Call for ‘zero tolerance’ approach after latest children’s play facility arson attackCoolock playground may not reopen before Christmas as concern of copycat trend emergesTue Nov 18 2025 - 08:36
Dublin city speed limits to be cut to 30km/hNew bylaws to introduce 30km/h limits on almost all roadsThu Nov 13 2025 - 06:00
Dublin City Council tenants face rent rises up to 50% in first overhaul in 30 yearsCouncil wants higher-income tenants to pay significantly more, with a fifth of households earning €1,000 net a weekMon Nov 10 2025 - 06:00
Tax breaks and expanded grants needed to accelerate action on urban vacancies - building coalitionBuilding regulations must be adapted for reuse and conversion, coalition of building and environmental groups saysWed Nov 05 2025 - 18:46
Renewed appeals for safety works after second cyclist hit by lorry at Dublin junctionWoman seriously injured in Dolphin’s Barn on Monday, two years after cyclist crushed to death in similar collision Tue Nov 04 2025 - 17:21
Dalymount Park redevelopment €34m borrowing costs approved by Dublin City CouncilCosts of redevelopment increased from €20m to €63m since council bought grounds ten years agoMon Nov 03 2025 - 21:36
Councillor Philip Sutcliffe ‘accidentally shared’ spoiled ballot containing abusive remarksIndependent Dublin city councillor apologised, adding ‘the content of that post was absolutely disgusting’Mon Nov 03 2025 - 19:52
Dalymount Park redevelopment faces two-year delay after costs triple to over €63mDublin City Council bought ground from Bohemians a decade ago and announced plans for a €20m redevelopmentMon Nov 03 2025 - 06:00
Extension of Luas line will add four new stops and could be completed by 2031The new line in Dublin is expected to cost about €600 millionThu Oct 30 2025 - 13:50
Councillors approve strategy to zone enough land for 12,000 homes per year in Dublin cityLeading official reaffirmed importance of following through on ‘shovel-ready’ planning permissionsThu Oct 16 2025 - 22:10
Land for more than 12,000 homes a year to be zoned in Dublin cityBuilders completed just 3,355 houses and apartments in city last year out of 6,690 targetThu Oct 16 2025 - 06:00
Only 242 applications in 10 years for tax scheme to renovate older Dublin housesTax measure expanded in Budget 2026 has seen ‘shockingly poor’ uptakeThu Oct 16 2025 - 06:00
Living and working in Temple Bar: ‘You know what? Most of the time it’s fine’More visible Garda patrols have helped - but its position in the spotlight amplifies any issues, traders sayMon Oct 13 2025 - 06:00
Age of the bin bag ends in Dublin’s south inner city as waste compactors finally installedRefuse-sack ban applies to 90 streets covered by the four-metre long machinesFri Oct 10 2025 - 15:32
Taoiseach confronted by pro-Palestinian protesters at architects’ conferenceProtesters disrupted Micheál Martin at the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland conference in DublinThu Oct 09 2025 - 15:41
Commuter fares unchanged in budget, with funding also freed up for Dart improvementsPublic transport receives the lion’s share of transport budgetTue Oct 07 2025 - 19:42
Train line closures to cause disruption of up to 21 months during Dublin Metrolink constructionPassengers face disruption from Maynooth and Dunboyne to DublinSun Oct 05 2025 - 15:00
MetroLink will have adverse effects across Dublin, planning commission acknowledgesLocations set to feel ‘significant’ impacts include St Stephen’s Green, O’Connell Street Upper and Carroll’s building in Dublin 6Thu Oct 02 2025 - 22:06
Little doubt MetroLink would get the green light, but what will be the bottom line?Cost of largest infrastructure project in the history of the State will be far north of €3.5bn estimate back in 2010Thu Oct 02 2025 - 20:39
Two consortiums will bid to build long-awaited MetroLink Dublin line expected to begin operating in mid-2030s, providing 20-minute airport-to-city journeysThu Oct 02 2025 - 19:17
Vacant buildings in Dublin city set to provide new low-cost homes for 'key workers'Middle Abbey Street and North Frederick Street chosen for ‘bold urban-rejuvenation’ pilot schemeTue Sept 30 2025 - 19:42
Dublin Metro linking city centre with airport may now open in stagesTesting and starting services on railway in phases could cut multi-billion euro project’s costsMon Sept 29 2025 - 10:00
Barack Obama spread hope of ‘brighter days ahead’ as he became a freeman of DublinFormer US president’s visit was worlds removed from College Green event 14 years earlierThu Sept 25 2025 - 19:58
Challenge to BusConnects plan expected to be resolved by removal of Malahide Road stop Judge said An Bord Pleanála ‘significantly mischaracterised’ and dismissed concerns raised by Artane residentsThu Sept 25 2025 - 17:56
Years-long wait for MetroLink planning permission could deter international investors, senior director says Scrapped Metro North project also a black mark against IrelandThu Sept 04 2025 - 14:42
Increasing Dublin parking permits to €225 a ‘slap in the face’, council hearsDublin City councillors react to plans for annual permit increases likely to prove controversial Wed Sept 03 2025 - 20:16
Dublin’s Victorian fruit and veg market being restored to former glory at a cost of €44m€44m ‘quintessentially Irish food market’ to operate seven days a week and open in 2027 Wed Sept 03 2025 - 16:51
Dublin city residential parking permits could rise more than threefold to €225 Current blanket fee does not allow for inflation or parking charge increases, says Dublin City Council Wed Sept 03 2025 - 06:10
Gardaí and officials meet over unauthorised tricolour flags in DublinNational flags erected without permission in move supported by anti-immigration campaignersTue Sept 02 2025 - 19:23
Dublin streets to be bin-bag free after council action on plastic refuse sacksBags frequently torn apart by seagulls, vermin and household pets Tue Sept 02 2025 - 19:00
More than 380 new apartments approved for Dublin’s Grand Canal cost-rental and social homes schemeBut Minister for Housing accused of having ‘brass neck’ in telling city council to zone more land for residential propertyMon Sept 01 2025 - 21:08
Dublin City Council defends housing and zoning targets against minister’s directionsAlready sufficient capacity in development plan to meet city’s housing needs, says senior council officialMon Sept 01 2025 - 06:00
Creamery denies involvement in river Blackwater fish killAnglers estimate 40,000 fish were killed on the Blackwater in Cork a fortnight agoSun Aug 31 2025 - 18:46
Dublin City Council accused of failing to register derelict sites Heritage body An Taisce seeks action on three prominent city centre locationsFri Aug 29 2025 - 06:00
New plan aims to improve diagnosis and care for people with rare diseases Life-threatening or chronically debilitating diseases affect 300,000 people in IrelandWed Aug 27 2025 - 15:45
Plan to turn two vacant Dublin buildings into housing halted after €3m spendVictorian buildings on Capel Street and in Phibsborough too much work for small return, councillors toldMon Aug 25 2025 - 06:00
New Dublin suburb of Ballyboggan may be renamed Broombridge-Hamilton, have 8,500 homesNumber of homes planned for new suburb at the former Dublin Industrial Estate revised upwardsSat Aug 23 2025 - 06:00
PSNI arrest man in anti-immigrant ‘vigilante’ investigationSenior officer says groups targeting people on ‘colour of their skin’ are not protecting community Mon Aug 18 2025 - 19:32
Ruling due on controversial development beside St Anne’s ParkAn Coimisiún Pleanála set to rule on plans for 580 apartments beside Raheny park next monthFri Aug 15 2025 - 06:00
Dublin’s MetroLink: How much will it really cost?Plenty of people, including Michael O’Leary, have come out with countless different figures, some proclaiming them with great certaintyThu Aug 14 2025 - 07:19
Danny DeVito’s relatives are among the last residents of Dublin’s O’Connell Street Generations of Cafollas, Borzas and DiVitos worked and lived over the shop on O’Connell Street, but some are starting to leave as the city’s main street changesThu Aug 14 2025 - 06:00
St Stephen’s Green and Temple Bar waste compactors to tackle street rubbish in weeks‘Most significant’ change to waste management in years to rid kerbside of plastic bags, council saysMon Aug 11 2025 - 06:00
NTA approves settlement to halt legal action against Swords BusConnects corridorNorthside bus corridor one of seven in judicial review out of 12 planned routesFri Aug 08 2025 - 06:00
CCTV finally installed to catch dumpers in Dublin’s worst litter black spotCameras switched on in recent days at Belvedere Place, Sherrard Street Lower and Summer Street NorthThu Aug 07 2025 - 06:00
Plans for 90 Dun Laoghaire apartments at protected house get green light after long-running sagaVictorian Dun Leary House overlooking West Pier will be restored, with almost 90 apartments built on surrounding groundsThu Jul 24 2025 - 06:00
‘Woo, the tenants are going today’: Landlord who allegedly banged bowl with spoon ordered to pay €8,000 RTB tribunal found notices of termination for of anti-social behaviour were invalidMon Jul 21 2025 - 06:00
After 20 years of neglect, a notorious Dublin building can finally be brought back to lifeDublin council becomes legal owner of former Neary’s pub and hotel on Parnell Street after dispute resolvedMon Jul 21 2025 - 06:00
Dublin city homeowners’ Local Property Tax bills to rise next yearDublin city councillors abandon discounts, with homeowners facing increases of between €18 and €797Fri Jul 18 2025 - 19:44
Garda revokes more than 900 speed camera fines on stretch of N25 due to ‘human error’ Motorists caught speeding on road in Co Kilkenny have points and fines cancelled Fri Jul 18 2025 - 15:35
A Dublin city property tax hike is on the cards. Check the table for the rise in your home bracketCouncil set to abandon discount at same time as revaluation hits, with some homeowners facing rises worth hundredsFri Jul 18 2025 - 06:00
