Rosemary Steen appointed as new head of Residential Tenancies Board
Appointment comes as RTB grapples with technological shortfalls and delays resolving disputes
Owen Keegan
Resolution of disputes taking ‘unacceptably long’, interim RTB chief says
Committee hears new computer system can compare Eircodes, rental price history, RTB data and Revenue details
Parnell Square cultural quarter costs increase by more than €50m in one year
Costs rise by more than 55 per cent despite appointment of ‘cost control consultants’ earlier this year
Dublin’s post-Covid plans: ‘There is no vision and no strategy ... our citizens are losing out’
Violent and antisocial behaviour along with lack of forethought for city’s future threaten capital’s standing for tourism, say leading retailers, cultural bodies and business organisations
Manifesto for a better Dublin: Charge motorists, reimagine Stephen’s Green and move RTÉ
Many Irish people would welcome the demise of Dublin. Sadly, that includes lots of Dubliners, writes Trevor White
Dublin City Council chief warns of ‘conflict’ between e-scooter users, pedestrians and cyclists
Local authority statistics show that there have been 11 reported incidents within Dublin city parks since August 2015
Dublin City Council overpaid almost €15,000 to one landlord in ‘error’
Internal report discovers council overpayments after Hap tenants moved into social housing
Plans for 12-storey Abbey Theatre scaled back following planning meetings
Council chief Owen Keegan expressed concerns at design, which would have made Abbey one of Dublin’s tallest buildings
Dublin city councillors authorise legal defence of development plan
Pat Crean of Marlet’s constitutional challenge centres on decision to change zoning of site beside St Anne’s Park to ‘open space’ use
Liffey cyclepath plan with boardwalks set to be shelved as cost estimate hits €100m
Dublin City Council chief says further traffic management measures will be considered along quays in place of ‘gold-plated’ scheme
Owen Keegan: ‘We disagree fundamentally with those groups... who continue to promote and sustain rough sleeping’
Interview: With just nine months left in his job as Dublin City Council chief executive, Owen Keegan remains direct and unapologetic about his views
Dublin council chief rebukes HSE for ambulance underfunding
HSE provides inadequate level of funding to run Dublin’s ambulance service city council chief executive says
Planning regulator declines council invite to discuss build-to-rent orders
Niall Cussen concerned Dublin City Council meeting could spur requests from others
Dublin litter wardens at risk of ‘serious assault’, says council chief
Owen Keegan highlights difficulty of cracking down on litter louts due to attacks on staff
Regulator asked to explain opposition to build-to-rent restrictions
Office of the Planning Regulator to be called to meeting of Dublin City Council
Catholic archdiocese criticises Dublin council chief’s objection to rezoning church lands
Owen Keegan recommending against using sites for housing seen as ‘short-sighted’
Tolka Park to remain as sports ground
Dublin City Council chief executive Owen Keegan recommends no change to zoning
Church set to lose battle to rezone more than 30 Dublin churches
Council poised to reject plans to rezone sites, including historic churches, for housing
Owen Keegan questions suitability of build-to-rent for social housing
Large numbers of people on waiting list due to be housed in build-to-rent blocks
Dominance of build-to-rent in Dublin ‘unsustainable’, says council chief
City council to defy planning regulator’s warning against build-to-rent curbs
Citizens’ Assembly asked to consider extending local authorities’ powers
Dublin council chief warns against merger of councils under directly elected mayor
Congestion charges in Dublin may be preferable to traffic restrictions
Charges reduce traffic levels, speed up bus journeys and make a city more liveable
The Irish Times view on road traffic in Dublin: Creating alternatives
Environmental imperative and lack of space means everything must be done to discourage car use
Dublin road changes to be ‘painful’ for drivers, says Lord Mayor
Road space needs to be ‘rebalanced’ to provide more room for sustainable transport
Dublin City Council chief seeks to ‘aggressively restrict’ space for cars
Road and on-street parking spaces need to be reallocated to cyclists, says council chief executive
Dublin City chief ‘does not believe’ figures on vacant units
Owen Keegan also tells panel that economic growth has led to loss of cultural spaces
White-water rafting scuppered by costs, delays and icy sentiment
Alternative water project for Dublin’s George’s Dock might not be dead in water
Dublin car commuting at 90% of pre-coronavirus volumes
Parking charges to increase up to €3.50 per hour almost two years after being proposed
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: Honor’s like, ‘Dad, can I leave school?’ I’m there ‘I don’t see why not’
‘They talk about the Collison brothers, but those chaps have got nothing on you, Honor’
Hotels vs culture: The debate on Dublin’s future reignites
Protesters say new hotels crowd out housing and the arts; officials say they create jobs
Disappearing Dublin: The sites that are going, gone – or were saved by ‘people power’
The Cobblestone and Merchant’s Arch are just two of many sites subject to change
Owen Keegan tells councillors he will not resign
Student housing letter had ‘element of sarcasm’, council chief executive admits
DCC chief should apologise for ‘flippant’ remarks made to UCDSU, says Collins
Comment about student accommodation not a resigning matter, says Minister of State
Dublin council chief criticised over ‘snide’ comments to students’ union
Owen Keegan told UCD body he was ‘surprised’ it had not gone into property market
Give me a crash course in ... cycle path opposition
It mostly stems from proposals to reallocate road space – used by cars – for cyclists
Go ahead, make my day: Pat Kenny gets all Dirty Harry about street ‘yobs’
Radio: The Newstalk host hears lurid tales of ‘urban terrorism’ on the streets of Dublin
Sinn Féin brands Government housing plan a ‘shambles’
Eoin O Broin criticises Minister for Housing for not having his ‘homework’ done
Homeless organisations hit back at suggestion they encourage tent living
Dublin City Council CEO’s remarks described as a ‘distraction from failed policies’
‘Well-intended groups’ encouraging homeless to live in tents, says Dublin CEO
Owen Keegan claims there is an ‘abundance’ of homeless accommodation available
Council should not appeal rejection of cycleway, Dermot Lacey says
Talks with community could solve Sandymount impasse, claims Labour councillor
Sandymount cycle path ruling to spur ‘vast number of cases’
Legal challenge to Dún Laoghaire and Liffey cycleways likely, says Cllr Mannix Flynn
Sandymount cyclepath ruling could have ‘devastating’ impact on future projects
Dublin City Council to appeal High Court order to halt work on Strand Road project
Dublin City Council votes to retain local property tax cut of 15%
Reduction remains in place despite Owen Keegan warning of ‘urgent need’ for funds
Cocaine exchanged at window ledge of room where child played, says Portobello resident
Public urination and drug use sparked local ire but council reaction ‘lazy and myopic’
Miriam Lord: Hope springs maternal as Helen McEntee’s good news is delivered
Congratulations pour in for Minister as knives come out in Dublin Bay South
Dublin city recovery team revamp after just four days
Lack of women and councillors on taskforce ‘unacceptable’, according to representatives
Report warns against setting up spin-off company for housing
Separate housing entity would increase cost and duplicate activity – Dublin City Council
Plan for Oscar Traynor housing development in Santry approved by councillors
New fines for illegal parking on footpaths, bus lanes and cycle lanes to be introduced
Inconveniencing motorists in Sandymount not ‘the end of civilisation’ says Keegan
Dublin city council ‘committed’ to Sandymount cycle project despite order
Homeless have ‘no legal right’ to pitch tents, says council chief
Local authority provides ‘plenty’ of emergency accommodation, Keegan tells Lord Mayor
Fintan O’Toole: Dublin city – facing its third great abandonment – must be reimagined
Dublin’s inner city could soon become a ghost town – or reoccupied as a living public space
Covid-19 vaccinations to be prioritised for paramedics and firefighters
Up to 150 paramedics had their vaccines cancelled amid reported supply issues
Cycle paths could ‘destroy’ Sandymount
Council devises mitigation measures for village to reduce rat-running risks
Dublin homelessness services to cost €213m next year
Pandemic having ‘disproportionate impact’ on city, says council chief Owen Keegan
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