Plan to reduce car routes across Dublin and create new civic plazas ‘overwhelmingly endorsed by public’Diageo and car park operators among businesses to raise concerns about plan to be presented to councillors this weekMon Feb 05 2024 - 06:00
Ambassador Theatre operators refused permission for defensive railings Historic building threatened by fires, vandalism, blood, urine, vomit and ‘human excrement’, operators claimedFri Feb 02 2024 - 15:29
Councillors receive messages ‘wishing ill on me and my family’Women most likely to encounter direct and online abuse from the public, study of local authority members findsWed Jan 31 2024 - 19:19
Girl (5) stabbed in Parnell Square attack readmitted to intensive careChild was one of three children and a care worker injured in attack in Dublin city last NovemberTue Jan 30 2024 - 20:29
New underground electricity cable routes for Dublin revealedThree major cross-city construction projects to begin this year, one of which is due to run through land at Leopardstown racecourseTue Jan 30 2024 - 00:01
Ambassador Theatre operators seek to fence in venue for safetyHistoric building threatened by fires, vandalism, blood, urine, vomit and ‘human excrement’, request for railings claimsMon Jan 29 2024 - 06:00
Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin subject of complaint to Charities RegulatorParishioners at City Quay church say archdiocese will not release funds allocated six years ago for refurbishmentMon Jan 29 2024 - 05:10
Dublin’s unloved lanes: are street closures the solution to antisocial problems?The closure of Harbour Court in the north city centre by Dublin City Council fuels speculation on where the alley axe might next fallFri Jan 12 2024 - 09:04
Dublin city centre street closed down due to drugs and crimeCouncil has been unable to control anti-social behaviour in Harbour Court off Abbey StreetMon Jan 08 2024 - 21:21
Construction of south Dublin flood scheme promised 13 years ago to start soonPoddle flood relief scheme was ordered following October 2011 floods during which hospice nurse was drownedMon Jan 08 2024 - 05:00
Coffee cup litter reaching peak-Covid levels, says IbalMaynooth is Ireland’s cleanest place while Dublin’s north inner city was recorded as the dirtiestMon Jan 08 2024 - 00:01
How Dublin’s unloved offices could become homes: ‘It’s easier to convert Irish office buildings’Economic and environmental challenges increasingly make the case for converting Dublin’s 20th century offices to apartmentsSat Jan 06 2024 - 05:10
Vacant buildings reimagined: How two Dublin office blocks may be turned into accommodationPlans are under way for apartments and an aparthotel on Dominick Street and Marlborough StreetSat Jan 06 2024 - 05:05
This 50-year-old blot on the landscape of a medieval German city is getting new life as a block of apartmentsThe Telekom Tower, a 50-year-old blot on landscape of historic town, will provide new homes by the shores of Lake ConstanceSat Jan 06 2024 - 05:00
Vacant offices may be turned into new homes as part of drive to address housing crisisVacant commercial properties in Dublin could provide up to 7,000 apartmentsSat Jan 06 2024 - 05:00
Dublin industrial site set to be redeveloped for thousands of homes 3km from city centreDublin Industrial Estate in Glasnevin, served by Luas and rail, will provide land for thousands of homesFri Jan 05 2024 - 05:00
Former Ballsbridge nursing home to accommodate 220 asylum seekersSt Mary’s Home on Pembroke Park to be used for families seeking international protectionWed Jan 03 2024 - 21:06
Why is the Dublin Region Homeless Executive facing criticism over Ringsend hub plan?Mary Hayes, DRHE director, said she had not issued any ‘formal’ notice to councillors in relation to the use of the building for homeless accommodation and it would not be ‘normal’ practice to do soWed Jan 03 2024 - 05:00
Homelessness chief defends communication strategy amid criticism following Ringsend arson attackDublin Region Homeless Executive defends service following stinging criticism from local politiciansWed Jan 03 2024 - 05:00
Chapelizod modular ‘rapid build’ homes completed after six yearsSpringvale apartment complex cost €26 million and was beset by delaysWed Dec 27 2023 - 21:00
Gardaí brace for reprisal attacks as criminals vow revenge for Blanchardstown shootingThe DPP will decide if the people who killed Tristan Sherry, who was stabbed almost 30 times following botched gun attack, will face criminal chargesTue Dec 26 2023 - 19:29
Dublin resident rents out space in front of driveway due to persistent parkingDublin City Council has complained that people living near Luas stations are causing drainage problems by paving over front gardensFri Dec 22 2023 - 06:15
Richard Shakespeare appointed Dublin City Council chief executiveFormer parks superintendent with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council succeeds Owen Keegan, who retired in SeptemberTue Dec 19 2023 - 18:01
Sod turned on O’Devaney Gardens and Oscar Traynor developmentsAlmost 2,000 homes to be built on Dublin City Council sites after decades of delaysMon Dec 18 2023 - 18:36
Dubliners urged to stop paving gardens for parking due to negative environmental impactsCreep of concrete and tarmac causing flooding and sewage pollution of rivers and streams, says city councilMon Dec 18 2023 - 05:30
Parking pressures leading to the loss of front gardens in Dublin, council saysMoney to be made from renting parking spaces is causing environmental damage, city council saysMon Dec 18 2023 - 05:30
St Stephen’s Green bandstand reopens following €400,000 restorationVictorian structure, dating back to 1887, was closed to protect it from vandalism during Covid-19 pandemicThu Dec 14 2023 - 15:46
Almost 3,000 cost-rental and social homes to be built in Dublin by housing agency Respond Large-scale developments on way in the biggest mixed-tenure programme since the crashTue Dec 12 2023 - 06:00
Dublin pedestrianisation plans to be reassessed following city riotsTaxis may be allowed into civic spaces at night to ensure passive surveillanceMon Dec 11 2023 - 05:00
Parnell Square cultural quarter costs increase by more than €50m in one yearCosts rise by more than 55 per cent despite appointment of ‘cost control consultants’ earlier this yearMon Dec 11 2023 - 05:00
Dublin’s poorest communities at risk of being ‘worse off’ via climate-action measuresVulnerable communities prey to ‘climate deniers’ if they are not assisted in ‘net zero’ transitionFri Dec 08 2023 - 00:01
Dublin city twinned with Ramallah, Palestine under ‘friendship agreement’Ramallah becomes fifth city with which Dublin has twinning agreementThu Dec 07 2023 - 18:05
TCD-backed charity’s inaugural Christmas carol concert raises €14,000 for cancer researchAll Cross charity funds go directly to fund research equipment at Trinity College and St James’s Hospital cancer instituteWed Dec 06 2023 - 21:04
‘She paid with her life’: Family of Brazilian carer killed while cycling calls for safer Dublin roadsSpeed surveys on Lower Crumlin Road and at Dolphin’s Barn by the UCD WeCount Traffic Impact data project in the six months before Josilaine Ribeiro was killed found more than 100 cars an hour were breaking the speed limitsWed Dec 06 2023 - 19:55
New Garda station needed to combat growing crime in Dublin’s docklands, forum saysStatutory body monitoring area’s development says current policing resources ‘not delivering a safe environment’Sun Dec 03 2023 - 06:00
More than 700 social and cost-rental homes planned for Cherry OrchardProposed apartment development will be in 16 blocks of up to 15 storeysFri Dec 01 2023 - 13:51
Consultation on plan to end car dominance in Dublin ends FridayDublin City Centre Transport Plan reallocates road space to buses, cyclists and pedestriansThu Nov 30 2023 - 19:46
Deaths from Covid-19 down by one thirdFewer than 200 people died from Covid-19 in the second quarter of the yearThu Nov 30 2023 - 14:37
Family courts complex: Almost 30 years after the State bought the Smithfield site, plans are finally publishedThe complex of 19 court rooms is to be built on a derelict site beside Dublin’s Four CourtsThu Nov 30 2023 - 05:00
Dublin riots: Gardaí must crack down on ‘thugs’, councillors tell commissionerMcEntee seeks clarity on use of force by gardaí amid criticism of ‘soft’ approachTue Nov 28 2023 - 06:00
Cannabis worth more than €971,000 seized in Dublin and CavanTwo arrested as a result of raidsMon Nov 27 2023 - 22:23
An Bord Pleanála backlog delays construction of more than 22,000 homesThe largest number of strategic housing apartment applications is in Dún Laoghaire-RathdownMon Nov 27 2023 - 06:00
Politicians welcome release of Emily HandIrish-Israeli girl was held captive by Hamas for 50 daysSun Nov 26 2023 - 19:00
Betting shops face crackdown on illegal advertising during major sporting tournamentsDublin City Council to take test case to stop betting companies from exploiting planning loopholeWed Nov 22 2023 - 19:35
Disquiet as Lord Mayor agrees to meet Israeli ambassador on Palestinian solidarity dayFianna Fáil’s Daithí de Róiste wants to ‘express disgust’ at ‘genocide’ but others oppose meetingTue Nov 21 2023 - 20:18
Homeless costs top €300m in Dublin as council agrees €1.34bn budgetHomelessness to account for more than one in five of every euro spent by Dublin City Council in 2024Mon Nov 20 2023 - 20:18
Proportion of students and staff cycling to Trinity College Dublin falls 60% in a decadeLack of accommodation close to college and fears of unsafe city cycling cited for reduced cycling numbersMon Nov 20 2023 - 00:01
Cold conditions ahead but those wishing for snow told not to raise their hopesFirst snows of season forecast this week for Britain but frost more likely in Ireland, says Met ÉireannSun Nov 19 2023 - 18:27
Richard Corrigan’s Ballsbridge restaurant The Park Café to close Michelin-starred chef opened restaurant just one year ago but it quickly ran into difficulty after a number of staff departuresSun Nov 19 2023 - 14:30
Sandymount residents seek action on ‘unacceptable delays’ to building of flood defences Defences on Strand Road, first recommended 20 years ago to protect some 1,000 home in area, not expected to be in place before 2032Thu Nov 16 2023 - 16:29
