City leaders urged not to panic 'in dark times'CITY LEADERS throughout Europe have been urged not to panic as a result of the global financial crisis, but to be "brave rather…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Release of secret documents orderedINFORMATION COMMISSIONER Emily O'Reilly has directed the Department of the Taoiseach to release secret Cabinet documents over…Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Dublin docklands agency faces massive compensation claimDUBLIN DOCKLANDS Development Authority (DDDA) faces the possibility of a multimillion euro compensation claim from developer …Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
Emissions policies will not deliver Kyoto limit, EPA warnsCLIMATE CHANGE: IRELAND WILL exceed its Kyoto Protocol limit on greenhouse gas emissions "even if all projected reductions from…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Ireland's 'clean and green' image no longer matches the grim realityANALYSIS: A new report indicates that we are continuing to fail our environment on many fronts, writes Frank McDonaldThu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
New law to tackle unauthorised developmentsLEGISLATION IS being drafted to ensure that planning authorities do not grant retrospective permission for unauthorised developments…Tue Oct 07 2008 - 01:00
O'Connell monument must be moved for Metro workTHE O'CONNELL monument, which survived the devastation of O'Connell Street during the 1916 Rising and the Civil War, will have…Mon Sept 29 2008 - 01:00
Climate change has lengthened growing season, says reportEUROPE: EUROPE'S TRADITIONAL agricultural growing season "is now longer, especially in the north" as a result of climate change…Mon Sept 29 2008 - 01:00
Rail line will link Swords with the cityBACKGROUND: THE RAILWAY Procurement Agency (RPA) is applying to An Bord Pleanála for a railway order to build Metro North, an…Mon Sept 29 2008 - 01:00
Environmental body seeks better emissions policiesIRELAND WILL fail to meet stringent EU targets for a 20 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 unless policy-…Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Leisure centre nightclub and Dracula site face demolitionTHE OWNERS of a leisure centre on Clontarf Road, Dublin, may have to demolish extensive portions of the premises on foot of a…Wed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00
'Nuclear option' key to meeting CO2 targetsIRELAND WILL not be able to achieve a 50 per cent cut in carbon emissions by 2050 if the Government continues to rule out the…Fri Sept 19 2008 - 01:00
Segregated creches part of housing planDUBLIN CITY Council’s contract for the failed public-private partnership project to redevelop O’Devaney Gardens, near Phoenix…Thu Sept 18 2008 - 01:00
Quality of life tops transport surveyQUALITY OF life, environmental sustainability and economic competitiveness should underpin a vision to guide transport planners…Thu Sept 18 2008 - 01:00
EPA warns of rise in NO2 levels as traffic increasesPOLLUTION FROM nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and fine dust particles, damaging to people’s lungs, could rise in Ireland’s urban areas…Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
Budget cuts review forces Minister to miss exhibitionMINISTER FOR Arts, Sport and Tourism Martin Cullen was prevented by “pressing Government business” from flying to Italy to open…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
Sudden death of Commissioner of Public WorksDAVID BYERS, the Commissioner of Public Works in charge of State property and projects, died suddenly on Saturday of a heart …Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
Draft outlines challenges to planning sectorTHE GOVERNMENT is being urged to take a much more pro-active approach to architecture by appointing a State architect to advise…Mon Sept 01 2008 - 01:00
Locals incensed Bord Pleanála rejected High Court advice on major landfill siteRESIDENTS OF Usk, near Kilcullen, Co Kildare, are incensed that An Bord Pleanála rejected a High Court recommendation when it…Sat Aug 23 2008 - 01:00
Opposition grows against advertising panel plan in return for bike rentalARCHISEEK, IRELAND'S architectural discussion website, has added its voice to calls on Dublin City Council to halt the erection…Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
Cashel abbey development refusedAN BORD Pleanála has refused permission for a five-storey hotel and two commercial buildings in the grounds of St Francis Abbey…Wed Aug 20 2008 - 01:00
Plan to 'store' millions of tonnes of gas off Dublin BayMILLIONS OF tonnes of carbon-dioxide (CO2) and natural gas could end up being "stored" in undersea caverns beneath the Kish Bank…Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
Concern over peat power plantMAYO COUNTY Council's decision to grant planning permission for a 100 megawatt peat-and-mixed-fuel power plant at the former …Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
Inquiry into cause of N3 and M50 floodingINVESTIGATION: THE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) and Fingal County Council are investigating what caused the flooding that …Thu Aug 14 2008 - 01:00
Dublin tunnel could take 20 electric trains per hourTWENTY ELECTRIC trains per hour - one every three minutes - would run through the planned tunnel linking Heuston Station with…Wed Aug 13 2008 - 01:00
'Huge pressure' to fast track rail tunnel linkIARNRÓD ÉIREANN is under "huge pressure" from the Department of Transport and politicians to make rapid progress in delivering…Wed Aug 13 2008 - 01:00
Dunne letter opposes site scheme for BallsbridgeA MEMBER OF developer Seán Dunne's family has objected to plans for a housing scheme at the rear of his home on Shrewsbury Road…Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
Rail agency to repair disused station after council issues warning noticeTHE OLD railway station in Dundrum, Co Dublin, is to be repaired by the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) on foot of a warning…Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Council architect to oppose BoI HQ revampDUBLIN CITY Council's chief conservation architect, Clare Hogan, is expected to recommend that planning permission be refused…Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Experts play down kitchen radiation reportA REPORT in the New York Times last week suggesting that granite countertops in people's kitchens represent a radon hazard has…Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Objecters criticise radical plans for bank HQARCHITECTS AND architectural historians have joined the Arts Council, An Taisce and four members of Aosdána in objecting to radical…Sat Aug 02 2008 - 01:00
Arnotts says €750m Dublin plan will 'definitely proceed'DUBLIN'S PROPOSED "Northern Quarter" retail district, for which An Bord Pleanála has granted approval, "is definitely going to…Tue Jul 29 2008 - 01:00
Bank in a brave new worldBuilt only 30 years ago, the Bank of Ireland's head office in Baggot Street, Dublin is a protected structure - but a major alteration…Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
Council approves plans for Adamstown town centreSOUTH DUBLIN County Council has approved plans for the development of a €1Tue Jul 22 2008 - 01:00
Department raises concern over plans for Ballsbridge developmentHIGH-RISE plans for the Ballsbridge area of Dublin, currently under appeal to An Bord Pleanála, would have a "significant adverse…Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
Council reviews unpopular high-rise plansDUBLIN CITY Council's management is reviewing its controversial high-rise strategy following an overwhelmingly negative response…Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
Clarence group gets permission to redevelopAN BORD Pleanála has granted planning permission for a €150 million plan to redevelop the Clarence Hotel on Dublin's Wellington…Fri Jul 18 2008 - 01:00
Senior inspector's strong disapproval rejectedAN BORD Pleanála approved plans to redevelop the Clarence Hotel in Dublin despite a strong recommendation by one of its senior…Fri Jul 18 2008 - 01:00
Architects rate Sligo as best council for planningEighty per cent of architects believe that planning decisions made by local authorities do not support good quality design, according…Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
Planning board gets 127 appeals on Ballsbridge towerAN BORD Pleanála is to hold a preliminary meeting next Wednesday to deal with the 127 appeals it received on developer Seán Dunne…Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
Gormley warns on 'stark' findings of climate studyIRELAND’S CLIMATE will continue to warm, particularly in the summer and autumn, with possible increases in average temperatures…Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
Fix traffic lights to favour trams, says transport chiefSEVERAL MINUTES could be shaved off Luas journey times, especially on the Tallaght Red Line, if traffic lights were tweaked to…Mon Jun 09 2008 - 01:00
Transport chief's Dublin plan: confuse drivers to cut crashesTAKE A street in Dublin. Eliminate the footpathsMon Jun 09 2008 - 01:00
CO2 cap and share plan put forwardA NOVEL way to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that could relieve the threat of a global depression posed by high oil prices…Mon Jun 09 2008 - 01:00
Ruling on freedom of access to dataINFORMATION COMMISSIONER Emily O'Reilly has ruled that a public authority may not levy unreasonable charges on members of the…Mon Jun 09 2008 - 01:00
Sturdy finance building with plenty of light reliefThick Galway limestone was used in the €21m Department of Finance building, but the placing of windows and natural ventilation…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Sellafield's nuclear waste 'more dangerous' than ChernobylSELLAFIELD HAS the world's biggest stockpile of plutonium and uranium and storage tanks contain highly volatile radioactive waste…Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Planning refusal sours land swap deal for developerTHE RISK taken by developers in acquiring sites from the State in return for providing affordable homes has been underlined by…Mon May 26 2008 - 01:00
Consultation on architecture policyTHE DEPARTMENT of the Environment and the Irish Architecture Foundation are to hold a series of public meetings to consult people…Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00
