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Dublin city cycle lane funding slashed by €16m

Dublin city cycle lane funding slashed by €16m

National Transport Authority funding ‘substantially lower’ than in previous years, council says

Wed Feb 12 2025 - 18:29
Dublin’s dumpers have ‘no sense of pride’, says council waste chief

Dublin’s dumpers have ‘no sense of pride’, says council waste chief

New legislation should make landlords responsible for tenants’ waste contracts, says Dublin City Council’s head of waste management

Tue Feb 11 2025 - 17:39
Dublin City Council to ‘remove and destroy’ Airbnb-style lockboxes in citywide blitz

Dublin City Council to ‘remove and destroy’ Airbnb-style lockboxes in citywide blitz

Boxes attached to poles and cycle stands causing trip hazards, says council

Tue Feb 11 2025 - 06:00
Dublin City Council to borrow €132.5m for St Michael’s estate cost-rental scheme

Dublin City Council to borrow €132.5m for St Michael’s estate cost-rental scheme

Subsidised rent levels at Inchicore development to be known later this year

Mon Feb 10 2025 - 21:37
Peter McVerry Trust drops six Dublin city social housing projects

Peter McVerry Trust drops six Dublin city social housing projects

Schemes on vacant and derelict sites expected to be delayed or abandoned

Mon Feb 10 2025 - 06:00
Properties remain derelict after collapse of social housing deals with McVerry trust

Properties remain derelict after collapse of social housing deals with McVerry trust

Derelict and vacant sites left 'languishing' following withdrawal of trust from construction schemes

Mon Feb 10 2025 - 06:00
Derelict Dublin: 10 empty southside buildings in a city with a housing crisis

Derelict Dublin: 10 empty southside buildings in a city with a housing crisis

Including a 200-year-old College Street building, the site of a Kildare Street hotel and the former home of the City Arts Centre

Sat Feb 08 2025 - 06:00
Derelict Dublin: 10 unused northside buildings in a city gripped by a housing crisis

Derelict Dublin: 10 unused northside buildings in a city gripped by a housing crisis

Including the former Coláiste Mhuire on Parnell Square, the former Guineys department store on Talbot Street, and a ‘shrine’ to Bram Stoker

Sat Feb 08 2025 - 06:00
Why are so many properties derelict in Dublin city centre during a housing crisis?

Why are so many properties derelict in Dublin city centre during a housing crisis?

Greed is far from the only reason so many buildings lie vacant and neglected, often in prime locations. A carrot-and-stick approach could help heal these festering sores in the capital

Sat Feb 08 2025 - 06:00
More than 14,500 properties are vacant across Dublin

More than 14,500 properties are vacant across Dublin

New figures from GeoDirectory show a fifth of the buildings have been vacant for more than four years

Sat Feb 08 2025 - 06:00
How are buildings designated as derelict?

How are buildings designated as derelict?

Properties on the Derelict Sites Register are subject to a 7 per cent levy

Sat Feb 08 2025 - 06:00
Dublin City Council needs €132.5m loan for St Michael’s estate cost-rental scheme

Dublin City Council needs €132.5m loan for St Michael’s estate cost-rental scheme

Construction of council’s first ‘direct build’ cost-rental project, in Inchicore, will run to €450,500 per apartment

Mon Jan 27 2025 - 20:00
Rotunda building plan likened to ‘brick-clad cruise liner docked on Parnell Square’

Rotunda building plan likened to ‘brick-clad cruise liner docked on Parnell Square’

Hospital says large-scale project is ‘critical’ to meeting needs of patients but heritage group criticises impact on Georgian Dublin

Sun Jan 26 2025 - 08:13
Ballymun to get biggest social housing development since towers demolition

Ballymun to get biggest social housing development since towers demolition

Almost 300 social homes to be built on land left over from Ballymun regeneration project

Tue Jan 21 2025 - 19:16
Dublin city illegal dumping cameras to be operational by end of January

Dublin city illegal dumping cameras to be operational by end of January

Cameras to catch dumpers will be switched on in north inner city, the State’s dirtiest urban area

Mon Jan 20 2025 - 06:00
Hundreds of Dublin homes at risk of damage after partial collapse of house into river

Hundreds of Dublin homes at risk of damage after partial collapse of house into river

Council and Office of Public Works to determine ‘legal and moral position’ in addition to available funding

Wed Jan 15 2025 - 19:20
Affordable housing proposed for large, vacant north Dublin site

Affordable housing proposed for large, vacant north Dublin site

Land Development Agency in talks with Dublin City Council over site of complex demolished four years ago

Mon Jan 13 2025 - 06:00
Defects identified in Oscar Traynor housing development

Defects identified in Oscar Traynor housing development

Building compliance concerns aroused after faults emerge in early phases of homes under construction

Tue Jan 07 2025 - 19:00
Non-compliant construction work discovered at Dublin affordable housing scheme

Non-compliant construction work discovered at Dublin affordable housing scheme

Some work on the homes at Oscar Traynor Woods in Coolock may have to be paused for investigation

Tue Jan 07 2025 - 06:37
Dublin soup kitchen bylaws must not push volunteer groups ‘out of existence’, councillors say

Dublin soup kitchen bylaws must not push volunteer groups ‘out of existence’, councillors say

Concerns raised about plans to draft legislation to end practice where groups provide hot food to people queuing on city’s streets

Mon Jan 06 2025 - 20:57
Orange weather warning was appropriate, says Met Éireann

Orange weather warning was appropriate, says Met Éireann

Snow and ice orange warnings denote severe conditions and should not be dismissed, says forecaster

Mon Jan 06 2025 - 13:08
Dublin’s north inner city remains Ireland’s dirtiest place, says anti-litter lobby

Dublin’s north inner city remains Ireland’s dirtiest place, says anti-litter lobby

Dublin City Council ban on the use of plastic refuse sacks to be extended to north inner city this year

Mon Jan 06 2025 - 06:00
Historic Phoenix Park gate to be reinstated this month after lorry damage

Historic Phoenix Park gate to be reinstated this month after lorry damage

The 190-year-old Cabra Gate was damaged last September by a Dublin City Council lorry

Sun Jan 05 2025 - 06:00
Dublin bin bag ban comes into force in south inner city

Dublin bin bag ban comes into force in south inner city

Ban to be extended to the northside by summer 2025 with €150 fines for leaving bags on street

Wed Jan 01 2025 - 00:00
Cameras to catch drivers breaking red lights to be introduced in Dublin

Cameras to catch drivers breaking red lights to be introduced in Dublin

Red light cameras will capture registration numbers of drivers putting pedestrians and other cars at risk

Tue Dec 31 2024 - 06:00
New Dublin traffic changes to take effect by mid-2025

New Dublin traffic changes to take effect by mid-2025

Dublin City Council will follow the success of Liffey quays car restrictions with changes at Pearse Street and Parliament Street

Sat Dec 28 2024 - 06:00
New Year’s Festival: Dublin’s three-day programme of events starts Monday

New Year’s Festival: Dublin’s three-day programme of events starts Monday

Galway city is also hosting a variety of free entertainment, beginning at 6pm on New Year’s Eve

Fri Dec 27 2024 - 19:26
Bylaws would ban ‘well-meaning’ on-street soup kitchen runs to Dublin homeless

Bylaws would ban ‘well-meaning’ on-street soup kitchen runs to Dublin homeless

Outdoor food services to homeless people ‘well-meaning’ but lacking in dignity and safety, council says

Fri Dec 27 2024 - 06:00
Record 4,600 submit applications for south Dublin cost-rental apartments

Record 4,600 submit applications for south Dublin cost-rental apartments

Just 195 Land Development Agency apartments are available at Shanganagh Castle near Shankill

Fri Dec 20 2024 - 06:00
Almost 40 gardaí board Dublin buses in safety blitz targeting antisocial behaviour

Almost 40 gardaí board Dublin buses in safety blitz targeting antisocial behaviour

Visible Garda presence initiative used to deter antisocial incidents, which Dublin Bus says have doubled in five years

Fri Dec 13 2024 - 18:02
‘No magic wand’ to bring down prices of cost-rental homes, says Housing Agency director

‘No magic wand’ to bring down prices of cost-rental homes, says Housing Agency director

New schemes testing affordability limit with some units in Dublin costing up to €1,775 a month for three-bed property

Wed Dec 11 2024 - 20:14
Ballsbridge house sells for €1.635 million, six years after sham sale

Ballsbridge house sells for €1.635 million, six years after sham sale

Property on exclusive St Mary’s Road in Dublin 4 became derelict and mired in ‘truly extraordinary’ legal case

Wed Dec 11 2024 - 15:36
Applications open on Tuesday for south Dublin cost-rental homes

Applications open on Tuesday for south Dublin cost-rental homes

Rents set at €1,175 a month for a studio to €1,775 for a three-bed apartment on cost-rental homes at Shanganagh Castle.

Mon Dec 09 2024 - 21:00
Ballsbridge house for auction six years after it was fraudulently sold for €525,000

Ballsbridge house for auction six years after it was fraudulently sold for €525,000

Property on exclusive St Mary’s Road in Dublin 4 became derelict and mired in ‘truly extraordinary’ legal case

Mon Dec 09 2024 - 06:00
Funeral of singer Dickie Rock to take place on Thursday

Funeral of singer Dickie Rock to take place on Thursday

Showband legend died last Friday aged 88

Sun Dec 08 2024 - 17:11
Bus journey times cut by up to one third on Dublin’s Liffey quays, NTA says

Bus journey times cut by up to one third on Dublin’s Liffey quays, NTA says

Private traffic restrictions introduced last August improve bus reliability but transport body remains concerned about Dart times

Wed Dec 04 2024 - 18:03
Car park owners spurned by Dublin city transport committee

Car park owners spurned by Dublin city transport committee

Irish Parking Association accuses Greens of ‘gerrymandering’ following exclusion from city strategic policy group

Tue Dec 03 2024 - 16:39
Low turnout and interview refusal blamed for exit poll inaccuracy

Low turnout and interview refusal blamed for exit poll inaccuracy

Ipsos B&A exit poll for The Irish Times, RTÉ, TG4 and Trinity College Dubin skewed against Fianna Fáil and favoured Sinn Féin

Mon Dec 02 2024 - 06:00
Dublin North-West: the story of the count

Dublin North-West: the story of the count

Rory Hearne takes seat for Social Democrats

Sun Dec 01 2024 - 21:19
Dublin North West: Paul McAuliffe (FF)

Dublin North West: Paul McAuliffe (FF)

Finglas native first elected to Dáil in 2020

Sun Dec 01 2024 - 20:10
Dublin North West: Rory Hearne (SD)

Dublin North West: Rory Hearne (SD)

Academic has a national profile as a commentator on housing and homelessness

Sun Dec 01 2024 - 19:27
Dublin North-West: Dessie Ellis (SF)

Dublin North-West: Dessie Ellis (SF)

Sinn Féin veteran is one of party’s longest-serving Dublin representatives

Sun Dec 01 2024 - 17:04
Almost 1,000 vie to buy State’s most expensive ‘affordable’ homes

Almost 1,000 vie to buy State’s most expensive ‘affordable’ homes

First subsidised houses at Shanganagh Castle in Shankill cost up to €495,000

Fri Nov 29 2024 - 06:00
Eamon Ryan opens cycle lane he first campaigned for 30 years ago in last event as Minister

Eamon Ryan opens cycle lane he first campaigned for 30 years ago in last event as Minister

Outgoing Green Party TD says Dublin still ‘hostile’ for cyclists

Thu Nov 28 2024 - 19:00
Co-living can be used for Airbnb-style short lets due to loophole

Co-living can be used for Airbnb-style short lets due to loophole

Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council drops planning enforcement case against developer Bartra following legal advice

Thu Nov 28 2024 - 06:00
Dublin City Council ‘excrement’ on shoes of government officials, FG councillor claims

Dublin City Council ‘excrement’ on shoes of government officials, FG councillor claims

HSE has ‘completely disrespected’ Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance service, council chief Richard Shakespeare says

Mon Nov 25 2024 - 20:31
Cost of refurbishments of boarded-up Dublin council homes to hit €50,000 each

Cost of refurbishments of boarded-up Dublin council homes to hit €50,000 each

Council chief Richard Shakespeare says ‘not realistic’ to keep borrowing to cover costs

Fri Nov 22 2024 - 05:00

Gardaí arrest eight at Shannon Airport protest

Four men and four women arrested for public order offences during Palestine support march

Sun Nov 17 2024 - 23:05
Three people die after road crashes in Kerry, Offaly and Cork

Three people die after road crashes in Kerry, Offaly and Cork

Kerry incident coincided with World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Sunday

Sun Nov 17 2024 - 19:58
Plans lodged for redevelopment of last Magdalene laundry

Plans lodged for redevelopment of last Magdalene laundry

Seán McDermott Street institution to become national memorial and research centre, alongside social housing

Sun Nov 17 2024 - 06:00
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