Retail centre outside Donegal refusedAn Bord Pleanála's decision to refuse permission for a shopping centre outside Donegal town could set a precedent for other out…Tue Sept 02 2003 - 01:00
Brennan demands clampdown on EUR 50m Luas claimThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, has told the Rail Procurement Agency (RPA) not to give “a penny more” to the contractors…Mon Sept 01 2003 - 01:00
Alternative motorway too radical for NRAAnalysis: An Bord Pleanála's approval for the new M3 motorway indicates that it is prepared to rubber-stamp major road schemes…Thu Aug 28 2003 - 01:00
Council building wins top design awardOffaly County Council's new civic offices in Tullamore was named last night as the Best Public Building of 2003 in this year'…Tue Jul 08 2003 - 01:00
Opposition builds to Kilmore Quay holiday homesThe picturesque fishing village of Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford, is in danger of being "raped" by new holiday homes, according to…Thu Jul 03 2003 - 01:00
Dubliners get new bridge on BloomsdayThe Lord Mayor of Dublin, Mr Dermot Lacey, marked Bloomsday yesterday by opening a spectacular new bridge across the Liffey and…Tue Jun 17 2003 - 01:00
New Liffey bridge opens todayA new road bridge, radically different in design from earlier bridges across the Liffey, is to be opened today by the Lord Mayor…Mon Jun 16 2003 - 01:00
Wonders will never ceaseA team of young Dublin architects has pulled off a coup, writes Frank McDonaldSat Jun 14 2003 - 01:00
Flagship urban project applies for planningThe area between Heuston Station and the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, is to be transformed by a "flagship development" of apartments…Thu Jun 12 2003 - 01:00
Latest Irish action on Sellafield 'a legal landmark'Ireland's latest action against Britain over Sellafield, which opened yesterday before an international tribunal in The Hague…Wed Jun 11 2003 - 01:00
Station needs 'permission to burn bonemeal'The operators of a peat-fired power station near Edenderry, Co Offaly, have been told by An Bord Pleánala that they must seek…Mon Jun 09 2003 - 01:00
Warning that 'supertrucks' ban will raise costsThe Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has called on the Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, to revoke his proposed ban on…Thu May 22 2003 - 01:00
Government warned on 'invasion' of GM cropsThe Irish Organic Network (ION) has called on the Government to take immediate action to "defend Ireland's environmental and …Wed May 21 2003 - 01:00
Call for update of system to protect new home purchasersThe system for protecting purchasers of new homes needs to be updated to cope with innovative building materials and technologies…Thu May 15 2003 - 01:00
Manager adds 'health warning' to county planThe Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown county manager, Mr Derek Brady, has taken the unprecedented step of attaching a "health warning" to…Wed May 07 2003 - 01:00
Courtyard is a drug zone, says TreasuryFar from being a "green oasis", the courtyard is a "mess" spattered by condoms and syringes because it is used by prostitutes…Tue May 06 2003 - 01:00
Destruction of castle to be approvedThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, is expected to announce his approval today of a joint consent application made by…Tue May 06 2003 - 01:00
Temple Bar residents fight to save their 'green oasis'Residents of Crampton Buildings in Temple Bar are fighting to save their courtyard, a "green oasis" in the heart of Dublin, from…Tue May 06 2003 - 01:00
€10m centre will cater for 48 youthsYoung people at risk in Dublin's south inner city will get a second chance in life when the first facility in the State to offer…Mon Apr 28 2003 - 01:00
Recycling programme worth €55m announcedLocal authorities seen to be "driving the environmental agenda" are to be rewarded with grants for recycling facilities from …Fri Apr 25 2003 - 01:00
An Taisce complains about PVC windowsAn Taisce has complained to Dublin City Council that PVC windows are being installed in a listed building in Temple Bar that …Wed Apr 23 2003 - 01:00
Break-up of Duchas 'may be unlawful'The Government's decision last week to break-up Dúchas, the Heritage Service, may not be lawful, according to the Labour Party…Wed Apr 23 2003 - 01:00
Four shortlisted to build Dublin incineratorDublin City Council has selected four European waste-management companies to tender for the contract to build a municipal waste…Fri Apr 18 2003 - 01:00
Recycling plant for Co Dublin fails to win approvalAn Bord Pleanála has refused permission for a waste treatment and recycling plant in north Co Dublin.Thu Apr 17 2003 - 01:00
Limerick gets glass recycling plantIrish Glass Recycling, a new company specialising in recycling and developing new uses for recycled glass, has just opened its…Wed Apr 16 2003 - 01:00
Greenstar warns on lack of waste facilitiesIreland is facing a potential environmental disaster because of the failure of regional plans to deliver urgently-needed waste…Tue Apr 15 2003 - 01:00
Club developers wake up to a painful legal hangoverRejection of plans for a 'superpub' on St Stephen's Green should help in reconciling the planning and licensing laws, writes …Sat Apr 12 2003 - 01:00
ESB's €200m will not cut gas emissionThe ESB has defended its decision to invest €200 million in reducing pollution from the Moneypoint coal-fired power station on…Thu Apr 10 2003 - 01:00
Luas work reveals old quay wall of LiffeyThe remains of an early Liffey quay wall, some 70 metres north of the present one, have been unearthed by archaeologists in O…Wed Apr 09 2003 - 01:00
Call to increase height of port tunnelChanges in the design of the Dublin Port Tunnel should be made now to cater for taller trucks, according to Mr Eoin Ryan TD, …Tue Apr 08 2003 - 01:00
Traffic congestion charges for Dublin area consideredCharges related to traffic congestion, levies on workplace parking and subsidies to employers who buy bicycles for their staff…Mon Apr 07 2003 - 01:00
IPI president urges zoning law changeAbuses of the planning system, as detailed in the Flood tribunal's interim report, would continue to happen without legislative…Fri Apr 04 2003 - 01:00
'Review's message to Irish people is clear - stick with your car'POLITICAL REACTION: The Strategic Rail Review (SSR) is "fatally flawed" because it "legitimises line closures and pays nothing…Fri Apr 04 2003 - 01:00
Call for congestion levy on Dublin trafficDublin's "dire traffic problems" could be alleviated by introducing a congestion charge similar to London's, according to Mr …Wed Apr 02 2003 - 01:00
Plans for aquatic centre without environment statement opposedHodson Bay: Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) have queried Roscommon County Council's decision to proceed with plans for…Thu Mar 27 2003 - 00:00
Light system setback to official Spire unveilingThe Spire of Dublin will not now be formally unveiled until the middle of June because its lighting system has not achieved the…Wed Mar 26 2003 - 00:00
Changes to road do not require new EIS -boardDún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council need not prepare a revised environmental impact statement (EIS) for modifications to the…Wed Mar 26 2003 - 00:00
Desmond set to seek High Court reviewMulti-millionaire financier Mr Dermot Desmond is expected to seek a High Court review of An Bord Pleanála's decision to refuse…Tue Mar 25 2003 - 00:00
Bord Pleanala gives go-ahead for Hill 16 planAn Bord Pleanála has cleared the way for the GAA to develop the final phase of its stadium at Croke Park by granting full permission…Thu Mar 20 2003 - 00:00
Dublin architect wins award in UKDublin-based architect Tom de Paor was named in London last night as Young Architect of the Year 2003 following a worldwide competition…Fri Mar 14 2003 - 00:00
Ahern still hopeful on sports campus planThe Taoiseach said yesterday that he remained hopeful that other elements of his Sports Campus Ireland project for Abbotstown…Tue Mar 11 2003 - 00:00
Anger at go-ahead for plant to burn wastePoliticians and community groups have reacted with anger to An Bord Pleanála's decision to approve plans for the State's first…Wed Mar 05 2003 - 00:00
Metro under threat from EU rule, says BrennanThe proposed Dublin metro "can't happen" unless the European Union changes its rules on budgetary controls in the euro zone, …Thu Feb 27 2003 - 00:00
Plan for Duchas 'flawed'The mooted breaking up of Dúchas, the Heritage Service, has been described by the trade union representing its professional staff…Tue Feb 25 2003 - 00:00
Global anti-Esso protest reaches IrelandIrish environmentalists demonstrated at Esso petrol stations in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Kilkenny at the weekend as part of…Mon Feb 24 2003 - 00:00
Days of the Heritage Service are numberedDuchas, the Heritage Service, is expected to be broken up following the completion of a major review of its operations, ordered…Fri Feb 14 2003 - 00:00
Planning fee illegal says EU CommissionThe Government should abolish the €20 fee for making submissions on planning applications after it was ruled illegal by the European…Thu Feb 13 2003 - 00:00
Charge of illegal waste at quarry to be exploredFingal County Council is to investigate whether waste was illegally dumped in another Roadstone-owned quarry - this time at Huntstown…Thu Feb 13 2003 - 00:00
'Sweet damn all' done to guard wetlandsSuccessive governments have been accused of doing little or nothing to protect Ireland's wetlands, although they are supposed…Tue Feb 11 2003 - 00:00
Development in Temple Bar wins major awardThe redeveloped west end of Dublin's Temple Bar area - dubbed Old City - has won the a major award from Royal Town Planning Institute…Mon Feb 10 2003 - 00:00
