Cost of land cannot be a 'yardstick' for planning decisionsHIGH-RISE PLANS: THE PRICE paid for land cannot be allowed to become the “yardstick” by which planning decisions are made, Labour…Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
'Insensitive' tower design Desmond's sole concernPLANNING APPEAL: BILLIONAIRE BUSINESSMAN Dermot Desmond was motivated by an interest in architecture and the protection of Ballsbridge…Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
Ballsbridge development will be 'half-built disaster'Developer Seán Dunne’s high rise scheme for Ballsbridge will be a half-built eyesore that will be “a development disaster for…Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
Department says Dunne's tower plans are excessiveSEÁN DUNNE'S high-rise plans for Ballsbridge are "excessive in terms of height, scale and bulk" and would have an adverse effect…Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Ballsbridge tower poses safety risk, hearing toldThe 37-story tower proposed by developer Sean Dunne in Ballsbridge presents a danger to aircraft and any emergency that may occur…Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Dunne's tower will ruin Ballsbridge, hearing toldFORMER PD leader Des O'Malley has said Ballsbridge will be "destroyed" if developer Seán Dunne's plans for a 37-storey tower …Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00
Ballsbridge hearing told of intimidation of objectorsA large number of the 90 appellants who are supporting developer Sean Dunne’s application for high rise development in Ballsbridge…Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00
Hearing on controversial Ballsbridge plan startsThe Danish architect behind developer Sean Dunne’s proposed high rise scheme in Ballsbridge has said he took inspiration for …Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Council blames Met Éireann over recent floodingDUBLIN CITY Council has defended its response to last month's flash flooding, which caused damage estimated at millions of euro…Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
Artist Ballagh opposing planned 14-storey buildingARTIST ROBERT Ballagh is one of almost 40 objectors to a proposal for a 14-storey building near his Dublin home, which would …Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
Council pays over €220m to advisersDUBLIN CITY Council has spent more than €220 million on external consultants since 2004, with consultants' fees costing the city…Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
Spectators urged to avoid taking cars to Croke ParkGARDAÍ ARE advising match-goers attending Croke Park tomorrow to take public transport where possible because of the lack of …Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
Principals paying for vital school suppliesMINISTER FOR Education Batt O’Keeffe has admitted that start-up grants for new primary schools are inadequate, after it emerged…Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
'Massive loophole' in alcohol licensing lawTHE GOVERNMENT has left a "massive loophole" in recent alcohol licensing legislation by failing to control home delivery sales…Fri Sept 05 2008 - 01:00
Developer to pay €1.5m and pull out of social housingPROPERTY DEVELOPER Bernard McNamara is to pay Dublin City Council €1Fri Sept 05 2008 - 01:00
Complex to be razed ahead of redevelopment plansFOUR DERELICT blocks of flats in O'Devaney Gardens, Dublin, the scene of riots during the summer, are to be demolished "immediately…Tue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00
Union criticises HSE's refusal to pay wage rises to taskforce staffDRUGS TASKFORCE staff in west Dublin whose positions are funded by the Health Service Executive (HSE) are being paid less than…Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
Parents taking on debt to fund educationALMOST HALF of Irish parents intend to take out a loan to fund their children's third level education, even if college fees are…Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
Ombudsman welcomes HSE move on nursing home chargeTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has agreed to reduce an elderly woman's nursing home charges so her daughter would be able…Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
City homes lying vacant due to delays in getting Garda clearance on tenantsDELAYS IN securing Garda clearance for new social housing tenants has left large numbers of flats and houses in Dublin city empty…Mon Aug 18 2008 - 01:00
Number of passengers held after 'air-rage' incidentA NUMBER of Irish and British men in their late 20s have been arrested by Italian police following a so called air-rage incident…Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
Hearing into Dunne high-rise complex in Ballsbridge to be held next monthA BORD Pleanála public hearing into developer Seán Dunne’s controversial plans for a high-rise complex, including a 37-storey…Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
Salmonella fears halt production at Kildare meat plantA CO KILDARE meat plant which is possibly linked to a salmonella outbreak in Ireland, Britain and Finland has temporarily halted…Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
Public hearing into 'super-dump' to be reopenedAN BORD Pleanála is to reopen its public hearing into the proposed 500,000-tonne capacity "super-dump" near Lusk in north Dublin…Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
Fringe will be bursting out all overA MAN trapped in a giant tube of water, a ballet involving a JCB, a "flash-mob" opera where the score is on the internet and …Thu Aug 14 2008 - 01:00
Dublin Fringe Festival programme unveiledA man trapped in a giant tube of water, a ballet involving a JCB, a “flash-mob” opera where the score is on the internet and …Wed Aug 13 2008 - 01:00
Call to stop building on lands prone to floodingLOCAL AUTHORITIES must stop rezoning land for housing on flood plains to avoid future flooding disasters, NUI Maynooth climatologist…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Flood plain construction blamedASSESSING THE DAMAGE: A NORTH Dublin resident whose home was inundated at the weekend said construction on the flood plain has…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Plans for underground rail line for Dublin to go on public displayTHE ROUTE and station plans for the new underground rail line from Heuston Station to Dublin's Docklands, will be put on public…Mon Aug 11 2008 - 01:00
Advertising space for rental bikes 'a dodgy deal'THE AGREEMENT between Dublin City Council and international advertising company JC Decaux to provide rental bicycles in exchange…Mon Aug 11 2008 - 01:00
€62m local sewerage plant to be built in PortraneTHE DEPARTMENT of the Environment is to spend €62 million to build a local sewerage plant in Portrane, Co Dublin, an area which…Mon Aug 11 2008 - 01:00
Garda to address violence in north city flatsLORD MAYOR of Dublin Eibhlin Byrne says she has been assured by senior gardaí that they have the resources to deal with violence…Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
Animal rights groups engage in intimidation to achieve 'meatless, petless' society, seminar toldCIRCUSES, BUTCHERS, furriers and restaurateurs are being intimidated and bullied by militant animal rights activists, a seminar…Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
IFA chief not going to forum on animal rights movementIRISH FARMERS Association (IFA) president Pádraig Walshe has said he will not participate in a seminar on the animal rights movement…Fri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
Medical errors must be reported but detail kept privateREPORTS OF serious medical errors and incidents in hospitals which have caused harm to patients should not be made public, Dr…Fri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
Militants pushing meatless, petless society, seminar toldMilitant animal rights groups are using children to push their agenda of a meatless, petless society, a seminar on the growth…Fri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
FG urges patient safety body to be set upFINE GAEL health spokesman Dr James Reilly has said he is disappointed by the failure of the Commission on Patient Safety to …Fri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
Anti-blood sports council criticises IFA over seminarTHE IRISH Council Against Blood Sports has criticised the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) for endorsing what the council claims…Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
Seapoint swimmers complain of pollutionDÚN LAOGHAIRE-Rathdown County Council has defended the quality of bathing water at its Blue Flag beach at Seapoint following …Wed Aug 06 2008 - 01:00
Dublin-Kildare rail work going to plan, says MinisterA MAJOR upgrade of the Dublin-Kildare rail line, part of the Government's Transport 21 programme, will be completed on time and…Wed Aug 06 2008 - 01:00
Dublin cleans up its act - litter levels improve significantlyLITTER LEVELS in Dublin have decreased significantly according to a new survey which found that almost 70 per cent of the city…Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Dublin council to pursue Shannon as water sourceDUBLIN CITY Council has said it will continue to hold briefings in relation to its controversial scheme to extract drinking water…Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
CCTV 'not effective' in preventing drug-dealingCCTV cameras have proved ineffective in preventing or detecting crimes including drug-dealing, graffiti and illegal dumping, …Mon Aug 04 2008 - 01:00
Property prices fall further as Dublin second-hand homes drop by 10.4%THE AVERAGE cost of a new house was just over 3 per cent lower in the first three months of this year than in the same period…Thu Jul 31 2008 - 01:00
Garda cutbacks will see rise in street crime, FG claimsCUTBACKS TO essential policing operations, including Operation Anvil which targets organised crime gangs, have come into force…Wed Jul 30 2008 - 01:00
Irish people exposed to higher level of radiationIRISH PEOPLE ARE exposed to higher levels of radiation than previously thought, according to new figures from the Radiological…Tue Jul 29 2008 - 01:00
Law Society opposes change to DPP policyUNJUSTIFIED PROSECUTIONS will be taken by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) if he changes his policy of not giving reasons…Tue Jul 29 2008 - 01:00
Irish people exposed to higher radiation levelsIrish people are exposed to higher levels of radiation than previously thought, with the latest figures from the Radiological…Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
Plan aims to help low earners buy homesSOCIAL WELFARE recipients and low earners seeking to buy new houses could be given up to 60 per cent of the value of the property…Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
Major projects will have to deliver value, says LenihanMAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE projects such as Metro North will have to prove they can deliver value for money before they will be given…Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
