New public transport bridge over Liffey agreedDublin City Council plans to build a new Luas and public transport bridge across the river Liffey from Marlborough Street to …Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
Council to change social housing rulesDublin City Council plans to change its system for allocating social housing in a move that will prioritise single parents, but…Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
Conservation order for squareDartmouth Square near Ranelagh, Dublin, which has been at the centre of disputes between Athlone businessman Noel O'Gara and …Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
Residents lodge 35 objections against Gasometer hotelPlans to turn an empty apartment block at the site of the former gasworks in Ringsend into a 520-bed hotel have been the subject…Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
Eight killed in four crashes in worst 48 hours for fatalitiesSeven men and one woman were killed in four separate road crashes at the weekend, in the worst 48 hours for road fatalities since…Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
Priest who anointed crash victims appeals to all drivers to slow downThe Catholic priest who administered the Last Rites at the roadside to the victims of a head-on collision in Borris-in-Ossory…Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
Vital wetlands at risk of destruction - MinisterIrish wetlands, which provide a home to many plant and animal species, are in danger of destruction because of poor management…Sat Feb 02 2008 - 00:00
Planning board rejects park-and-ride facilityDublin's first dedicated park-and-ride facility for buses, which would have taken commuters from Leixlip to the city centre in…Sat Feb 02 2008 - 00:00
Congestion charges for cars to be consideredCongestion charges for cars entering Dublin city centre are to be considered to coincide with major transport projects due to…Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
Guilbaud may be market tenantRestaurateur Patrick Guilbaud and the team behind food -emporium and restaurant Fallon & Byrne are understood to be in discussions…Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
EU fines warning if landfill waste not reducedIreland is to face fresh EU environmental sanctions within two years if it does not dramatically reduce the amount of biodegradable…Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
Mother of sick child gets delay in home orderThe mother of a sick child who is herself facing cancer surgery has been told by the High Court that her home will be repossessed…Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Dublin's skyscraper proposal to combat urban sprawlBuildings more than twice the height of Liberty Hall are to be considered in strategic locations in Dublin city including Grangegorman…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
New development strategy presents challenge to tradition, says city councilIrish people must relinquish their attachment to low-rise, low-density living and allow Dublin to become a compact, consolidated…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Lifeboat service rescued 1,000 peoplePleasure craft users who got into difficulty at sea and on Ireland's lakes accounted for more than one quarter of the launches…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Permission refused for M3 industrial estateAn Bord Pleanála has refused permission for an industrial estate beside the new M3 motorway near Dunboyne, Co Meath, on the grounds…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Adamstown development wins housing awardsThe Adamstown housing development near Lucan, Co Dublin, has taken two of the top awards in this year's Local Authority Members…Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
Croke Park area roads reopenedRoads closed in Dublin's north inner city since last Friday morning to allow for the demolition of a dangerous building near …Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
First oral hearing under new fast-track planning system opensThe first public hearing to be conducted under a new fast-track planning process for major infrastructural developments will …Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
Minister launches series of projects to foster appreciation of the planetA year-long series of events to promote an appreciation of the planet has been launched by Minister for Communications, Energy…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Dublin streets closed due to demolitionSeveral roads in Dublin's north inner city are likely remain closed throughout the weekend to allow for the demolition by Dublin…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
TV3 trailer judged as'too sexually explicit'A promotional trailer for a TV3 programme which showed male and female nudity and scenes of a sexual nature has been judged "…Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Extension of airport terminal permittedThe Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has been granted permission by An Bord Pleanála to extend its existing terminal at Dublin …Tue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00
Gasometer hotel plan rejectedDublin city councillors have rejected plans to turn an empty apartment block at the site of the former gasworks in Ringsend into…Tue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00
Decision day for Dublin airport extension planThe Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) will learn today if it has secured planning permission to build a 7,500sq m (80,729sq ft) …Mon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00
520-bed hotel planned for Gasworks siteProposals to turn an empty apartment block at the site of the former gasworks in Ringsend into a 520-bed hotel - one of the biggest…Thu Jan 10 2008 - 00:00
No EPA guidelines on disposal of broken CFL bulbsThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it has not been asked to prepare guidelines on handling broken low-energy light…Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
Protests at M3 construction on Lismullin siteProtest meetings were held in Dublin and outside Irish consulates in the US yesterday against last month's handover of the national…Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
New oral hearing over incinerator, says FGThe Poolbeg incinerator, which was granted planning permission last year, is to be subjected to a fresh oral hearing by the Environmental…Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
Dublin councillors 'will lose out' to elected mayorDublin city councillors could see their powers further reduced once a directly elected mayor is introduced to Dublin in 2011, …Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
Sap causes D4 residents to sueResidents in some of Dublin's leafy suburbs are taking legal action against Dublin City Council over damage caused to their cars…Mon Jan 07 2008 - 00:00
Tallaght warned to clean up actThree towns are in contention for the title of cleanest in Ireland at the Irish Business Against Litter awards, to be announced…Mon Jan 07 2008 - 00:00
Luas fares to increase 10 cent todayFares for Luas journeys are to increase by 6Mon Jan 07 2008 - 00:00
Litter survey dishes up the dirt on Sligo townSligo is the dirtiest town in Ireland, a new survey has concludedMon Jan 07 2008 - 00:00
Marina scheme spells the end for Greystones surfersSurfers from the East Coast Surf Club caught their final few waves at Greystones harbour, Co Wicklow, yesterday, before its closure…Sat Jan 05 2008 - 00:00
Needle Work: local authorities prepare to collect and recycle Christmas treesWith Christmas officially at an end tomorrow, recycling centres are gearing up to process tens of thousands of tonnes of used…Sat Jan 05 2008 - 00:00
Poolbeg smell to be gone by JulyThe foul odour which has emanated from Dublin's main sewage plant on the Poolbeg peninsula in Ringsend since the facility was…Fri Jan 04 2008 - 00:00
Smithfield horse fair to get new siteA new location for the monthly horse fair which has been held on the same site in Smithfield, Dublin, for several hundred years…Fri Jan 04 2008 - 00:00
Mild December ends year of record warmthDecember was the warmest in decades in several parts of the country, according to Met Éireann, rounding off a year of record …Thu Jan 03 2008 - 00:00
Cork train timetable talksManagement at Iarnród Éireann is to meet with unions later this week in an attempt to resolve the dispute which led to the cancellation…Wed Jan 02 2008 - 00:00
€300m Greystones harbour scheme to startConstruction of the controversial €300 million redevelopment scheme for Greystones harbour in Co Wicklow is to begin next week…Wed Jan 02 2008 - 00:00
Gormley welcomes 'historic' Kyoto ProtocolThe Kyoto Protocol, which requires Ireland to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to just 13 per cent above their 1990 level …Wed Jan 02 2008 - 00:00
EPA to decide quickly if it will hold Poolbeg hearingA new oral hearing into the Poolbeg incinerator could be conducted next year by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) following…Fri Dec 21 2007 - 00:00
Emissions plan 'best forgotten'Climate: The Republic's estimated economic growth will be reduced by up to 20 per cent a year as a result of the Government'…Thu Dec 20 2007 - 00:00
Threat to Irish walled towns highlightedA vital and fragile part of Ireland's heritage will be lost forever if walled towns are not protected, according to the author…Thu Dec 20 2007 - 00:00
Construction of Luas bridge in IFSC to beginConstruction of a new bridge at Spencer Dock, which will allow the Luas Red Line to be extended from Connolly Station to the …Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
Port delays cost haulage industry '2,000 man hours'A minimum of €50,000 will have been lost to the haulage industry yesterday morning as a result of delays caused by yesterday'…Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
Lack of facility for radioactive waste raisedThe lack of a centralised waste disposal point for radioactive material from hospitals, dental clinics and other facilities could…Mon Dec 17 2007 - 00:00
Sculpture and Bono's painting raise €200,000 for charitiesA charity auction featuring a painting by U2 singer Bono and a bronze sculpture from Alabama artist Nall Hollis has raised more…Mon Dec 17 2007 - 00:00
Road deaths this year reach 321A motorcyclist killed when his bike was involved in a collision with a car in Galway yesterday brings the total number of people…Mon Dec 17 2007 - 00:00
