Faecal coliform levels found in flats same as raw sewageFAECAL COLIFORM levels more than 570-million times the safe level for drinking water have been detected in the sinks of flats…Mon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00
An Taisce says unused signage poles 'cluttering' cityMORE THAN 100 bare and redundant poles are littering the streets of Dublin city centre, according to a new audit carried out …Sat Oct 02 2010 - 01:00
Council to cut funding for tenant liaison positions on regeneration projectsDUBLIN CITY Council is to cut funding used to pay tenant representatives in three social housing estates where public-private…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Gaeltacht areas will 'disappear' over cutsGAELTACHT areas will “disappear” if capital funding cuts of up to 80 per cent are implemented, Gaeltacht community groups and…Thu Sept 30 2010 - 01:00
Metro North work to begin in April despite calls for rethinkWORK ON the long-awaited Metro North line from St Stephen’s Green to Dublin airport and north Co Dublin will begin in April, …Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Waste plan would raise bin charges - councilHOUSEHOLDS WILL pay more for waste collection if the draft national waste policy published by Minister for the Environment John…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Initial hearings on Dart, Luas lines next weekALMOST 400 groups and individuals have been invited to An Bord Pleanála preliminary hearings next week on the proposed Dart underground…Sat Sept 18 2010 - 01:00
City park to be renamed Merrion Square ParkA DECISION has been taken to rename Archbishop Ryan Park in Dublin as Merrion Square Park despite overwhelming public support…Wed Sept 15 2010 - 01:00
Council to submit plans for O'Devaney Gardens projectTHE REGENERATION of the troubled O’Devaney Gardens has moved a step closer with the decision by Dublin City Council to submit…Tue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
Gormley wants legislation for Dublin mayor before ChristmasTHE RACE for the first directly elected mayor of Dublin is unlikely to get under way before next year following delays in legislation…Tue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
Council opposes overhead cables on cross-city Luas lineDUBLIN CITY Council is opposing a plan to use overhead power cables on the proposed cross-city Luas line because of their detrimental…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Failure to end long-term homelessness 'a disgrace'THE GOVERNMENT’S failure to keep its promise to end long-term homelessness is “appalling, disgraceful and unforgivable”, Focus…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Councils lose €650m on landLocal authorities have incurred debts of about €650 million on loans for land bought for social and affordable housing which …Sat Sept 11 2010 - 01:00
Harney recalls her devastation after losing university friend to suicideMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has spoken of her shock and devastation at the loss of a friend to suicide when she was a university…Sat Sept 11 2010 - 01:00
Councils lose €650m on unused land banksLOCAL AUTHORITIES have incurred debts of about €650 million on loans for land bought for social and affordable housing which …Sat Sept 11 2010 - 01:00
Government to pay local council property debtsMORE THAN €30 million in debts accrued by Dublin City Council on loans for undeveloped housing land are to be paid off by the…Fri Sept 10 2010 - 01:00
Gormley accuses council of withholding informationMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has accused Dublin City Council management of withholding information on the contract…Tue Sept 07 2010 - 01:00
Speed limit in Dublin city centre 'hasn't made a blind bit of difference'THE 30KM/H restrictions introduced in Dublin city centre last January “haven’t made a blind bit of difference” to motorists’ …Tue Sept 07 2010 - 01:00
City manager to extend incinerator contract to MayDUBLIN CITY manager John Tierney has said he could now terminate the contract with the developers of the controversial Poolbeg…Tue Sept 07 2010 - 01:00
Poolbeg incinerator update tonightAN UPDATE on the status of the contract between Dublin City Council and the developers of the Poolbeg incinerator will be given…Mon Sept 06 2010 - 01:00
Motorists ignoring 30km city centre speed limit, council findsTHE 30KM/H speed limit introduced in Dublin city centre last January has brought motorists’ speeds down by just over 1km/h during…Mon Sept 06 2010 - 01:00
City manager extends Poolbeg incinerator contractDublin City Manager John Tierney has said he could now terminate the contract with the developers of the controversial Poolbeg…Mon Sept 06 2010 - 01:00
Car park trade down 17% with 'bus gate'THE NUMBER of drivers using Dublin city centre car parks has fallen by up to 17 per cent since the introduction of the College…Mon Sept 06 2010 - 01:00
Council will not break incinerator contractDUBLIN CITY Council has denied claims that it could break its contract with the developers of the Poolbeg incinerator without…Sat Sept 04 2010 - 01:00
Minister says Pakistani disaster to get worse before it improvesTHE HUMANITARIAN disaster caused by flooding in Pakistan will get worse before it gets better, Minister of State for Overseas…Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Pakistan disaster 'to get worse'The humanitarian disaster caused by the floods in Pakistan will get worse before it got better, Minister for Overseas Development…Thu Sept 02 2010 - 01:00
Phibsborough set for arts festivalWRITERS ANNE Enright and Dermot Bolger, artist Robert Ballagh, comedian Kevin McAleer and actor Pat Kinevan are to take part …Wed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
Dublin council may provide broadband via city's sewersPLANS TO use Dublin’s sewers to provide high-speed broadband internet access to businesses and homes across the city are being…Wed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
Plan for 2,000km national cycle-path network unveiledPLANS FOR a 2,000km national network of cycle paths connecting cities and major town across the Republic have been drafted by…Fri Aug 20 2010 - 01:00
Residents object to council's CPORESIDENTS GROUPS in Ringsend and Sandymount are to lodge objections with An Bord Pleanála against Dublin City Council’s plans…Wed Aug 18 2010 - 01:00
Poolbeg incinerator project to face further delaysTHE CONTROVERSIAL Poolbeg incinerator project is set to face further delays and costs following a decision by Dublin City Council…Tue Aug 17 2010 - 01:00
Hayes alleges gross incompetence as school building funds not being spentLESS THAN one quarter of the 2010 budget for new school buildings was spent in the first six months of this year, according to…Mon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
Preserving not bulldozing is best option, says ParlonFUTURE PLANNING: BULLDOZING UNFINISHED housing estates would be a “complete waste of money”, Construction Industry Federation…Mon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
Private waste group in Poolbeg challengeREPRESENTATIVES OF private waste companies are to mount a new legal challenge against the Poolbeg incinerator and Dublin City…Thu Aug 12 2010 - 01:00
Council faces huge glut of social and affordable housingANALYSIS: DÚN LAOGHAIRE-Rathdown County Council is facing a battle with developers to stop a €42 million bill for social and…Wed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Development plan for golf club site given green lightAN BORD Pleanála has granted permission for more than 600 apartments and houses on the site of the former Dún Laoghaire Golf …Wed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Dún Laoghaire scheme approvedAn Bord Pleanála has granted permission for more than 600 apartments and houses on the site of the former Dún Laoghaire Golf …Tue Aug 10 2010 - 01:00
Green Party says pay chief 'misguided' after criticism of recruitment planTHE GREEN Party has accused the chairman of the Higher Public Servants Remuneration Committee of being “misguided” and “blinkered…Sat Aug 07 2010 - 01:00
€183,000 to store e-voting machinesALMOST €183,000 is expected to be spent this year on storage for electronic voting machines which Minister for the Environment…Sat Aug 07 2010 - 01:00
Permission for Aldi store in Portmarnock overturnedLOW-COST supermarket chain Aldi has been refused permission by An Bord Pleanála to build a branch on the Portmarnock coast, opposite…Fri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
Rejection of city council proposal to issue bondsTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance has rejected a proposal from Dublin City Council aimed at raising funding for the refurbishment of …Fri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
Locals voice concern at proposed McDonald'sFAST-FOOD GIANT McDonald’s is planning to locate a “drive-thru” restaurant backing on to a primary school in a residential area…Wed Aug 04 2010 - 01:00
Incinerator developers pitch for NI waste workINCINERATORS UNDER construction in Poolbeg, Dublin, and Carranstown, Co Meath, could be used to process waste illegally dumped…Wed Aug 04 2010 - 01:00
Landfill levy led to illegal waste exportBACKGROUND: The introduction of the landfill levy in 2002 drove the illegal dumping trade into the NorthTue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
State foots €36m bill to 'repatriate' illegal waste from NorthTHE GOVERNMENT is to spend in excess of €36 million to “repatriate” 250,000 tonnes of Irish household and commercial waste illegally…Tue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
High-rise ban 'will drive out investment'A DECISION by Dublin city councillors to prevent applications for high-rise or even mid-rise buildings under the new Dublin City…Mon Aug 02 2010 - 01:00
Endesa gets permit for Wexford gas stationSPANISH ENERGY company Endesa has been granted permission by An Bord Pleanála to construct a natural gas power station on the…Mon Aug 02 2010 - 01:00
Quad bike ban in mountainsQUAD BIKES and scrambler motorbikes are being banned from more than 160,000 hectares of mountain, forest, beach and marsh land…Sat Jul 31 2010 - 01:00
RTÉ transmission network may be sold, says RyanRTÉ’S TRANSMISSION network could be sold off following the investment of €70 million of public money in the development of digital…Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
Developers to face high-rise curbs as council agrees planDEVELOPERS ARE facing severe restrictions on the construction of high-rise buildings in Dublin city following the introduction…Wed Jul 28 2010 - 01:00
