Ex-planner objects to approval for Cork harbour wind turbinesA FORMER senior planner with Cork County Council is among those appealing the council’s decision to approve plans by four pharmachem…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Bill would keep wind farms far from homesTHE OIREACHTAS is to consider in detail shortly a Bill, tabled by Labour Senator John Kelly, that would impose restrictions on…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
New plan to rescue Mater siteThe 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
Government may allow turfcutting on protected bogsTHE GOVERNMENT is to “examine the feasibility of allowing..Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Children's hospital group to consider 15 new sitesSuddenly we’re teeming with locations for the national children’s hospitalTue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Developer offers children's hospital site at old Phoenix Park racecoursePROPERTY DEVELOPER Flynn and O’Flaherty is offering an eight-acre site at the former Phoenix Park racecourse free of charge as…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Smarter paths to powerMARIJUANA “GROW-OPS” run by organised crime gangs are costing BC Hydro, British Columbia’s equivalent of the ESB, more than €…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Teagasc seeks licence for research on GM potatoesAn application by Teagasc to the Environmental Protection Agency for a licence to conduct research on the potential impact of…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Green Party leader accuses Ministers over planning inquiriesMINISTER FOR the Environment Phil Hogan has been accused by the Green Party of “misleading the public” by claiming that his predecessor…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Hogan moves to fill four top vacanciesMinister for the Environment Phil Hogan has moved to fill four vacancies on the board of An Bord Pleanála, which has been operating…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
'Generous period' to register septic tanksRURAL HOUSEHOLDERS with septic tanks will now be given a “generous period of time, likely to be up to 12 months” to register …Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Terrible legacy of corrupt Quarryvale rezoningOPINION: SOME PEOPLE are living in floodplains as a result of land rezoning decisions made by local councillors at the behest…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Calls for Minister to reopen inquiriesPLANNING IRREGULARITIES: MINISTER FOR the Environment Phil Hogan is coming under pressure to reopen inquiries into planning …Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Report findings: 'unacceptable' practicesFAILURE TO enforce the planning laws, poor administration, files getting “lost”, exceeding delegated powers, sidelining of professional…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Planners back tightening of rulesPLANNING: THE TRIBUNAL’S findings “demonstrate the need for a tightening of procedures for the zoning of development land”, …Sat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
'Feeding frenzy at the speculator's trough' not a hidden secretBACKGROUND : YOU COULD smell it in the air at Dublin County Council meetings, that unmistakeable whiff of bribery and corruption…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Sandyford Sentinel block listed as derelict over safety concernsDÚN LAOGHAIRE-Rathdown County Council is to add an unfinished building in Sandyford to its derelict sites register, following…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
'Guerrilla gardening' behind tree initiativeGUERRILLA GARDENING has struck a ghost housing estate in Co Leitrim, with volunteers planting 1,000 trees there in the first …Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Large waste-management firms clean up but small companies risk being dumpedTHE SECRET deal between Dublin City Council and Greyhound Recycling and Recovery, under which 140,000 households were signed …Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Hospital review group should have an 'experienced planner'AN EXPERIENCED planner should be on the review group for the national children’s hospital so any future decision regarding its…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Government guidelines core to any review of alternative locationsA clear mandate is required to look at other sites and ‘score’ them accordinglySat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Nine ways to create a modern houseARCHITECTURE : An Irish house is one of nine very different contemporary homes – one inspired by a tool shed, another by the…Thu Mar 01 2012 - 00:00
City planners give green light for demolition of Liberty HallDUBLIN CITY planners have granted permission to Siptu for the demolition of Liberty Hall and its replacement by a much taller…Sat Feb 25 2012 - 00:00
Septic tank hype veils public subsidy to rural dwellersAt least 450,000 tanks discharging 250 million litres of effluent daily is simply not sustainableSat Feb 25 2012 - 00:00
Waste plants below EU standardAlmost half the State’s sewage treatment plants in urban areas fail to meet EU standards – and it will take another three years…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Nearly half urban sewage plants below EU standardALMOST HALF the State’s sewage treatment plants in urban areas fail to meet EU standards – and it will take another three years…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Proposals for Limerick road criticisedA PLANNED new dual carriageway in Limerick would involve “an obtrusive and elevated roadway” over a stretch of the river Shannon…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Irish squirrels wanted - dead or aliveMEMBERS OF the public are being asked to report sightings of squirrels “dead or alive” on both sides of the river Shannon, as…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Cycle body welcomes speed limit review planA CYCLING lobby group has welcomed the proposed national review of speed limits as a step towards making roads safer for cycling…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Decision on city Luas link stalled as more facts soughtAN BORD Pleanála is to commission a report on the feasibility of running the Luas through sensitive areas of Dublin city centre…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Indaver offers to take over Poolbeg projectINDAVER IRELAND has offered to take over the controversial Poolbeg incinerator project from US waste management company Covanta…Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Council urged to refuse permission for demolition of iconic Liberty HallDUBLIN CITY Council has been strongly urged to refuse planning permission for the demolition of Liberty Hall by a group committed…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Buildings with mirror windows on trial for killing thousands of birdsGLAZED OFFICE buildings are on trial in Toronto because of the danger they represent to birds, which have been killed in their…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Not so seamless transition as Dublin City Council 'makes hames' of Greyhound transferIT WAS supposed to be a “seamless transfer” from the public to the private sector when Dublin City Council’s domestic waste-collection…Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Irish architects making waves abroadIRISH ARCHITECTS are on the floor here at home, mostly scratching around for small projects just to keep going, but some of the…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Council confident Poolbeg incinerator will go aheadDUBLIN CITY Council management is “confident” agreement will be reached with US waste management company Covanta by the end of…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Higher target for cuts in EU emissions less costly than originally thoughtA MOVE by the European Union to aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions by significantly more than 20 per cent by 2020 was feasible…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Clonmel's hidden gem revealed after €3m restoration projectThere seemed to be little original left of Clonmel’s courthouse until a survey by a conservation architectTue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Trinity team pilots solar water systemA NEW solar-powered water disinfection system could revolutionise the provision of clean water in developing countries, according…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
'Impressive details' in Hogan plan to pass climate change legislationMINISTER FOR the Environment Phil Hogan’s announcement of a firm timetable for the adoption of national policy and legislation…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Architect wants public to identify 'Nama sites'MICHELLE FAGAN, new president of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, wants people to identify “Nama sites” in their…Mon Jan 23 2012 - 00:00
'What will local authorities be left to do? We don't even pick up the bins any more'ANYONE WHO thinks that some €160 million in revenue from the new household charge will go towards providing additional funds …Mon Jan 23 2012 - 00:00
Call for inquiry into oil drilling off Dalkey IslandTHE GREEN Party has called on Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan to hold a public inquiry into plans to carry out a seismic…Fri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
Umbrellas open up a flood of all-weather city eventsA FESTIVAL to mark the Chinese new year, starting next Friday, will be the first major series of events held in Temple Bar’s …Mon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Restoration approval for Clontarf BathsDUBLIN CITY Council has approved plans for the restoration of derelict seawater baths in Clontarf – despite objections from the…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Ennistymon's historical Blake's Corner faces battle to avoid demolitionCLARE COUNTY Council’s visitor information boards in Ennistymon, erected with the support of Fáilte Ireland, proclaim it as “…Mon Jan 09 2012 - 00:00
Controversy over plans to redevelop Henry St cornerAN BORD Pleanála is due to decide soon on controversial plans to replace five individual shop buildings on the corner of Henry…Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
Planning appeals board cut to four membersAN BORD Pleanála, the planning appeals board, has been reduced to just four members, none of whom is an architect, and there …Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
Changes to tourism body at odds with independent reportTHE RECENT announcement by Minister for Tourism Leo Varadkar that Fáilte Ireland is taking over the promotion of tourism in Dublin…Wed Jan 04 2012 - 00:00
Council top culprit in degrading public spacesANALYSIS: IT’S A bit rich for Dublin City Council to be rabbiting on about the need to improve the city’s public realm – roads…Wed Jan 04 2012 - 00:00
