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Direct provision residents with jobs should pay rent, says Eamon Ryan

Direct provision residents with jobs should pay rent, says Eamon Ryan

Government is considering charging some long-term residents to help find space for Ukrainian refugees

Mon Oct 17 2022 - 14:30
Increase needed in social welfare payments, says Social Justice Ireland

Increase needed in social welfare payments, says Social Justice Ireland

Equality think tank claims that Budget 2023 widened poverty gap

Mon Oct 17 2022 - 00:30
More than 500 homes to be built on Digital Hub site in Dublin

More than 500 homes to be built on Digital Hub site in Dublin

Social and affordable apartments up to 12 storeys planned by Land Development Agency for Liberties site in Dublin 8

Mon Oct 17 2022 - 00:15
Irish Water efforts to remove manganese from Galway supply ongoing

Irish Water efforts to remove manganese from Galway supply ongoing

Since September more than 5,000 people in Spiddal have been unable to drink their tap water

Sun Oct 16 2022 - 21:45
Dublin City Council takes legal action against An Bord Pleanála over build-to-rent scheme

Dublin City Council takes legal action against An Bord Pleanála over build-to-rent scheme

Council planners urged board to reject plan for five six-storey apartment blocks at Jamestown Road industrial estate

Fri Oct 14 2022 - 20:01
New BusConnects services begin in Dublin on Sunday

New BusConnects services begin in Dublin on Sunday

G Spine routes will run from city to west Dublin and docklands

Thu Oct 13 2022 - 16:14
Dublin City Council considers legal action against An Bord Pleanála over build-to-rent scheme

Dublin City Council considers legal action against An Bord Pleanála over build-to-rent scheme

Council planners urged board to reject plan for five six-storey apartment blocks at Jamestown Road industrial estate

Thu Oct 13 2022 - 01:00
Some children are waiting up to 10 years to see a dentist

Some children are waiting up to 10 years to see a dentist

Irish Dental Association says children are missing HSE primary school check-ups due to serious backlog

Thu Oct 13 2022 - 00:01
Unviable build-to-rent schemes could be converted to cost-rental homes, Dublin City Council chief says

Unviable build-to-rent schemes could be converted to cost-rental homes, Dublin City Council chief says

Developers unable to afford to complete projects represent an opportunity for local authorities, Owen Keegan claims

Tue Oct 11 2022 - 20:58
Bids to design civic plaza for Dublin’s College Green to be sought within next month

Bids to design civic plaza for Dublin’s College Green to be sought within next month

Eamon Ryan is bringing 30 transport ‘pathfinder projects’ to Cabinet in bid to speed up completion

Tue Oct 11 2022 - 10:52
St Michael’s Estate regeneration scheme will have ‘no private housing’, Dublin City Council confirms

St Michael’s Estate regeneration scheme will have ‘no private housing’, Dublin City Council confirms

Council has lodged plans for cost rental and social homes at Inchicore site, but had also proposed 91 build-to-rent apartments

Thu Oct 06 2022 - 21:26
Winter swimmers would not benefit from extra Ringsend sewage plant cleaning

Winter swimmers would not benefit from extra Ringsend sewage plant cleaning

Dog faeces, land runoff and badly connected houses to blame for Dublin Bay pollution

Thu Oct 06 2022 - 07:00
Irish Water rejects calls for year-round UV treatment at Ringsend sewage plant

Irish Water rejects calls for year-round UV treatment at Ringsend sewage plant

Tests on bacterial samples in following UV light disinfection did not show enough improvement to justify costs, says utility

Thu Oct 06 2022 - 07:00
Taoiseach advises against going to fight in Ukraine after death of Irish man Rory Mason

Taoiseach advises against going to fight in Ukraine after death of Irish man Rory Mason

Co Meath native was a serviceman of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkiv region

Wed Oct 05 2022 - 19:01
Dublin city councillors reject Keegan’s call to increase property tax

Dublin city councillors reject Keegan’s call to increase property tax

Dublin city councillors vote to retain 2022 rates despite warnings of €50 million funding gap

Mon Oct 03 2022 - 21:58
Bord Pleanála decision on ‘vital’ €500m sewage plant delayed to next year

Bord Pleanála decision on ‘vital’ €500m sewage plant delayed to next year

Irish Water asked to resubmit significant parts of application for Clonshaugh wastewater treatment plant

Sat Sept 03 2022 - 06:00
High and dry: How Irish Rail is protecting its lines from coastal erosion in Dublin and Wicklow

High and dry: How Irish Rail is protecting its lines from coastal erosion in Dublin and Wicklow

A €230m infrastructure project is a series of interventions along sections of line most at risk from erosion and flooding

Thu Sept 01 2022 - 06:00
Works costing €230m needed to stop parts of Dublin-Wicklow line from falling into sea – Irish Rail

Works costing €230m needed to stop parts of Dublin-Wicklow line from falling into sea – Irish Rail

East Coast Railway Infrastructure Protection Projects designed to defend coastal line from erosion and flooding for the next 50 to 100 years

Thu Sept 01 2022 - 04:00
New market on Dublin’s Moore Street to open next month

New market on Dublin’s Moore Street to open next month

Late-night weekend market will be ‘ethnically diverse’ and ‘grocery-centred’

Sat Aug 27 2022 - 00:00
Developer lodges new plans for controversial Bailey Gibson site in Dublin 8

Developer lodges new plans for controversial Bailey Gibson site in Dublin 8

Application, if successful, would mean height of proposed development more than halved

Wed Aug 24 2022 - 02:00
Kildare cost-rental housing lottery opens on Monday

Kildare cost-rental housing lottery opens on Monday

Applications invited for 50 Tuath housing options in Newbridge at €1,130 and €1,300 a month

Mon Aug 22 2022 - 05:00
Cost-rental homes: ‘This makes us really, really happy. We feel secure’

Cost-rental homes: ‘This makes us really, really happy. We feel secure’

Security of tenure and more affordable prices allow families to look to their future with greater confidence

Mon Aug 22 2022 - 05:00
Give me a crash course in . . . car-free towns

Give me a crash course in . . . car-free towns

Dublin councils have joined forces to draft plans for City Edge, a town where residents will be expected to walk, cycle or use public transport

Sat Aug 20 2022 - 05:00
Large-scale apartment blocks planned for Dublin mountains greenbelt

Large-scale apartment blocks planned for Dublin mountains greenbelt

Councillors and residents concerned over schemes of up to eight storeys following rural road upgrade

Fri Aug 19 2022 - 06:11
Proposal to use former Jurys Hotel in Ballsbridge for Ukrainians or students

Proposal to use former Jurys Hotel in Ballsbridge for Ukrainians or students

US embassy, which has agreed to buy building, has no objection but facility not habitable, says owner Chartered Land

Fri Aug 19 2022 - 03:00
Consultation starts on Capel Street traffic-free zone

Consultation starts on Capel Street traffic-free zone

Dublin City Council seeks reaction to scheme which began last May

Wed Aug 17 2022 - 12:11
Large new car-free town planned for west Dublin

Large new car-free town planned for west Dublin

City Edge project on 700 hectares along Naas Road will have 40,000 homes, transport options and population of 85,000

Wed Aug 17 2022 - 06:00
Restrictions to stop SUV drivers mounting south Dublin footpath to be introduced

Restrictions to stop SUV drivers mounting south Dublin footpath to be introduced

Measure designed to prevent SUV drivers mounting footpaths

Tue Aug 16 2022 - 22:33
Dublin City Council to permit ‘mattress amnesty’ despite bulky waste collection rejection

Dublin City Council to permit ‘mattress amnesty’ despite bulky waste collection rejection

Councillors say mattress collection legitimises reintroduction of service to take large household items away without charge

Fri Aug 12 2022 - 02:00
Dublin City Council to seek conservation advisers for Victorian fruit market three years after closure

Dublin City Council to seek conservation advisers for Victorian fruit market three years after closure

Redevelopment of the historic market first proposed 20 years ago

Wed Aug 10 2022 - 15:26
Ban on inbound traffic on Dublin’s North Strand comes into force

Ban on inbound traffic on Dublin’s North Strand comes into force

Large number of motorists illegally use bus lane to access Dublin city centre on first day of restrictions

Mon Aug 08 2022 - 12:35
Private cars to be banned from travelling inbound on Dublin’s North Strand Road from Monday

Private cars to be banned from travelling inbound on Dublin’s North Strand Road from Monday

Buses, taxis and cyclists permitted to continue using route during Clontarf cyclepath construction

Wed Aug 03 2022 - 15:37
Free collection of bulky waste cannot be reintroduced as it could encourage ‘dumping tourism’

Free collection of bulky waste cannot be reintroduced as it could encourage ‘dumping tourism’

State could be prosecuted by EU if service, discontinued several years ago, is brought back, Dublin city councillors told

Wed Aug 03 2022 - 00:04
South Dublin County Council ordered to reverse ban on developing data centres

South Dublin County Council ordered to reverse ban on developing data centres

Decision to make data centres a ‘not permitted’ use in the new county development plan breached national and regional policy, says Minister

Tue Aug 02 2022 - 19:11
Almost 400 homes approved for new west Dublin suburb of Clonburris

Almost 400 homes approved for new west Dublin suburb of Clonburris

Social, affordable purchase and cost-rental homes approved for first phase

Tue Aug 02 2022 - 03:00
Thousands of unvetted shared home pledges for Ukrainians sent to councils

Thousands of unvetted shared home pledges for Ukrainians sent to councils

Lists of shared accommodation issued day after war refugees had to sleep in Dublin Airport

Mon Aug 01 2022 - 01:00
Only 11 of Dublin city household offers to host Ukrainians move forward

Only 11 of Dublin city household offers to host Ukrainians move forward

In most cases of accommodation offered, Garda vetting required to host children not completed

Mon Aug 01 2022 - 01:00
Memorial unveiled dedicated to all incarcerated in Magdalene laundries

Memorial unveiled dedicated to all incarcerated in Magdalene laundries

Monument erected in the capital has been situated at the Little Museum of Dublin

Sat Jul 30 2022 - 00:01
Irish Rail apologises for delays that ‘ruined’ Bray Air Display for some

Irish Rail apologises for delays that ‘ruined’ Bray Air Display for some

Company notes ‘chaotic’ scenes and line closure of more than two hours after some people left trains and went onto track

Mon Jul 25 2022 - 14:18
College Green civic plaza project ‘halted’ due to EU procurement rules, council says

College Green civic plaza project ‘halted’ due to EU procurement rules, council says

Decision made to re-advertise for architects due to extension of traffic-free zone

Mon Jul 25 2022 - 05:00
Dart+ West project application to be submitted to An Bord Pleanála

Dart+ West project application to be submitted to An Bord Pleanála

Services from Connolly/Spencer Dock to Maynooth and M3 Parkway could open by 2029, Irish Rail says

Mon Jul 25 2022 - 00:01
Brown Thomas says it banned car park from using its name due to pedestrianisation dispute

Brown Thomas says it banned car park from using its name due to pedestrianisation dispute

Grafton Street retailer says it is now ‘fully supportive’ of removing all vehicles from South William Street

Sat Jul 23 2022 - 00:10
Dublin’s Parliament Street  to be made ‘traffic free’ for three evenings a week

Dublin’s Parliament Street to be made ‘traffic free’ for three evenings a week

Council to trial the pedestrian and cycle-only zone on Parliament Street on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings from 6.30pm to 11pm

Wed Jul 20 2022 - 16:35
Dublin’s South William Street to be fully pedestrianised

Dublin’s South William Street to be fully pedestrianised

Move opposed by owners of Brown Thomas Car Park and some other businesses

Tue Jul 19 2022 - 04:00
Strategy to halt biodiversity loss in north Dublin cannot be achieved due to lack of funding

Strategy to halt biodiversity loss in north Dublin cannot be achieved due to lack of funding

Council says plan would cost €4 million annually and there were other competing priorities such as housing

Mon Jul 18 2022 - 01:42
Use of Dún Laoghaire harbour for Naval Service under discussion

Use of Dún Laoghaire harbour for Naval Service under discussion

‘Very initial discussions’ have taken place within Department of Defence in relation to potential use of harbour for naval base, council says

Sat Jul 16 2022 - 03:00
Public lido and training centre worth €25m planned to replace whitewater rafting scheme

Public lido and training centre worth €25m planned to replace whitewater rafting scheme

New project would include a 50-metre, five-lane lap pool, sauna and changing areas

Tue Jul 12 2022 - 14:23
Appeal over murder of Antoinette Smith on 35th anniversary of disappearance

Appeal over murder of Antoinette Smith on 35th anniversary of disappearance

Mother of two found dead on mountain in Wicklow nine months after spending night in Dublin city centre discotheque with friends

Mon Jul 11 2022 - 22:21
Give Me a Crash Course in... the Dublin metro

Give Me a Crash Course in... the Dublin metro

The decision to have a metro for Dublin was made a long, long time ago

Sat Jul 09 2022 - 06:00
Applications to rezone church lands refused

Applications to rezone church lands refused

Unease expressed by councillors over bulk nature of applications which, it was feared, might have paved the way for large-scale sales to developers

Thu Jul 07 2022 - 21:19
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