US urges light-touch regulation of emissions as climate heats upThis week’s Bonn talk’s saw battle lines drawn between countries looking for a binding deal and those seeking a ‘pledge and review’ processSat May 04 2013 - 06:00
A global deal on climate change will be reached at Paris summit in 2015, says Ethiopian negotiatorTewolde Egziabher questions how effective such a deal will beFri May 03 2013 - 05:36
Bonn climate change talks going ‘surprisingly well’, say delegatesUN climate chief anxious to promote a more positive narrativeThu May 02 2013 - 06:55
San Francisco city council asks pension fund to divest its oil sharesClimate activist claims ‘big victory’ for fossil fuel divestment movementWed May 01 2013 - 06:00
Carbon dioxide emissions reachest highest point in three million yearsDeveloped countries to come under pressure at Bonn conference to fulfil pledges of funding for poorer nations to cope with climate changeTue Apr 30 2013 - 07:00
Climate change may force vineyards to relocate‘Adaptation in Europe’ describes policies and measures taken in EU to cope with climate changeTue Apr 30 2013 - 06:00
Cool heads needed in Bonn for five-day talks on climate changeAs the 2015 global agreement looms, can a session on its ‘scope, structure and design’ get negotiations back on track?Sat Apr 27 2013 - 06:00
Come west along the railroadPlans to turn disused railways into greenways – routes for cycling and walking – have proved contentiousSat Apr 27 2013 - 06:00
Irish planners urged to move away from ‘tick-box’ focusNeed for radical thinking , says department’s senior plannerThu Apr 25 2013 - 07:00
EU commissioner warns time running out on moves to halt climate changeJanez Potocnik criticises Cap deal and warns we can’t continue with ‘business as usual’Wed Apr 24 2013 - 06:00
National Transport Authority hoping to reinstate Luas stop on Dawson StreetMeeting due to take place on WednesdayTue Apr 23 2013 - 05:00
Roads turnaround: blueprint for urban areas puts cars at bottom of hierarchyNew design manual recommends steps stuch as getting rid of guardrails, providing more zebra crossings and ‘decluttering’ streets by removing traffic signageTue Apr 16 2013 - 06:00
Hoarding to surround Galway landmark until €40,000 is availableLack of public funding for preservation of Browne Doorway ‘lamentable’Tue Apr 16 2013 - 06:00
Abbey Theatre launches petition to have Liffey bridge named after itNational theatre argues it is a ‘cultural icon’ located beside the new bridgeMon Apr 15 2013 - 06:00
Memorial to victims of child abuse expected to be approved by plannersSix entries for scheme at Garden of Remembrance have been shortlistedThu Apr 11 2013 - 20:00
Temple Bar Cultural Trust to be wound downDublin City Council to decide how to develop areaThu Apr 11 2013 - 06:41
Making Lucan street smartA network of local people, groups and businesses are working to make the Dublin suburb more attractive and accessible, and plan to create a vibrant civic, social and commercial hub that serves its large catchment areaThu Apr 11 2013 - 06:00
Two board members quit Temple Bar Cultural TrustMannix Flynn and Jane Daly resign over audit findingsTue Apr 09 2013 - 23:02
Green Campus: Trinity College Dublin gets environmental awardWater consumption on campus reduced by 25 per centTue Apr 09 2013 - 06:00
Water meters ‘should have been installed’ in homes built since 1997, says Dublin city managerOutgoing city manager John Tierney defends recordMon Apr 08 2013 - 06:00
Sales in our wind: Ireland’s ambitious wind-energy plansPlans to export wind energy generated in Ireland to Britain have been described as ‘selling the family silver’, but what would this new export industry mean for employment and the environment?Sat Apr 06 2013 - 07:00
The Central Library: it’s a northside thingPlan to relocate library to the Coláiste Mhuire site on the north side of Parnell Square, joining the Hugh Lane gallery and the Dublin Writers’ Museum to form a ‘cultural cluster’Sat Apr 06 2013 - 06:00
Winning idea turns Central Bank into schoolArchitects’ firm wins ideas contest on uses for Dame Street building when bankers move outFri Apr 05 2013 - 05:05
Temple Bar Cultural Trust gets advice on return of chiefAudit of trust found serious failings in corporate governance, meeting toldThu Apr 04 2013 - 07:00
Temple Bar Trust to discuss chief’s Derry resignationDermot McLaughlin was seconded to Derry UK City of Culture project but quit for personal reasonsMon Apr 01 2013 - 05:05
Dublin loses out for European Green Capital awardCapital does not make Commission shortlist of fourMon Mar 25 2013 - 14:41
Hotel design fails to meet original visionBuilding modelled on ‘primordial rock landscape of Ireland’Mon Mar 25 2013 - 06:03
Call to reinstate Derry’s historic railway station to mark City of Culture statusBuilding with distinctive Italianate clock tower ceased being used as a station in 1980Fri Mar 22 2013 - 06:00
High Court judge blames boom time ‘planning free-for-all’ for bank crisisCommunity groups often ‘derided’ for opposing damaging developmentFri Mar 22 2013 - 06:00
How Helsinki became cool by designAn Irishman’s Diary: Its ‘World Design’ title brought a public sauna and Chapel of SilenceThu Mar 21 2013 - 06:00
Ireland triples recyling of municipal wasteEuropean Environment Agency says Ireland increased its recycling rate to 36% and waste generated has declined with recessionWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
Audit finds large number of corporate governance failures in Temple Bar Cultural TrustReport makes 60 recommendations to improve trust corporate governance, including full compliance with Companies ActsThu Mar 14 2013 - 06:00
A crystal clear vision of the cities of the futureDublin has a lot of work to do to make itself a green city, and the Crystal exhibition in London has a lot of ideas on how to build a sustainable futureThu Mar 14 2013 - 06:00
Notre Dame’s new bells set to chime with historyBells will ring on Palm Sunday to mark cathedral’s 850th birthdayThu Mar 14 2013 - 00:06
Call for Georgian regeneration plan to be extended to capitalThe Government's Living City Initiative, aimed at regenerating the Georgian areas of Limerick and Waterford, should be extended…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Call on EU to abolish emissions trading schemeThe European Union is being urged to scrap its landmark emissions trading scheme (ETS) by an international coalition of environmental…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
An Taisce wants 'carbuncle' removedHeritage group An Taisce has written to Dublin City Council to formally complain about a new concrete slab erected beside City…Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
Big increase in dependence on imported fuelsIreland depends on imported gas, oil and coal to meet 90 per cent of its energy needs, compared to just 69 per cent in 1990 – …Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Bringing Eileen Gray into the lightThere is no plaque on the 18th-century building in Paris where Eileen Gray lived for 70 yearsMon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
Climate report is a dismal technocratic documentNational Economic and Social Council report fails to specify real targets or chart a clear course for the futureFri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Best of a 'bad boy' engineerTwenty years after his death, a new book, film and exhibition celebrate the work of the Dundalk-born structural engineer Peter…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
City traders call for proposed Luas stop to be reinstatedTraders in and around Dublin’s Dawson Street have called on Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar to ensure that a proposed stop…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Leadership on climate change depends on ObamaAll eyes are now on US president Barack Obama and whether he can provide real leadership on climate changeWed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Fracking and coal change global equationOne of the most arresting images of the year so far was the view from outer space of gas being flared from oil fracking operations…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Killiney Golf Club told by council to stop work on siteKilliney Golf Club has been told by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council that it must “cease all works” in a protected area …Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
On thin ice: melting of Arctic picking up speedThe first of a three-part series examines what science is telling us about the weather – it’s not comfortingMon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Obama adviser predicts climate battleThe world is facing a “50- to 100-year war” against powerful vested interests if it is to achieve the “zero carbon emissions” …Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Understanding risk essential at time of climate change and rising tide of claimsBackground: We must become much more aware of coastal erosion and rising sea levelsWed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Principles of urban design laid downDevelopers are being told that they must pay attention to the Department of the Environment’s new Retail Design Manual and the…Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
