Builders rush to meet tax schemes deadlineLocal authorities throughout the State have been hit by an avalanche of planning applications for hotels, multi-storey car parks…Mon Dec 27 2004 - 00:00
Residents get €1m after dropping planning appealResidents of an exclusive road in Dublin 4 are sharing a Christmas bonanza estimated at more than €1 million after agreeing to…Fri Dec 24 2004 - 00:00
Official suspended over alleged forgeryKildare County Council has suspended one of its officials pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations that a planning…Wed Dec 22 2004 - 00:00
Attempt to stop motorway going through Tara goes to BrusselsComplaints are being filed with the European Commission in Brussels claiming that the environmental impact statement on the controversial…Mon Dec 20 2004 - 00:00
EUR1.4bn needed for social housing in next 7 yearsThe National Economic and Social Council (NESC) has estimated that meeting social housing needs over the next seven years would…Thu Dec 16 2004 - 00:00
Greens criticise NRA use of taxpayers' money to promote M3 Tara routeThe Green Party has criticised the National Roads Authority (NRA) for using taxpayers' money to promote and justify its plan …Mon Dec 13 2004 - 00:00
Cowen set to review Shannon schemeThe Department of Finance has carried out no assessment of a tax incentive scheme to promote development in the upper Shannon…Mon Dec 13 2004 - 00:00
Bill to fast track incinerators and motorways is withdrawnThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Roche, has withdrawn from Cabinet the Critical Infrastructure Bill, which was designed to…Fri Dec 10 2004 - 00:00
Tara protection plan abandonedPlans to extend an archaeological protection zone around the Hill of Tara, in Co Meath, were abandoned after it became clear …Thu Dec 09 2004 - 00:00
Green awareness project attracts 1,811 schoolsNearly half of the State's primary and secondary schools are competing to win Green Flag awards for environmental management …Tue Dec 07 2004 - 00:00
Roche warns authorities on social housingThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Roche, warned under-performing local authorities yesterday that they would be expected to…Mon Dec 06 2004 - 00:00
Tara alternative outlined in 2000 studyThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern's belief that there is no better alternative than running the M3 motorway through the Tara-Skryne valley…Mon Dec 06 2004 - 00:00
Architects all ears at success of prince's 'Noddyland'The Prince of Wales' pet architecture project is winning over some of the sceptics, reports Frank McDonald , Environment Editor…Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
Dublin council approves plans for Ireland's tallest buildingDublin City Council has approved plans for a 32-storey tower near Heuston Station, hailing it as "a model example and expression…Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
Roads agency defends Tara routeThe National Roads Authority (NRA) has insisted the "rich historical and archaeological heritage" of Co Meath figured very strongly…Mon Nov 29 2004 - 00:00
European conservation body in call to halt works on Trim hotelA leading Europe-wide conservation body has called for construction work on a hotel opposite Trim Castle, in Co Meath, to be …Sat Nov 27 2004 - 00:00
Developers are criticised for poor designsAn "astonishing number" of poorly designed 1970s-style suburban housing estates are being "tacked on" to towns and villages throughout…Fri Nov 26 2004 - 00:00
'Atlantic Technopolis' could challenge DublinThe Taoiseach is being urged to establish a high-level commission to examine the case for developing a "multi-city cluster of…Thu Nov 11 2004 - 00:00
Ireland's 'grandest folly' restored after Eur700,000 projectThe Browne-Clayton monument in Carrickbyrne, Co Wexford - described by architectural historians as Ireland's grandest folly - …Tue Oct 26 2004 - 01:00
Property developer Mansfield may appeal ruling against firmProperty developer Mr Jim Mansfield is considering an appeal against the District Court's conviction of his company, HSS Ltd, …Thu Sept 30 2004 - 01:00
Charming manner belies Roche's outspokennessEnvironment: Whatever about his charming manner, Dick Roche is a hardened veteran of the bear pit of local politics in Co Wicklow…Thu Sept 30 2004 - 01:00
25% of planning permissions for one-off housesNumber of apartments built fell by 2 per cent from second quarter of last year to April-June of this yearTue Sept 28 2004 - 01:00
Letterfrack forms Irish entry for Venice exhibition of architectureArtist and writer Gerard Mannix Flynn gave a dramatic glimpse of the harsh life in Letterfrack Industrial School here yesterday…Sat Sept 11 2004 - 01:00
Ireland will pay for ignoring KyotoIt was never going to be easy for Ireland to fulfil its commitments under the Kyoto Protocol on Climate change.Sat Sept 11 2004 - 01:00
Boat company's move to Howth opposedPlans by boat repair company BJ Marine to relocate from Sir John Rogerson's Quay in Dublin to Howth are being opposed by local…Mon May 31 2004 - 01:00
€475m docks scheme will include arts centreThe Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) yesterday announced plans for a €475 million scheme to redevelop a pivotal…Sat May 29 2004 - 01:00
Changed industrial school to represent IrelandThe transformation of the once-notorious industrial school in Letterfrack, Co Galway, into a thriving community-based furniture…Wed May 26 2004 - 01:00
Policy on countryside housing 'dismantles' planningThe Government's approach to housing in the countryside "amounts to an attempt to dismantle the planning system so carefully …Fri May 21 2004 - 01:00
Minister to order excavation of Viking site in WaterfordThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, is set to order a full archaeological excavation of the Viking site at Woodstown…Mon May 17 2004 - 01:00
Complaint over sewage in Waterford coveEU: Dunmore East, the Co Waterford fishing village where European Union environment ministers are lunching today, is the subject…Sat May 15 2004 - 01:00
Consumers will pay for failures, warn GreensOpposition reaction: Consumers are likely to have to pick up the tab for the Government's failure to reduce the greenhouse gas…Thu May 13 2004 - 01:00
Domestic water charges mooted by EPA as 'powerful tool' to reduce consumptionWater quality: The reintroduction of domestic water charges would be a "powerful tool" to reduce Ireland's relatively high consumption…Thu May 13 2004 - 01:00
400,000 septic tanks a 'threat to groundwater'Rural housing: Ireland now has an estimated 400,000 septic tanks dealing with 50 million gallons of effluent every day and these…Thu May 13 2004 - 01:00
'Severe' measures needed to tackle vehicle pollutionTraffic: Pollution from rapidly increasing road traffic is now "the primary threat to the quality of air in Ireland" and prospects…Thu May 13 2004 - 01:00
Call for Luas link with bus and rail servicesIf the Luas is to be as successful as Strasbourg's tramway and not a failure like Sheffield's, it will need to be fully integrated…Tue May 11 2004 - 01:00
Proposal for Ireland's tallest tower generates no angstA 32-storey residential tower for a site near Heuston Station should get permission, but will it be built? Frank McDonald , Environment…Thu May 06 2004 - 01:00
Environment 'no longer soft target'The new Office of Environmental Enforcement is primed to take action against those who flout their environmental responsibilities…Sat May 01 2004 - 01:00
EPA says environment under threat from economic upturnEnvironmental protection was needed now more than ever with Ireland and other EU member-states showing signs of a resumed economic…Thu Apr 29 2004 - 01:00
Thorp would shut if storage limits were exceededThe UK Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII) would close down the Thorp reprocessing plant at Sellafield if limits on the …Thu Apr 29 2004 - 01:00
Climate change will hit Ireland's coastsEnvironmental conference: Golf links in exposed positions on the west coast are likely to be among the early casualties of climate…Thu Apr 29 2004 - 01:00
Pre-historic cemetery found on route for M3Archaeologists have found an early pre-historic cemetery on the route of the M3 motorway, including evidence of traditional burial…Tue Apr 27 2004 - 01:00
Directive from EU to tighten planning guidelinesIrish Planning Institute Conference: All city and county development plans, regional planning guidelines and waste management…Sat Apr 24 2004 - 01:00
Spatial plan becoming 'a devalued currency'The National Spatial Strategy (NSS) is fast becoming "a devalued currency..Fri Apr 23 2004 - 01:00
Partly-built conference centre may be demolished after rulingWest Dublin developer Mr Jim Mansfield is facing the prospect of having to demolish his partly-built convention centre near Saggart…Thu Apr 22 2004 - 01:00
City couples paying social housing billYoung couples buying new homes in urban areas are paying an extra €30,000 towards the provision of social housing while those…Thu Apr 22 2004 - 01:00
Repair and reuse through minimal interventionFresh from the success of their first housing scheme at Balgaddy, Howley Harrington Architects has produced an illustrated booklet…Thu Apr 22 2004 - 01:00
Businesses urged to upgrade main street shopfrontsBusinesses in the O'Connell Street area of Dublin have been urged to upgrade their shopfronts as a contribution to the rejuvenation…Tue Apr 20 2004 - 01:00
Environment Department accused of postering on unauthorised sitesThe Department of the Environment has been accused of using unauthorised outdoor billboard sites to promote its "Race Against…Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
Architecture couple's inspired take on old and newWhat Niall McCullough and Valerie Mulvin have been trying to do is to give Irish architecture "balls", according to Dutch architect…Thu Apr 15 2004 - 01:00
An Taisce opposes Wicklow leisure facilityPlans for an international scale tourism and leisure complex near Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow, could contribute to the creation…Thu Apr 15 2004 - 01:00
