Dublin industrial site set to be redeveloped for thousands of homes 3km from city centreDublin Industrial Estate in Glasnevin, served by Luas and rail, will provide land for thousands of homesFri Jan 05 2024 - 05:00
Former Ballsbridge nursing home to accommodate 220 asylum seekersSt Mary’s Home on Pembroke Park to be used for families seeking international protectionWed Jan 03 2024 - 21:06
Why is the Dublin Region Homeless Executive facing criticism over Ringsend hub plan?Mary Hayes, DRHE director, said she had not issued any ‘formal’ notice to councillors in relation to the use of the building for homeless accommodation and it would not be ‘normal’ practice to do soWed Jan 03 2024 - 05:00
Homelessness chief defends communication strategy amid criticism following Ringsend arson attackDublin Region Homeless Executive defends service following stinging criticism from local politiciansWed Jan 03 2024 - 05:00
Chapelizod modular ‘rapid build’ homes completed after six yearsSpringvale apartment complex cost €26 million and was beset by delaysWed Dec 27 2023 - 21:00
Gardaí brace for reprisal attacks as criminals vow revenge for Blanchardstown shootingThe DPP will decide if the people who killed Tristan Sherry, who was stabbed almost 30 times following botched gun attack, will face criminal chargesTue Dec 26 2023 - 19:29
Dublin resident rents out space in front of driveway due to persistent parkingDublin City Council has complained that people living near Luas stations are causing drainage problems by paving over front gardensFri Dec 22 2023 - 06:15
Richard Shakespeare appointed Dublin City Council chief executiveFormer parks superintendent with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council succeeds Owen Keegan, who retired in SeptemberTue Dec 19 2023 - 18:01
Sod turned on O’Devaney Gardens and Oscar Traynor developmentsAlmost 2,000 homes to be built on Dublin City Council sites after decades of delaysMon Dec 18 2023 - 18:36
Parking pressures leading to the loss of front gardens in Dublin, council saysMoney to be made from renting parking spaces is causing environmental damage, city council saysMon Dec 18 2023 - 05:30
Dubliners urged to stop paving gardens for parking due to negative environmental impactsCreep of concrete and tarmac causing flooding and sewage pollution of rivers and streams, says city councilMon Dec 18 2023 - 05:30
St Stephen’s Green bandstand reopens following €400,000 restorationVictorian structure, dating back to 1887, was closed to protect it from vandalism during Covid-19 pandemicThu Dec 14 2023 - 15:46
Almost 3,000 cost-rental and social homes to be built in Dublin by housing agency Respond Large-scale developments on way in the biggest mixed-tenure programme since the crashTue Dec 12 2023 - 06:00
Dublin pedestrianisation plans to be reassessed following city riotsTaxis may be allowed into civic spaces at night to ensure passive surveillanceMon Dec 11 2023 - 05:00
Parnell Square cultural quarter costs increase by more than €50m in one yearCosts rise by more than 55 per cent despite appointment of ‘cost control consultants’ earlier this yearMon Dec 11 2023 - 05:00
Dublin’s poorest communities at risk of being ‘worse off’ via climate-action measuresVulnerable communities prey to ‘climate deniers’ if they are not assisted in ‘net zero’ transitionFri Dec 08 2023 - 00:01
Dublin city twinned with Ramallah, Palestine under ‘friendship agreement’Ramallah becomes fifth city with which Dublin has twinning agreementThu Dec 07 2023 - 18:05
TCD-backed charity’s inaugural Christmas carol concert raises €14,000 for cancer researchAll Cross charity funds go directly to fund research equipment at Trinity College and St James’s Hospital cancer instituteWed Dec 06 2023 - 21:04
‘She paid with her life’: Family of Brazilian carer killed while cycling calls for safer Dublin roadsSpeed surveys on Lower Crumlin Road and at Dolphin’s Barn by the UCD WeCount Traffic Impact data project in the six months before Josilaine Ribeiro was killed found more than 100 cars an hour were breaking the speed limitsWed Dec 06 2023 - 19:55
New Garda station needed to combat growing crime in Dublin’s docklands, forum saysStatutory body monitoring area’s development says current policing resources ‘not delivering a safe environment’Sun Dec 03 2023 - 06:00
More than 700 social and cost-rental homes planned for Cherry OrchardProposed apartment development will be in 16 blocks of up to 15 storeysFri Dec 01 2023 - 13:51
Consultation on plan to end car dominance in Dublin ends FridayDublin City Centre Transport Plan reallocates road space to buses, cyclists and pedestriansThu Nov 30 2023 - 19:46
Deaths from Covid-19 down by one thirdFewer than 200 people died from Covid-19 in the second quarter of the yearThu Nov 30 2023 - 14:37
Family courts complex: Almost 30 years after the State bought the Smithfield site, plans are finally publishedThe complex of 19 court rooms is to be built on a derelict site beside Dublin’s Four CourtsThu Nov 30 2023 - 05:00
Dublin riots: Gardaí must crack down on ‘thugs’, councillors tell commissionerMcEntee seeks clarity on use of force by gardaí amid criticism of ‘soft’ approachTue Nov 28 2023 - 06:00
Cannabis worth more than €971,000 seized in Dublin and CavanTwo arrested as a result of raidsMon Nov 27 2023 - 22:23
An Bord Pleanála backlog delays construction of more than 22,000 homesThe largest number of strategic housing apartment applications is in Dún Laoghaire-RathdownMon Nov 27 2023 - 06:00
Politicians welcome release of Emily HandIrish-Israeli girl was held captive by Hamas for 50 daysSun Nov 26 2023 - 19:00
Betting shops face crackdown on illegal advertising during major sporting tournamentsDublin City Council to take test case to stop betting companies from exploiting planning loopholeWed Nov 22 2023 - 19:35
Disquiet as Lord Mayor agrees to meet Israeli ambassador on Palestinian solidarity dayFianna Fáil’s Daithí de Róiste wants to ‘express disgust’ at ‘genocide’ but others oppose meetingTue Nov 21 2023 - 20:18
Homeless costs top €300m in Dublin as council agrees €1.34bn budgetHomelessness to account for more than one in five of every euro spent by Dublin City Council in 2024Mon Nov 20 2023 - 20:18
Proportion of students and staff cycling to Trinity College Dublin falls 60% in a decadeLack of accommodation close to college and fears of unsafe city cycling cited for reduced cycling numbersMon Nov 20 2023 - 00:01
Cold conditions ahead but those wishing for snow told not to raise their hopesFirst snows of season forecast this week for Britain but frost more likely in Ireland, says Met ÉireannSun Nov 19 2023 - 18:27
Richard Corrigan’s Ballsbridge restaurant The Park Café to close Michelin-starred chef opened restaurant just one year ago but it quickly ran into difficulty after a number of staff departuresSun Nov 19 2023 - 14:30
Sandymount residents seek action on ‘unacceptable delays’ to building of flood defences Defences on Strand Road, first recommended 20 years ago to protect some 1,000 home in area, not expected to be in place before 2032Thu Nov 16 2023 - 16:29
Sandymount flood protections delayed until 2032Rising sea levels and increased wave height requires redesign of long-awaited project, says Dublin City CouncilThu Nov 16 2023 - 06:00
Transport projects face delays if ‘huge hole’ in budgets not filled - NTAInflation has resulted in a decrease in the value of transport funding in Dublin and nationally, says NTA chief executive Anne GrahamTue Nov 14 2023 - 19:36
Owner of Independent House and nuns fail in appeals against new land hoarding taxAn Bord Pleanála dismisses appeals against residential zoned land tax on former newspaper headquarters and south Dublin monasteriesMon Nov 13 2023 - 05:08
Vacant Dublin council houses will remain ‘boarded up’ due to funding cuts, official saysSenior city council official says Department of Housing funding for refurbishing empty properties ‘constantly coming down’Thu Nov 09 2023 - 06:00
Higher SUV parking charges and increased resident parking costs to be considered in DublinReview of city parking bylaws will also result in elimination of all free parking within canal cordonWed Nov 08 2023 - 19:55
Apartment blocks up to 19 storeys to go ahead on contentious Dublin 8 siteThree-year legal battle over Bailey Gibson and Player Wills sites ends after residents ‘reluctantly agree’ dealWed Nov 08 2023 - 06:00
Sandymount residents urge review of Dublin portSandymount and Merrion Residents Association to embark on campaign to stop container facility developmentWed Nov 08 2023 - 06:00
Proposal to fly Palestinian flag over Dublin City Hall rejectedMotion to fly flag supported by the majority of councillors but didn’t meet threshold for approvalMon Nov 06 2023 - 22:14
Lower standard build-to-rent system to end in DublinCouncil to city change development plan to stop construction of apartments below minimum sizeSun Nov 05 2023 - 19:56
Dublin city centre street parking charges to hit €4 per hour in some areasOn-street parking will be more expensive than many indoor multi-storey facilitiesThu Nov 02 2023 - 15:42
‘It would be transformative’: Liffey crossing Farmleigh Bridge has been restored, but will it ever be reused? Reopening the only Liffey crossing between Lucan and Chapelizod, a distance of 8.5km, could be the catalyst for a new Liffey Valley parkThu Nov 02 2023 - 07:30
Heuston masterplan aims to house people along the Liffey at new gateway to Dublin cityAmbitious plans by semi-state transport company CIE to build new 1,000 apartments at Heuston Station in Dublin would draw in residents from surrounding areas with new bridges crossing the riverThu Nov 02 2023 - 07:00
Dublin ‘back to basics’ weed blitz cost €200,000 in seven weeksManual removal of weeds ‘very, very costly’ and labour intensive, city council saysTue Oct 31 2023 - 06:00
Reopening of Dublin Victorian market sees dramatic plan for surrounding areaNew pedestrianisation plans could see car-free area extended from O’Connell Street to market buildingTue Oct 31 2023 - 06:00
Why The Irish Times had to apologise to the architect of the ‘fabulous’ BusárasBus Éireann chief executive says the building ‘is arguably the greatest Irish building of the 20th century’Thu Oct 26 2023 - 19:44
