Sandymount flood protections delayed until 2032Rising sea levels and increased wave height requires redesign of long-awaited project, says Dublin City CouncilThu Nov 16 2023 - 06:00
Transport projects face delays if ‘huge hole’ in budgets not filled - NTAInflation has resulted in a decrease in the value of transport funding in Dublin and nationally, says NTA chief executive Anne GrahamTue Nov 14 2023 - 19:36
Owner of Independent House and nuns fail in appeals against new land hoarding taxAn Bord Pleanála dismisses appeals against residential zoned land tax on former newspaper headquarters and south Dublin monasteriesMon Nov 13 2023 - 05:08
Vacant Dublin council houses will remain ‘boarded up’ due to funding cuts, official saysSenior city council official says Department of Housing funding for refurbishing empty properties ‘constantly coming down’Thu Nov 09 2023 - 06:00
Higher SUV parking charges and increased resident parking costs to be considered in DublinReview of city parking bylaws will also result in elimination of all free parking within canal cordonWed Nov 08 2023 - 19:55
Apartment blocks up to 19 storeys to go ahead on contentious Dublin 8 siteThree-year legal battle over Bailey Gibson and Player Wills sites ends after residents ‘reluctantly agree’ dealWed Nov 08 2023 - 06:00
Sandymount residents urge review of Dublin portSandymount and Merrion Residents Association to embark on campaign to stop container facility developmentWed Nov 08 2023 - 06:00
Proposal to fly Palestinian flag over Dublin City Hall rejectedMotion to fly flag supported by the majority of councillors but didn’t meet threshold for approvalMon Nov 06 2023 - 22:14
Lower standard build-to-rent system to end in DublinCouncil to city change development plan to stop construction of apartments below minimum sizeSun Nov 05 2023 - 19:56
Dublin city centre street parking charges to hit €4 per hour in some areasOn-street parking will be more expensive than many indoor multi-storey facilitiesThu Nov 02 2023 - 15:42
‘It would be transformative’: Liffey crossing Farmleigh Bridge has been restored, but will it ever be reused? Reopening the only Liffey crossing between Lucan and Chapelizod, a distance of 8.5km, could be the catalyst for a new Liffey Valley parkThu Nov 02 2023 - 07:30
Heuston masterplan aims to house people along the Liffey at new gateway to Dublin cityAmbitious plans by semi-state transport company CIE to build new 1,000 apartments at Heuston Station in Dublin would draw in residents from surrounding areas with new bridges crossing the riverThu Nov 02 2023 - 07:00
Dublin ‘back to basics’ weed blitz cost €200,000 in seven weeksManual removal of weeds ‘very, very costly’ and labour intensive, city council saysTue Oct 31 2023 - 06:00
Reopening of Dublin Victorian market sees dramatic plan for surrounding areaNew pedestrianisation plans could see car-free area extended from O’Connell Street to market buildingTue Oct 31 2023 - 06:00
Why The Irish Times had to apologise to the architect of the ‘fabulous’ BusárasBus Éireann chief executive says the building ‘is arguably the greatest Irish building of the 20th century’Thu Oct 26 2023 - 19:44
Plaque unveiled in memory of Sean Foster, first child killed in Easter 1916 Rising1916 memorial: Boy was two years old when he was shot dead as his mother pushed pram away from gun battle in DublinThu Oct 26 2023 - 19:03
Regulations on use of e-scooters to be introduced within weeks, says MinisterMan (50s) dies after being knocked off e-scooter in Co SligoThu Oct 26 2023 - 18:06
Number of homes available to rent under HAP scheme limits at lowest level on recordIn September, fewer than 30 homes were available to rent below State’s maximum housing assistance paymentWed Oct 25 2023 - 06:00
Two men arrested in Donegal in relation to human traffickingGardaí arrest men aged 28 and 35 years as part of international organised crime investigationTue Oct 24 2023 - 16:14
Phibsborough shopping centre co-living plans collapseScheme granted permission more than two years ago cannot go ahead due to planning rule changeTue Oct 17 2023 - 06:00
Aldborough House may be brought back into State ownershipGovernment signals it would be willing to fund purchase of historic Dublin Georgian mansionSun Oct 15 2023 - 19:00
Dublin city developers fail in all appeals against new land hoarding taxAn Bord Pleanála dismisses appeals for sites to be excluded from Residential Zoned Land TaxThu Oct 12 2023 - 06:00
Dublin City Council car parks could be used for housing or mushrooms, councillor proposesGreen Party Councillor calls for halt to renewal of leases on Dawson Street and Ilac car parks pending assessment of use optionsMon Oct 02 2023 - 12:56
Dublin homeless numbers reported inaccurately for several monthsCommunication gap with private providers leads to overcount of homeless adults of about 300Thu Sept 28 2023 - 19:08
Liberties pear tree more than 170 years old, DNA tests showTree at Dublin’s Digital Hub campus is one of the oldest fruit-bearing trees in IrelandWed Sept 27 2023 - 06:00
Almost €6.8m owed in derelict site levies in Dublin cityDerelict properties ‘a magnet for antisocial behaviour and take valuable housing stock out of circulation’ says councilWed Sept 27 2023 - 05:00
Notorious derelict Georgian House to be bought by Dublin City Council Application lodged with An Bord Pleanála for compulsory purchase of 30 North Frederick Street, which partially collapsed in 2015Tue Sept 26 2023 - 06:00
Former bank on Dublin’s College Green may be converted to social housingDublin City Council is looking at purchasing the Ulster Bank premises which is on sale for €13.5mMon Sept 25 2023 - 05:00
Dundrum residents march over council plans to close access routesLocals argue plan will make it more difficult to access services but council says it is ‘not realistic’ to pursue ‘business as usual’ approach to managing trafficSun Sept 24 2023 - 18:24
Dublin’s vacant buildings: From the Iveagh Markets to the Rialto Cinema, here’s the story behind 16 empty properties From the Iveagh Market to the Rialto cinema, some of the striking historic buildings around the city that are being allowed to fall to piecesSat Sept 23 2023 - 06:00
Dublin’s vacant buildings: ‘It’s my property, I’ll do whatever I want with it’Many buildings in the city that could provide housing and bring areas to life are instead going to wasteSat Sept 23 2023 - 06:00
Dublin’s vacant buildings: Why more than 12,000 properties are empty in Ireland’s capitalGeoDirectory street-level analysis produces picture of vacancy types and duration for the first timeSat Sept 23 2023 - 05:00
Dublin’s 12,000 vacant buildings: The scale of the problem illustrated in four simple graphicsStreet level data gives first view of locations of empty residential, commercial and mixed buildings in Dublin city centreSat Sept 23 2023 - 05:00
Iveagh Markets to get €9m conservation funding to halt structural declineEdwardian building in Dublin’s Liberties, at centre of legal dispute and vacant for 30 years, to have ‘essential stabilisation works’ undertakenThu Sept 21 2023 - 14:52
Status yellow weather warnings issued for 15 counties as hurricanes’ remnants hit IrelandAtlantic depression leaves much of Ireland facing challenging spells of wind and rainTue Sept 19 2023 - 14:09
Domestic violence agency legislation to be put to Dáil in weeksNew agency to combat domestic, sexual and gender-based violence to begin operating in JanuaryMon Sept 18 2023 - 00:01
Four more arrested in connection with Galway car park incidentLatest arrests bring to 19 the number detained in connection with altercation one week agoSun Sept 17 2023 - 20:43
Blocking cars on parts of Dublin’s quays offers a chance to achieve what had seemed impossibleDraft Dublin City Centre Transport Plan lacks detail but has seeds of a pedestrian, cyclist and public transport-friendly cityThu Sept 14 2023 - 05:00
Plan proposes most radical restriction of private traffic in Dublin city for decadesCars to be banned from more areas to allow extra space for cyclists, pedestrians and public transportWed Sept 13 2023 - 16:08
Dublin City Council says it will not drop Smithfield horse fair restrictionsProtest held over new requirements for horse traders to supply PPS numbers to attend biannual fairTue Sept 12 2023 - 15:47
Yet another plan seeks to turn the fortunes of Dublin’s north inner cityNebulous community wardens proposal the main distinction from previous report for the areaFri Sept 08 2023 - 19:00
‘Community safety wardens’ to be deployed on Dublin streets under McEntee planStreets including O’Connell Street and Talbot Street to be ‘refreshed’ in wide-ranging plan tackling drugs, dumping and community healthFri Sept 08 2023 - 00:00
Land swap between HSE and Dublin City Council approved for Inchicore homesCouncillors also approve construction of 35 apartments on Berkeley Street in Dublin 7 by housing charity CabhrúMon Sept 04 2023 - 21:10
Owen Keegan bows out after 10 years as Dublin City Council chief executive‘All dictatorships must come to an end... even benevolent ones’: Tributes paid at official’s final council meetingMon Sept 04 2023 - 20:28
Report recommends 7,000 homes at site of former Dunsink, Dublin dump Fourteen Dublin locations, including rail hubs, identified for ‘intensive’ development of 130,000 homesMon Sept 04 2023 - 05:00
Temple Bar group seeks back lane closures to stop drug dealingArea plagued by ‘industrial scale’ drug dealing, assaults and muggings, says business and residents groupThu Aug 31 2023 - 21:47
Coastal cycling route to give public easier access to Dublin Port and ferriesMore than 16km of access will open parts of Dublin Bay to public for first timeFri Aug 25 2023 - 17:00
Wrong information on defects may have stopped tenant-in-situ purchaseFamily appealing Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council decision to OmbudsmanWed Aug 23 2023 - 05:00
Labour Party veteran Joe Costello bows out of politics aged 78Politician entered Seanad in 1989 and Dáil in 1992, later becoming a junior minister; he now retires as a city councillorFri Aug 18 2023 - 05:00
Plans revealed for twin 12-storey buildings at TU Dublin campusApplication to be submitted within weeks for tech firm Workday’s European headquarters at GrangegormanWed Aug 16 2023 - 20:22
