Renovation of social home in Blackrock cost local council €200,000 to bring back into use
Dublin councils spending up to €44,000 on average to refurbish vacant social homes
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Dublin 4 residents object to proposed health centre over fears of drug, STI treatment offering
Residents and business owners of Baggot Street say centre on part of old hospital site would be inconsistent with area
Progress on regeneration of Dublin city centre flat complex stalled by queries on costs
Glovers Court flats to be turned into 53 new homes by council when queries from Department of Housing are resolved
Dublin traffic changes: Pearse Street ‘noticeably quieter’ since left-turn ban
Dublin Bus welcomes latest phase of Dublin city centre traffic plan
Dublin hotel bought for €6.24m by McVerry Trust vacant since 2022
Fate of hotel remains uncertain after prolonged turmoil over governance
Housebuilding in Dublin to stall within three years if wastewater plant not delivered
Uisce Éireann's starkest warning yet on water constraints follows Government’s revised 2030 housing target
Intimidation in a Dublin suburb, and the derelict house being used as stables
Local authority says it has 11 ‘void’ units in Cherry Orchard as locals speak of being ‘terrorised’ by antisocial behaviour
Changes to how cars can travel around Dublin city centre come into force today
Private vehicles no longer permitted to turn on to Pearse Street from Westland Row junction
Irish revolutionary Madeleine ffrench-Mullen to be honoured with plaque at childhood home
Ffrench-Mullen with her lover Dr Kathleen Lynn founded St Ultan’s Hospital for children in Dublin
Dublin Literary Award winner Michael Crummey on losing his belief in redemption: ‘It feels like a pretty dark time’
Canadian author of The Adversary and winner of €100,000 Irish prize talks about global politics, misanthropy and what makes Newfoundland so interesting
CSO meets tourism industry over ‘confusing’ visitor data
Fáilte Ireland says declining inbound tourism numbers ‘jar with industry’
Construction Industry Federation chooses Andrew Brownlee as new chief
Brownlee will replace Hubert Fitzpatrick as head of construction sector representative body
Dublin Literary Award: The Adversary by Canadian author Michael Crummey wins €100,000 prize
Story of sibling rivalry in harsh 19th-century Newfoundland wins Dublin Literary Award, worth €100,000
‘You’d see the rats everywhere’: Removal of one of Dublin’s largest illegal landfills begins
Dublin City Council to remove 40,000 tonnes of waste from illegal Darndale landfill over next four months
What the rows over skorts and public toilets reveal about Irish attitudes to equality
The two controversies bely the reality that Ireland has had 25 years of anti-discrimination legislation in relation to services, including public toilets, sports and sporting facilities
Lord Mayor and Minister for Housing disagree over future funding for scheme to prevent homelessness
Meeting took place after three attempts by Emma Blain to set appointment up
Boy settles action over alleged fall at DCC AstroTurf pitch for €37,000
Liability in the case was fully contested by Dublin City Council
Why has it taken so long to develop a greenway for Dublin Bay?
Delays to Sandymount cycleway are a symptom of the lack of political will that blights Dublin
How much can I earn and still qualify for social housing?
A single person can earn more than €50,000 and still qualify for social housing and a new cohort is seeking State support as prices keep rising
I have an almost gluttonous appetite for irony, but this is too rich even for my tastes
It’s dispiriting to move through a Dublin so badly disfigured by dereliction
Two Dublin schemes from Sretaw Hotel Group refused permission
Proposed 61-bed hotel close to St Stephen’s Green and 113-bed hotel on Baggot Street Lower rejected
Elderly residents of Dublin 8 complex still feel ‘unsafe’ despite installation of security gate
Crime and antisocial behaviour remain an issue at Dublin City Council complex where three people were murdered, say residents
Dublin City Council built just 35 social houses in 2024. That’s one symptom of a bigger problem
Councils need to return to doing what they did well for decades: build houses
Chronic inability to build anything big in the State is baked into the system
New Oireachtas committee needs continued failure in big projects if it is to function effectively for its members
Irish Rail seeks ‘maximum’ number of homes for new Dublin suburb, despite Uisce Éireann warning on capacity
Ballyboggan master plan should provide for ‘intensive’ residential development, Irish Rail and NTA say
Permission for 10-storey Donnybrook village apartment development quashed by High Court
Red Rock Donnybrook Ltd had green light to redevelop Circle K-occupied site
U-turn on Grafton Street toilets as council reverses ‘ludicrous’ closure plan
Last public toilets in city centre to remain open despite costing €2m to run over five years
‘Thriving’ Digital Hub to remain open until ‘at least 2027′
Gradual closure of the agency was announced in 2021 with its lands to be transferred to the LDA
Concerns over cost of Johnny Ronan’s affordable housing plans at former Glass Bottle site in Dublin
Costs of new apartments ‘very challenging’, Dublin City Council says
Molly minders: Why the famous Dublin statue is being protected from tourists
In the News podcast: Dublin City Council is on petting patrol, stopping Molly Malone from being touched
Dublin city centre’s only public toilets to be closed
Reduced demand cited by city council in closure of Grafton Street toilet
‘It’s not the same place anymore’: Antisocial behaviour in a Dublin suburb
Residents on the Parkside estate in Balgriffin on Dublin’s northside say lack of amenities is driving antisocial behaviour
‘If the parent isn’t confident cycling, they’re not going to let their child cycle’: New Dublin training ground for biking opens
Mobility school aims to create awareness about road safety among cyclists, to promote use of bicycles and reduce our carbon footprint
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