Tribunal to cast a cold eye on life and wealth of CharlieCHARLES J. Haughey is on the ropesFri May 02 1997 - 01:00
Statement details construction plansSIGNIFICANT disruption and inconvenience over two years are predicted in the Markets area, Middle Abbey Street, College Green…Fri May 02 1997 - 01:00
St Catherine's to become a church once againST Catherine's Church in the Liberties area of Dublin, deconsecrated 30 years ago, is to be converted back into a church if £…Fri Apr 25 1997 - 01:00
Vote on port tunnel project put off until after electionDUBLIN Corporation has decided to postpone a final vote by the City Council on the controversial £130 million port tunnel project…Thu Apr 24 1997 - 01:00
Strategy's central goal to integrate environment into decision-makingPUTTING the environment "centre stage", and integrating it into every level of decision making, is one of the principal objectives…Tue Apr 22 1997 - 01:00
Environment policy poses challenge for industryIF the worries of industry are taken as a barometer of the impact of Government policy, then the commitment to limit carbon dioxide…Tue Apr 22 1997 - 01:00
Temple Bart fails to meet objectives but its visitors drink the atmosphereANYONE who has been to Frankfurt has probably been to Sachsenhausen - the "nighttown" zone of Germany's financial capital.Mon Apr 21 1997 - 01:00
Hilton project objectors in court todayTHE campaign by a number of conservationists in Dublin to prevent the building of a Hilton hotel on the edge of College Green…Thu Apr 17 1997 - 01:00
Developers defend controversial scheme of holiday homes in KilkeeTHE developers behind a controversial scheme of holiday homes planned for the Co Clare resort town of Kilkee have strongly defended…Thu Apr 17 1997 - 01:00
"Selective" planning strategy for Dublin promisedDUBLIN Corporation's planners intend to be more "selective" about the type of development they permit in the city, according …Thu Apr 17 1997 - 01:00
AN IRISHMAN'S DIARYIS there anything quite so vulgar as Longleat House, ancestral home of the Marquess of Bath? One of England's oldest stately …Thu Apr 17 1997 - 01:00
Permission for Milltown housing scheme refusedRESIDENTS of Milltown in south Dublin, and the developers of a major housing scheme proposed for former convent land in the area…Wed Apr 16 1997 - 01:00
Dempsey would compensate communities near dumpsIF Fianna Fail returns to power after the forthcoming election, it will establish a fund to compensate communities bearing an…Wed Apr 16 1997 - 01:00
Brennan fears for Luas but seeks reviewTHE £220 million Luas light rail project for Dublin is "now in jeopardy" because of a failure by the Minister for Transport, …Tue Apr 15 1997 - 01:00
Council vote to decide fate of popular beauty spot at Clare resortCLARE County Council is to vote shortly on a controversial plan for 46 holiday homes in KilkeeThu Apr 10 1997 - 01:00
Dublin Corporation announces competition for redesign of Smithfield as new civic areaSMITHFIELD, the capital's most neglected urban space, "will hopefully become to Dublin what Times Square is to New York or Red…Thu Apr 10 1997 - 01:00
Dump protesters may run candidate in electionANTI dump campaigners in Meath may run a candidate in the general election unless the county council abandons proposals for a…Thu Apr 10 1997 - 01:00
Architects seek measures to curb continuing urban sprawlMEASURES to maximise the reuse of existing buildings and to ban the "continual sprawl of our cities" are being promoted by the…Wed Apr 09 1997 - 01:00
Strategic plan to enhance Dublin unveiledDUBLIN Corporation has produced its first-ever "mission statement", pledging that its staff will become "ambassadors for Dublin…Wed Apr 09 1997 - 01:00
Tower of power hits the turfIT took three years to build and just three seconds to demolishFri Apr 04 1997 - 01:00
Inspiration for arts centre may be on the WaterfrontSO THE Arts Council wants £30 million to build a centre for the performing arts in Dublin's docklandsThu Apr 03 1997 - 01:00
Radical changes on environment proposedFIANNA Fail aims to introduce a "binding plan for sustainable development" from which no sector of the economy will have the …Wed Apr 02 1997 - 01:00
New FF commitment to the environmentHISTORICALLY, as Mr Bertie Ahern noted yesterday, Fianna Fail has been "the party of development"Wed Apr 02 1997 - 01:00
Council to seek sanction for new motorwayDUN Laoghaire-Rathdown Co Council will shortly seek sanction from the Minister for the Environment for the proposed South Eastern…Fri Mar 28 1997 - 00:00
Powerscourt House ground floor is set to reopenWELL over 20 years after it was destroyed by fire, Powerscourt Rouse, in Co Wicklow, is set to reopen to the public in JuneThu Mar 27 1997 - 00:00
Shannon river council proposal welcomedTHE establishment of a Shannon River Council, to give a statutory function to all the agencies and voluntary bodies concerned…Thu Mar 27 1997 - 00:00
Dutch eyes are smiling throughout limited, if scenic, view of IrelandBORD Failte says its policy is to spread the benefits of tourism throughout IrelandMon Mar 17 1997 - 00:00
Clean air tax to fund light rail extension proposedTHE imposition of a "clean air tax" of 1p per litre on petrol would raise enough revenue to fund the construction of all four…Fri Mar 14 1997 - 00:00
National Distribution Park seen as a major strategic initiativeTHE creation of a national distribution park in Clondalkin, with a rail link to Dublin Port, is one of the most strategic projects…Wed Mar 12 1997 - 00:00
Demolition of `shining city on the hill' sanctionedIT WAS always inevitable that the tower blocks of Ballymun would face demolition sooner or laterWed Mar 12 1997 - 00:00
£100m rail freight centre and Dublin link plannedPLANNING permission is being sought from South Dublin County Council for a national freight distribution centre in Clondalkin…Wed Mar 12 1997 - 00:00
Plea to save historic churchDESPITE receiving a £40,000 conservation grant, one of Dublin's oldest churches, St Michan's, in Church Street, will have "no…Thu Mar 06 1997 - 00:00
Raising the Liffey to the heights it deservesIMAGINE the River Liffey with no whiff at low tide, no used tyres, old prams, stolen bicycles and supermarket trolleys rising…Wed Mar 05 1997 - 00:00
12,000 `park and ride' spaces for DublinMORE than 12,000 new "park and ride" parking places are to be developed on the outskirts of Dublin at an overall cost of £28.…Wed Mar 05 1997 - 00:00
Common EU stance seen as vital in campaign on global warmingCOULD it be that the gales of recent days provided a foretaste of what climate change has in store for us? If so, the huge losses…Mon Mar 03 1997 - 00:00
Controversial Eastern By-pass takes another step back on trackDUBLIN'S controversial Eastern By-pass Motorway, officially off the transportation agenda, has taken another step towards realisation…Mon Mar 03 1997 - 00:00
EU funding for Dublin Port tunnel `unlikely' to be at maximum rateEU funding for the Dublin Port Tunnel is "unlikely" to be provided at the maximum rate of 85 per cent, according to the European…Mon Mar 03 1997 - 00:00
£113m waste burning plan for DublinTHE Government is backing the construction of a £113 million incinerator on an ESB owned site in Co Dublin which would have the…Fri Feb 28 1997 - 00:00
Burning issue confronts west DublinANY mention of plans for a new landfill dump leads to the formation of an instant action group to fight it all the wayFri Feb 28 1997 - 00:00
Treatment plants will not take Mullaghmore sewageCLARE County Council has told the Office of Public Works that it will not permit the disposal of effluent from the controversial…Thu Feb 27 1997 - 00:00
Use of multi storey car parks to provide commuter parking defies transport policyHALF of all the spaces in multistorey car parks in the centre of Dublin are probably being used for all day parking by commuters…Thu Feb 27 1997 - 00:00
Killarney hotel offers land swapTHE Minister for Arts and Culture, Mr Higgins, has said he wants to hear the widest possible range of views before deciding whether…Thu Feb 27 1997 - 00:00
OPW wins award for restoration of historic glasshousesTHE Office of Public Works has been awarded the Europa Nostra medal for its faithful restoration of the long neglected curvilinear…Thu Feb 27 1997 - 00:00
Dispute delaying £220m light rail project for DublinTHE £220 million light rail project for Dublin is being delayed by a dispute between CIE and the National Roads Authority over…Wed Feb 26 1997 - 00:00
Decision to approve Milltown flats defended by chief planning officerDUBLIN Corporation's decision to approve a controversial scheme of multi-storey flats and houses in the grounds of Mount St Anne…Fri Feb 21 1997 - 00:00
Ranelagh and Milltown residents unite to fight multi storey flats and housing developmentRESIDENTS of Dublin's Ranelagh and Milltown areas have joined forces to fight a multistorey housing scheme which they fear will…Thu Feb 20 1997 - 00:00
Regulations forcing companies to recycle packaging waste announcedTHE Minister for the Environment has warned private companies which fail to join an approved industry recycling scheme will be…Wed Feb 19 1997 - 00:00
FF accuses Howlin of U-turnTHE Minister for the Environment, Mr Howlin, has been accused by Fianna Fail of engaging in "brass neck politics" over his introduction…Sat Feb 15 1997 - 00:00
Changes urged to Docklands planMAJOR changes to the Docklands Development Bill, currently before the Dail, are being demanded by inner city community organisations…Fri Feb 14 1997 - 00:00
Councillors help Dublin grow - all the way to KinnegadIS there no way of halting the relentless sprawl of Dublin? Certainly not if we are to leave it in the hands of local councillors…Wed Feb 12 1997 - 00:00
