Council to consider scheme for inner-city developmentFOUR bleak blocks of corporation flats in Queen Street, Dublin, are set to be transformed by an innovative architectural scheme…Thu Jul 11 1996 - 01:00
New city manager has big plans for DublinSOCIAL deprivation in large areas of Dublin constitutes a "real threat" to its development as a European capital city and must…Wed Jul 10 1996 - 01:00
Council to decide on contentious rezoning proposalsKILDARE County Council is to hold a special meeting today to decide finally on several of the highly contentious land rezoning…Mon Jul 08 1996 - 01:00
O'Connell Street for site of convention centre may go to EUTHE Dublin City Centre Business Association may appeal to the European Commission if the Government does not give adequate consideration…Mon Jul 08 1996 - 01:00
`JFK' just about ship-shape for a swell party in the bayGUESTS being ferried from Dun Laoghaire to last night's Fourth of July celebrations aboard the US aircraft carrier, USS John …Fri Jul 05 1996 - 01:00
Howlin rejects criticism of Temple BarAFTER publication of a highly critical report by An Taisce on Temple Bar, the Minister for the Environment, Mr Howlin, has publicly…Fri Jul 05 1996 - 01:00
Capital gainsTWO weeks ago, something quite sensational happened in the centre of DublinSat Jun 29 1996 - 01:00
Tax to fund local councils urgedLOCAL property taxes, linked to corresponding reductions in income tax, would be one of the most efficient ways of generating…Fri Jun 28 1996 - 01:00
Report proposes curb on town limitsTOWNS expecting their boundaries to be extended to take in developing areas on their outskirts have had their hopes dashed by…Fri Jun 28 1996 - 01:00
All Dublin life goes on disk as database details cityTHE Dublin Environmental Inventory, billed as the most comprehensive "geographical encyclopaedia" yet compiled for any European…Thu Jun 27 1996 - 01:00
Brennan fails in move to broaden Luas consultationAN attempt by the Fianna Fail transport spokesman, Mr Seamus Brennan, to have local consultative councils set up in every area…Wed Jun 26 1996 - 01:00
Heritage Council opposes locating visitor facilities at MullaghmoreA PLAN to locate visitor facilities near Mullaghmore, Co Clare, would be "totally contrary" to any overall strategy to manage…Tue Jun 25 1996 - 01:00
Kinsale is Best-Kept TownKINSALE, Co Cork, has been declared Ireland's Best Kept Town in the first cross Border competition aimed at fostering civic pride…Tue Jun 25 1996 - 01:00
City driving may become a numbers gameAN "odds and evens" can ban in cities during Energy Awareness Week later this year is among proposals in a report presented yesterday…Tue Jun 25 1996 - 01:00
Consultants to report on underground option for city centre section of light rail systemA REPORT is being prepared by consultants on the option of putting Dublin's light rail transit (LRT) system underground in the…Mon Jun 24 1996 - 01:00
Indecision on convention centre costing economy £30 a year, says DCC headTHE Government's continuing indecision over the proposed national convention centre is costing the economy £30 million year in…Mon Jun 24 1996 - 01:00
Counteracting the culture of the carDAY after day, Dublin seems increasingly impassableSat Jun 22 1996 - 01:00
Cyberworld rallies to defend house of artist as young manOBJECTORS to the proposed demolition of James Joyce's boyhood home in Drumcondra, Dublin, have used the Internet so effectively…Fri Jun 21 1996 - 01:00
Industry is moving to save face by fostering the environmentSIR Crispin Tickell knows what he would have done with the Brent SparThu Jun 20 1996 - 01:00
South Wall cracks under ravages of sea after 250 yearsDUBLIN Port's Great South Wall, the biggest single construction project in 18th century Ireland, is cracking due to wear and …Thu Jun 20 1996 - 01:00
EPA say some water supplies are unfit for consumptionSIGNIFICANT numbers of drinking water supplies in the Republic are "bacteriologically unfit for human consumption", according…Tue Jun 18 1996 - 01:00
The electronic protestTHINK of a prime minister, or a president or a corporate chief executive being bombarded with a million e-mail messages, urging…Mon Jun 17 1996 - 01:00
Economic deprivation mars future development of inner city DublinDUBLIN'S inner city will never reach its full potential unless the problems of economic deprivation and social exclusion among…Mon Jun 17 1996 - 01:00
Councils told not to pick and choose query repliesDELAYS in meeting requests for environmental information are "particularly serious" because the information can lose some or …Fri Jun 14 1996 - 01:00
Light rail team to go steaming aheadTHE 30 members of CIE's Dublin light rail project team were understandably surprised and disappointed by the defeat of the Bill…Fri Jun 14 1996 - 01:00
PD Bill to close planning loopholesNEW legislation to close loopholes in the Planning Acts and give much greater statutory protection to Ireland's architectural…Tue Jun 11 1996 - 01:00
Many living in poverty blackspots, says reportMANY Irish people are living in "poverty blackspots" characterised by crime, vandalism, drug addiction, poor environmental conditions…Mon Jun 10 1996 - 01:00
City populations face millennium crisisCITIES are currently growing at the rate of one million people every week and, by the year 2025, more than two thirds of the …Thu Jun 06 1996 - 01:00
Oxfam seeks trade sanctions to punish environmental damageTRADE sanctions should be imposed on countries damaging the environment to gain a competitive advantage on world markets, according…Thu Jun 06 1996 - 01:00
Dublin Port tunnel costs now look likely to soarENGINEERS involved in planning the proposed dual carriageway linking Dublin Port with Whitehall have reaffirmed their decision…Wed Jun 05 1996 - 01:00
Bord Pleanala inquiry to hear villagers' objections to plan for 294 house estateA PUBLIC inquiry is being convened by An Bord Pleanala today on an appeal by the Delgany Area Residents' Action GroupTue Jun 04 1996 - 01:00
Dublin can learn much from the tram's French connectionIF THE lessons from the French cities of Grenoble and Strasbourg mean anything, the construction of a light rail transit (LRT…Tue Jun 04 1996 - 01:00
LUAS is running late, but still on trackDUBLIN'S light rail project is still more or less on track, despite the vicissitudes of recent monthsMon Jun 03 1996 - 01:00
Pile up as paper recycling market crumplesNEATLY packaged piles of newspapers and magazines are being dumped in Fingal County Council's tiphead at Dunsink because the …Fri May 31 1996 - 01:00
Dubliners warned of disaster is Sellafield tank "fails"OVER 300,000 people would need to be evacuated from their, homes in the Dublin area if there was a "catastrophic failure" of …Thu May 30 1996 - 01:00
Dublin transport office reaffirms support for light rail transit planTHE newly established Dublin Transportation Office, which is charged with co-ordinating implementation of the capital's transportation…Wed May 29 1996 - 01:00
Howlin may come under pressure to reserve rezoningsTHE Minister for the Environment, Mr Howlin, is expected to come under intense pressure to exercise his powers under the Planning…Tue May 28 1996 - 01:00
Family is held at gunpoint as caravan is burnedA TRAVELLER woman and her family were burned out of their home on a halting site in Dublin late last nightMon May 27 1996 - 01:00
Developers say casino will not admit protestTHE poorest sections of society,will not be admitted to the controversial casino planned for the Phoenix Park Racecourse, in …Tue May 14 1996 - 01:00
Casino developers say poor will be excludedTHE poorest sections of society will not be admitted to the controversial casino planned for the Phoenix Park Racecourse in Dublin…Tue May 14 1996 - 01:00
Phoenix Park development's directors seek £50m State aidTHE Phoenix Park Racecourse developers are seeking a public subvention of £50 million towards the cost of building a, national…Tue May 14 1996 - 01:00
EU to get tough over environmental issues in funded projectsTHE European Commission will intervene "more and more" in bases where its funds are being invested in projects which are in conflict…Mon May 13 1996 - 01:00
Dublin planning chiefs tells councillors to refuse plans for city centre HiltonDUBLIN Corporation's chief planning officer has told councillors they should refuse permission for the proposed new Hilton Hotel…Mon May 13 1996 - 01:00
Board dropped five conditions for Phoenix Park developmentTHE permission granted by An Bord Pleanala for the controversial plan to redevelop the Phoenix Park Racecourse was significantly…Sat May 11 1996 - 01:00
Dublin council to vote on Hilton plantDUBLIN City Council is to decide next Monday if it will approve plans for a Hilton hotel on a largely disused site at the edge…Thu May 09 1996 - 01:00
GAA may appeal planning decision on Croke Park standTHE GAA is considering an appeal to An Bord Pleanala or the High Court against a Dublin Corporation decision that its latest …Wed May 08 1996 - 01:00
Councillors get plan to revitalise much of Dublin's north inner cityAN ambitious framework plan aimed at revitalising a large part of Dublin's north inner city, stretching from O'Connell Street…Wed May 08 1996 - 01:00
Redundant docklands seen as ripe for redevelopmentTHE plan for Dublin's redundant dockland would "bring together the many strands of public sector, private sector and community…Mon May 06 1996 - 01:00
Docks authority charged with renewed port areaTHE Government has decided to set up a Dublin Docklands Development Authority, with overall responsibility for rejuvenating the…Mon May 06 1996 - 01:00
Unmanaged tourism called biggest threat to landscapeUNMANAGED tourism has the potential to become the greatest single threat to the character of Ireland's scenic landscapes, according…Sat May 04 1996 - 01:00
