Dublin City Council faces six-year wait to start housing projectsDepartment should ‘give us the money and let us get on with it’, city council surveyor saysFri Feb 26 2021 - 01:00
Council to press ahead with Sandymount cycleway despite legal challengeResident and councillor claim the council is incorrect in asserting the work is exempt developmentMon Feb 22 2021 - 20:17
Land agency seeks contractors for €160m south Dublin schemePlan is for almost 600 homes to be built at Shanganagh Castle near ShankillMon Feb 22 2021 - 16:29
Johnny Ronan’s 45-storey tower must be refused, council saysAn Bord Pleanála has ‘no jurisdiction’ to permit docklands high-rise schemeMon Feb 22 2021 - 04:54
Protected structure status recommended for Player Wills buildingFormer Dublin factory part of a 19-storey redevelopment planMon Feb 22 2021 - 01:00
Passport Service suspends almost all operations due to Covid-19Backlog of up to eight weeks expected when service resumesSat Feb 20 2021 - 01:00
Legal action taken against Sandymount cycle pathAdequate public consultation not undertaken, document lodged to High Court statesThu Feb 18 2021 - 15:49
Parnell Square must be ‘reclaimed’ from parking, say GreensGreen lung for city should be encouraged and markets revitalised, notes planWed Feb 17 2021 - 00:30
Construction of new reservoir to secure Dublin water supplies to begin next monthEquivalent of 40 Olympic-sized pools of drinking water to be stored at Saggart facilityTue Feb 16 2021 - 16:21
Don’t reopen Georgian museum, says former head of national collectionFitzwilliam Street museum must not be used to ‘respectabilise’ ESB developmentMon Feb 15 2021 - 04:58
Coronavirus-safe spaces to be created for cultural events and diningLocal authorities to get up to €250,000 to develop outdoor arts facilitiesThu Feb 11 2021 - 19:41
More than €240m allocated for cycle and walking routesAlmost half of funds going to Dublin projects such as College Green PlazaThu Feb 11 2021 - 17:58
Cost of €250m for revised Dublin city housing planCouncillors redesign proposal with no private homes on the Oscar Traynor Road siteWed Feb 10 2021 - 17:53
Affordable housing: One of State’s first schemes to be built in LuskApplications for 39 homes starting at €166,000 to open within eight weeksTue Feb 09 2021 - 16:26
Council aims to turn Lucan into ‘destination town’ with €2m projectWest Dublin village to have greenway cycle path linking Royal and Grand CanalsTue Feb 09 2021 - 15:14
ESB plan to convert museum into luxury apartments criticised by city councillorsGeorgian House Museum move is condemned as ‘sly’ and ‘cultural vandalism’Mon Feb 08 2021 - 21:09
Dublin City Council to consider using public parks for Traveller housing schemesCouncil says it ‘will face opposition’ and urges councillors to support new proposalsMon Feb 08 2021 - 20:47
US embassy submits rezoning plan for Jurys HotelCurrent building ‘does not conform to new construction and security requirements’Mon Feb 08 2021 - 19:27
Sandymount’s Strand Road to be one-way from March 1stTraffic limited under six-month trial to facilitate controversial two-way cyclepathMon Feb 08 2021 - 17:34
'Considerable notoriety': City pub targeted by criminals set for demolitionDublin pub which was the scene of 2010 shooting earmarked for apartmentsMon Feb 08 2021 - 00:33
New parking fines of €40 proposed for Dublin city centreIllegal footpath parking ‘endemic’ in the city, council meeting hearsWed Feb 03 2021 - 19:29
Covid vaccinations for Dublin Fire Brigade expected to resume next weekJabs initially halted after just two days three weeks ago to divert supplies elsewhereMon Feb 01 2021 - 21:22
Dublin City Council to hire 55 staff for cycling and walking projectsAlmost 220 staff to be employed nationally under sustainable mobility schemeMon Feb 01 2021 - 17:36
Bill of €2bn to bring run-down Dublin flats up to EU standardSome 8,000 council flats need to be upgraded under mandatory directiveMon Feb 01 2021 - 00:55
Walkable, cycle-friendly Dublin: The planning model that could change the cityDublin city centre: Practical trials have made projects that once seemed impossible a realitySat Jan 30 2021 - 06:00
‘Horrendously out of proportion’: Residents set against 19-storey apartmentsLocals take judicial review over SCR scheme of 732 apartments including co-living unitsWed Jan 27 2021 - 04:00
Aggravated burglary rate in Dublin rises by over 25%Garda data shows increase of almost 260% in such incidents in north of the regionTue Jan 26 2021 - 20:32
Dirty old towns: Litter levels in towns and cities hit 13-year highCoffee cups and face masks are most prevalent litter, study for business group Ibal findsMon Jan 25 2021 - 09:54
ESB seeks to turn museum into luxury apartments for saleIrish Georgian Society opposes move, saying it would be a ‘sad and significant loss’Mon Jan 25 2021 - 01:00
Pandemic provides golden opportunity for planners to reshape towns and citiesCovid-19 has changed our world. It could also change the places where we liveSat Jan 23 2021 - 06:00
Dublin commuter traffic remains high despite Covid-19 restrictionsDublin city traffic hit almost 60% of pre-pandemic levels this monthWed Jan 20 2021 - 01:31
State set to be left with a bill of over €15m for Priory Hall reconstructionRebuilding of the notorious firetrap complex in Dublin has been completed by councilWed Jan 20 2021 - 00:24
Bin the bags: Council to refuse sacks in latest waste warCity council seeks ideas to replace refuse sacks on streetsTue Jan 19 2021 - 02:27
Days of three-bed semis in Dublin ‘are over’ as high-density housing plans take holdCity development plan will see new ‘urban villages’ to address population riseMon Jan 18 2021 - 06:00
Dozens of dead seagulls seen on Dublin beach as new strain of bird flu virus circulatesSandymount seagulls go missing before they can be tested for bird fluThu Jan 14 2021 - 12:40
Co-living scheme planned for protected modernist building in DublinApplication was made two weeks before ban on shared accommodation became lawThu Jan 14 2021 - 01:00
Cyclist and pedestrian route to be permanent at Grangegorman in DublinSome 60 per cent of residents do not have access to car and walk or cycle to commuteTue Jan 12 2021 - 14:51
No Sandymount cycle path until 2026 if alternative plan pursued – councilControversial €48m plan shelved by NTA in 2015 following widespread local oppositionMon Jan 11 2021 - 19:35
Plans to cut commuter traffic and see bus service through Phoenix ParkSystem of cul-de-sacs and speed reductions aims to improve cycling and walking facilitiesMon Jan 11 2021 - 17:49
Sandymount residents seek Bord Pleanála intervention in cycle trialDublin City Council says planning permission is not required for Strand Road pathMon Jan 11 2021 - 01:20
Plans submitted for 22-storey apartment block in south Co DublinTower proposed for Carrickmines site would be one of State’s tallest residential buildingsSun Jan 10 2021 - 22:53
Car curbs at Grangegorman in Dublin to be made permanentFunding to facilitate more cycling and walking more than doubles to €7.6mSun Jan 10 2021 - 22:00
Affordable housing subsidy must double for Dublin – housing chief saysGrant of €50,000 may be fine for Leitrim, but not enough for Dublin, says Brendan KennyThu Jan 07 2021 - 10:18
Council construction ‘considerably more expensive’ than private development - reportSpeedy resumption of Oscar Traynor site ‘fanciful’, says Dublin City Council’s head of housingThu Jan 07 2021 - 05:00
OPW rejects Green Party idea of lighting Phoenix Park for joggersPark overseers do not ‘endorse’ night-time running there and are against light pollutionTue Jan 05 2021 - 01:00
Developer in late bid for co-living scheme on Phibsborough shopping centre siteApplication made days before ban on accommodation with shared facilities became lawMon Jan 04 2021 - 01:10
Council takes court action over O’Rahilly house demolitionHome of 1916 leader demolished in September to make way for apartments and hotelThu Dec 31 2020 - 01:00
December Dublin city traffic hit highest levels since pandemic beganTraffic reached highest point since Covid-related restrictions introduced in MarchThu Dec 24 2020 - 03:58
Higgins commends ‘self-sacrifice’ shown during pandemicContinuing compassion and care will define how history recalls coronavirus response, says President in Christmas messageWed Dec 23 2020 - 18:34
PUP will be paid to workers laid off in coming daysWorkers urged to apply online for Pandemic Unemployment Payment as soon as possibleTue Dec 22 2020 - 19:52
