City boss pledges to maintain servicesDUBLIN CITY manager John Tierney has said he does not intend to cut services or cancel infrastructure projects, despite facing…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Letter campaign in favour of towerDEVELOPER SEÁN Dunne orchestrated a large-scale letter-writing campaign to persuade Dublin City Council to grant permission for…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Council in talks over housing schemesDUBLIN CITY Council has entered into negotiations with Boston firm Corcoran Jennison in relation to two of the five major social…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Youth group calls for voting age to be lowered ahead of European electionsA YOUNG people’s campaign group is calling for the voting age to be reduced to 16 years ahead of next year’s local and European…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Expert's high-rise evidence was biased, says barristerBARRISTER Colm Mac Eochaidh, representing 21 appellants opposing Seán Dunne’s high-rise plans for Ballsbridge, has threatened…Sat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
Embassy in Dunne's high-rise application is 'fraud'THE INCLUSION of an embassy block in the planning application for Seán Dunne's high-rise scheme for Ballsbridge was a "fraud" …Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Ballsbridge architect accused of 'cynical' designThe Danish architect behind Sean Dunne’s high-rise tower for Ballsbridge was today accused of being “cynical” in his design of…Wed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00
Conservation expert denies biasTHE LEGAL representative for 21 appellants opposing Sean Dunne’s plans for Ballsbridge has accused a conservation expert engaged…Wed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00
Impact of Ballsbridge scheme 'minimal', hearing toldThe combined effect on traffic of Sean Dunne’s development on the former Jury's and Berkeley Court hotels site in Ballsbridge…Tue Sept 23 2008 - 01:00
Dublin launches bid to be City of ScienceDUBLIN'S BID to become Europe's City of Science in 2012 will be made in Strasbourg today by Minister of State for Science Jimmy…Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
Safety authority urges research into nanotechnology's use in food sectorRESEARCH INTO the risks of using nanotechnology in food is "urgently" needed before products containing food manipulating particles…Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
Former city architect 'backed tower of 37 storeys'THE FORMER Dublin city architect Jim Barrett supported Seán Dunne's plans for a 37-storey tower in Ballsbridge before a planning…Sat Sept 20 2008 - 01:00
Dunne architect witness is pulled outTHE FORMER Dublin city architect Jim Barrett has been withdrawn from giving evidence on behalf of Seán Dunne at the An Bord Pleanála…Fri Sept 19 2008 - 01:00
Former city architect withdrawn as witness in Dunne hearingThe former Dublin city architect Jim Barrett was withdrawn before he was due to give evidence on behalf of Seán Dunne at the …Thu Sept 18 2008 - 01:00
High-rise scheme may create 5,000 jobs a year, hearing toldSEÁN DUNNE'S redevelopment of the former Jurys and Berkeley Court hotel sites in Ballsbridge would cost almost €1Thu Sept 18 2008 - 01:00
Council criticised for not putting planner in witness box over high-riseOPPONENTS OF Seán Dunne’s proposed high-rise development in Ballsbridge have criticised Dublin City Council for failing to put…Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
Dunne plan would have 'negligible effect on traffic'The increase in traffic from the Jurys and Berkeley Court hotel sites in Ballsbridge after construction of Seán Dunne's high-…Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
Lawyer accuses TD of 'circus' attemptFINE GAEL TD Lucinda Creighton has been accused of attempting to turn the planning hearing on Seán Dunne's high-rise development…Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
Ballsbridge tower ruling cannot be reversed, says counselBORD PLEANÁLA cannot grant permission to Seán Dunne for a 37-storey tower at the centre of his plans for Ballsbridge because …Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
Ballsbridge refusal leaves 'hole' in plan, hearing toldDublin City Council’s decision not to grant developer Sean Dunne permission for the 37-storey tower at the centre of his high…Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
Ballsbridge scheme 'unlawful', objectors claimDublin City Council’s decision to grant permission to Seán Dunne for the bulk of his high-density development in Ballsbridge, …Mon Sept 15 2008 - 01:00
Ex-planner says project in Ballsbridge 'a shambles'A FORMER chief Dublin city planner has accused the council’s planning department of disregarding the city development plan in…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
Ballsbridge development will be 'half-built disaster'Developer Seán Dunne’s high rise scheme for Ballsbridge will be a half-built eyesore that will be “a development disaster for…Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
Cost of land cannot be a 'yardstick' for planning decisionsHIGH-RISE PLANS: THE PRICE paid for land cannot be allowed to become the “yardstick” by which planning decisions are made, Labour…Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
'Insensitive' tower design Desmond's sole concernPLANNING APPEAL: BILLIONAIRE BUSINESSMAN Dermot Desmond was motivated by an interest in architecture and the protection of Ballsbridge…Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
Department says Dunne's tower plans are excessiveSEÁN DUNNE'S high-rise plans for Ballsbridge are "excessive in terms of height, scale and bulk" and would have an adverse effect…Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Ballsbridge tower poses safety risk, hearing toldThe 37-story tower proposed by developer Sean Dunne in Ballsbridge presents a danger to aircraft and any emergency that may occur…Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Dunne's tower will ruin Ballsbridge, hearing toldFORMER PD leader Des O'Malley has said Ballsbridge will be "destroyed" if developer Seán Dunne's plans for a 37-storey tower …Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00
Ballsbridge hearing told of intimidation of objectorsA large number of the 90 appellants who are supporting developer Sean Dunne’s application for high rise development in Ballsbridge…Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00
Hearing on controversial Ballsbridge plan startsThe Danish architect behind developer Sean Dunne’s proposed high rise scheme in Ballsbridge has said he took inspiration for …Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Council blames Met Éireann over recent floodingDUBLIN CITY Council has defended its response to last month's flash flooding, which caused damage estimated at millions of euro…Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
Artist Ballagh opposing planned 14-storey buildingARTIST ROBERT Ballagh is one of almost 40 objectors to a proposal for a 14-storey building near his Dublin home, which would …Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
Council pays over €220m to advisersDUBLIN CITY Council has spent more than €220 million on external consultants since 2004, with consultants' fees costing the city…Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
Spectators urged to avoid taking cars to Croke ParkGARDAÍ ARE advising match-goers attending Croke Park tomorrow to take public transport where possible because of the lack of …Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
Principals paying for vital school suppliesMINISTER FOR Education Batt O’Keeffe has admitted that start-up grants for new primary schools are inadequate, after it emerged…Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
'Massive loophole' in alcohol licensing lawTHE GOVERNMENT has left a "massive loophole" in recent alcohol licensing legislation by failing to control home delivery sales…Fri Sept 05 2008 - 01:00
Developer to pay €1.5m and pull out of social housingPROPERTY DEVELOPER Bernard McNamara is to pay Dublin City Council €1Fri Sept 05 2008 - 01:00
Complex to be razed ahead of redevelopment plansFOUR DERELICT blocks of flats in O'Devaney Gardens, Dublin, the scene of riots during the summer, are to be demolished "immediately…Tue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00
Union criticises HSE's refusal to pay wage rises to taskforce staffDRUGS TASKFORCE staff in west Dublin whose positions are funded by the Health Service Executive (HSE) are being paid less than…Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
Parents taking on debt to fund educationALMOST HALF of Irish parents intend to take out a loan to fund their children's third level education, even if college fees are…Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
Ombudsman welcomes HSE move on nursing home chargeTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has agreed to reduce an elderly woman's nursing home charges so her daughter would be able…Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
City homes lying vacant due to delays in getting Garda clearance on tenantsDELAYS IN securing Garda clearance for new social housing tenants has left large numbers of flats and houses in Dublin city empty…Mon Aug 18 2008 - 01:00
Hearing into Dunne high-rise complex in Ballsbridge to be held next monthA BORD Pleanála public hearing into developer Seán Dunne’s controversial plans for a high-rise complex, including a 37-storey…Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
Number of passengers held after 'air-rage' incidentA NUMBER of Irish and British men in their late 20s have been arrested by Italian police following a so called air-rage incident…Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
Salmonella fears halt production at Kildare meat plantA CO KILDARE meat plant which is possibly linked to a salmonella outbreak in Ireland, Britain and Finland has temporarily halted…Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
Public hearing into 'super-dump' to be reopenedAN BORD Pleanála is to reopen its public hearing into the proposed 500,000-tonne capacity "super-dump" near Lusk in north Dublin…Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
Fringe will be bursting out all overA MAN trapped in a giant tube of water, a ballet involving a JCB, a "flash-mob" opera where the score is on the internet and …Thu Aug 14 2008 - 01:00
Dublin Fringe Festival programme unveiledA man trapped in a giant tube of water, a ballet involving a JCB, a “flash-mob” opera where the score is on the internet and …Wed Aug 13 2008 - 01:00
Flood plain construction blamedASSESSING THE DAMAGE: A NORTH Dublin resident whose home was inundated at the weekend said construction on the flood plain has…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Call to stop building on lands prone to floodingLOCAL AUTHORITIES must stop rezoning land for housing on flood plains to avoid future flooding disasters, NUI Maynooth climatologist…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
