Decision on Liberty Hall demolition will shape city skylineDublin’s first skyscraper is either a modernist icon or no longer fit for purpose, depending on who you talk toThu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
Bogs could be used as carbon sink, says reportTHE “REWETTING” of a cutaway bog in Bellacorrick, Co Mayo, after it was used for years to fuel a local turf-fired power station…Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
60 per cent of PPP funding for roadsANALYSIS: Varadkar says a decision to advance projects to the end of their existing phases has paid offWed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Report on degraded bogs publishedThe 're-wetting' of a cutaway bog in Bellacorrick, Co Mayo, after it was used for years to fuel a local turf-fired power station…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
European Commission to probe agri-industry expansion planTHE EUROPEAN Commission is to investigate complaints that the agri-industry’s Food Harvest 2020 expansion plan is proceeding …Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Giant among visitor centres: Ireland's entry for Venice showpieceTHE NEW Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre is to feature at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale in an exhibition of work by…Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Global warming already affecting fragile coral reef eco-system, say expertsRISING SEA temperatures and the acidification of oceans due to global warming will “demonstrably change” coral reefs, one of …Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Minister moves to protect Clare batsMINISTER OF State for Housing and Planning Jan O’Sullivan has used her powers to warn Clare County Council that she will intervene…Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Denmark's whaling request rejectedTHE INTERNATIONAL Whaling Commission has rejected a request by Denmark for an increase in the number of whales that may be slaughtered…Fri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
Harvey Norman accused of selling timber from forests where koalas are threatenedHARVEY NORMAN, the Australian-owned international retail chain with outlets in Ireland, has been accused of selling timber flooring…Wed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Plans to demolish historic house in Howth rejectedFINGAL COUNTY Council has refused planning permission to demolish one of the oldest houses in Howth, in Dublin, and its replacement…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Library or missile silo? What to do with the Central BankSO WHAT are we going to do with the Central Bank after it moves from Dublin’s Dame Street to the Anglo Irish “hulk” on North …Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Food Harvest 2020 deadline extendedTHE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture has extended the deadline to Friday for written submissions on the environmental implications of…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Welfare groups urge tour operators to stop backing whale meat consumptionTHE WHALE and Dolphin Conservation Society and Animal Welfare Institute have issued a joint appeal to tour operators and cruise…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Property lobby wants radical cut in councils with planning powersTHE NUMBER of local authorities with planning powers should be cut from 88 to 34, with all borough and town councils abolished…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Stairway to heavenMANHATTAN: ON A SUNNY summer’s evening, the High Line is almost as close to heaven as you can get in ManhattanSat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Development conference was over before it startedANALYSIS: MAYBE ONE of the ministers booked to travel to Rio de Janeiro had the measure of itMon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
UN panel rejects political claim by 'New Scientist'THE UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has defended itself against charges by New Scientist that it was “putting politics…Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
UN development conference closes amid acrimonyTHE UN Conference on Sustainable Development drew to a close here yesterday evening after three days of largely pro-forma speeches…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Declaration agreed at summit in RioThe determination by Brazil to avoid a repeat of the 2009 climate summit shambles in Copenhagen lay behind its engineering of…Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
Effort to avoid 2009 summit chaos behind Rio compromise declarationTHE DETERMINATION by Brazil to avoid a repeat of the 2009 climate summit shambles in Copenhagen lay behind its engineering of…Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
Rio text 'a polluters' charter that will cook the planet', says GreenpeaceDELEGATES FROM more than 170 countries yesterday adopted a compromise text on The Future We WantWed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Former Soviet president warns conference is doomed if climate change is ignoredFAILURE TO act on climate change will “doom” Rio+20 – the upcoming UN conference on sustainable development – according to a …Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Group urges review of road planOpponents of a proposed Limerick northern distributor road have called for the scheme to be reassessed in the context of reduced…Mon Jun 18 2012 - 01:00
Rio+20: have we learned?It is 20 years since Rio de Janeiro hosted the Earth Summit. Brazil is now much richerSat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
Fitzgerald warns Limerick renewal is still fragileTHE REGENERATION of Limerick’s problem housing areas is “still fragile” and there is a “grave risk” that progress made over the…Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Planning watchdog now unlikely to be appointedANALYSIS : Internal review fails to give a clean bill of health to planning system in IrelandWed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Regeneration 'over-promised and under-delivered' from startANALYSIS: Limerick’s city and county councils did not help matters with their own conflicting plansWed May 30 2012 - 01:00
Plan to move parts of university to cityUNIVERSITY OF Limerick (UL) president Don Barry has more than a twinkle in his eye when he talks about moving some of the university…Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
Limerick agency defends €130m spend after housing plans criticisedTHE CHAIRMAN of Limerick Regeneration, former Dublin city manager John Fitzgerald, has strongly defended its record against charges…Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
Turf-cutters defy EU law, say monitorsMORE THAN 20 per cent of the raised bogs that Ireland are obliged to protect under European legislation are being cut illegally…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
EPA seeks facts on Meath waste plantTHE ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking further information on plans by waste management company Panda to develop…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Clare council criticised over 'ugly' heritage bridge barrierCLARE COUNTY Council has insisted there was no viable alternative to the erection of a motorway-style crash barrier on a 15th…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
DIT site 'close to ideal' for hospitalA PROPOSAL to locate the national children’s hospital on the extensive Grangegorman site in Dublin 7 is being backed by the city…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Bord Pleanála backs Grangegorman planAN BORD Pleanála’s decision to approve planning permission for an integrated campus for colleges of the Dublin Institute of Technology…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Draft building regulations 'criminalise' architectsDRAFT BUILDING control regulations being introduced in the wake of the Priory Hall debacle have been branded as an attempt to…Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Campaign aims to save Hume Street sites from 'fire sale'THE GOVERNMENT is being urged by an alliance of artists, architects, conservationists and local politicians to save a well-known…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Scaled-back plan addresses height issueANALYSIS: AFTER AN Bord Pleanála shocked nearly everyone – including the Government – by refusing planning permission for the…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Crosbie 'should not' push MaterCHAIRMAN OF the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board Harry Crosbie has been criticised for openly advocating that the…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
A lot done, more to do as launch targeted for 2015THE PROMOTERS of the Euro Chinese Trading Hub planned for a site near Athlone will now use An Bord Pleanála’s permission for …Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Huge China trading hub in Athlone approved by plannersAN BORD Pleanála has ruled that the first phase of an enormous Chinese trading hub on the edge of Athlone, Co Westmeath, would…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Planning authority to decide on grandiose Chinese trading hubAn Bord Pleanála is due to make a decision this week on the biggest single development yet planned for IrelandMon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Recession and wind energy help cut emissionsA STEEP decline in cement manufacturing and a surge in wind energy production were responsible for a 9 per cent drop in greenhouse…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Penalty clause taken out of latest Poolbeg waste contractUS WASTE-MANAGEMENT company Covanta has declined to comment on reports that its contract with Dublin City Council for the Poolbeg…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Wind farms lobby TDs over turbinesTHE IRISH Wind Energy Association has confirmed that it is lobbying against a Private Members’ Bill by Senator John Kelly (Labour…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Inquiry into flouting of rules on Dublin high-rise droppedAN TAISCE’S complaint that Dublin City Council management had “systematically disregarded” its own planning policies by approving…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Minister urged to 'get tough' over illegal turf cuttingTHE IRISH Peatland Conservation Council has called on Minister for Heritage Jimmy Deenihan to “get tough” on those responsible…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Coombe suggests 'viable and achievable' alternative site planTHE COOMBE Women and Infants University Hospital in Dublin has put forward a “viable and achievable” alternative plan for the…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
'Scoring system needed' for assessing site optionsNATIONAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL: THE REVIEW group examining sites for the national children’s hospital needs to have a “transparent…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
New plan to rescue Mater site for children's hospitalTHE MATER Hospital in Dublin has joined forces with the Rotunda and Temple Street hospitals in a campaign to rescue the national…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
