Legislation permitting casinos may yet decide fate of £400m Phoenix Park planSHOCK, surprise and a degree of fury greeted yesterday's decision by An Bord Pleanala to grant permission for the controversial…Fri May 03 1996 - 01:00
Approval for complex and casino stuns campaignersA DETERMINED campaign against the licensing of casino gambling is to be undertaken by objectors to the Sonas Centre development…Fri May 03 1996 - 01:00
Georgian Dublin takes another blow as Joyce house is damagedTHE Georgian house on Dublin's quays where James Joyce set his most memorable short story, The Dead, and the late John Huston…Thu May 02 1996 - 01:00
Landlords inundate corporation with queries on new rulesDUBLIN Corporation has been "inundated" with requests from landlords for information on the new regulations requiring them to…Thu May 02 1996 - 01:00
Learn to reuse, recycle and make a world of differenceIRISH people are joining a growing international movement aimed at encouraging individuals to take responsibility for the environment…Wed May 01 1996 - 01:00
Plant shut until blast cause knownTHE Lawter International plant at Grannagh, Co Kilkenny will remain closed until the cause of a serious explosion there on Monday…Wed May 01 1996 - 01:00
AN IRISHMAN'S DIARYIMAGINE, if you can, an Irish police officer who would talk quite openly about how politicians aren't really interested in having…Tue Apr 30 1996 - 01:00
On call buses to get rural areas movesPASSENGERS in parts of the south east will soon be able to call a bus to pick them up, in a project designed to provide better…Mon Apr 29 1996 - 01:00
The Jack Charlton of local government gets the big jobBIT IS typical of John Fitzgerald, that he's keeping such a low profile after bagging the job in Irish local governmentSat Apr 27 1996 - 01:00
National Gallery to get £12.5m extensionTHE National Gallery of Ireland is to hold an international architectural competition for the design of a £12Fri Apr 26 1996 - 01:00
Boyne plan described as "absolute madness"A PLAN by Meath County Council to abstract water from the River Boyne just downstream of Trim's sewage outfall has been described…Thu Apr 25 1996 - 01:00
`Greener buildings' manual launchedKEY changes in public policy are needed to enable architects to design "greener" buildings, says Mr David Keane, president of…Tue Apr 23 1996 - 01:00
The remaking of Bachelors WalkFurther to the article on the Bachelors Walk development in The Irish Times of April 8th, it should be noted that this is not…Mon Apr 22 1996 - 01:00
County manager named to succeed FeelyTHE new Dublin city manager is to be Mr John Fitzgerald, a 49 year old career local government official and management accountant…Sat Apr 20 1996 - 01:00
Dublin must rush to catch the last tramIF the Irish authorities had pressed for EU aid to fund three light rail transit (LRT) lines in Dublin, rather than just two, …Tue Apr 16 1996 - 01:00
The quay to the city lost in a Hollywood setBACHELORS WALK, according to estate agents Hooke and MacDonald, is "the best located site in the city centre"Mon Apr 08 1996 - 01:00
Industry must take pollution control seriouslyFINES of up to £10 million, with company directors and managers made personally liable for criminal damage to the environment…Mon Apr 01 1996 - 01:00
UN pact may mean closer scrutiny of chemical sectorTHE chemical industry's use of toxic materials could be monitored more closely under the mandatory obligations of a UN Chemical…Wed Mar 27 1996 - 00:00
Locals cite study data to persuade Howlin to reject Killiney road planOVER 600 objections have been lodged against Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council's plan to transform Church Road, Killiney, …Tue Mar 12 1996 - 00:00
Lowry renews support for LRT systemTHE Minister for Transport, Mr Lowry, has reaffirmed his support for the proposed £200 million light rail transit (LRT) system…Fri Mar 08 1996 - 00:00
Dublin Port Tunnel deferred pending studyTHE proposed Dublin Port Tunnel is likely to be held up for at least months as a result of a decision by the City Council to …Thu Mar 07 1996 - 00:00
Gallery reopens after repairsONE of Dublin's newest cultural outlets, the Gallery of Photography in Temple Bar, has reopened to the public following a six…Wed Mar 06 1996 - 00:00
Dump plan debate time `too short'A FIANNA Fail councillor in Co Wicklow has complained to the Minister for the Environment about the "farcical" handling of an…Tue Mar 05 1996 - 00:00
Councillors may call for incinerator case reviewCLARE county councillors are considering whether they should seek a judicial review of planning procedures in the case of an …Mon Mar 04 1996 - 00:00
Motorists should pay for pollution they cause, Kinnock saysMOTORISTS should have to pay the real cost of the congestion and environmental damage they cause in Europe's cities and towns…Sat Mar 02 1996 - 00:00
National database on waste compiled by EPAA NATIONAL database covering all categories of waste produced in the Republic is being compiled by the Environmental Protection…Fri Mar 01 1996 - 00:00
Councillors set down guidelines on city managerDUBLIN city councillors have submitted an expanded brief to the Local Appointments Commission detailing the qualities they seek…Tue Feb 27 1996 - 00:00
Greenpeace in plea to business in campaign on climate changesGREENPEACE has urged the Government and the financial sector to "get behind the campaign to stop climate change" by investing…Thu Feb 22 1996 - 00:00
Plan sees no need for major Burren centreA DRAFT management plan for the Burren in Co Clare proposes dispersing visitor facilities and says there is no need to develop…Wed Feb 21 1996 - 00:00
Government urged to proceed with LRTTHE Government has been urged by An Taisce to proceed "without delay" on a light rail transit (LRT) network for Dublin, so that…Tue Feb 20 1996 - 00:00
Dempsey urges new way to pick city managerTHE JOB of Dublin city manager, publicly advertised last Friday, is of such importance that it requires a new mechanism to select…Tue Feb 20 1996 - 00:00
Casino central to park plan, developers concedeTHE casino proposed for the Phoenix Park Racecourse in Dublin is the "financial engine" driving the entire scheme, including …Sat Feb 17 1996 - 00:00
Witness hails "ingenuity" of racecourse developmentONLY 13 houses in the Castleknock area of Dublin would be within 160 metres of the 63,000 seat stadium planned for the Phoenix…Fri Feb 16 1996 - 00:00
Casino described as threat to funding of racing industryA LARGE casino on the site of the Phoenix Park racecourse would have a "devastating impact" on the funding of Irish racing through…Thu Feb 15 1996 - 00:00
Burton defends right to object to planMS Joan Burton, Minister of State at the Departments of Justice and Foreign Affairs, has defended her right to speak out publicly…Thu Feb 15 1996 - 00:00
63,000 seater stadium opposed at hearingTHE proposed 63,000 seat stadium for the Phoenix Park race course in Dublin would be a "significant skyline feature visible over…Wed Feb 14 1996 - 00:00
Conference centre remains part of Phoenix Park planTHE recent decision to designate the RDS in Ballsbridge as the preferred site for a national conference centre would not entail…Tue Feb 13 1996 - 00:00
Nearly 20,000 complaints about scheme for Phoenix ParkNO OTHER development in Irish planning history has generated as many objections as the proposed Sonas Centre on the site of the…Sat Feb 10 1996 - 00:00
Keys to a city in a golden saltALL cities worth their salt go through a golden age and, if they're lucky, they have anotherThu Feb 08 1996 - 00:00
Drivers can be addicts, says EU officialTHE EU is making "no progress" in achieving sustainable development, according to the executive director of the European Environmental…Wed Feb 07 1996 - 00:00
"Traffic calming" plan aims to reduce suburban congestionTHE most extensive scheme to tackle traffic congestion yet proposed in the Republic is to be implemented in Ranelagh, Dublin, …Tue Feb 06 1996 - 00:00
Howlin promises "blitzkrieg" on rundown roadsCOUNTY councils which fail to play their part in implementing the Government's restoration programme for county roads will be…Tue Feb 06 1996 - 00:00
Howlin tells firms to support recycling move of face sanctionsCOMPANIES which fail to support a major recycling initiative by the Irish Business and Employers' Confederation, aimed at removing…Fri Feb 02 1996 - 00:00
Refuse crisis feared after dump site rejected on safety groundsDUBLIN city and county may be facing an incipient refuse disposal crisis after a decision by An Bord Pleanala to reject plans…Thu Feb 01 1996 - 00:00
Tenders received to build trams for Dublin light railDUBLIN'S proposed light rail system took another step towards realisation this week with the submission of international tenders…Wed Jan 31 1996 - 00:00
Liffey clock to be tock of the town in MarchWHAT the National Lottery calls "the most beautiful and astonishing clock in the world", a unique millennium timepiece in the…Fri Jan 26 1996 - 00:00
Task force to plan revival of docklandsTHE Government has established a task force to plan the development of an estimated 1,000 acres of Dublin's redundant dockland…Wed Jan 24 1996 - 00:00
Light rail system the way to go, says bus chiefTHE chief executive of Dublin Bus, Mr Donal Mangan, has castigated the Chamber of Commerce for its opposition to the proposed…Tue Jan 23 1996 - 00:00
Sellafield waste plan would pass burden to countless generationsANYONE who saw The China Syndrome on television recently would have been entitled to conclude that there is something scary and…Tue Jan 23 1996 - 00:00
Bridges may not be rebuiltCIE's plans to bring trams back to Dublin may not involve rebuilding many of the bridges along the old Harcourt Street lineTue Jan 23 1996 - 00:00
