Poolbeg stacks could be turned into a ‘sky bridge’ for DublinDún Laoghaire designer suggests concept as ESB set to decide on fate of capital’s iconic landmarkMon Jul 14 2014 - 09:00
Odd couple have become markers of our capital cityFour years after Poolbeg power station shut, the ESB is thinking of getting rid of the chimneysSat Jul 12 2014 - 12:07
World ‘on track’ for climate deal at Paris summitStrong progress made in last months Bonn talks, say co-chairsWed Jul 09 2014 - 01:00
From its inception, Luas tramway welcomed by DublinersNTA’s plans for bus rapid transit could be more cost-effective than more Luas linesTue Jul 01 2014 - 01:00
Upbeat end to Bonn climate talks paves way for further progressDraft treaty curbing global warming to be sent to parties by mid-JulyMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Peru the next step on road to Paris climate conferenceDeclared aim of talks is to keep global warming below 2 degrees CelsiusSun Jun 15 2014 - 21:49
Melting glaciers a ‘climate tipping point’, Bonn meeting toldCollapse of Antarctica ice sheets would cause catastrophic sea level rise, warns scientistSat Jun 14 2014 - 01:00
Whose house? Koolhaas puts on a show at Venice Architecture BiennaleFrom a full-scale bungalow to Arctic landscapes, this year’s fantastically engaging exhibition, under the direction of the Dutch starchitect, shows how countries have been reinvented since 1914Sat Jun 14 2014 - 01:00
Climate negotiations yet to begin in earnest in BonnDespite eight days of talks no hard bargaining yet on shape of treatyFri Jun 13 2014 - 01:01
Bonn conference hears call for political commitment to tackle climate changeUN summit in September seen as criticalThu Jun 12 2014 - 01:00
Bonn climate talks hear messages of hopeUpbeat tone at climate talks as global cities and German regions commit to tight targetsWed Jun 11 2014 - 01:01
Empire State now New York’s ‘greenest’ officeThe green Empire State has been cited more than once by Barack Obama as an example to othersWed Jun 11 2014 - 01:00
Steps needed to pave deal on climate change emergingLatest round of negotiations in Bonn enters its second weekMon Jun 09 2014 - 01:00
South Korea takes Golden Lion at Venice Biennale‘Crow’s Eye View’ honoured for development of modern architecture in highly charged political situationSun Jun 08 2014 - 17:36
Korea takes Golden Lion at Venice Biennale‘Crow’s Eye View’ honoured for development of modern architecture in highly charged political situationSun Jun 08 2014 - 17:35
Architecture award attracts almost 140 entries in 15 categoriesDigicel HQ in Jamaica among shortlisted projectsTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
Finding the right energy to power IrelandOpinion: Challenge to move from fossil fuels to low-carbon supplyFri May 30 2014 - 13:48
Kilkenny’s central access scheme may be in doubt after local electionsVarious groups ‘delighted’ by decision by so many of elected councillors to demand reviewFri May 30 2014 - 01:00
IPCC co-chairman says scientists being intimidated by climate change deniersProf Thomas Stocker says campaign to undermine IPCC’s fifth assessment report led by ‘people and organisations with vested interests’Thu May 29 2014 - 01:00
Ireland set to miss EU targets for 20% cut in emissions by 2020, according to EPAAgency notes that emissions likely to remain static over next six yearsThu May 29 2014 - 01:00
Wexford eco-centre refused permission on pollution groundsEnvironmental campaigner Karin Dubsky and her husband Paul’s scheme refused by An Bord PleanálaFri May 23 2014 - 01:00
Dramatic fall in number of buildings being startedDecline in new building numbers blamed on red tape linked to amended regulationsMon May 19 2014 - 01:00
Property taxation offers opportunity of taxing the richOpinion: Dubliners pay more than their fair share of LPTWed May 14 2014 - 00:01
Ireland reduces greenhouse gas emissions in 2013Electricity sector emissions fall 11.5% while food and drink industry gases rise 4%Thu May 08 2014 - 19:27
Council’s shopping policy for George’s Street ‘confusing’Inconsistencies in two recent An Bord Pleanála decisions have raised eyebrows in the areaWed May 07 2014 - 01:00
Almost all Irish beaches given clean bill of healthEPA warns that beaches failing to meet EU standards will be closed for an entire seasonThu May 01 2014 - 01:03
Ikea plan for ‘flagship’ store in Cherrywood will not proceedCompany had sought to have masterplan for strategic development zone (SDZ) amendedThu May 01 2014 - 01:00
Planners take restaurants off menu on retail streetsPlanning policy appears to be hardening in Dublin’s southside retail coreWed Apr 30 2014 - 01:10
EPA rejects claims it is ‘answerable to no one’‘The Environmental Protection Agency is the watchdog that hardly ever barks,’ says Labour Senator John WhelanTue Apr 22 2014 - 01:27
Only ‘recycled’ medieval remains found in threatened Kilkenny housesReports conclude that external walls of 21 and 22 Vicar Street date mostly from 1881 and 1908, respectivelyThu Apr 17 2014 - 22:33
A personal view: Temple Bar an urban-renewal travestySome tourists are appalled by the spectacle of drunkenness, writes Frank McDonaldThu Apr 17 2014 - 01:00
Energy deal collapse surprising in wake of State visit bonhomieOpinion: Irish wind turbine objections mirror English onesTue Apr 15 2014 - 00:01
UN report on climate change says carbon emissions now ‘highest in human history’Intergovernmental panel issues stark warning on rise in global temperatureMon Apr 14 2014 - 01:02
UK pricing stance blamed for collapse of energy planDeal founders as UN scientists call for a rapid switch to renewable energyMon Apr 14 2014 - 01:00
IPCC climate change report shows efforts to cut carbon emissions are falling far shortWe need to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels now, says the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeMon Apr 14 2014 - 01:00
Ghost town: south Dublin’s Georgian core in need of new lifeOnly three houses on Merrion Square and eight houses on Fitzwilliam Square are lived in. What is holding people back from moving into the area and what will it take to repopulate Dublin’s southside Georgian core?Fri Apr 11 2014 - 01:00
A system that ‘made the Mafia look like monks’The corruption endemic in our system is clear from the fate of developer and whistleblower Tom GilmartinSat Apr 05 2014 - 01:00
Transport plan costing €900m includes reopening of Phoenix Park tunnelLargest share of expenditure will fund completion of the Luas Cross City lineFri Apr 04 2014 - 01:00
Warning of floods and food shortages in IrelandOpinion: Climate change and extreme weather patterns require a new national planFri Apr 04 2014 - 00:01
Green paper on future energy policy to be published within monthsDepartment also preparing a national planning framework for renewable energyWed Apr 02 2014 - 01:00
IPCC report paints bleak picture of our futureUN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change contains little comfort on climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerabilityTue Apr 01 2014 - 01:00
World close to tipping point on global warming, UN body warnsHigh temperatures and humidity would compromise normal human activitiesTue Apr 01 2014 - 00:32
Hunger warning over climate changeWarning over melting Arctic sea ice, bleached coral reefs and multiple dangers to human securityMon Mar 31 2014 - 06:37
Food shortages caused by climate change to leave millions hungry, report warnsUN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) also says ‘human security will be progressively threatened’Mon Mar 31 2014 - 01:00
Location, location, location – why it’s important where a new school is builtThe school run could be minimised and childhood obesity reduced if schools weren’t built in the wrong placesTue Mar 25 2014 - 02:00
Hundreds march against new road planned for KilkennyProtests at proposed access route in historic centre of cityMon Mar 24 2014 - 01:00
Restaurants come second in new orderPlanning policy appears to be hardening in Dublin’s southside retail coreWed Mar 12 2014 - 01:00
Tramore to get Japanese garden in memory of Lafcadio HearnJapanese embassy to provide fundingTue Mar 11 2014 - 10:39
