Metrolink: Residents’ lives will be ‘nothing short of a nightmare’ if Ballymun station plan goes aheadSeven-year construction period would close church and put children ‘in the middle of a building site’, hearing toldTue Mar 12 2024 - 17:27
Metrolink will not support proposed 15-storey tower block in Ballymun, hearing told Lidl Ireland said it will be unable to build apartment and supermarket scheme if tunnels not redesignedMon Mar 11 2024 - 18:07
Wynn’s Hotel faces closure during peak Metrolink constructionReputation of hotel as restful place to stay at risk from tunnelling, planning consultant representing hotel saysWed Feb 28 2024 - 14:57
Homeowners accuse Metrolink body of being ‘economical with the truth’ about effects of tunnellingNoise expert says tunnel machine noise akin to ‘washing machine’ but residents say they have had little contact with Transport Infrastructure IrelandTue Feb 27 2024 - 16:14
State bodies clash over possible ‘destruction’ caused by St Stephen’s Green metro stationOPW says construction of Metrolink line ‘cannot be at the expense of Ireland’s national heritage’, while TII insists any impacts will be ‘mitigated’Mon Feb 26 2024 - 18:26
TCD unveils renovation of its oldest building, once a murder sceneThe Rubrics, which is 320 years old, has reopened after €12.5m renovationSat Feb 24 2024 - 07:00
Rathmines art deco building among six post offices being sold off by An PostCouncillor voices concern replacement post office would be ‘considerable distance’ awaySat Feb 24 2024 - 07:00
Metrolink station, not escape shaft, should be placed in north Dublin park, hearing toldAppeal for Collins Avenue station to be moved from church to park to allow locals to benefit from disruptionThu Feb 22 2024 - 17:54
Metrolink delays ‘diminish quality of life’ in north Dublin every year it’s not built, hearing toldHousing ‘explosion’ was predicated on construction of metro, with congestion and pollution in its absenceWed Feb 21 2024 - 17:29
Proposed Charlemont Metrolink station should be axed, says Fianna Fáil TDLocation of planned terminus would have ‘severely detrimental impact’ on surrounding residential area, Jim O’Callaghan tells hearingTue Feb 20 2024 - 14:44
Dublin cannot cope with increasing population without new transport links, Metrolink hearing told Mostly underground rail line expected to run for almost 19km with construction thought to cost around €9.5bnMon Feb 19 2024 - 14:07
Dublin Metro hearings resume after 15 years as first trains may run by mid-2030sMore than 120 parties to speak at planning meetings on long-delayed underground line including affected residents and campaign groupsSat Feb 17 2024 - 07:40
Ten places in Dublin where MetroLink will mean the most disruption and destructionMore than 120 parties which made submissions intend to address new planning hearingSat Feb 17 2024 - 06:00
Councillors seek reopening plan for Dublin lane recently closed due to anti-social behaviourProposal would see new lighting and murals and increased Garda patrols on Harbour CourtTue Feb 13 2024 - 17:24
Plan to cut cars in Dublin: Consultation process 'underhanded and covert', councillor saysDublin City Centre Transport Plan aims to reduce car routes, reallocate space to public transport, cycling and walking and create civic plazasMon Feb 12 2024 - 22:26
Plans for 14-storey apartment block on site of 1916 Rising leader’s former home in DublinMichael Joseph O’Rahilly house demolished in controversial circumstances in 2020Mon Feb 12 2024 - 06:00
Dalymount Park redevelopment expected to be approved by Dublin councillors on MondayNew 8,000-capacity stadium where Bohemians will play is expected to cost over €40m and is due for completion in 2027Sun Feb 11 2024 - 19:00
What will the changes in the new Dublin City Centre Transport plan mean for drivers?The council and the NTA want to reduce the number of motorists driving ‘through’ instead of ‘to’ the city centreSat Feb 10 2024 - 07:00
Do not block ‘historic’ Guinness route to Dublin Port with new traffic ban, says DiageoStopping use of the quays would increase costs, emissions and safety risks, brewer saysFri Feb 09 2024 - 06:00
Olivia Kelly: Dublin’s biggest traffic transformation since bus lanes bypasses the usual gridlockPoliticians are remarkably determined to get the ‘bus gates’ done - and public consultation seems to show widespread supportThu Feb 08 2024 - 06:00
Trips by private cars and commercial vehicles ‘through’ central Dublin to be banned by AugustCouncillors welcome traffic plan as Eamon Ryan expects it to have ‘transformative’ effect on city centre from later this yearWed Feb 07 2024 - 17:39
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
