Bill to cap clampers’ release feesVaradkar rejects proposal to vary charge locallySat Apr 13 2013 - 07:00
Street cleaning to be withheld in parts of Dublin due to illegal dumpingProblem particularly acute in area from Gardiner Street to Croke Park, city council saysFri Apr 12 2013 - 06:00
Private car clampers to be regulated for first timeNew legislation will see the National Transport Authority regulate clampingThu Apr 11 2013 - 07:00
Dublin motorist’s car clamped 63 times over four yearsParking appeals officer says charges appear to have lost their deterrentThu Apr 11 2013 - 06:00
City council publishes fast-track planning proposals for Dublin DocklandsMove would give council power to make decisions that could not be appealedTue Mar 26 2013 - 06:07
Illegal waste stockpile found at Dublin farmAn illegal stockpile of more than 1,000 tonnes of municipal waste has been discovered on a Dublin farm by the Environmental Protection…Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Housing plans for O'Devaney shelvedFUNDING: The redevelopment of one of Dublin’s largest and most notorious council flat complexes has been put on hold because…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Life on a wasteland of derelict blocks fallen foul of downturnIt is 15 months since permission for the O’Devaney Gardens project was grantedSat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
PPPs on shaky foundations since property prices fellBACKGROUND: In the mid-1990s, public-private partnerships (PPPs) emerged as a cure-all for the problem of rebuilding Dublin’…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Lost city: Boom-time rejectsThe Markets: Marketed as “Dublin’s Covent Garden” the redevelopment of the city’s Victorian fruit and vegetable market was to…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Historical buildings at risk, says civic trustThe future of Dublin’s north Georgian core is at serious risk due to the abolition of grants for the maintenance of historical…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
'North Georgian mile' bursting with potential for development of city centreThere is a point on one corner of Parnell Square North, just at the foot of Findlater’s Abbey Presbyterian Church, where there…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Ghost estates: How Dublin faresThe term ghost estates colloquially refers to the list of 2,000 unfinished housing developments compiled by the Department of…Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
What do you do with an unfinished urban estate?Architect of Elm Park development, Merritt Bucholz, says it could be hired out as a film setMon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
What do you do with an unfinished estate?The architect of Elm Park development, Merritt Bucholz, says there are many different uses for the largely empty developmentMon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
How to build a better DublinTen ways to make Dublin a better capital city for Ireland, including Reclaim the Liffey, elect a mayor, borrow books in the bank…Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
"We need to see our capital as an asset"After the boom, Dublin City Council is establishing planning principles for the next upturn, says its head, John TierneySat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Household charge reminders sent to people who paidHOUSEHOLD CHARGE warning letters seeking payment of €127 including a penalty for late payment have been sent to homeowners who…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Kidney donated by Joe Brolly to fellow coach is removedA kidney donated by former Derry footballer and GAA pundit Joe Brolly to fellow coach Shane Finnegan’ has been removed due to…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Businessman and former journalist Padraic Fallon diesBusinessman Padraic Fallon, a former journalist, novelist, and executive chairman of Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc, has…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Peter Quinn criticised for 'gutter' languageFINE GAEL parliamentary party chairman Charlie Flanagan has criticised the brother of bankrupt billionaire Seán Quinn for using…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Flood gates closed against potential tidal floodingTidal flooding could hit some parts of Dublin in the coming days, with Met Éireann warning of high sea levels along parts of …Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
A year 'in limbo' for former Priory Hall residentsFORMER RESIDENTS of the Priory Hall apartment complex in north Dublin today begin a second year out of their homes following …Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Council spends more than €2m on Priory HallMORE THAN €2 million has been spent by Dublin City Council on the Priory Hall apartment complex since it was evacuated due to…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Application to take Bewley's signage from StarbucksTHE TRADITIONAL Bewley’s signage on the front of its former Westmoreland Street cafe, now a Starbucks branch, could be at risk…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Land of religious congregations in Dublin may be rezoned for housingLAND OWNED by religious congregations in Dublin is set to be rezoned to allow for residential development following a decision…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Greyhound individualises south Dublin chargesCERTAIN HOUSEHOLDS in south Dublin will have to pay more for bin collections than their neighbours, even if they present the …Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
City council desperate for a PPP as it can't afford to spend a pennyIN A novel form of public private partnership Dublin streets could lose their traditional aroma if businesses sign up to a new…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Social housing to get boost from NamaABOUT 3,800 properties have been identified as suitable for social housing by the new Nama company set up two months ago to fast…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Work on latest Luas line will disrupt city centre trafficMAJOR TRAFFIC disruption can be expected on St Stephen’s Green and surrounding streets in the coming months with the start of…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Only 15% of homes to have meters in time for water billsONLY 15 per cent of houses will have been provided with water meters by the time charges must be introduced in 2014, Bord Gáis…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Demolition to start at Dublin flats complexDEMOLITION OF one of Dublin’s most neglected flats complexes is to begin more than three years after regeneration plans were …Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
60% may miss septic tank cutoffAround 60 per cent of septic tank owners are unlikely to meet tonight’s deadline to register their sewage treatment systems for…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Fraud and error cost department €343mSOCIAL WELFARE: THE DEPARTMENT of Social Protection is owed more than €343 million in welfare overpayments due to fraud and …Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Rain to ease today but will be backTHE PERSISTENT rain which led to flooding in the east yesterday will ease off this afternoon, but more unsettled weather is on…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Carbon monoxide alarms should be installed in all homes, says MinisterCarbon monoxide alarms should be installed in all homes, Minister for Energy Pat Rabbitte has said.Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
'Assessed charge' plan for water use to be put to KennyPLANS TO introduce an “assessed charge” for household water, due to delays in the installation of water meters, are to be put…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
No risk to social welfare payments if household charge not paidFAILURE TO pay the household charge will not put social welfare payments at risk, the Department of Social Protection has confirmed…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Councils face cuts over household charge collection ratesCASH-STRAPPED local authorities are facing further cuts to funding in two months’ time if they fail to increase their household…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Welfare 'not linked to charge'Failure to pay the household charge will not put social welfare payments at risk, the Department of Social Protection has confirmed…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Smithfield horse fair plans releasedPLANS FOR the future of the Smithfield horse fair, the scene of shootings last year, have been released for public consultation…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
State backing for home ownership 'at end'STATE SUPPORT for the principle of home ownership is at an end after almost 100 years, a national housing conference has heard…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
50,000 to get final demand lettersLEGAL STRATEGY: FINAL-DEMAND letters are to issue within the next two weeks to some 50,000 landlords and other second-home owners…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Rooting out 'bad apples' may not improve Garda standards, says reportGREATER REGULATION of the Garda may not help improve standards, a new report from the Government’s economic and social advisory…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Photographs of duchess prompt Shatter to review Privacy BillLEGISLATION: MINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter has said he intends to revisit the provisions of the 2006 Privacy Bill to prevent…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Shatter 'opportunistic' on Kate photosFianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has accused Minister for Justice Alan Shatter of acting in an “opportunistic” manner in the…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Council wants to keep docklands fast-track planning powersDUBLIN CITY Council wants to retain fast-track planning powers over the docklands area once the Dublin Docklands Development …Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Hogan points to local authority failingsMALPRACTICE PERPETRATED by local authority councillors has reinforced the need for local government reform, Minister for the …Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Jobs programmes 'need funding'Restoration of funding for community jobs programmes is needed to tackle long-term unemployment and assist disadvantaged communities…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Councillors ask Hogan for reprieveTOWN AND borough councillors have made an 11th-hour plea to Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan not to abolish their local…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
