers of new homes get rebate up to €20,000Scheme only available to people taking out mortgage of least 80% of the purchase priceTue Oct 11 2016 - 15:47
Fireworks factory waste found during major Dublin redevelopmentHazardous waste found during renovation project at St Teresa's Gardens in DublinTue Oct 11 2016 - 01:00
Dublin City Council to spend €15m buying unused sitesProperties are not intended for social housing but will be sold on by local authorityMon Oct 10 2016 - 01:00
Dublin’s dizzy heights: Unbuilt Celtic Tiger high-risesNumerous boomtime plans for these buildings came to nothing, but what stands in their place?Sat Oct 08 2016 - 05:00
Allowing Bord Pleanála to okay big builds ‘harms democracy’Planning body objects to Bill giving appeals board power to approve large-scale housingFri Oct 07 2016 - 18:45
Johnny Ronan’s plan to redevelop AIB Bank Centre is approvedFour 1970s office blocks by Andrew Devane will be demolished in the €350m schemeFri Oct 07 2016 - 01:00
Business organisation opposes Liffey quays car banDublin City Council proposing ban on private cars and lorries for cycle pathWed Oct 05 2016 - 19:47
