Cement firm's CO2 role profits rivalsEcocem, Ireland's only environment-friendly cement manufacturer, risks being put out of business unless the Government reallocates…Mon Jan 16 2006 - 00:00
Docklands redesign to be 'urban magnet'The Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) has unveiled a radical redesign by an award-winning American landscape architect…Sat Jan 14 2006 - 00:00
Ikea says out-of-town stores are 'unsustainable'As Swedish flat-pack furniture giant Ikea prepares to lodge a planning application for a superstore alongside the M50, its property…Wed Jan 11 2006 - 00:00
Department refuses to release data on metroThe Department of Transport has refused to release any information on the business case for the two metro lines proposed for …Tue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
Draft rail strategy suggests need for Luas lines in regional citiesCork, Limerick and Galway should get their own versions of Luas, according to a draft light rail investment strategy prepared…Tue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
Slow Food group suspends Irish smoked salmon over drift-netsSmoked salmon from Ireland has had its certification as a "slow food" suspended after letters of protest from conservationists…Wed Jan 04 2006 - 00:00
An Taisce calls for transport bodyAn Taisce has called on the Government to establish a national transport authority (NTA) with a remit covering the greater Dublin…Mon Jan 02 2006 - 00:00
Board rejects south Dublin housing schemeAn Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission for another major housing scheme in south Co Dublin that would have provided…Fri Dec 30 2005 - 00:00
Community activists critical of latest local area plan for DingleCommunity activists in Dingle, Co Kerry, officially An Daingean, have blamed housing and planning policies for "shunting local…Thu Dec 29 2005 - 00:00
Hotels may go to make way for 112 apartmentsWexford County Council's planners are considering a controversial scheme to replace two hotels in the seaside resort of Courtown…Wed Dec 28 2005 - 00:00
Architects' institute welcomes building BillThe Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has welcomed the Building Control Bill, published yesterday, as the culmination…Fri Dec 23 2005 - 00:00
'Carbon credits' on way to Roche's Christmas stockingFriends of the Irish Environment (FIE) has sent Minister for the Environment Dick Roche an unusual Christmas present - a certificate…Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
Radical new tidal energy turbine for NorthA revolutionary tidal energy turbine is to be installed next year in Strangford Lough, Co Down, after approval for the development…Tue Dec 20 2005 - 00:00
Bone meal incinerator given go-aheadLagan Cement has secured planning permission from An Bord Pleanála to incinerate up to 50,000 tonnes of meat and bone meal annually…Tue Dec 20 2005 - 00:00
Climate summit outcome hailed as historicCanada: The successful outcome of the UN climate-change summit, with the US unexpectedly climbing on board at the last minute…Mon Dec 12 2005 - 00:00
Delegates move nearer to deal on Kyoto goalsCLIMATE CHANGE: The prospect for a successful outcome to this week's UN climate change summit moved a step closer yesterday …Fri Dec 09 2005 - 00:00
Economists put pressure on US over emissionsGLOBAL WARMING: The US government came under more pressure yesterday to start dealing with global warming when 25 prominent …Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
Inuit sue US over melting ice-sheetsARCTIC: The people of the Arctic, once called Eskimos but more correctly Inuit, are suing the US government on the basis that…Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
Natural disasters cost insurers €70bnCANADA: Weather-related natural disasters in 2005 have racked up $200 billion in economic losses, with insured losses running…Wed Dec 07 2005 - 00:00
NRA criticised on planning responseThe National Roads Authority (NRA) has been strongly criticised by An Taisce for failing to lodge an appeal against a proposed…Fri Dec 02 2005 - 00:00
Academy warns of Irish failures on environmentFailure by the international community to address the issue of global climate change at the forthcoming Montreal summit "will…Thu Dec 01 2005 - 00:00
Roche defends Government's record on the environmentThe Irish public would not recognise the ranking of Ireland by the European Environment Agency (EEA) at the bottom of the European…Wed Nov 30 2005 - 00:00
Major housing scheme go-ahead reversedAnother major residential scheme in south Co Dublin, which had been given the green light by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council…Thu Nov 24 2005 - 00:00
Bord Pleanala rejects large residential schemes in south DublinBord Pleanála has refused planning permission on design and traffic grounds for two major residential schemes in south Co Dublin…Wed Nov 23 2005 - 00:00
One-third of deputies sign pledge on global warmingWith just a week to go to the opening of a UN climate-change summit in Montreal, more than one-third of TDs have signed a Friends…Mon Nov 21 2005 - 00:00
Increase in car dependency blamed on planning policiesPlanning policies are to blame for the sprawl of low-density housing in Ireland that makes people almost wholly car dependent…Mon Nov 21 2005 - 00:00
Cullen forecasts investment of €1.3bnRoads: Major road projects which Minister for Transport Martin Cullen expects to start next year include the controversial M3…Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
€750m for public transportTransport: €750 million, or over a third of the Department of Transport's overall budget of €2Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
Geologists get high-speed look at future transportationHigh-speed trains will whisk passengers between Dublin, Cork and Belfast in 2050 when the population of Ireland reaches eight…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
School wins gold medal for 'uplifting effect'Ranelagh Multidenominational School in Dublin has won the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland's (RIAI) gold medal for…Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Firms warn of local government crisisGovernment policy on funding local councils is directly contributing to the phenomenon of long-distance commuting and "ribbons…Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Dublin's future as a high-rise city discountedDublin will not become a high-rise city, even though higher building clusters or a limited number of landmark towers at strategic…Sat Nov 05 2005 - 00:00
Roche appoints Heritage CouncilMinister for the Environment Dick Roche has reappointed five outgoing members of the Heritage Council for a further two years…Wed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
Support for law to register architectsNearly 90 per cent of Irish people say they want the Government to bring in legislation requiring architects to be professionally…Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
Queen's granted planning for #44m libraryQueen's University Belfast has obtained planning permission for a major new library building, despite opposition from nearby …Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
Brothers' action will endanger planning appeal, say residentsA planning appeal against the proposed demolition of a mid-19th century house off North Circular Road in Dublin has been put …Mon Oct 31 2005 - 00:00
Mourne mountains to become North's first national parkThe Mourne mountains are set to become Northern Ireland's first national park, according to Lord (Jeff) Rooker, the North's environment…Mon Oct 24 2005 - 01:00
Bord Pleanala falling behind its deadlinesA record number of planning appeals has put An Bord Pleanála under such "severe strain" that it has fallen behind statutory deadlines…Fri Oct 21 2005 - 01:00
Planning chief warns of scant regard for designFar too many development projects coming before An Bord Pleanála are badly designed and show "scant regard" for location, including…Fri Oct 21 2005 - 01:00
Scottish Parliament building wins architecture prizeBRITAIN: The Stirling Prize for architecture has been won by the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh - a controversial building…Mon Oct 17 2005 - 01:00
Balgaddy town centre plan rejectedAn Bord Pleanála appears to have terminated plans by property developers Treasury Holdings to provide a new town centre in Balgaddy…Thu Oct 13 2005 - 01:00
High energy costs to change lifestylesDramatic changes in lifestyle are inevitable as people find themselves having to adapt to high oil prices by driving cars less…Thu Oct 13 2005 - 01:00
Warning over 'huge' cost of excavating prison siteThe 150-acre site in north Co Dublin selected for a new prison complex to replace Mountjoy could cost millions more to excavate…Tue Oct 11 2005 - 01:00
Protest in Kinnegad against waste plantsAbout 300 people marched through Kinnegad, Co Westmeath, on Saturday in protest against plans for eight new waste treatment facilities…Mon Oct 10 2005 - 01:00
Festival seeks to make public love architectureArchitects are setting out to make the public love architecture with a festival of more than 50 free events over the next six…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
Designs soon to be invited for Abbey in DocklandsAn international architectural competition is to be held for the design of a new Abbey Theatre in Dublin's Custom House Docks…Mon Sept 05 2005 - 01:00
Crosbie plan for Dublin's 'Point Village' unveiledFar in advance of securing approval from the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA), plans were unveiled yesterday for…Wed Aug 31 2005 - 01:00
Planner says council in 'learning process'Pressure from the greater Dublin area has been blamed by Laois County Council senior planner Peter Dolan for development in Killinard…Tue Aug 23 2005 - 01:00
Lack of services in Laois criticisedA Fianna Fáil councillor in Co Laois has blamed the Government for having a lack of vision and failing to provide sufficient …Tue Aug 16 2005 - 01:00
Kildare council to challenge board rulingKildare County Council is taking legal action in the High Court against An Bord Pleanála's decision last June to refuse planning…Tue Aug 16 2005 - 01:00
