Plan for Dublin city site inappropriate, says An TaiscePlans to develop a State-owned site on Dublin's Harcourt Terrace for two office blocks and two apartment buildings, rising to…Mon Aug 20 2007 - 01:00
Basic stations planned to keep cost of metro line to €4.58bnUnderground stations with bare concrete walls, no canopies over entrances, no escalators from street to concourse levels and …Tue Aug 07 2007 - 01:00
Government had €3.4bn rail plan in 2004Electrification of Dublin commuter rail services to Kildare, Maynooth and Drogheda, and on the first phase of a reopened Navan…Tue Aug 07 2007 - 01:00
Planned Dublin metro line to cost more than €5bnDublin's proposed metro line linking Swords with St Stephen's Green is set to cost more than €5 billion, The Irish Times has …Tue Aug 07 2007 - 01:00
Gormley explains limited powers on M3Minister for the Environment John Gormley has made it clear that he "does not have the power to reroute the [M3] motorway away…Wed Jul 25 2007 - 01:00
Gormley directs council to rescind rezoningsMonaghan County Council is being directed by Minister for the Environment John Gormley to rescind land rezoning decisions taken…Mon Jul 23 2007 - 01:00
High-rise towers on stilts plan for LiffeyThe Dublin Docklands Development Authority is preparing to amend its statutory planning scheme for the north docks area to incorporate…Mon Jul 09 2007 - 01:00
Gormley to review State's heritage sites policyMinister for the Environment John Gormley is to carry out a complete review of the State's archaeological policy and practice…Sat Jul 07 2007 - 01:00
Museum director 'perturbed' about protection of TaraThe basis of Dick Roche's M3 decision is revealed in a file released yesterday, writes Frank McDonaldSat Jul 07 2007 - 01:00
'Irish Times' iconic clock leaves D'Olier StreetThe Irish Times clock was finally removed from D'Olier Street in Dublin yesterday and is to be re-erected on the gable end of…Fri Jun 22 2007 - 01:00
Hill of Tara set for endangered listThe Hill of Tara is to be added to the New York-based World Monuments Fund (WMF) list of 100 most endangered sites, The Irish…Wed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
U2 bid to develop tower named after themRock band U2 are bidding to develop the tower that will carry their name on Britain Quay in Dublin's Docklands, in partnership…Mon May 28 2007 - 01:00
Many households have surplus space - studySeventy per cent of two-person households and 54 per cent of one-person households in Ireland are living in homes with five rooms…Mon May 28 2007 - 01:00
Kilkenny, O'Connell Street and Temple Bar nominated for urbanism awardsKilkenny along with Dublin's O'Connell Street and Temple Bar were last night chosen as finalists for the 2007 Academy of Urbanism…Fri May 25 2007 - 01:00
Anger at council's Ballsbridge planBallsbridge residents have "lost confidence" in Dublin City Council because of the way in which it is dealing with the draft …Mon May 21 2007 - 01:00
Minister urged to rethink excavation of M3 siteThe director of the National Museum, Dr Pat Wallace, has called for a complete archaeological excavation of the important prehistoric…Wed May 09 2007 - 01:00
UN climate summit tells leaders how to save planetGovernments worldwide now have no option but to "get on with the job" of tackling global warming after the UN's top scientific…Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
Pressure mounts on political elite over emissionsClimate change : UN panel on climate change reveals range of options to ensure greenhouse gases peak by 2015:Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
UN climate summit tells leaders how to save planetGovernments worldwide now have no option but to "get on with the job" of tackling global warming after the UN's top scientific…Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
Pressure mounts on political elite over emissionsClimate change : UN panel on climate change reveals range of options to ensure greenhouse gases peak by 2015:Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
China, US clash with EU over climate reportCHINA: China and the United States are at loggerheads with the European Union over the text of a draft report by top UN scientists…Thu May 03 2007 - 01:00
Eyre Square nominated for major awardAfter all the hue and cry about its controversial face-lift, Eyre Square in Galway has now been nominated for the Academy of …Sat Apr 28 2007 - 01:00
Irish Aid expands to tackle climate changeThe Republic's aid programme for developing countries is being reorientated to incorporate concerns about environmental protection…Fri Apr 27 2007 - 01:00
Pro-Tara group outlines election strategyThe Campaign to Save Tara is to distribute about 100,000 flyers in advance of the general election with the aim of making the…Wed Apr 25 2007 - 01:00
Council buys Gorey showgroundsWexford County Council is finalising a deal to purchase the showgrounds in Gorey as a public amenity - more than five years after…Wed Apr 25 2007 - 01:00
Aid agencies join campaign for action on climate changeA three-point programme aimed at mobilising public support for Ireland to do "its fair share to prevent runaway climate change…Tue Apr 24 2007 - 01:00
New plans put forward for renovation of Ulster MuseumAlternative plans for the renovation of Belfast's Ulster Museum have been put forward by a coalition of concerned groups and …Mon Apr 23 2007 - 01:00
PITCHING IN: eco-villagers in Tipperary turn sod for infrastructure worksMembers of Ireland's first "eco-village" marked International Earth Day yesterday by turning the first sod for site works at …Mon Apr 23 2007 - 01:00
Labour launches 10-point plan for Dublin cyclistsThe Labour Party has launched a 10-point programme to improve the lot of cyclists in Dublin with the aim of making the city "…Mon Apr 23 2007 - 01:00
Developer warns of divided society and ghettoisationThe health of the community has suffered because "the main party in Government is too closely linked to the construction industry…Sat Apr 21 2007 - 01:00
Population increasing in wrong places, planners toldMuch of Ireland's recent population growth has been happening in the wrong places, with designated "gateway" cities and towns…Fri Apr 20 2007 - 01:00
Adamstown rail station to open years before housing is builtA new commuter rail station to serve Adamstown in west Dublin will be officially opened by the Taoiseach today - years ahead …Mon Apr 16 2007 - 01:00
Lobby group seeks to set binding emissions targetsFriends of the Earth has published a Climate Protection Bill that would set legally-binding targets for cutting Ireland's greenhouse…Fri Apr 13 2007 - 01:00
Historic buildings to benefit from new grantsAlmost €20 million has been allocated by Minister for the Environment Dick Roche for the conservation and protection of Ireland…Thu Apr 12 2007 - 01:00
Over 40% of households burn rubbishMore than 40 per cent of households in west Cork burn at least some of their rubbish - even though this is illegal - and a third…Tue Apr 10 2007 - 01:00
Fingal is fastest-growing council area in IrelandFingal is not only Ireland's fastest-growing county council area, but also its youngest.Tue Apr 10 2007 - 01:00
GPO 1916 museum plan to be shown to TaoiseachProposals to glaze over the hidden courtyards of the GPO in Dublin and open them to the public as part of a plan to create a …Mon Apr 09 2007 - 01:00
Plans for Luas bridge at Spencer DockA bridge almost as wide as it is long will be built across the Royal Canal at Spencer Dock, in the Dublin Docklands, to carry…Mon Apr 09 2007 - 01:00
Council uses cameras to track traffic patterns for useful dataSouth Dublin County Council has been keeping a beady eye on motorists, with 28 automatic cameras on the N4, N7 and N81 snapping…Fri Apr 06 2007 - 01:00
'Bigger' Limerick seen as key to rejuvenationLimerick's city boundary should be extended to incorporate the portion of Co Limerick lying north of the Shannon to facilitate…Fri Apr 06 2007 - 01:00
New Europan competition for younger architectsYounger architects (those under 40) have two months to prepare submissions for the latest Europan competition (organised here…Thu Apr 05 2007 - 01:00
Memorial to Maze hunger striker allowed to remainA memorial in Lanesboro, Co Longford, built without planning permission to commemorate one of the Maze Prison hunger strikers…Wed Apr 04 2007 - 01:00
Parking fees 'should fund health programmes'Motorists should have to pay for car parking at supermarkets, shopping centres and workplaces to fund public transport and fight…Tue Apr 03 2007 - 01:00
Council urged to scrap Ballsbridge planBallsbridge residents have called on Dublin City Council to "abandon in its entirety" a draft local area plan (Lap) which it …Thu Mar 29 2007 - 01:00
Istanbul in lead for City of YearIstanbul has emerged as a surprise front-runner for the Academy of Urbanism's prestigious title of "European City of the Year…Thu Mar 29 2007 - 01:00
Apartment life pleases few - studyOnly a quarter of apartment dwellers in Dublin still expect to be living in flats in the future, even though apartments will …Wed Mar 28 2007 - 01:00
Docklands apartment scheme wins top architecture awardClarion Quay, a Dublin Docklands development of 186 apartments - 37 of which are "social and affordable" homes - has won the …Tue Mar 27 2007 - 01:00
New code aims to make homes energy efficientNew design guidelines should help to make the 600,000 new homes expected to be built in Ireland over the next 10 years more energy…Tue Mar 27 2007 - 01:00
Fears for cattle bring plan for windows crashing downA decision by An Bord Pleanála to refuse planning permission for three new windows in a Co Wicklow house on the basis that cattle…Mon Mar 19 2007 - 00:00
