Playgrounds in Dublin to reopen this week ‘at parents’ own risk’No council supervision or cleansing regime planned, says Dublin City Council chiefMon Jun 08 2020 - 20:50
Preservation order issued for 1970s Dublin blocks24 St Stephen’s Green and 10 Burlington Road added to record of protected structuresMon Jun 08 2020 - 02:16
Plans lodged for demolition of The O’Rahilly houseDevelopers want to replace historic building at Dublin’s Herbert Park with apartmentsSat Jun 06 2020 - 01:00
Dublin city playgrounds to remain shut despite Taoiseach’s announcementCouncil says it does not operate supervised playgrounds so will not be reopening facilitiesFri Jun 05 2020 - 20:24
OPW reverses Phoenix Park gate opening plan‘I think there is a strong case to keep the perimeter gates closed in perpetuity’Fri Jun 05 2020 - 03:00
Nine-storey Dublin apartment scheme plan ‘obnoxious’Monkstown locals oppose housing proposal for grounds of 19th-century villaFri Jun 05 2020 - 01:00
Strict rules on queuing as Dublin shops prepare to reopenOwners must ensure queues do not exceed length of shopfront under council protocolsThu Jun 04 2020 - 02:00
Cross-party support for 30km/h speed limits for DublinPublic consultation on lowering speeds across the city to begin this monthWed Jun 03 2020 - 17:12
Coronavirus: Speed limits to be cut to 30km/h across Dublin City Council roadsHigher limits will only apply on some major roads on the outskirts of the areaTue Jun 02 2020 - 19:32
Contractors sought for €20m Dublin cycle routeConstruction will require traffic diversion for up to two yearsMon Jun 01 2020 - 14:00
Far less space in Dublin for cars envisaged under new planReport moots opening of car parks on ‘periphery’ to enable access on foot and cycleFri May 22 2020 - 17:59
Dublin and Covid-19: Car restrictions, more space for bikes, bus restrictions in the offingCity council, NTA want centre to be 'pedestrian, cyclist, public transport priority zone'Thu May 21 2020 - 20:55
Last Moore Street cafe may be turned into bookmakersLadbrokes plan would replace Ann’s Bakery with third bookies outlet on historic streetWed May 20 2020 - 01:00
Potential links between Bull Island fire and traffic must be examined - GreensDublin Fire Brigade called to extensive grass fire on Monday nightTue May 19 2020 - 13:11
No big jump in traffic as Phoenix Park reopens its carparksSince Covid-19 restrictions, people could only drive through amenity but not park thereTue May 19 2020 - 02:06
Bull Island should be closed again to cars, says Green councillorCllr Donna Cooney says cycling and walking infrastructure is ‘unsafe’ and ‘insulting’Mon May 18 2020 - 20:58
Survey finds quarter of adults drinking more during pandemicMore than half now drink on a weekly basis saying it helps them to ‘relax and unwind’Mon May 18 2020 - 06:56
Dogs to be banned from parts of Bull Island to protect wildlifeEfforts to make dog walkers obey rules to safeguard birds in nature reserve ‘futile’Mon May 18 2020 - 03:00
Thousands seek end of through-traffic in Dublin’s Phoenix ParkPark car parks to reopen on Monday for those living within 5km onlyFri May 15 2020 - 13:42
Cars to return to Phoenix Park despite pleas from environmental and cycling groupsParking will remain banned on Chesterfield AvenueFri May 15 2020 - 11:22
Irish mask manufacturing due to start this weekendMasks will be provided ‘as close as possible to cost’Wed May 13 2020 - 02:25
Homeless family numbers up 350% since 2014Research by Focus Ireland and Trinity shows increase in all types of homelessnessWed May 13 2020 - 01:00
Parks and wildlife agency to deploy drones as firefighters’ eye in skyThis will be the second year technology used to monitor hot spots across high-risk areasTue May 12 2020 - 20:13
Car park owners oppose pedestrianisation and Liffey cycle measuresLiffey cycle path work ‘an illegal act’ – Dublin City Centre Traders AllianceTue May 12 2020 - 17:15
City council approves €34m borrowings to fund central depotAfter €20m project overrun, cost estimate now stands at €74m for Ballymun facilityMon May 11 2020 - 20:49
Dublin city councillors asked to approve €34m loan planLoan needed after cost of new facility jumps to €74 millionMon May 11 2020 - 07:48
'Salads are rotting from the bottom up': Allotment holders eager to salvage cropUncertainty over the reopening of allotments is ‘bad for growers’ mental health’Mon May 11 2020 - 03:00
Cafes and restaurants to be allowed use pedestrianised Dublin streetsDublin City Council will not seek planning permission for College Green traffic banFri May 08 2020 - 18:47
Car bans and pedestrianised College Green part of radical Covid-19 plan to re-open DublinCovid-19 measures could be retained in the long term after virus passesFri May 08 2020 - 01:54
Almost 300 social homes to be built on three Dublin sites under PPP dealDepartment approves construction on Ballymun, Collins Avenue and €23m ‘Readymix’ sitesFri May 08 2020 - 01:00
Dublin’s mayor says he will lead effort to save Bewley’s cafeClosure of historic cafe ‘rubs salt in the wounds’ of those affected by Covid-19 pandemicThu May 07 2020 - 19:15
Hawkins House, one of Dublin’s ugliest buildings, finally set to be demolishedContractors must submit bids to level former Department of Health headquarters next weekThu May 07 2020 - 17:00
Illegal dumping in Dublin rises 25% during Covid-19 pandemicCity struggling under weight of dumped waste as street crews tackle refuseThu May 07 2020 - 01:47
€1m fund to combat illegal dumping across the StateIncrease in dumping ‘a scourge on local communities’ says MinisterThu May 07 2020 - 00:50
Coronavirus: Rates change stopped for all Dún Laoghaire businessesValue of all businesses in south-east Dublin for decade was due to be set in SeptemberFri May 01 2020 - 00:01
Clamping returns to ‘more normal levels’ in Dublin city, council saysClamping docklands workers ‘boneheaded’, says business groupWed Apr 29 2020 - 15:36
Building work gets under way on Liffey cycle routeAdditional cycle and pedestrian spaces being introduced throughout the cityWed Apr 29 2020 - 01:00
Irish Water asks people not to water their gardens or power-wash external areasThe utility says resource should be conserved for essential purposes following dry spellMon Apr 27 2020 - 15:06
Developer to defy Covid-19 restrictions and resume building workÓ Cualann says it will restart work on second affordable housing project in BallymunMon Apr 27 2020 - 02:57
Dublin motorists defying coronavirus distancing measuresDrivers continue to park in spaces now reserved to make extra space for pedestriansFri Apr 24 2020 - 18:36
St Stephen’s Green, closed due to coronavirus restrictions, has reopenedPark governed by OPW closed following additional lockdown measures in MarchFri Apr 24 2020 - 17:48
Work resumes at just three social housing sites in Dublin cityConstruction to begin again at 35 ‘essential’ social housing projects in the State that are nearing completionThu Apr 23 2020 - 16:22
Fears for fate of The O’Rahilly house at Dublin's Herbert ParkGrandson of 1916 Rising leader seeks preservation of house amid apartment plansThu Apr 23 2020 - 01:00
Dublin in bloom: City thrives under new ‘wilding’ policyWildflowers flourish in parks and grasslands following reduction in mowing and chemical useWed Apr 22 2020 - 18:21
Council’s public art chief not for shifting statue of Luke KellyDespite recent episode of vandalism sculpture a ‘site specific work’, says Ruairí Ó CuívTue Apr 21 2020 - 17:16
Dublin bicycle shop owner offers free repairs to frontline hospital staff battling Covid-19‘For as long as anyone on the frontline needs it, I’ll keep going,’ says Paul McQuaidMon Apr 20 2020 - 01:30
Coronavirus: Up to 10% of Dublin fire service staff sidelinedBrigade recorded over 20% rise in calls to the emergency service in MarchSat Apr 18 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Dublin City Council continues social housing worksUp to 80 projects ongoing despite construction restrictions due to pandemicWed Apr 15 2020 - 01:00
Pressure on council to reallocate traffic lanes to cyclists and walkersLocals in Stoneybatter placed cones and signage and declared a temporary footpathTue Apr 14 2020 - 12:10
Empty Dublin drives drug dealers back to the suburbsSinn Féin TD Dessie Ellis notes marked increase in dealing in Finglas and BallymunTue Apr 14 2020 - 05:00
