Only three housing projects are included in 29 architecture awardsThough a record 50,000 new homes were built throughout the State last year, only three housing projects feature among 29 winners…Tue Jul 03 2001 - 01:00
Renovation of Cork building is opposedAn Taisce has leapt to the defence of Cork County Hall, the State's tallest building, saying its architectural quality and integrity…Tue Jul 03 2001 - 01:00
Luas archaeological digs uncovers human skeleton and animal hornArchaeological digs along the route of Dublin's Luas light rail system have revealed a partially dismembered human skeleton and…Tue Jun 19 2001 - 01:00
Neo-classical factory demolished despite An Bord Pleanala findingThe Bloomsday demolition of a 1930s neo-classical factory in Dublin took place just three days after An Bord Pleanala said it…Mon Jun 18 2001 - 01:00
£60m plan to replace old city estateDublin Corporation yesterday unveiled a £60 million redevelopment plan for St Michael's Estate in Inchicore, Dublin, pledging…Wed Jun 13 2001 - 01:00
UN body shows how Information Technology can bring benefit to environmentAudio and video-conferencing by employees of British Telecom saved more than 150 million miles of travel last year, according…Tue Jun 05 2001 - 01:00
Bidding for Abbotstown contract delayed by document defectsBidding for the contract to build Sports Campus Ireland was delayed for a month because of serious defects in the bid documents…Mon Jun 04 2001 - 01:00
Leave granted to seek plan reviewThe High Court has granted leave for two plaintiffs to seek a judicial review of the Meath county development planSat Jun 02 2001 - 01:00
UK planners to clear Bord Pleanala's case backlogFifty UK planners have been hired by An Bord Pleanala on a fee-per-case basis to help clear a backlog of planning appeals, its…Fri Jun 01 2001 - 01:00
Minister rejects builders' gripes and holds line on social housingThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Dempsey, yesterday moved to end any uncertainty in the building industry about the provision…Wed May 30 2001 - 01:00
Planner calls for tax on rural sites to curb housingThe Government should impose a tax on sites in rural areas to curb the unrestricted spread of dispersed housing throughout the…Wed May 30 2001 - 01:00
Dempsey told to ignore builders' plea on housingThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Dempsey, has been urged to "call the builders' bluff" on the social and affordable housing…Tue May 29 2001 - 01:00
Bungalow epidemic `a threat' to national planThe "epidemic" of one-off houses in the countryside is now threatening implementation of the Government's £40 billion National…Tue May 29 2001 - 01:00
French contractor withdraws from bidding for stadiumOne of the international consortiums in the running to build Sports Campus Ireland at Abbotstown, Co Dublin, has pulled out because…Thu May 24 2001 - 01:00
Community groups unite to oppose Dempsey waste BillCommunity groups from 19 counties have united to condemn what they see as an attempt by the Minister for the Environment, Mr …Wed May 23 2001 - 01:00
Coillte gets birch from protestersTwo Government ministers were "birched" by environmentalists yesterday after an alternative Coillte a.g.mWed May 23 2001 - 01:00
First Luas tram is unveiled at exhibition at Earls CourtWith an explosion of smoke, a Riverdance-style routine and the strains of Molly Malone, Dublin's first Luas tram was launched…Tue May 22 2001 - 01:00
Appeal to Taoiseach to `save' ChapelizodResidents of Chapelizod last night presented the Taoiseach with a local area plan - and a heartfelt plea to help save the unique…Fri May 18 2001 - 01:00
Abbotstown bidders wary of project riskBidders for the contract to develop Sports Campus Ireland are uncertain about the risks associated with the project following…Thu May 10 2001 - 01:00
Ireland fails to meet greenhouse gas targetsIreland exceeded every other EU member-state apart from Spain in the rate of increase in its emissions of greenhouse gases during…Tue May 08 2001 - 01:00
Planning delays are hitting infrastructure projects, says IBECKey infrastructural projects, such as the proposed motorway linking Dublin to Cork, need to be "fast-tracked" to speed up implementation…Tue May 08 2001 - 01:00
Company won't meet campus overrunsCampus and Stadium Ireland Ltd, the State company set up to plan the proposed sports campus at Abbotstown, Co Dublin, has said…Tue May 08 2001 - 01:00
Phoenix Park demolitions condemnedThe demolition of a landmark gate lodge, kiosk and turnstile of the former Phoenix Park racecourse in Dublin has been condemned…Tue May 08 2001 - 01:00
Locals criticise plans for dockland bridgeThe plan for a bridge across the Liffey at Dublin's Docklands has been described as an "outrageous proposal" which would generate…Thu May 03 2001 - 01:00
Planning permission for £120m Smithfield development grantedPlanning permission has been granted by An Bord Pleanala for a £120 million development on the west side of Smith field in Dublin…Wed May 02 2001 - 01:00
Conference warned of low-density housing `time bomb'A radical programme of urbanisation is needed to defuse the "sustainability time bomb ticking away in the heart of suburban Ireland…Sat Apr 28 2001 - 01:00
Temple Bar's Printworks gets silverThe Printworks, one of the acclaimed developments in the Temple Bar area of Dublin, has won the Royal Institute of the Architects…Fri Apr 27 2001 - 01:00
Expert stresses need for wider approach to new housing schemesNew housing needs to offer much more than "vast estates of little boxes" with little architectural merit and no consideration…Fri Apr 27 2001 - 01:00
Builders `nervous' of innovationNervousness in the construction industry about the use of innovative techniques to build housing faster has been blamed for the…Thu Apr 26 2001 - 01:00
Almost 40% of new homes built last year were in countrysideHouses in the countryside accounted for nearly 40 per cent of the total national output of housing last yearThu Apr 26 2001 - 01:00
Greater Dublin Area population could reach 2.4m by 2020 - officialWithout a national strategy to secure more balanced regional development, the Greater Dublin Area could reach a population of…Thu Apr 26 2001 - 01:00
Decisions on housing `fundamental' to successDecisions about how and where new housing is to be built are "fundamental" to our economic success and the future of Irish society…Thu Apr 26 2001 - 01:00
Planners want to meet Dempsey over staffingPlanners in the local authorities are seeking an urgent meeting with the Minister for the Environment, Mr Dempsey, to complain…Wed Apr 25 2001 - 01:00
Show `stimulates creative use of waste materials'The frilly wedding dress made from recycled paper wouldn't have lasted long in yesterday's drizzle, but at least it showed that…Wed Apr 25 2001 - 01:00
Young people `designed out of society', seminar hearsThe primary cause of youth alienation and drug-taking is that young people aged 11 to 17 have been "designed out of" society - "…Tue Apr 24 2001 - 01:00
Cost of moving the State laboratories multipliesThe cost of relocating the State laboratories at Abbotstown, Co Dublin, to facilitate Sports Campus Ireland is now estimated …Sat Apr 21 2001 - 01:00
Festival marks Earth Week with a variety of activitiesEarth week is being marked in Ireland by a festival with a serious purpose, starting tomorrow with a "food crisis" seminar at…Fri Apr 20 2001 - 01:00
Minister's guidelines to curb planning abuses by officialsNew guidelines to curb "double-jobbing" and other conflicts of interest involving local authority officials are to be put in …Wed Apr 18 2001 - 01:00
Peat briquette pavilion wins architectural awardThe Irish Pavilion at last year's Venice Biennale - a building that no longer exists - has won an Architectural Association of…Tue Apr 10 2001 - 01:00
Decision to have architect panels for stadium criticisedThe procedures being used to select architects for the national stadium and sports campus at Abbotstown, Co Dublin, have been…Mon Apr 09 2001 - 01:00
Group calls for measures to solve housing shortageProblems in the planning and regulatory systems will have to be urgently addressed if the housing shortage is to be tackled, …Mon Apr 09 2001 - 01:00
Authority to have wide powers on transportThe Government has proposed establishing a new regional authority for the Greater Dublin Area, with a likely annual budget of…Fri Apr 06 2001 - 01:00
County managers to be queried on incomplete `double-jobbing' formsMost county and city managers have told the Minister for the Environment, Mr Dempsey, that there is no problem in their areas…Fri Apr 06 2001 - 01:00
Ethics body investigates Killarney town engineerThe Killarney town engineer who has been suspended for breaches of the local government regulations is being investigated under…Wed Apr 04 2001 - 01:00
Some motorists ignoring new Dublin traffic rulesSome motorists were still defying the new traffic management regime in Dublin city centre yesterday - and there weren't always…Wed Apr 04 2001 - 01:00
Bush U-turn shows he is honest man who stays bought on KyotoNobody should be too surprised that President George W. Bush has reneged on the Kyoto Protocol on Climate ChangeSat Mar 31 2001 - 01:00
No to Lough Dan centre disappoints scout bodyThe Scout Association of Ireland has expressed its disappointment over a decision by An Bord Pleanala to refuse planning permission…Mon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
Shoppers to pay 15p plastic-bag levy in waste planConsumers will have to pay a levy of up to 15 pence per bag on plastic shopping bags by the start of next year under new legislation…Fri Mar 23 2001 - 00:00
Consortium wants major development of Bray esplanade to `reinvigorate' areaBusiness people in Bray are hoping to transform the jaded Victorian seaside resort into Ireland's version of Puerto Banus on …Wed Mar 21 2001 - 00:00
