Planning Minister Jan O’Sullivan backs mayor’s proposed vacant site levyMove designed to prevent land hoarding, which leads to unused sites in city centresMon Aug 19 2013 - 01:30
Practical plan for Dublin market has realistic chance of successBoom-era scheme was never about the foodMon Aug 19 2013 - 01:00
Road safety body urges drivers to be aware of cyclists at junctionsDeath of cyclist in Blackrock brings number of cyclist fatalities this year to fiveSat Aug 17 2013 - 01:00
Peter McVerry Trust to take over youth homeless facilityDublin 8 unit will continue to serve 18 to 26-year-olds and will remain ‘drug free’ chief executive Pat Doyle saysFri Aug 16 2013 - 01:00
Jan O’Sullivan seeks review of law for tenants under control of receiversUnder current laws receiver has right to demand rent, but no legal responsibilities to tenants, says Minister of State for HousingThu Aug 15 2013 - 22:36
U2 stars fight for their ‘skycatcher’City council refused to extend permission for Clarence Hotel revampFri Aug 09 2013 - 01:00
Bus strike costs Dublin business €2 -€4 million a dayAll sides have a moral responsibility to end dispute, says Dublin City Business AssociationWed Aug 07 2013 - 01:00
Trains and trams busy but movingAlternatives to Dublin Bus coping with extra passengersWed Aug 07 2013 - 01:00
Noise restrictions to be imposed for Dublin public parksRoad, rail and construction noise to be curbedTue Aug 06 2013 - 22:09
Council wants ‘mom and pop developers’ to build own homesOwner-occupiers with a commitment to city living will be invited to tender for plotsTue Aug 06 2013 - 01:00
Hogan describes bin charge increases as ‘opportunistic’Minister says some firms using landfill levy as ‘smokescreen’ for price increasesTue Aug 06 2013 - 01:00
Thomas Street fights back against vacancy and derelictionHistoric street took battering during boomTue Aug 06 2013 - 01:00
Vacancy poses risk to historic buildingsVacancy rates in Dublin’s commercial buildings rise nearly 60% in four yearsTue Aug 06 2013 - 01:00
OPW targeted for criticism over vacant sitesIll-fated decentralisation programme did OPW image no favours with more than €40 million spent on sites around the State which were never usedMon Aug 05 2013 - 06:59
Developers may be forced to sell vacant sitesCouncil seeks measure to clean up city centreMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
Everyone stumps up cash except land hoardersOwners of vacant sites contribute nothing to local authoritiesMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
Dublin City Council says 235 vacant sites in city holding back developmentCouncil seeks to impose levy as efforts made to match 27 hectares to ownersMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
Should Dubliners opt for a directly elected mayor?Plebiscite to be held in May on the same day as the local electionsSat Jul 27 2013 - 13:05
Owner of Dublin house where blaze broke out has fire safety convictionSix treated for smoke inhalation after incident at Phibsborough property owned by ex- GardaFri Jul 26 2013 - 14:25
Water meter installation to start next weekWork to begin in Kildare, concentrating on the towns of Maynooth, Leixlip and CelbridgeFri Jul 26 2013 - 12:57
Consultants sought to conduct independent planning reviewReview to take no more than five months once bidder selectedFri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
First water bills will arrive in January 2015Minister for the Environment says household water leaks will be fixed for freeWed Jul 24 2013 - 19:00
Dublin forum to weigh options for elected mayor postMore than 60% of survey respondents want directly elected mayorWed Jul 24 2013 - 01:23
Dubliners want to elect their mayor, poll findsSurvey finds 61% want official with wide powers over transport, waste, housing and policingWed Jul 24 2013 - 01:05
Historian says Luas line passing Trinity would destroy well associated with St PatrickRailway Procurement Agency says the holy well was mapped incorrectlyTue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00
Fast-track planning for Dublin docklands approvedNew planning zone will govern development of 66 hectaresTue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00
Online hate-speech ‘accounts for 10 per cent of racism’Immigrant Council marks European Day for the Victims of HateMon Jul 22 2013 - 07:37
Dolphin House flat regeneration scheme to begin€19 million to be spent on one of Dublin’s largest flat complexesSat Jul 20 2013 - 05:00
Last year’s disastrous summer casting a shadow on our sun-soaked beachesSunshine can make water cleaner – now if only beach-goers can behaveFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
Moore Street buildings linked to 1916 Rising saved from demolitionMinister approves creation of commemorative centre on Moore StreetWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:00
Providers of social housing face regulationNew voluntary code establishes financial accountability and governance rules for sectorTue Jul 16 2013 - 07:43
Dublin’s historic City Assembly House to reopen this weekIrish Georgian Society restores former civic museumMon Jul 15 2013 - 01:39
Garda whistle-blower admonished by Justice MinisterAlan Shatter said revealing identities of private citizens a “serious concern”Mon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
Permission granted for Anglo coffee shopFormer bank building in Stephen’s Green to be converted into cafeSat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
Phoenix Park to remain open to non-concertgoersVisitors can attend zoo and FarmleighWed Jul 10 2013 - 01:00
Fire safety inspections needed, says HigginsBoom-era properties may not be safe, says Socialist TDWed Jul 10 2013 - 01:00
Belmayne fire safety work not finishedResidents raise concerns over on-going risks 16 months after defects identifiedTue Jul 09 2013 - 01:00
Second runway at Dublin Airport to be deferredParallel runway unlikely to be built until after 2019Mon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Housebuilding expected to hit new low this yearFewer than 8,500 properties built last year with demand highest for one-off homesMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Collection firms to raise bin chargesMove follows levy increase of €10 per tonne for disposing waste at landfill sitesFri Jul 05 2013 - 01:23
Phoenix Park concerts will go ahead next weekCity Council grants licences despite concerns after Swedish House Mafia gigTue Jul 02 2013 - 13:31
Councillors’ lack of power may explain blandness of Labour’s plan for DublinAnalysis: The six priorities range from initiatives local authorities were already undertaking to trite pledgesTue Jul 02 2013 - 01:00
Charity shops to be permitted on Grafton StreetDublin City Councillors decide not to go ahead with proposed banMon Jul 01 2013 - 20:46
Labour plan aims to make Dublin a better place to liveChairs of local authorities pledge to work togetherMon Jul 01 2013 - 16:11
Council to vote on charity shop banCharity shops could be prohibited from opening on Dublin’s Grafton StreetMon Jul 01 2013 - 01:00
Septic tank inspections to begin within weeksAlmost 90 per cent of tanks have been registeredMon Jul 01 2013 - 01:00
Motor tax loophole to close todayLegislation ends the ability to claim car was off the roadSun Jun 30 2013 - 22:47
Docklands Development Authority chair denies conflict in Anglo-backed dealLar Bradshaw was a non-executive director of Anglo Irish BankWed Jun 26 2013 - 20:41
Cycling holidays for beginners: a survival guideGoing on a cycling holiday? Before you throw your leg over the crossbar, read thisWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
On Your Bike: Rise of the cyclistFar more Irish people are riding bikes to work now, and on safer roads, than a decade ago. Shame more of them aren’t better cyclists. As Bike Week begins, we start a series on Ireland’s cycling cultureSat Jun 15 2013 - 01:00
