Developer says owners must pay to fix defects in Dublin 8 apartment blockFirm expects apartment owners to cover cost of addressing balcony and fire safety issuesWed May 22 2019 - 08:47
Apartment defects: ‘I feel like I’m living in Legoland, like it could collapse at any minute’Gabrielle Kavanagh is one of the owners hit with bills to fix safety issues at a D8 complexWed May 22 2019 - 01:00
Fire safety work ongoing at 24 sites, says Dublin Fire BrigadeCost of corrective action poses challenges for owners’ management firmsTue Apr 02 2019 - 00:30
Dublin Fire Brigade orders fire safety review at Sandyford complexDeveloper Shannon Homes told to conduct assessment on 632-unit Simonsridge buildSat Mar 23 2019 - 01:59
Building defects problem could happen again, says top architectOrla Hegarty says new-home regulations ‘not fit for purpose’ as developers pay inspectorsMon Mar 11 2019 - 01:00
State wary of taking on ‘open-ended liability’ of fixing building defectsEoghan Murphy says such a move would put taxpayers at risk and potentially let off buildersTue Mar 05 2019 - 18:37
Support urged for homeowners hit by defects in boom-era buildsGreen Party TD says issues identified by Irish Times investigation ‘an enormous public safety issue’Mon Mar 04 2019 - 15:33
Repairs to roof of Kilmainham apartment block to cost owners €10,900 eachSurvey revealed extensive roof problems and fire safety issues at Hyde SquareMon Mar 04 2019 - 02:05
Boom-era apartment owners left with large bills to fix defectsResidents in four Celtic Tiger-era developments face steep bills, eviction and costly litigationMon Mar 04 2019 - 02:01
Apartment owners face €826,000 bill to fix fire-safety defectsTenants in Dublin 13 block call for State funding to fix Celtic-Tiger era building defectsMon Mar 04 2019 - 02:00
Do you know of a building with serious defects? Tell us about itFire safety issues and structural defects are common in many boomtime apartmentsMon Mar 04 2019 - 02:00
This day last year it was 18 degrees colder as Beast from the East struckOne Year On: Winter storm of 2018 delivered more snow than seen in decadesThu Feb 28 2019 - 15:20
Rooskey residents insist they are not anti-migrantDirect provision centre opposed on grounds ‘village has no services or facilities for them’Wed Feb 13 2019 - 00:26
Deals on wheels: How to save thousands by buying a car in Northern IrelandPricewatch: Making the trip up North to buy a car can be worth it – but go well-preparedTue Jan 29 2019 - 11:28
How common are fire safety issues in Irish apartments?Q&A: St James’s Wood is far from the only development with serious fire safety issuesWed Dec 19 2018 - 12:39
Fire safety bill on way for residents in Dublin 8 apartment complexCommunity to remain in homes for Christmas but remedial costs set to hit €1.78mTue Dec 18 2018 - 16:11
Fire officer to make decision on defective Dublin 8 apartmentsResidents fear block will be closed down but building ‘unlikely’ to be evacuated quicklyTue Dec 18 2018 - 00:14
Fire safety issues ‘present in many boomtime apartments’Kilmainham complex just one of many Celtic Tiger blocks with issues, surveyor saysMon Dec 17 2018 - 13:13
Catalogue of fire-safety issues leaves owners facing bills of up to €26,000St James’s Wood complex built by respected Cosgrave Property Group in 2000Mon Dec 17 2018 - 01:00
Dublin apartment owners face €3m bill after fire risks foundSt James’s Wood, in Kilmainham, not built to fire-safety certificate requirementsMon Dec 17 2018 - 01:00
Delays at Dublin Airport after radar system causes standstillFlights resume after temporary suspension on Saturday morningSat Nov 24 2018 - 12:41
‘People in Ireland are very, let’s say, lax with time commitments’New to the Parish: Filip Klubicka arrived in Ireland in August 2017Wed Nov 07 2018 - 06:00
‘The worst thing about Ireland? Dublin Bus!’New to the Parish: Daniela Vindisova from Slovakia came to Ireland in 2016Wed Oct 24 2018 - 06:00
Storm Ophelia caused almost €70m worth of damageThree deaths, €45m insurance claims and a tree nursery faced with disasterSun Oct 14 2018 - 12:55
Storm Ophelia: ‘It was like someone got into a bad mood and smashed the whole place’One year on: Owner of Co Cork tree nursery says it will a decade to build his stock back upSun Oct 14 2018 - 09:00
‘The Importance of Being Aisling’: the model modern Irish womanAisling’s complexity offers a genuine reflection of the modern Irish womanSat Sept 22 2018 - 06:00
Galway family has ‘wonderful reunion’ with au pair after 2017 prison stayPaloma Aparezida Silva-Carvalho jailed last year after being denied entry for holidaySun Sept 09 2018 - 09:00
Almost 4,000 denied entry to Ireland in 2017Dedicated immigration detention centre at Dublin Airport still not completedSun Sept 09 2018 - 09:00
Solitary car journeys leave me feeling like a new womanNiamh Towey: We need time to ourselves to try to piece together all of life’s big puzzlesFri Aug 31 2018 - 06:00
Pope’s Skoda car given to Mater Dei homeless hub in DrumcondraStaff will use car to help homeless families move to long term accommodationMon Aug 27 2018 - 14:27
Papal visit to Ireland: protest over clerical child sexual abuseFormer resident at Nazareth House calls on pope to do something for the survivorsSat Aug 25 2018 - 12:46
Goodbye summer: Wish I hadn't complained about those long sweaty nightsNiamh Towey: It felt like the summers Bruce Springsteen and Don McLean wrote aboutFri Aug 24 2018 - 09:35
Rose of Tralee review: ‘We need to look past the colour of our skin’TV Review: The Rose of Tralee has been slow to accept the reality of modern IrelandTue Aug 21 2018 - 23:50
Lisbon & the Algarve: the sights, the history, the wine and the foodBalance Lisbon’s city buzz with a seaside rest in the Algarve for the perfect holidaySat Aug 18 2018 - 06:00
I’m sad that so many of my clever, talented friends had to leave IrelandNiamh Towey: Maybe someday we’ll do a better job of holding on to our own peopleFri Aug 17 2018 - 14:31
Playing my first Gaelic football match at 25Niamh Towey: Playing my first football match made me feel more alive than everFri Aug 10 2018 - 06:00
The Galway Races: posh social outing or depraved adult disco?Niamh Towey: It’s possible to indulge in its festivities without disgracing yourself in the processFri Aug 03 2018 - 06:00
Thousands of pilgrims climb Croagh Patrick on Reek SundaySeveral people treated for injuries with one man airlifted to hospital with cardiac painsSun Jul 29 2018 - 19:41
Childhood summers: magic moments with Cat Stevens and Perry ComoSome summer sounds are now tinged with sadness since my Granny died last yearFri Jul 27 2018 - 06:00
Department of Justice’s contract with Co Roscommon hotel will not be renewedHotel has housed Syrian refugees for more than a yearFri Jul 20 2018 - 17:47
Heatwave Horrors: Waking in pools of sweat from heat-inspired nightmaresNefarious nightmares have a tendency to expose your scaredy-cat waysFri Jul 20 2018 - 06:00
Hospitalised Ryanair passengers must take 18-hour bus to CroatiaCroatia-bound flight in emergency landingSat Jul 14 2018 - 13:09
‘I thought we were done for’ - passengers on Ryanair flight describe emergency landingPeople seen bleeding from ears after Dublin flight to Croatia makes emergency landingSat Jul 14 2018 - 11:04
Dozens hospitalised after Ryanair flight from Dublin makes emergency landingPassengers bleeding from ears and oxygen masks dropped as plane landed in FrankfurtSat Jul 14 2018 - 08:53
‘For the first time in my 20s, I feel at peace. And not in a rest-in-peace way’Niamh Towey: I usually curse the roadblocks in the Phoenix Park but this morning my detour brought an unexpected revelationFri Jul 13 2018 - 06:00
I can only dream of living in Roscommon againNiamh Towey: We talk about a recovery in Dublin but there is no such thing west of the ShannonFri Jul 06 2018 - 06:00
My mother is obsessed with the weather, but thinks it’s better on the BBCNiamh Towey: Whenever I ring, she muses on precipitation a good three minutesFri Jun 29 2018 - 06:00
Sleep-deprived in Sydney: ‘This is inhumane. Somebody please bring me home’Niamh Towey: An all-nighter at work, zero sleep, followed by a day at the races and night in the pub all became too much. I blame ‘The Irish Times’Fri Jun 22 2018 - 06:00
Council takes legal advice as deadline to demolish Co Meath house passesOne Year On: Michael and Rose Murray make last-minute appeal to councillorsSat Jun 16 2018 - 02:00
In praise of my shrewd operator baby sister sitting her Leaving CertHalf-way through. It’s all nearly over, EllenFri Jun 15 2018 - 06:00
