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Would you prefer a hotel room tax or higher property tax?
Dublin local authorities need money and only a have a few ways of getting it
If planning laws were changed, obsolete offices could be converted into housing to ease Dublin’s rental crisis
In Dublin, 15.3% of office space is vacant, and 64% of existing office stock is considered at risk of obsolescence
Clash on hotel tax between Fine Gael Ministers and Dublin TDs and councillors
A number of politicians in the capital have gone public on their support for a hotel bed levy despite the strong opposition of two senior Fine Gael Ministers
Harry Crosbie’s ‘Baby Vicar’ venue for Dublin’s docklands rejected
‘People like me don’t give up’, Crosbie says with intention to lodge revised plans
Dublin industrial estate to be redeveloped for 6,000 homes
Master plan for 77-hectare zone opposite Glasnevin Cemetery released for public consultation
Dublin canal locals complain of sun-seeking drinkers littering and ‘urinating in gardens’
Several hundred people flocked to Portobello on Friday, leaving a clean-up operation in their wake
Taoiseach would put Irish boots on the ground in Ukraine peacekeeping force
Martin critical of some local authorities for failing to build enough – or any – social houses
Signs urge Drury Street revellers to curb their enthusiasm
Signs erected along retail-heavy Dublin street urge the public not to sit on the kerbs as sunny weather attracts crowds of drinkers to the south-city street
Sandymount cycle path decision frees council from weeds of lengthy planning process
Court of Appeal ruling confirms Dublin City Council could pursue Strand Road project using own traffic powers
Sandymount cycleway can go ahead after Dublin City Council wins court appeal
The council appealed the High Court ruling in favour of local independent councillor Mannix Flynn and Sandymount resident Peter Carvill
Dublin bus routes move, paving way for traffic-free Parliament Street
One of the final blocks on pedestrianisation removed from this Sunday as traffic changes continue
Google gets permission for mural at Dublin HQ
Dublin City Council signs off on five-year approval for 705 sq m mural by artist Sean Atmos
Abhainn: This Dublin walking trail is a love letter to the city’s forgotten rivers
Rosie O’Reilly, Dublin’s first biodiversity artist-in-residence, is on a mission to preserve the capital’s hydro-story
Who would buy gangland homes seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau?
Desire for bargain displaces fear, especially for foreign buyers, even when assets are seized from Ireland’s most dangerous men
Patrols to protect Molly Malone statue from groping
Dublin City Council to appoint stewards to discourage tourists from touching statue’s breasts
‘Coming back to life’ - Inside Dublin’s 127-year-old fruit and vegetable market as major revamp gets under way
Dubliners look forward to €44 million revamp of market closed since 2019
Homeless in Dublin, sober in Poland: How 60-year-old Jerzy ‘chose life’
‘I have pity for those men who are still sitting there, dying there,’ says Jerzy Podlesney
Workers try to convert Kinahan figure’s house to social housing but are ‘physically threatened’
Seán McGovern’s house was seized by Cab in 2019, but Dublin City Council has been unable to renovate it
Dublin 4 residents bring renewed objections to Smyth’s pub renovation
Resident previously set out ‘party’ fears given proximity of ‘crowd-inducing’ Aviva stadium
Irish councils lack ability to plan big cities, conference told
Current planning system ‘facilitates dereliction’, says Senator Michael McDowell
Lioncor lodges appeal with Bord Pleanála over plan to build 284 homes on Terenure College land
Dublin City Council refused planning permission over transport concerns
More than 100 tenant-in-situ applications waiting in Dublin
Tenants at risk of homelessness cannot be assessed for purchase scheme due to lack of clarity on Government funding allocations, says council housing chief
Developer of Coolock migrant housing still unable to access site, court hears
A number of motions to strike out proceedings seeking to halt the development will be heard in June
On-street food kitchens for Dublin’s homeless to be regulated with ‘casual trading’ licences
Proposed on-street food service bylaws also include food-safety standards and Garda-vetting for volunteers
Residents in ‘dangerous and unhealthy’ Dublin flats to meet council
Poor living conditions are affecting mental and physical health of those living at Cromcastle Court, survey finds
Obsolete offices a ‘real, real issue’ in Dublin as council considers hybrid working’s effects
Special meeting on vacancy and dereliction heard low occupancy levels could have economic effects
JD Wetherspoon appeals 13ft acoustic glass screen plan
Objectors say courtyard plan would turn ‘super pub’ into ‘mega pub’
Locals oppose south Dublin student housing plan
Residents fear pressure on amenities and hit to value of property in the area
Blackrock Clinic Health Group given go-ahead for women’s health centre in Dublin city centre
Dublin city facility expected to cater for an estimated 340 daily patients
How has ‘public squalor’ become so normalised in our towns and cities?
For a nation allegedly obsessed with property we care surprisingly little for it beyond its monetary value
Smyth’s pub in Dublin 4 to be demolished to make way for larger venue and apartments
Redevelopment of ‘D4 gem’ on Haddington Road wins planning approval over objections
Redevelopment of Victorian fruit and vegetable market given green light by Dublin City Council
Council agrees to borrow €30m to ensure project goes ahead as opening may be pushed to 2027
Dublin city councillors agree to ban Airbnb-style lockboxes from next month
Labour councillor says the contraptions are ‘dirty’, ‘unsightly’ trip hazards
Derelict Victorian houses ‘crumbling’ six years after €700,000 purchase by Dublin City Council
Council has had to halt redevelopment due to deteriorating condition of homes in Phibsborough
Johnny Ronan firm buys back Bewley’s building and other ‘crown jewels’ from receivers
Properties include Bewley’s Café building and PTSB on Grafton Street
Young homeless woman who left State care six months ago feels ‘scared’ amid council housing change
For social housing applications, Dublin City Council has paused the priority status for people leaving care. At least one young woman has been left in a troubling limbo
‘You can see holes in the ceilings’: Dublin flats residents protest over damp, mould and dereliction
They stage march to demand repairs and maintenance so they can live in 'safe and healthy homes'
What Ireland could learn from Canada about how to enhance its cities
Dublin still has no replacement for the demolished Tivoli Theatre. Vancouver can show it a way forward
Alleged trespassers agree to orders for council’s possession of former home of 1916 Rising leader
Dublin City Council spent €630,000 purchasing the building in 2018 but works have not started
Protesters to seek reopening of Coolock migrant housing injunction hearing
An application for injunction to halt development of Crown Paints warehouse was previously refused by judge
Lynne Parker: The Abbey does so much. But Ireland needs a national theatre for the 21st century
The future of Irish theatre looks bleak. It’s time to overhaul the way the sector works – including where the money goes, says Rough Magic’s artistic director
Ireland must ramp up incentives for computer chip industry, says Intel
Seen & Heard: McKillen and Qatari sheikh’s mediation; Xerotech saftey concerns; Glenveagh set for crunch talks over north Dublin site
Historic Conway’s pub on Dublin’s Parnell Street ‘endangered’, says council
Dublin City Council is assessing pub for inclusion on the Derelict Sites Register
Council gives go-ahead for Dublin city centre hotel
Site is located less than 500 metres from College Green and Grafton Street
Developer Joe O’Reilly gets permission for 316 apartments near Heuston Station in Dublin
Dublin City Council has granted permission to Ruirside Developments Ltd at Parkgate Street in Dublin 8
‘Dublin isn’t as safe as it should be’: Traders demand action after fatal stabbing
Call to improve level of policing, help for vulnerable people and use of derelict spaces
Clothes banks are overflowing as the ‘market for castoffs collapses’
Charity shops fear they will become dumping ground for poor-quality clothing if new EU law on textile waste is enforced fully
Council’s all-out offensive on Airbnb style-lockboxes won’t solve the mess that is Dublin
The boxes attached to bicycle stands are seen as a symbol of overtourism – that sounds like wishful thinking where Dublin is concerned
Council refuses permission for Wetherspoon ‘noise wall’
Third setback for UK hospitality group as beer garden at its Camden Street hotel remains closed
Businesses contacted by Stubbs Gazette over late Dublin Town fees
Business owners advised to avoid ‘additional expense and embarrassment’ of court
‘If the asteroid hits Dublin, everything is gone’: A chastened Kieran Cuddihy hears about the end of the world
Radio review: Odds of its hitting Earth turn out to be far shorter than those of winning Newstalk’s Cash Machine contest
The ‘give it a lash’ attitude of developers is contributing to Dublin’s dereliction problem
Long delays, failed projects and a city centre blighted by derelict sites – maybe it’s time for more realistic planning applications
Dublin city cycle lane funding slashed by €16m
National Transport Authority funding ‘substantially lower’ than in previous years, council says
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