NRA offers academics 'tour' of routeThe National Roads Authority (NRA) is giving academics at home and abroad a "virtual tour" of the M3 to back up its claim that…Mon Aug 15 2005 - 01:00
City council may face large bill over sewage plant odoursDublin City Council could be facing a massive bill in compensation to residents of Ringsend, Sandymount and other areas affected…Mon Aug 15 2005 - 01:00
Council to begin Spire €50,000 clean-up next yearThe Spire on Dublin's O'Connell Street, which has lost a lot of its sheen since it was erected in January 2003, won't be cleaned…Sat Aug 13 2005 - 01:00
NRA denies M3 route avoids big farmsThe National Roads Authority (NRA) has denied the meandering route of the M3 motorway from Clonee to Kells had been designed …Wed Aug 10 2005 - 01:00
100m citywide landmark tower planned for East WallThe Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) is seeking approval to raise the height of a proposed landmark tower at East…Tue Aug 09 2005 - 01:00
High Court to hear M3 legality challengeThe High Court will be asked today to halt archaeological excavations along the most critical section of the proposed M3 motorway…Thu Jul 14 2005 - 01:00
Warning of suburban sprawl swamping villagesVillages within commuting distance of Dublin and other cities are being swamped by suburban sprawl and turned into little more…Wed Jun 29 2005 - 01:00
Plans for Laois settlement 'ad hoc'Proposals to zone hundreds of acres of land for housing around 29 villages in Co Laois could "erode the quality of the rural …Wed Jun 29 2005 - 01:00
Pressure put on archaeologists to drop Tara statementThe European Association of Archaeologists was persuaded to withdraw a highly critical statement on the M3 motorway by archaeologists…Thu Jun 23 2005 - 01:00
Kildare planning official dismissedKildare County Council has dismissed one of its officials after a lengthy internal investigation of planning irregularitiesWed Jun 22 2005 - 01:00
Gas emissions rise as EU lags behind KyotoIreland and the rest of the European Union is falling further behind its Kyoto Protocol target to cut the greenhouse gas emissions…Wed Jun 22 2005 - 01:00
Plan to roll over Viking site backed to cut costsThe Department of the Environment's chief archaeologist backed plans to roll over the Woodstown Viking site in Waterford for …Mon Jun 20 2005 - 01:00
Board gives green light to State's tallest skyscraperAn Bord Pleanála has approved plans for the construction of Ireland's tallest building - a 32-storey residential tower nearly…Thu Jun 16 2005 - 01:00
€2.4bn bill foreseen for Dublin drainageA major new study has concluded that €2Wed Jun 15 2005 - 01:00
Archaeologists begin preliminary work on M3 routeConsultant archaeologists acting for Meath County Council and the National Roads Authority (NRA) yesterday began preliminary …Tue Jun 14 2005 - 01:00
Policy on innovative housing criticisedGovernment Ministers have been accused of "talking rubbish about the delivery of more affordable housing while doing nothing …Fri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00
Leitrim to get €65m centrePlanning permission has been granted for a €65 million shopping, leisure, commercial and residential development in the heart…Thu Jun 09 2005 - 01:00
We're driving dinosaurs, says ToyotaToday's cars will be regarded as "dinosaurs" by 2020, according to a leading Japanese motor company executive.Wed Jun 08 2005 - 01:00
Planners reject road plan for first time An Bord Pleanala makes landmark ruling on proposed inner relief road for Kildare townAn Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission for a proposed inner relief route in Athy, Co Kildare, the first time that the…Wed Jun 08 2005 - 01:00
Apartments upkeep key to quality of urban lifeFailure to maintain the large number of apartment blocks built in recent years could lead to a serious deterioration in the quality…Wed Jun 01 2005 - 01:00
Premier housing award for Wooden BuildingDublin architects deBlacam and Meagher have won the premier housing award of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland…Tue May 31 2005 - 01:00
Land rezoning urged to end scarcity valueLocal authorities are being urged to zone so much land for housing that its scarcity value is removed and to use their compulsory…Tue May 31 2005 - 01:00
Order for bird protection area made 'without proper authority'Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has found that an order purporting to extend the Special Protection Area (SPA) for wild birds in Dublin…Fri May 27 2005 - 01:00
New deepwater port proposed for DublinDublin Port's plan to infill a further 50 acres of Dublin Bay may no longer be necessary if a plan by the Drogheda Port Company…Fri May 27 2005 - 01:00
Roche claim he cannot revisit decision on M3 'outrageous'Minister for the Environment Dick Roche's insistence that any decision by him to refuse licences for archaeological excavations…Wed May 25 2005 - 01:00
RIAI warns of risk of unqualified architectsThe Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) received a total of 141 complaints from the public last year about the…Wed May 25 2005 - 01:00
Roche heeded experts' adviceMinister for the Environment Dick Roche made several amendments to the directions he issued on archaeological aspects of the …Mon May 23 2005 - 01:00
Work on Bewley's granted an exemption by councilDublin City Council said last night it is to exempt the refurbishment of Bewley's cafe in Grafton Street from planning control…Sat Apr 30 2005 - 01:00
Roche defends housing policyMinister for the Environment Dick Roche has denied that new statutory guidelines for "sustainable rural housing" would open the…Thu Apr 14 2005 - 01:00
Council penalises UK firm over sewerage plant odourThe British company operating Dublin's "state-of-the-art" sewage treatment plant in Ringsend is being severely penalised by Dublin…Wed Apr 13 2005 - 01:00
Housing estates criticised as 'discount-style boxes'Ireland's recently built housing areas generally lack any sense of place or regional identity and tend to be characterised by…Mon Apr 11 2005 - 01:00
Planners reject blame for policy failuresIreland's planners should not be scapegoated for failures by the Government to implement its policies and plans, according to…Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00
Council to audit state, church lands for social housing developmentsDublin City Council is to carry out a comprehensive audit of all state and church-owned land in the capital with a view to developing…Thu Apr 07 2005 - 01:00
Objections to plan for 'superpub' on St Stephen's GreenObjectors to plans for a potential "superpub" on St Stephen's Green in Dublin have warned that the character of the area would…Mon Apr 04 2005 - 01:00
Engineers investigate damage to port's Great South WallConsultant engineers have been called in to investigate serious cracks, one nearly 200 feet long, at the Great South Wall of …Mon Apr 04 2005 - 01:00
Roche to address museum head's M3 concernsThe Minister for the Environment says he expects a response from his archaeologists to concerns raised by the director of the…Fri Apr 01 2005 - 01:00
Cowen supports campaign to save forestMinister for Finance Brian Cowen is supporting a local campaign to protect Togher Wood, outside Portlaoise, from development …Wed Mar 30 2005 - 01:00
Athy road plan proves divisivePlans for an inner relief route in Athy, Co Kildare, would compromise the setting of historic buildings and cut off the last …Mon Mar 07 2005 - 00:00
Dundrum transformed from a village to talk of the townDundrum Town Centre, which opens this morning, is big - and there's much more to comeThu Mar 03 2005 - 00:00
Irish Cement gets right to emit more CO2Irish Cement plc has been given the right to emit a further 37,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) under a revised plan for greenhouse…Wed Feb 23 2005 - 00:00
EU report finds air pollution kills 310,000 Europeans annuallyAir pollution is killing more than 300,000 Europeans annually and costing EU countries €80 billion a year in sick leave, according…Mon Feb 21 2005 - 00:00
Setback for Coillte land sale planCoillte Teoranta, the State forestry company, has suffered a significant setback to plans to sell off land for development following…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
US and Australia to come under pressure to joinThe US and Australia, which have declined to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change, are expected to come under renewed …Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Ireland will meet its Kyoto targets - RocheIreland will meet its Kyoto Protocol target for curbing the greenhouse gas emissions blamed for causing climate change, according…Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Docks tower could rise higherThe Dublin Docklands Development Authority wants to raise the height of the proposed U2 tower to 100 metres, only 20 metres lower…Mon Feb 07 2005 - 00:00
Leisure complex go-ahead against adviceAn Bord Pleanála has approved plans for an international-scale tourism and leisure complex near Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow…Wed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
Some local authorities to lose heritage officersA number of local authorities are set to lose their heritage officers early in the New Year because of the Government's embargo…Thu Dec 30 2004 - 00:00
Green Party objects to plan for Dodder siteThe Green Party has made a second appeal to An Bord Pleanála against plans to build apartments on a site adjoining the River …Mon Dec 27 2004 - 00:00
Group forced to abandon vigilA group campaigning against the "decimation" of Africa's rainforests staged a Christmas vigil outside the Royal Institute of …Mon Dec 27 2004 - 00:00
