New market on Dublin’s Moore Street to open next monthLate-night weekend market will be ‘ethnically diverse’ and ‘grocery-centred’Sat Aug 27 2022 - 00:00
Developer lodges new plans for controversial Bailey Gibson site in Dublin 8 Application, if successful, would mean height of proposed development more than halvedWed Aug 24 2022 - 02:00
Kildare cost-rental housing lottery opens on MondayApplications invited for 50 Tuath housing options in Newbridge at €1,130 and €1,300 a monthMon Aug 22 2022 - 05:00
Cost-rental homes: ‘This makes us really, really happy. We feel secure’ Security of tenure and more affordable prices allow families to look to their future with greater confidenceMon Aug 22 2022 - 05:00
Give me a crash course in . . . car-free townsDublin councils have joined forces to draft plans for City Edge, a town where residents will be expected to walk, cycle or use public transportSat Aug 20 2022 - 05:00
Large-scale apartment blocks planned for Dublin mountains greenbelt Councillors and residents concerned over schemes of up to eight storeys following rural road upgradeFri Aug 19 2022 - 06:11
Proposal to use former Jurys Hotel in Ballsbridge for Ukrainians or studentsUS embassy, which has agreed to buy building, has no objection but facility not habitable, says owner Chartered LandFri Aug 19 2022 - 03:00
Consultation starts on Capel Street traffic-free zoneDublin City Council seeks reaction to scheme which began last MayWed Aug 17 2022 - 12:11
Large new car-free town planned for west DublinCity Edge project on 700 hectares along Naas Road will have 40,000 homes, transport options and population of 85,000Wed Aug 17 2022 - 06:00
Restrictions to stop SUV drivers mounting south Dublin footpath to be introducedMeasure designed to prevent SUV drivers mounting footpathsTue Aug 16 2022 - 22:33
Dublin City Council to permit ‘mattress amnesty’ despite bulky waste collection rejectionCouncillors say mattress collection legitimises reintroduction of service to take large household items away without chargeFri Aug 12 2022 - 02:00
Dublin City Council to seek conservation advisers for Victorian fruit market three years after closureRedevelopment of the historic market first proposed 20 years agoWed Aug 10 2022 - 15:26
Ban on inbound traffic on Dublin’s North Strand comes into forceLarge number of motorists illegally use bus lane to access Dublin city centre on first day of restrictionsMon Aug 08 2022 - 12:35
Private cars to be banned from travelling inbound on Dublin’s North Strand Road from MondayBuses, taxis and cyclists permitted to continue using route during Clontarf cyclepath constructionWed Aug 03 2022 - 15:37
Free collection of bulky waste cannot be reintroduced as it could encourage ‘dumping tourism’State could be prosecuted by EU if service, discontinued several years ago, is brought back, Dublin city councillors toldWed Aug 03 2022 - 00:04
South Dublin County Council ordered to reverse ban on developing data centresDecision to make data centres a ‘not permitted’ use in the new county development plan breached national and regional policy, says MinisterTue Aug 02 2022 - 19:11
Almost 400 homes approved for new west Dublin suburb of ClonburrisSocial, affordable purchase and cost-rental homes approved for first phaseTue Aug 02 2022 - 03:00
Thousands of unvetted shared home pledges for Ukrainians sent to councilsLists of shared accommodation issued day after war refugees had to sleep in Dublin AirportMon Aug 01 2022 - 01:00
Only 11 of Dublin city household offers to host Ukrainians move forwardIn most cases of accommodation offered, Garda vetting required to host children not completedMon Aug 01 2022 - 01:00
Memorial unveiled dedicated to all incarcerated in Magdalene laundries Monument erected in the capital has been situated at the Little Museum of DublinSat Jul 30 2022 - 00:01
Irish Rail apologises for delays that ‘ruined’ Bray Air Display for someCompany notes ‘chaotic’ scenes and line closure of more than two hours after some people left trains and went onto trackMon Jul 25 2022 - 14:18
College Green civic plaza project ‘halted’ due to EU procurement rules, council saysDecision made to re-advertise for architects due to extension of traffic-free zoneMon Jul 25 2022 - 05:00
Dart+ West project application to be submitted to An Bord PleanálaServices from Connolly/Spencer Dock to Maynooth and M3 Parkway could open by 2029, Irish Rail saysMon Jul 25 2022 - 00:01
Brown Thomas says it banned car park from using its name due to pedestrianisation disputeGrafton Street retailer says it is now ‘fully supportive’ of removing all vehicles from South William StreetSat Jul 23 2022 - 00:10
Dublin’s Parliament Street to be made ‘traffic free’ for three evenings a week Council to trial the pedestrian and cycle-only zone on Parliament Street on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings from 6.30pm to 11pmWed Jul 20 2022 - 16:35
Dublin’s South William Street to be fully pedestrianisedMove opposed by owners of Brown Thomas Car Park and some other businessesTue Jul 19 2022 - 04:00
Strategy to halt biodiversity loss in north Dublin cannot be achieved due to lack of fundingCouncil says plan would cost €4 million annually and there were other competing priorities such as housingMon Jul 18 2022 - 01:42
Use of Dún Laoghaire harbour for Naval Service under discussion‘Very initial discussions’ have taken place within Department of Defence in relation to potential use of harbour for naval base, council saysSat Jul 16 2022 - 03:00
Public lido and training centre worth €25m planned to replace whitewater rafting schemeNew project would include a 50-metre, five-lane lap pool, sauna and changing areasTue Jul 12 2022 - 14:23
Appeal over murder of Antoinette Smith on 35th anniversary of disappearanceMother of two found dead on mountain in Wicklow nine months after spending night in Dublin city centre discotheque with friendsMon Jul 11 2022 - 22:21
Give Me a Crash Course in... the Dublin metroThe decision to have a metro for Dublin was made a long, long time agoSat Jul 09 2022 - 06:00
Applications to rezone church lands refusedUnease expressed by councillors over bulk nature of applications which, it was feared, might have paved the way for large-scale sales to developersThu Jul 07 2022 - 21:19
Public consultation on plans to transform Balbriggan as part of €10 million redevelopmentKey feature of scheme to be ‘canalisation’ of River Bracken with broad steps leading to waterway and increased planting as well as enhanced flood protection for the townThu Jul 07 2022 - 17:39
Councillors vote to further tighten restrictions on build-to-rent developmentsCity councillors vote in favour of a motion to increase the number of homes which must meet build-to-sell standard to 60 per centWed Jul 06 2022 - 21:04
Leo Varadkar will not face criminal charges over leaking of GP contractGardaí conclude investigation and no charges recommended by DPPWed Jul 06 2022 - 21:00
A history of the metro project that never wasThe metro must be the most announced public transport project the State has ever proposedTue Jul 05 2022 - 19:00
Mannix Flynn says plan to turn former Magdalene laundry into national memorial ‘disgusting’ Former laundry on Seán McDermott Street in Dublin should be demolished, says Independent councillorMon Jul 04 2022 - 21:36
Successful trial of new containers could help put end to ripped refuse sacks on Dublin streetsBagbin reduces litter when ‘used properly’ but ‘challenges’ remain with wider roll-out, report findsMon Jul 04 2022 - 19:00
Plan to turn Dublin Magdalene laundry into memorial centre set for approvalFormer institution on Seán McDermott Street in inner city to become ‘multipurpose site of conscience’Mon Jul 04 2022 - 00:15
More than 100 homes approved for site of former church as part of scheme to provide social homesThe demolition of the Finglas church, one of the largest in the State, was approved by Dublin City Council in early 2020Wed Jun 22 2022 - 16:40
Dundrum village apartment plan: ‘Plonking 16 storeys in front of people’s houses is ridiculous’Locals agree site of 1970s shopping centre needs a revival but feel Hammerson’s proposal will not benefit areaTue Jun 21 2022 - 05:00
Minister for Justice announces she is to have second childLast year, on the birth of her son Michael, Helen McEntee became the first ever cabinet minister to take maternity leaveMon Jun 20 2022 - 21:55
Two men arrested after attempted shooting in FinglasShots fired shortly before 3pm on Tolka Valley Road beside public parkMon Jun 20 2022 - 20:33
Public supports radical measures to tackle energy crisis, survey findsIreland Thinks opinion poll indicates strong public support for environmental measures targeted at polluters and high energy usersMon Jun 20 2022 - 00:16
Fishermen object to French military exercises off Irish coastCastletownbere-based group says it is aiming to prevent ‘catastrophic environmental damage’Sun Jun 19 2022 - 22:30
Motorcyclist in early 20s killed at race near Kells, Co MeathSingle vehicle crash happened at a closed racing circuit in CrossakielSun Jun 19 2022 - 20:47
Office of Planning Regulator refuses to attend Dublin City Council meeting to explain orders on build-to-rent schemesCity councillors of all parties and Independents said regulator’s ‘snub’ for second time was ‘affront to democracy’Sun Jun 19 2022 - 20:03
Sandymount residents call for establishment of taskforce to co-ordinate worksCycle path, flood defences and sewage works planned for strand threaten ‘never-ending cycle of piecemeal development’Sat Jun 18 2022 - 04:00
County planners object to Hammerson’s 881-apartment plan for DundrumDún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council says high density scheme not capable of delivering ‘anything approaching an appropriate mix of uses’ for the siteTue Jun 14 2022 - 17:01
Clonburris scheme with majority affordable houses approvedCouncillors in Fingal give priority to housing applicants who have lived in the area for at least five yearsMon Jun 13 2022 - 22:08
