Covid-19: Dublin Zoo and Fota Wildlife Park to get €3m in State aidZoo costs €1m monthly to run with cost of animal care reaching €500,000, says directorTue Dec 15 2020 - 16:14
Cycle paths could ‘destroy’ SandymountCouncil devises mitigation measures for village to reduce rat-running risksMon Dec 14 2020 - 19:36
Car restrictions proposed for Sandymount to accommodate new cycle wayDublin City Council devises plans for village to reduce rat-running risksMon Dec 14 2020 - 01:28
Covid-19: No Temple Bar Christmas market despite Garda supportOccasion would have been restricted to 15 people in accordance with Covid-19 guidelinesSun Dec 13 2020 - 22:32
Outdoor dining ban for Temple Bar criticised as ‘ludicrous’Council says reversal of earlier decision comes on foot of fire brigade adviceFri Dec 11 2020 - 03:00
Plans to be submitted for Dublin city’s first cost-rental schemeInchicore development of 484 apartments to have average rent of €1300 a monthFri Dec 11 2020 - 01:00
Land Development Agency plans 700 homes for St Teresa’s GardensCost rental and social housing mix planed for Dublin city siteFri Dec 04 2020 - 01:00
City council refuses restaurant in Temple Bar to protect ‘cultural quarter’Chinese restaurant on site of Icon Factory would have set an ‘undesirable precedent’Thu Dec 03 2020 - 20:05
Public asked not to feed or take selfies with Phoenix Park deerLarge numbers of visitors causing ‘undue stress’ to wild animals, says OPWWed Dec 02 2020 - 12:25
‘High visibility’ Garda patrols to focus on night economy and travelCalls on licensed premises to restart but fixed checkpoints on motorways to be removedMon Nov 30 2020 - 21:46
OECD countries ill-equipped to meet Covid-19 housing crisisIreland ‘at the bottom’ of investment in social housingMon Nov 30 2020 - 16:59
Majority of Dublin’s Airbnb-style lets return to long-term marketPandemic has triggered return to full-time tenancy as 900 short-term lets investigatedMon Nov 30 2020 - 01:45
Dublin docklands residents urge refusal of 15-storey apartment blockDeveloper did not intend to have social housing in block when applying to council, says residentsMon Nov 30 2020 - 00:31
Covid-19 a likely ‘catalyst’ for Dublin redevelopmentRetail business unlikely to regain prime position in city centre, conference toldFri Nov 27 2020 - 02:00
Rates freeze for Dublin city in 2021 as €1bn budget is approvedCouncil set to lose €33 million next year due to impact of Covid-19 restrictions on cityThu Nov 26 2020 - 21:46
Future Dublin bus services may be less frequent than planned due to Covid-19NTA says long-term effects of pandemic could impact on service levels under BusConnectsThu Nov 26 2020 - 17:31
Metro South may be back on table as transport plans for Dublin are reviewed€10.3bn strategy to be re-examined to take account of potential long-term Covid impactsThu Nov 26 2020 - 01:55
Dublin homelessness services to cost €213m next yearPandemic having ‘disproportionate impact’ on city, says council chief Owen KeeganMon Nov 23 2020 - 07:29
Oliver Bond flats regeneration to take 15 yearsRat-infested inner city flat complex was scene of illegal rave in SeptemberSat Nov 21 2020 - 01:05
Dispute over War of Independence plaque at Dublin tenement museumCouncil officers oppose move to honour Thomas Bryan, one of the ‘Forgotten 10’Thu Nov 19 2020 - 01:00
Decision on vacant Dublin site sends strong message about housing policyDCC official says too much emphasis being put on local authority acting as developerTue Nov 17 2020 - 21:55
Plans for 853 Dublin homes collapse after councillors refuse to approve dealCouncillors agree Labour motion that Santry site should be developed directly by council for public housingMon Nov 16 2020 - 20:59
Councillors urged to approve deal for 850 houses in north DublinIf sale of land in Santry to Glenveagh Homes is not approved, project will be ‘abandoned’Sun Nov 15 2020 - 22:14
Christmas lights to go ahead in Dublin with festive laser light showsIlluminations will be projected onto GPO and Trinity while Nollaig Shona sign returns to Grafton StreetWed Nov 11 2020 - 15:03
New Dublin Port cycle route to bridge Dublin bay gapLiffey-Tolka project is part of plan to ‘open up Dublin Port to Dubliners’Wed Nov 11 2020 - 01:00
‘Use it or lose it’ law being drafted for planning permissionsConstruction has started on less than 30% of fast-track developments, committee hearsTue Nov 10 2020 - 16:41
Seán O’Casey’s last Dublin home bought by city council to house homelessCouncillors to propose that playwright’s house be used as a cultural centreFri Nov 06 2020 - 01:00
College Green plaza to double in size under new plansTraffic-free zone to be extended from Trinity College to South Great George’s StreetWed Nov 04 2020 - 19:30
BusConnects: Final plans for 16 Dublin bus corridors publishedProject would entail cutting of some 3,000 trees and be completed by 2027Wed Nov 04 2020 - 12:52
Four central Dublin streets to become ‘car free’ areasCity council move follows trial pedestrianisation period during July and AugustMon Nov 02 2020 - 17:46
Radical expansion of cycle infrastructure planned for south DublinThree new routes aim to facilitate safe cycling to at least 65 schools across the countyMon Nov 02 2020 - 03:23
Decision to shut Phoenix Park gates at weekends gets mixed reactionMotorists feel unwelcome due to restrictions on traffic and closing of six entrancesMon Nov 02 2020 - 01:00
Plans for Ireland’s tallest building rejectedCastleknock tower was almost twice the height of State’s current tallest buildingFri Oct 30 2020 - 16:29
Gates at Dublin’s Phoenix Park to close over weekendsClosure 11pm Friday, reopen 7am Monday for duration of coronavirus Level 5 restrictionsFri Oct 30 2020 - 14:47
No examinations of public complaints by new planning regulatorApprovals for apartments bypass houses for first time but urban sprawl concerns remainFri Oct 30 2020 - 11:45
Hawkins House demolition beginsOnce of Dublin’s least popular buildings will be levelled over the next yearThu Oct 29 2020 - 19:00
Dublin City Council seeks to use Docklands tower block for social housingCouncil interested in acquiring planned 15-storey building if 'price is right'Thu Oct 29 2020 - 02:06
Tourists and renters to be permitted in student accommodationChange of use of up to 1,600 rooms ‘co-living by the back door’ – Marie SherlockTue Oct 27 2020 - 03:51
Concerns over cost halt €20m north Dublin city cycle pathIrish Water, Dublin City Council and NTA fail to agree on Clontarf to city schemeTue Oct 27 2020 - 01:14
Dublin residents seek removal of ‘distasteful’ cycle bollardsCouncil installing wands on Fitzwilliam Street as part of Covid mobility measuresFri Oct 23 2020 - 01:00
Proposal for 14-storey tower beside Victorian marketCouncil, An Bord Pleanála and city councillors raise concerns about height of schemeTue Oct 20 2020 - 01:00
Legislation for affordable housing due ‘within weeks’First homes under scheme to be available for purchase next year, says MinisterWed Oct 14 2020 - 23:26
State unlikely to come anywhere near social housing target in budgetPrivate rental sector will still carry burden in 2021 after years of fanciful announcementsWed Oct 14 2020 - 05:00
Budget 2021: construction of additional 593 social homes planned for next yearDepartment of Housing allocates an extra €22m for homelessness programmesTue Oct 13 2020 - 18:08
Violent clashes at anti-lockdown protest in Dublin condemnedUp to 100 gardaí involved in operation as protesters and counter-protesters gathered on Saturday afternoonMon Oct 12 2020 - 01:00
Dublin city flats complex to undergo major refurbishmentDevelopment of Pearse House will reduce number of flats and take up to 15 yearsMon Oct 12 2020 - 01:00
Glass Bottle Company site affordable homes funding focus of doubtNo ‘commercial agreement’ reached for 600-plus housing unit plan, Nama saysMon Oct 12 2020 - 01:00
Sandymount residents urge rethink on cycle plansCouncil plans to requisition traffic lane on Strand Road for two-way cycle pathSun Oct 11 2020 - 20:19
Plan to turn Moore Street cafe into bookmakers refusedLocal businesses, Moore Street market traders and politicians objected to the Ladbrokes’ plansSat Oct 10 2020 - 03:30
Co-living development ‘will destroy’ North Great George’s StreetExpanded shared accommodation plans for Georgian street decried by heritage groupsSat Oct 10 2020 - 02:41
