State needs to play role in ‘landbanking’ if housing shortage is to be addressedHousing Agency’s annual conference is told acquiring land for housing has been the ‘real missing part in terms of housing policy’Thu Nov 24 2022 - 20:32
Residents threaten legal action over Sandymount’s Strand RoadResidents say noise levels on coastal road pose a serious health riskThu Nov 24 2022 - 05:00
Dublin council chief rebukes HSE for ambulance underfundingHSE provides inadequate level of funding to run Dublin’s ambulance service city council chief executive saysSun Nov 20 2022 - 19:00
Non-EU bus drivers may be brought in to resolve recruitment problem Bus drivers may be added to ‘critical skills’ shortage listFri Nov 18 2022 - 05:00
Almost €8m earmarked for redevelopment of area between Dawson Street and Grafton Street Other streets in area can not be pedestrianised due to private car parks, council saysFri Nov 18 2022 - 05:00
No planning permission needed for two years on converting buildings to house Ukrainian refugees Planning permission will not be required to convert buildings to house refugees for the next two years under new Government plansThu Nov 17 2022 - 17:53
Grants worth €9m for restoration of historic buildings open for applicationSchemes aim to support hundreds of projects and create over 50,000 days of employment, says departmentWed Nov 16 2022 - 16:47
Dublin councils plan cheaper, greener ChristmasCuts to lighting hours and use of HVO generators part of efforts to reduce costs and carbon output of displaysWed Nov 16 2022 - 05:00
Parliament Street pedestrian plans will not compromise College Green plaza - councilCouncil engineers say street can be made traffic-free without consequence for new civic plaza and BusConnects projectMon Nov 14 2022 - 20:30
Parliament Street may become traffic-free under council plansCar numbers on street down 72% since restrictions imposed on Capel Street on other side of LiffeyMon Nov 14 2022 - 06:00
Bank of Ireland to undertake €36m restoration of College Green buildingWork will be the largest renovation project on historic building in 200 yearsFri Nov 11 2022 - 11:00
Dublin councils prepare for winter with plans to tackle severe weatherRegional mobilisation procedures and protocols are in place for emergencies such as floods and stormsFri Nov 11 2022 - 05:00
Gardaí investigating bus that appeared to mount footpath to avoid trafficThe incident, which took place in the south Dublin suburbs at around 11am on Tuesday was recorded by a member of the publicThu Nov 10 2022 - 18:17
Dublin Bus seen travelling along footpath to avoid trafficDriver’s actions in Terenure on Tuesday under investigation by Dublin BusWed Nov 09 2022 - 19:33
Plans for 850 State-subsidised Dublin homes at Oscar Traynor site to be lodged next monthSocial, affordable and cost-rental housing to be completed by 2027Wed Nov 09 2022 - 14:48
Dublin bus driver shortage to last until next MarchTransport chiefs apologise for poor bus service in the capitalTue Nov 08 2022 - 20:59
Dublin City councillors make last appeal to keep Mansion House cribFine Gael emergency motion appeals to Lord Mayor to retain live animalsMon Nov 07 2022 - 12:05
Moore Street 1916 Rising buildings to be added to Record of Protected StructuresAn Bord Pleanála delays create opportunity to list buildings after seven-year intervalMon Nov 07 2022 - 05:00
Developer expected to take legal action against council over ‘dezoning’ of Raheny site Pat Crean of Marlet Property Group may initiate judicial review of housing ban on site beside St Anne’s ParkFri Nov 04 2022 - 19:39
Properties to be hit with new land tax unveiledOwners have two months to dispute their inclusions on tax registerThu Nov 03 2022 - 19:00
Half of eviction notices are invalid in cases where landlord selling home, according to housing charity ThresholdNon-profit organisation prevented more than 1,000 tenants from becoming homeless from July to SeptemberThu Nov 03 2022 - 09:37
Dublin City councillors block future housing schemes beside St Anne’s ParkRaheny lands owned by Pat Crean’s Marlet zoned for open space in new city development planWed Nov 02 2022 - 21:32
Dublin City Council defies planning regulator over build-to-rent rulesNew development plan will restrict build-to-rent schemes to 40 per cent of a developmentTue Nov 01 2022 - 21:11
Former Dublin office complex to provide homes for more than 200 people Housing charity Tuath converts Park West complex to apartments under €26m schemeTue Nov 01 2022 - 05:00
‘Mini-Manhattan’ could be built on Dublin’s SCR under development plan, residents sayResidents call on councillors to block provisions for ‘mini-Manhattan’ on South Circular RoadMon Oct 31 2022 - 22:00
Go-Ahead bus contract extended despite complaints and dissatisfaction with servicePrivate operator to keep 25 Dublin bus routes until at least October 2024Mon Oct 31 2022 - 05:00
Driver shortage may stall BusConnects College Green re-routingNew routes ‘subject to the availability of sufficient driver resources’, says NTA deputy chiefFri Oct 28 2022 - 02:00
More than 1,000 social houses ‘under-occupied’ by older tenants in south Dublin who don’t need additional roomsSouth Dublin County Council building 600 smaller social homes to encourage ‘rightsizing’, Oireachtas committee hearsTue Oct 25 2022 - 20:23
Surrendered Dublin dogs are being rehomed in Sweden and ItalyHuge influx of dogs to shelters after CovidWed Oct 19 2022 - 05:00
Builders should not decide housing locations, planning regulator saysNiall Cussen says it is ‘false to suggest we are running out of zoned land’ with thousands of permissions not usedTue Oct 18 2022 - 19:30
Car restrictions across Dublin city to be introduced within three yearsRealocation of roadspace to cyclists and pedestrians among 35 pathfinder transport projects in 19 countiesMon Oct 17 2022 - 19:30
Pathfinder: Where are the 35 new schemes to boost public transport, cycling, walking?Projects in 19 counties over three years will include acceleration of traffic restrictions across DublinMon Oct 17 2022 - 17:40
Direct provision residents with jobs should pay rent, says Eamon RyanGovernment is considering charging some long-term residents to help find space for Ukrainian refugeesMon Oct 17 2022 - 14:30
Increase needed in social welfare payments, says Social Justice IrelandEquality think tank claims that Budget 2023 widened poverty gapMon Oct 17 2022 - 00:30
More than 500 homes to be built on Digital Hub site in DublinSocial and affordable apartments up to 12 storeys planned by Land Development Agency for Liberties site in Dublin 8Mon Oct 17 2022 - 00:15
Irish Water efforts to remove manganese from Galway supply ongoingSince September more than 5,000 people in Spiddal have been unable to drink their tap waterSun Oct 16 2022 - 21:45
Dublin City Council takes legal action against An Bord Pleanála over build-to-rent schemeCouncil planners urged board to reject plan for five six-storey apartment blocks at Jamestown Road industrial estateFri Oct 14 2022 - 20:01
New BusConnects services begin in Dublin on SundayG Spine routes will run from city to west Dublin and docklandsThu Oct 13 2022 - 16:14
Dublin City Council considers legal action against An Bord Pleanála over build-to-rent schemeCouncil planners urged board to reject plan for five six-storey apartment blocks at Jamestown Road industrial estateThu Oct 13 2022 - 01:00
Some children are waiting up to 10 years to see a dentistIrish Dental Association says children are missing HSE primary school check-ups due to serious backlogThu Oct 13 2022 - 00:01
Unviable build-to-rent schemes could be converted to cost-rental homes, Dublin City Council chief saysDevelopers unable to afford to complete projects represent an opportunity for local authorities, Owen Keegan claimsTue Oct 11 2022 - 20:58
Bids to design civic plaza for Dublin’s College Green to be sought within next monthEamon Ryan is bringing 30 transport ‘pathfinder projects’ to Cabinet in bid to speed up completionTue Oct 11 2022 - 10:52
St Michael’s Estate regeneration scheme will have ‘no private housing’, Dublin City Council confirmsCouncil has lodged plans for cost rental and social homes at Inchicore site, but had also proposed 91 build-to-rent apartmentsThu Oct 06 2022 - 21:26
Winter swimmers would not benefit from extra Ringsend sewage plant cleaningDog faeces, land runoff and badly connected houses to blame for Dublin Bay pollutionThu Oct 06 2022 - 07:00
Irish Water rejects calls for year-round UV treatment at Ringsend sewage plantTests on bacterial samples in following UV light disinfection did not show enough improvement to justify costs, says utilityThu Oct 06 2022 - 07:00
Taoiseach advises against going to fight in Ukraine after death of Irish man Rory MasonCo Meath native was a serviceman of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkiv regionWed Oct 05 2022 - 19:01
Dublin city councillors reject Keegan’s call to increase property taxDublin city councillors vote to retain 2022 rates despite warnings of €50 million funding gapMon Oct 03 2022 - 21:58
Bord Pleanála decision on ‘vital’ €500m sewage plant delayed to next yearIrish Water asked to resubmit significant parts of application for Clonshaugh wastewater treatment plantSat Sept 03 2022 - 06:00
High and dry: How Irish Rail is protecting its lines from coastal erosion in Dublin and WicklowA €230m infrastructure project is a series of interventions along sections of line most at risk from erosion and floodingThu Sept 01 2022 - 06:00
Works costing €230m needed to stop parts of Dublin-Wicklow line from falling into sea – Irish RailEast Coast Railway Infrastructure Protection Projects designed to defend coastal line from erosion and flooding for the next 50 to 100 yearsThu Sept 01 2022 - 04:00
