Mountains of plastic waste generated by hotel quarantine stayFamily hopes to save waste from landfill and ‘to find some way of reusing them later’Sun Apr 04 2021 - 20:16
Toilet rollout plan for Dublin city to involve coffee dock operatorsTwo temporary public toilet facilities are costing Dublin council more than €360,000 a year to operateSun Apr 04 2021 - 17:16
Group to consider year-round water tests to protect sea swimmersSea water currently tested during summer bathing season June-SeptemberFri Apr 02 2021 - 01:00
Irish solicitors will be able to work in England, Wales‘Reciprocal agreement’ means solicitors won't have to sit additional exams to work in any of the three areasThu Apr 01 2021 - 18:30
Dublin canal boat restaurants banned from offering take away during restrictionsBoats must not provide food when stationary - Waterways IrelandThu Apr 01 2021 - 09:15
Rural revival plan shows ‘anti-Dublin bias’, says business groupEncouraging workers to stay away from capital ‘guaranteed to fail’, says Dublin TownMon Mar 29 2021 - 21:40
Dublinbikes users get chance to plug into electric optionRental scheme converting half its 1,600 fleet to e-bikes, with subscriptions at €95 a yearMon Mar 29 2021 - 01:00
Publican’s plan for apartment scheme will create ‘Goatshattan’ say residentsCharlie Chawke seeking fast-track permission for €186m development in south DublinMon Mar 29 2021 - 01:00
Anti-social behaviour crackdown planned for Dublin city social housingCouncil has had ‘no teeth’ to evict problem tenants due to hiatus in legislationThu Mar 25 2021 - 01:00
Surge in crack cocaine use and drug dealing in Ballymun, report findsUp to 50 more gardaí needed for north Dublin suburbMon Mar 22 2021 - 17:56
Ingrained fears limit women’s transport choicesWomen often feel responsible for their own safety when travelling aloneThu Mar 18 2021 - 01:00
Over half of Irish women avoid public transport after darkWomen feel vulnerable to harassment and assault travelling alone, report statesThu Mar 18 2021 - 00:56
Covid-19 eviction ban Bill to go to Dáil next weekOireachtas housing committee narrowly votes not to debate legislationTue Mar 16 2021 - 15:43
Phoenix Park traffic, parking plans are flawed, says VaradkarLocals and older people are ‘upset’ and ‘alienated’ by proposed restrictions, Tánaiste tells OPWTue Mar 16 2021 - 10:46
Affordable housing: Can Land Development Agency succeed where others have failed?Scale, money and a singular focus are set to be brought to bear on the housing crisisSat Mar 06 2021 - 01:00
€15m Broadstone bus depot restoration completedWork involved restoration of 1850s rail station designed by John Skipton MulvanyWed Mar 03 2021 - 12:52
Plan for Oscar Traynor housing development in Santry approved by councillorsNew fines for illegal parking on footpaths, bus lanes and cycle lanes to be introducedMon Mar 01 2021 - 21:27
Inconveniencing motorists in Sandymount not ‘the end of civilisation’ says KeeganDublin city council ‘committed’ to Sandymount cycle project despite orderFri Feb 26 2021 - 19:44
Homeless have ‘no legal right’ to pitch tents, says council chiefLocal authority provides ‘plenty’ of emergency accommodation, Keegan tells Lord MayorFri Feb 26 2021 - 18:53
Order halting works on Sandymount cycleway issued by High CourtTraffic on Strand Road was due to be reduced on Monday to facilitate opening of cycle routeFri Feb 26 2021 - 14:27
Dublin City Council faces six-year wait to start housing projectsDepartment should ‘give us the money and let us get on with it’, city council surveyor saysFri Feb 26 2021 - 01:00
Council to press ahead with Sandymount cycleway despite legal challengeResident and councillor claim the council is incorrect in asserting the work is exempt developmentMon Feb 22 2021 - 20:17
Land agency seeks contractors for €160m south Dublin schemePlan is for almost 600 homes to be built at Shanganagh Castle near ShankillMon Feb 22 2021 - 16:29
Johnny Ronan’s 45-storey tower must be refused, council saysAn Bord Pleanála has ‘no jurisdiction’ to permit docklands high-rise schemeMon Feb 22 2021 - 04:54
Protected structure status recommended for Player Wills buildingFormer Dublin factory part of a 19-storey redevelopment planMon Feb 22 2021 - 01:00
Passport Service suspends almost all operations due to Covid-19Backlog of up to eight weeks expected when service resumesSat Feb 20 2021 - 01:00
Legal action taken against Sandymount cycle pathAdequate public consultation not undertaken, document lodged to High Court statesThu Feb 18 2021 - 15:49
Parnell Square must be ‘reclaimed’ from parking, say GreensGreen lung for city should be encouraged and markets revitalised, notes planWed Feb 17 2021 - 00:30
Construction of new reservoir to secure Dublin water supplies to begin next monthEquivalent of 40 Olympic-sized pools of drinking water to be stored at Saggart facilityTue Feb 16 2021 - 16:21
Don’t reopen Georgian museum, says former head of national collectionFitzwilliam Street museum must not be used to ‘respectabilise’ ESB developmentMon Feb 15 2021 - 04:58
Coronavirus-safe spaces to be created for cultural events and diningLocal authorities to get up to €250,000 to develop outdoor arts facilitiesThu Feb 11 2021 - 19:41
More than €240m allocated for cycle and walking routesAlmost half of funds going to Dublin projects such as College Green PlazaThu Feb 11 2021 - 17:58
Cost of €250m for revised Dublin city housing planCouncillors redesign proposal with no private homes on the Oscar Traynor Road siteWed Feb 10 2021 - 17:53
Affordable housing: One of State’s first schemes to be built in LuskApplications for 39 homes starting at €166,000 to open within eight weeksTue Feb 09 2021 - 16:26
Council aims to turn Lucan into ‘destination town’ with €2m projectWest Dublin village to have greenway cycle path linking Royal and Grand CanalsTue Feb 09 2021 - 15:14
ESB plan to convert museum into luxury apartments criticised by city councillorsGeorgian House Museum move is condemned as ‘sly’ and ‘cultural vandalism’Mon Feb 08 2021 - 21:09
Dublin City Council to consider using public parks for Traveller housing schemesCouncil says it ‘will face opposition’ and urges councillors to support new proposalsMon Feb 08 2021 - 20:47
US embassy submits rezoning plan for Jurys HotelCurrent building ‘does not conform to new construction and security requirements’Mon Feb 08 2021 - 19:27
Sandymount’s Strand Road to be one-way from March 1stTraffic limited under six-month trial to facilitate controversial two-way cyclepathMon Feb 08 2021 - 17:34
'Considerable notoriety': City pub targeted by criminals set for demolitionDublin pub which was the scene of 2010 shooting earmarked for apartmentsMon Feb 08 2021 - 00:33
New parking fines of €40 proposed for Dublin city centreIllegal footpath parking ‘endemic’ in the city, council meeting hearsWed Feb 03 2021 - 19:29
Covid vaccinations for Dublin Fire Brigade expected to resume next weekJabs initially halted after just two days three weeks ago to divert supplies elsewhereMon Feb 01 2021 - 21:22
Dublin City Council to hire 55 staff for cycling and walking projectsAlmost 220 staff to be employed nationally under sustainable mobility schemeMon Feb 01 2021 - 17:36
Bill of €2bn to bring run-down Dublin flats up to EU standardSome 8,000 council flats need to be upgraded under mandatory directiveMon Feb 01 2021 - 00:55
Walkable, cycle-friendly Dublin: The planning model that could change the cityDublin city centre: Practical trials have made projects that once seemed impossible a realitySat Jan 30 2021 - 06:00
‘Horrendously out of proportion’: Residents set against 19-storey apartmentsLocals take judicial review over SCR scheme of 732 apartments including co-living unitsWed Jan 27 2021 - 04:00
Aggravated burglary rate in Dublin rises by over 25%Garda data shows increase of almost 260% in such incidents in north of the regionTue Jan 26 2021 - 20:32
Dirty old towns: Litter levels in towns and cities hit 13-year highCoffee cups and face masks are most prevalent litter, study for business group Ibal findsMon Jan 25 2021 - 09:54
ESB seeks to turn museum into luxury apartments for saleIrish Georgian Society opposes move, saying it would be a ‘sad and significant loss’Mon Jan 25 2021 - 01:00
Pandemic provides golden opportunity for planners to reshape towns and citiesCovid-19 has changed our world. It could also change the places where we liveSat Jan 23 2021 - 06:00
