Councillors’ lack of power may explain blandness of Labour’s plan for DublinAnalysis: The six priorities range from initiatives local authorities were already undertaking to trite pledgesTue Jul 02 2013 - 01:00
Charity shops to be permitted on Grafton StreetDublin City Councillors decide not to go ahead with proposed banMon Jul 01 2013 - 20:46
Labour plan aims to make Dublin a better place to liveChairs of local authorities pledge to work togetherMon Jul 01 2013 - 16:11
Council to vote on charity shop banCharity shops could be prohibited from opening on Dublin’s Grafton StreetMon Jul 01 2013 - 01:00
Septic tank inspections to begin within weeksAlmost 90 per cent of tanks have been registeredMon Jul 01 2013 - 01:00
Motor tax loophole to close todayLegislation ends the ability to claim car was off the roadSun Jun 30 2013 - 22:47
Docklands Development Authority chair denies conflict in Anglo-backed dealLar Bradshaw was a non-executive director of Anglo Irish BankWed Jun 26 2013 - 20:41
Cycling holidays for beginners: a survival guideGoing on a cycling holiday? Before you throw your leg over the crossbar, read thisWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
On Your Bike: Rise of the cyclistFar more Irish people are riding bikes to work now, and on safer roads, than a decade ago. Shame more of them aren’t better cyclists. As Bike Week begins, we start a series on Ireland’s cycling cultureSat Jun 15 2013 - 01:00
More than 50 new councillors for DublinDublin county councils get maximum representative numbersFri May 31 2013 - 01:00
Minister pledges more robust inspection regime for pre-schoolsCreches at centre of controversy apologise to parents and childrenThu May 30 2013 - 01:00
Government urged to focus on quality of early years careCrèches featured in RTÉ documentary apologise for distress causedWed May 29 2013 - 12:52
New Luas works to start in weeksCellars underneath historic streets to be filled ahead of track worksTue May 28 2013 - 01:00
Pyrite redress scheme gets under wayHomeowners will be able to apply to have damaged fixed from JulyMon May 27 2013 - 01:00
Nappies, food, dead dogs found in recycling binsContamination of green bins ‘gone mad’ in past five years, with nearly a third of material in bins unsuitableMon May 27 2013 - 01:00
Green bin a waste of money for collectorsValue of recyclables down in a struggling global marketMon May 27 2013 - 01:00
Largest social housing scheme built this year opens in DublinMore houses needed to meet demand on waiting list, says building co-op chiefFri May 24 2013 - 01:00
€18 million to be spent on Dublin City Council housing repairsExternal contractors to be used for the work over a three-year periodTue May 21 2013 - 01:00
€1m in withheld household charge tax to be repaidAmount held back from local authorities in penalties to be reimbursed by MinisterSat May 18 2013 - 06:00
Ireland’s biggest homeless hostel to closeNew facilities to be provided for 90 homeless peopleFri May 17 2013 - 01:00
Dublin businesses may have to pay more for waterNo agreement on Irish Water principles ahead of June deadlineWed May 15 2013 - 01:00
Dubliners will have to prove how they dispose of wasteRestrictions will also be placed on waste collectorsWed May 15 2013 - 01:00
Councillors approve €35m plan for Dublin bikes expansionWork to provide 950 new bikes to start in OctoberTue May 14 2013 - 01:00
Work to start on Dublin Bay cycle pathSutton to Sandycove cycleway will provide a 22km off-road cycle routeMon May 13 2013 - 01:00
Foreign golf tourists worth more than €200m in 2012Fáilte Ireland promotes ‘playcations’ ahead of Irish Open next monthSun May 12 2013 - 20:06
One of Dublin’s oldest flat complexes to be redevelopedWork on Crampton buildings to start in autumnSun May 12 2013 - 01:00
Deal agreed to increase Dublin bicycles serviceAnnual subscription fee to double from €10 to €20Sat May 11 2013 - 01:00
Irish local government too centralised - Council of Europe reportFunding for local authorities “remains a mystery”Fri May 10 2013 - 01:00
75% of landlords in Dublin who split houses into flats 'did so illegally'No planning permissions sought for most multiple occupancy housesWed May 08 2013 - 06:00
Coffins optional as Victorian burial laws to be revokedUncoffined bodies will be accepted in cemeteries from next monthTue May 07 2013 - 06:00
Council to start digging up Grafton Street by the end of the monthNew paving will be completed by November 2014Fri May 03 2013 - 21:48
Postal deadline for property tax todayPaper returns must be received by next TuesdayFri May 03 2013 - 13:57
Baby bison in need of nameFota Wildlife Park wants the public to name new bison calfFri May 03 2013 - 12:03
Docklands board member regrets glass bottle site failureSite cost doubled in just over two weeksFri May 03 2013 - 06:13
Dublin bedsit blitz finds over 90% of flats do not meet basic standardsDeficiencies found with electrics, bathrooms, damp, mould and heatingFri Apr 26 2013 - 05:00
Metro North levies to be cutCouncils will reduce but not scrap development charges for the postponed lineMon Apr 22 2013 - 22:00
Less than 5 per cent of water meter connection points identifiedLocal authorities have yet to complete stopcock surveysSat Apr 20 2013 - 06:00
Molly Malone may move to Moore StreetCouncillors want statue relocated from Dublin’s Grafton StreetSat Apr 20 2013 - 06:00
Carlton site building to become Japanese restaurantFormer council building was to be part of Joe O’Reilly’s ‘Dublin Central’ developmentFri Apr 19 2013 - 06:00
St Teresa’s Gardens redevelopment to start in JuneDemolition of almost 300 dilapidated flats planned by Dublin City CouncilFri Apr 19 2013 - 05:00
Century-old Dublin flats to get new lease of lifeHousing co-op to develop derelict building built in response to 1913 housing crisisMon Apr 15 2013 - 06:00
Bill to cap clampers’ release feesVaradkar rejects proposal to vary charge locallySat Apr 13 2013 - 07:00
Street cleaning to be withheld in parts of Dublin due to illegal dumpingProblem particularly acute in area from Gardiner Street to Croke Park, city council saysFri Apr 12 2013 - 06:00
Private car clampers to be regulated for first timeNew legislation will see the National Transport Authority regulate clampingThu Apr 11 2013 - 07:00
Dublin motorist’s car clamped 63 times over four yearsParking appeals officer says charges appear to have lost their deterrentThu Apr 11 2013 - 06:00
City council publishes fast-track planning proposals for Dublin DocklandsMove would give council power to make decisions that could not be appealedTue Mar 26 2013 - 06:07
Illegal waste stockpile found at Dublin farmAn illegal stockpile of more than 1,000 tonnes of municipal waste has been discovered on a Dublin farm by the Environmental Protection…Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Life on a wasteland of derelict blocks fallen foul of downturnIt is 15 months since permission for the O’Devaney Gardens project was grantedSat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
PPPs on shaky foundations since property prices fellBACKGROUND: In the mid-1990s, public-private partnerships (PPPs) emerged as a cure-all for the problem of rebuilding Dublin’…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Housing plans for O'Devaney shelvedFUNDING: The redevelopment of one of Dublin’s largest and most notorious council flat complexes has been put on hold because…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
