Department of Housing proposes fewer beds in Oliver Bond flats complex in Dublin
Fewer people would be housed in inner-city complex than proposed by city council
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Immigration not prominent issue on Dublin Central doorsteps, Social Democrats candidate says
Daniel Ennis expected to perform well in byelection - and could even emerge as early front-runner
Vacant and derelict houses bought by Dublin City Council unused due to severe dilapidation
Senior council engineer says a number of houses bought ‘regardless of their condition ... really shouldn’t have [been] bought at all’
The Irish Times view on Oliver Bond House: State has a moral obligation
Residents are entitled to something better than an endless cycle of deferred promises
‘Stop this horror’: Protesters pledge to fight ‘tooth and nail’ for Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre
Tourists and Dubliners perplexed by redevelopment plan but one business owners calls for ‘progress’
Bin bag ban hits Dublin’s north inner city as area seeks to dump ‘dirty’ image
Large waste compactors installed on streets, and fines for noncompliance to be enforced within weeks
New Dublin Fire Brigade recruits will serve city with ‘pride and honour’
Probationary firefighters went through 18 weeks of ‘intense training’
‘We’re absolutely devastated’: Regeneration of Dublin’s Oliver Bond flats scrapped
Ninety-year-old complex has been plagued with social and structural problems for decades
Gerry Hutch’s comments on immigration described as ‘absolutely racist’ by Dublin Central candidate
‘I think they should be all interned, they should be put in the Curragh camp’, gangland figure said
Plans to be lodged for 223-bedroom hotel in Rathmines
Beresford Street scheme in Dublin 7 featuring 267-bedroom hotel and 191 apartments also given go-ahead
A Dublin pub had its outdoor licence revoked. The vibe on that part of Drury Street has changed
Car-free Drury Street may not be perfect, but it draws large numbers to shop, eat, drink and simply hang out
Lost car keys on Sandymount Strand prompt swift Dublin City Council rescue
In praise of Dublin City Council’s waste management department
Gonzaga College plan for additional needs school is appealed to planning authority
‘Sylvan setting of our client’s rear garden will be degraded,’ objector’s representatives say
Planning permission to be sought for College Green hotel
Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links get go-ahead for swimming pool
State urged to buy Sandymount Martello tower with guide price of €1.5 million
Minister of State Emer Higgins says OPW has no plans to buy 19th century landmark but is ‘ready to engage with relevant stakeholders’
‘It’s absolutely disgraceful what’s going on’: Ballymun locals react after child discharges firearm
Schoolchildren sent home with leaflet on how to stay safe as youth woker says ‘only solution’ is lots of youth clubs
Plans lodged for hotel and student beds at Phibsborough Shopping Centre
Developer seeks permission for 150-bed hotel and 411-space student scheme along with residential and retail units
Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre revamp stalled by Athlone-based objector
Oliver Donoghue lodges appeal with An Coimisiún Pleanála against Dublin City Council’s decision to approve plans
Ten Dublin councillors reject claim Herzog Park renaming plan was anti-Semitic
Ten lndependent and PBP councillors say apology ‘should not be used to rewrite the substance of the issue’
A ‘300-tonne crane’ needed to remove Palestinian flag from Dublin Spire
No group has claimed responsibility for the small flag high up on the O’Connell Street landmark
What Census 1926 reveals about lives of children 100 years ago
Childhood historian unpacks ‘emotional impact’ for families of those in mother and baby homes on eve of April 18th, 1926
Dublin city regeneration body takes shape but questions over funding remain
High-profile appointment of Robert Watt needs to be matched by substantial funding
‘It doesn’t belong there’: Public reacts to Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre planned new look
Permission has been given for a contentious €100m part-demolition and revamp
Dublin City Council ‘shouldn’t have purchased’ structurally unsound houses in Phibsboro and Drumcondra, engineer says
Almost 100 private houses purchased by authority since 2018 in effort to turn vacant properties into social housing
Absence of competitive process for public appointments
What was needed then as now is capacity to implement vision
Revamp of Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre gets go-ahead
Permission granted after revised plans were lodged for its main entrance
One in 10 of Ireland’s homeless is in emergency accommodation on one street, Dáil told
Some 7,000 of State’s 16,000 homeless in Dublin’s north inner city
Minister urges housing bodies to engage on finance difficulties for cost-rental schemes
Most schemes undertaken by approved groups or Land Development Agency due to high debt burden
Councillors to meet housing body over its decision to scrap cost-rental scheme in Cabra
Some 40 houses in Cabra site were to be used for workers who earn too much for social homes but can’t afford rents
New Dublin regeneration role for Robert Watt is secondment with no competitive process
Senior Department of Housing civil servant to lead authority in charge of revitalising key areas in city
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