Residential energy customers subventing business ‘right call’, says Eamon RyanHouseholds paid additional €50m a year for more than a decadeWed Feb 01 2023 - 17:06
International group to tour country to assess Ireland’s progress on violence against womenGrevio committee will examine State’s implementation of the Istanbul Convention during visit this weekMon Jan 30 2023 - 05:00
Built for €6m in 2009 but never opened, Dublin’s ‘ghost’ station to get €3.8m refitKishoge train station was built 14 years ago at a cost of €6.3m and ‘extensive works’ are needed to refurbish and upgrade itMon Jan 30 2023 - 00:00
Metrolink and new Luas lines in €25bn Dublin transport planTwenty-year strategy will govern future rail development in the capitalTue Jan 24 2023 - 13:27
€25 billion Dublin transport plan to be publishedProposals will govern future rail development in the capital and surrounding countiesTue Jan 24 2023 - 05:00
‘Will we meet under Clerys’ clock?’ Revamped department store set to open before summer Restored clock is unveiled on Tuesday ahead of retail early in the second quarter of the yearTue Jan 17 2023 - 13:32
Dún Laoghaire ‘locals’ prioritised for 30% of affordable housing in areaBuyers in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown must have lived there for eight years to be at top of queue for discounted homesThu Jan 12 2023 - 19:00
First look at proposed all-season heated public pool for Dublin’s George’s Dock Proposals for Olympic-scale 50-metre all-season heated pool presented to councillorsTue Jan 10 2023 - 15:35
Lack of free NYE events in Dublin ‘appalling’, council meeting hearsCouncillors criticise blocking off of Liffey quayside for ticketed concertMon Jan 09 2023 - 22:06
Artists’ livelihood ‘at risk’ over Merrion Square cycle-path planDublin City Council’s segregated cycle-lane initiative would remove 31 parking spaces used by artists on SundaysMon Jan 09 2023 - 18:11
Survey records ‘spectacular’ improvement in cleanliness of Dublin cityMahon in Cork is deemed to be the dirtiest place in IrelandMon Jan 09 2023 - 00:01
New Dublin cycle schemes will deliver 60km of segregated bike lanes by 2024 City council outlines 30 infrastructure plans over next few years to provide safer facilities for cyclists and pedestriansSun Jan 08 2023 - 19:00
Dublin’s ‘iconic’ Constitution Hill flats to undergo €44.5m revamp Council will add extra storey to old blocks and build two new seven-storey blocks and 10 houses to create total of 124 homesSat Jan 07 2023 - 06:00
Bus lanes in Ranelagh and car parking at Merrion Square to be reallocated for cyclistsMeasures to create continuous segregated cycling routes are part of Dublin City Council’s new ‘active travel’ plansThu Jan 05 2023 - 15:27
Townsend Street flats regeneration to start eight years after project approved Peter McVerry Trust to provide 20 permanent social homes in 100-year-old complexThu Jan 05 2023 - 05:00
Work set to begin on Liffey Street plaza with trees, benches and bicycle standsWork to create pedestrian zone beside Ha’penny Bridge to take up to two yearsWed Jan 04 2023 - 05:00
Long-derelict Dublin city site to be redeveloped as social housing by McVerry TrustFishamble Street site previously designated for ‘mom and pop developer’ schemeMon Jan 02 2023 - 05:00
Liffey cyclepath plan with boardwalks set to be shelved as cost estimate hits €100mDublin City Council chief says further traffic management measures will be considered along quays in place of ‘gold-plated’ schemeFri Dec 30 2022 - 03:00
Harry Crosbie threatens legal action against Dublin Port Company over ship ownershipDocklands businessman wants Kittiwake vessel returned: ‘Give me my ship back or else I’ll bash you’Thu Dec 29 2022 - 18:53
Owen Keegan: ‘We disagree fundamentally with those groups... who continue to promote and sustain rough sleeping’Interview: With just nine months left in his job as Dublin City Council chief executive, Owen Keegan remains direct and unapologetic about his viewsThu Dec 29 2022 - 05:00
Council to target Dublin church sites in major land-buying programmeExisting low-rise estates may be considered for demolition to make better use of land for housing, Dublin City Council chief executive saysThu Dec 29 2022 - 04:00
Strawberry Beds bridge conservation to begin in weeksWork will include repairs to iron and stone on Farmleigh Bridge but will not see it reopenedWed Dec 28 2022 - 13:05
Number of patients on hospital trolleys almost four times higher than St Stephen’s Day last yearTotal of 200 adults lying on trolleys in EDs at 8am, of whom 97 had attended hospital in the previous nine hoursMon Dec 26 2022 - 19:00
Group of 14 derelict cottages in Portrane to be brought back into use under €4m restoration plan HSE agreed to hand the 100-year-old homes over to Fingal County Council to allow them to be redeveloped for social housingWed Dec 21 2022 - 05:00
‘It will be very busy’: Capuchin centre prepares to distribute thousands of Christmas hampersSmall numbers visited Bow Street premises on Monday for baby products but up to 3,000 expected on TuesdayMon Dec 19 2022 - 16:33
Dublin bike shop refurbishing thousands of bicycles for Ukrainian refugeesRiver Cycles is due to hand over its 1,500th bicycle on The Late Late Show on Friday nightFri Dec 16 2022 - 15:15
Fire safety defects detected in up to 500 Dublin apartments Inadequate fire prevention measures throughout social and private apartments on former Fatima Mansions estate in DublinFri Dec 16 2022 - 05:00
Extent of fire safety defects in Herberton scheme yet to be uncoveredRialto scheme of 39 apartments was sold by Kennedy Wilson to Dublin City Council in lieu of apartments in ‘premium’ developmentsWed Dec 14 2022 - 21:41
Fire risk makes Dublin apartments offered for social housing uninhabitable, council says Herberton scheme of 39 apartments sold by Kennedy Wilson to Dublin City Council in lieu of apartments in ‘premium’ developmentsWed Dec 14 2022 - 05:00
Dublin’s Portobello Plaza to be redesigned under €2.6m pedestrian planArea attracted anti-social behaviour during pandemic restrictionsTue Dec 13 2022 - 05:00
Dublin Airport investigated over alleged non-compliance with planning permission for new runwayNorth runway has been subject of complaints about aircraft noise and flight paths since it opened in AugustTue Dec 13 2022 - 05:00
Proposed planning changes vulnerable to EU legal challenge, says civic group Planning reforms could block residents’ groups from legal action against housing developmentsMon Dec 12 2022 - 20:36
Dublin city social homes to be built without developerHousing association circle will build apartments on vacant Railway Street site using direct labourFri Dec 09 2022 - 05:00
Ireland risks missing EU recycling targets, warns EPA Report identifies ‘worrying trends’ in waste generation and recyclingWed Dec 07 2022 - 09:24
Humanist association in legal dispute with celebrants over prospective newlyweds’ dataCourt row involves data protection and fitness-to-practise issues around humanist wedding ceremoniesWed Dec 07 2022 - 05:00
College Green plaza development costs set to soar as council advertises €10m design contractFigure of €10m for pedestrianised area in city centre originally projected for both the design and construction phasesSat Dec 03 2022 - 06:00
East Link toll increase to be deferred to 2024Dublin city traffic officials advise councillors against January increase of 36 per centSat Dec 03 2022 - 00:00
Up to 100,000 defective Celtic Tiger-era homes may need remediation Scheme to fix defects to be submitted to Cabinet in weeks following report of working groupThu Dec 01 2022 - 20:06
Unprotected bin bags set to be banned by Dublin City CouncilSeagull-proof protectors are to be trialled in 2023 as councillors raise concernsThu Dec 01 2022 - 06:15
Dublin Tunnel protests pose safety threat for entire city road network, council says Large lorries diverting onto city streets pose threat to vulnerable road users, council saysThu Dec 01 2022 - 05:00
Affordable housing is not sustainable and sustainable housing is not affordable, RIAI saysDevelopers will build sustainable housing if it’s more affordable, architects’ body saysTue Nov 29 2022 - 16:39
Ireland is building too many large detached houses, says construction bodyTerraced houses and apartments are most carbon efficient, detached homes leastMon Nov 28 2022 - 05:00
Metrolink consultation extended due to missing filePublic submissions on Dublin rail line can be made until January 16thFri Nov 25 2022 - 18:41
State needs to play role in ‘landbanking’ if housing shortage is to be addressedHousing Agency’s annual conference is told acquiring land for housing has been the ‘real missing part in terms of housing policy’Thu Nov 24 2022 - 20:32
Residents threaten legal action over Sandymount’s Strand RoadResidents say noise levels on coastal road pose a serious health riskThu Nov 24 2022 - 05:00
Dublin council chief rebukes HSE for ambulance underfundingHSE provides inadequate level of funding to run Dublin’s ambulance service city council chief executive saysSun Nov 20 2022 - 19:00
Non-EU bus drivers may be brought in to resolve recruitment problem Bus drivers may be added to ‘critical skills’ shortage listFri Nov 18 2022 - 05:00
Almost €8m earmarked for redevelopment of area between Dawson Street and Grafton Street Other streets in area can not be pedestrianised due to private car parks, council saysFri Nov 18 2022 - 05:00
No planning permission needed for two years on converting buildings to house Ukrainian refugees Planning permission will not be required to convert buildings to house refugees for the next two years under new Government plansThu Nov 17 2022 - 17:53
Grants worth €9m for restoration of historic buildings open for applicationSchemes aim to support hundreds of projects and create over 50,000 days of employment, says departmentWed Nov 16 2022 - 16:47
