Through a ghostly lens: artist captures half-built housesWHEN PHOTOGRAPHER Anthony Haughey was stalking around in the half-light taking his haunting pictures of Ireland’s half-built …Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Scale of hospital a key issue for planning boardTHE ENORMOUS scale of the proposed Children’s Hospital of Ireland on the Mater site on Dublin’s Eccles Street has emerged as …Mon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
Architects produce Clontarf sea wall imagesIMAGES OF the Clontarf flood defence scheme’s likely impact on the seafront promenade have been produced for the first time since…Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
Architects call for building inspectorate to enforce rulesTHE GOVERNMENT is being urged to establish a national building inspectorate as part of a stronger enforcement regime for the …Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
Building control regulations rely on self-certificationBUILDING CONTROL in Ireland relies on “self-certification” by architects, engineers, surveyors or builders that new buildings…Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Developer was Maze hunger strikerPROFILE: DEVELOPER TOM McFeely was in the Provisional IRA and spent 53 days on hunger strike in the Maze prison in 1980Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Council says it will review flood planDUBLIN CITY Council is to review its flood defence plan for Clontarf promenade, following a meeting last week of the council’…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Master plan under way for Shannon estuaryA STRATEGIC integrated framework plan – claimed to be the first of its type in Ireland – is being drawn up for the Shannon estuary…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Dublin needs elected mayor 'to drive urban regeneration'DUBLIN NEEDS a directly elected mayor with executive powers and a regional authority to “drive the urban and economic regeneration…Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
Dutch Billy 18th century houses at riskDUBLIN RISKS losing some of its remaining early 18th century “Dutch Billy” houses because they are often unlisted and masked …Thu Oct 13 2011 - 01:00
Councillors move to halt Clontarf flood defence plan as locals fear loss of sea viewsDUBLIN CITY councillors representing Clontarf are moving to block the signing of any contract for the construction of flood defences…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Purchase of at-risk bogs best option, says reportTHE PURCHASE of protected bogs would be more cost-effective than the compensation scheme for turf-cutters devised by two Government…Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Court finds in favour of EU's airline emissions levy planTHE EU’s right to impose carbon levies on all flights using European airports from January 1st next has been upheld by a “preliminary…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Opinion due on airlines' challenge to emissions directiveA TRANSATLANTIC coalition of environmental groups has underlined the importance of a ruling on the validity of a law suit brought…Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Georgian Society award for Wicklow house workTHE RECENT restoration works at Russborough House, Co Wicklow, carried out under the direction of Dublin-based architects Howley…Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Friends of the Earth criticises Hogan over climate seminarFRIENDS OF the Earth has criticised the decision by Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan to participate in a private seminar…Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
The building blocks of Irish cultureIT SAYS something about this year’s Imagine Ireland festival in the US that when Irish architects addressed an audience at the…Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
UN agency to be asked to designate Phoenix Park as world heritage siteUNESCO IS to be asked to designate Dublin’s Phoenix Park as a world heritage site because of its “international importance” as…Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
'Vertical park' funded by Irish diaspora proposed for abandoned Anglo siteA RADICAL proposal is being made to transform the concrete skeleton on Dublin’s North Wall Quay, once mooted as a future headquarters…Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
Death of last Knight of Glin, Desmond FitzGeraldTHE 29TH Knight of Glin, Desmond FitzGerald, the last heir to one of Ireland’s oldest hereditary titles, has died aged 74.Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Climate change policy review has begun, says HoganANOTHER REVIEW of national policy on climate change is under way with a view to charting “an ambitious but realistic way forward…Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Defective homes initiative: Minister seeks progress on pyrite flawMinister for the Environment Phil Hogan has set up a panel to “seek to identify a way forward” on pyrite contamination in private…Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Archaeologists warn against delisting of post-1700 historical structuresHOLY WELLS, bridges, milestones, vernacular buildings, lime kilns and other industrial sites that post-date 1700 will be “left…Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Proposal for children's hospital 'overwhelming'MIRIAM LORD: THE SCALE of the National Children’s Hospital proposed for the Mater site in Dublin is so large it will be visible…Thu Sept 15 2011 - 01:00
2.5 million trips taken on city bikesMORE THAN 2.5 million trips have been taken on DublinBikes since the bike rental scheme was launched two years ago this week – …Thu Sept 15 2011 - 01:00
French rail system thrived as we took the wrong trackTHE SNCF website has been in a celebratory mood this year, with colourful balloons and clinking glasses of champagne to celebrate…Thu Sept 15 2011 - 01:00
Site to behold: slim residential tower takes architecture awardALTO VETRO, the 16-storey residential tower in Dublin’s Grand Canal Docks, has won the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Building a 'cool revolution', one pink wall at a timeTHE ART DECO headquarters of the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) in London’s Portland Place reeks of the Establishment…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
'It's like the Celtic Tiger - we knew we were wrong and we kept going'PLANNING AND THE RING OF KERRY: YOU CAN almost hear Jackie Healy-Rae saying it – “the plannin’ is terrible round here…Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
Cill Rialaig artists' retreat proves to be an unexpected success storyON A blustery wet day 20 years ago, then taoiseach Charles J Haughey laid the foundation stone for the transformation of a group…Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
Neglect of historic sites a 'death warrant for city'NEGLECT OF historic buildings in Dublin by Nama, the city council and other public authorities is “sealing a death-warrant for…Fri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00
Living next door to a decaying piece of Georgian DublinKITTY JOYCE, who has run the Cleo Irish clothing shop on Kildare Street in Dublin since 1975, is in despair over what can be …Fri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00
Concerns voiced over farm planning directiveNEW REGULATIONS on farm development “will ensure that Ireland’s biodiversity will continue to decline and many more archaeological…Fri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00
Greenstar seeks to defer recycling plan hearingAN BORD Pleanála has been requested by waste management company Greenstar to defer an oral hearing on its plans for a recycling…Mon Sept 05 2011 - 01:00
Dart airport link cheaper than metro, report saysA DART spur to Dublin airport from the existing north line at Clongriffin would cost €200 million – a fraction of estimates for…Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Review backs Dublin water planDUBLIN CITY Council is to carry out “intensive monitoring” of water levels and water quality in Lough Derg on the river Shannon…Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Study says better lanes will boost number of cyclistsA NEW study of 2,000 commuters, commissioned by Dublin City Council, shows that more and better cycle lanes – not shared with…Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Dublin Bus not given 'instruction' on LuasDUBLIN BUS was not “instructed” by Department of Transport officials or Minister Leo Varadkar in relation to what it could say…Mon Aug 29 2011 - 01:00
Water quality breaches analysedBREACHES OF international limits for trihalomethanes (THMs) in Irish public water supplies are being analysed by the Environmental…Fri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
Luas link would delay buses, says transport providerDUBLIN BUS has estimated that 85 per cent of its 117 million passenger journeys per year could be subject to delays of up to …Thu Aug 25 2011 - 01:00
Cycling lobbies say €4m lanes a waste of moneyTHE DEPARTMENT of Transport is pressing ahead with its plans to spend €4 million to create cycle lanes on national roads in rural…Thu Aug 25 2011 - 01:00
Carcinogenic chemicals exceed WHO limits in water supplies to 600,000FRIENDS OF the Irish Environment (FIE) has called for the Environmental Protection Agency to notify consumers when public water…Thu Aug 25 2011 - 01:00
Permission refused for Connemara wind farmAN BORD Pleanála has refused planning permission for a major wind farm in Connemara, consisting of 27 turbines, on the basis …Fri Aug 19 2011 - 01:00
Council headquarters competes for world building of 2011WEXFORD COUNTY Council’s new headquarters is competing against a theatre made of straw in Estonia, a soccer school in the Johannesburg…Fri Aug 19 2011 - 01:00
Minister urged to act over CIÉ land rowMINISTER FOR Transport and Tourism Leo Varadkar has been urged to intervene with the board of CIÉ to assert ownership of a disused…Thu Aug 18 2011 - 01:00
Panda says change to waste plan is driven by PoolbegTHE PLAN by Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan to require waste-management companies to bid for franchises to collect household…Tue Aug 16 2011 - 01:00
Warning of legal actions if waste tenders are introducedA RADICAL change in the household waste collection regime being planned by Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan could result…Tue Aug 16 2011 - 01:00
AES to add 25 workers to payrollBORD NA MÓNA subsidiary AES is to take over domestic waste disposal in Co Kildare from the county council on August 22nd, adding…Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
Metro North and Dart Underground 'deferred'METRO NORTH and Dart Underground are to be dropped by the Government next month following a comprehensive review by Minister …Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
Covanta adviser played golf at FG fundraiserAn acquaintance of Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan says he never met Mr Hogan about PoolbegThu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
