Dublin flats fail to meet minimum housing standardsMannix Flynn claims that rats, no light and fire breaches are common in capitalTue Jun 02 2015 - 01:00
Teenager dies after collapsing during soccer match in DublinSixteen-year-old was a member of Belvedere Football ClubSun May 31 2015 - 19:47
More than €100 million for refurbishing housingHalf the money will go to adapting housing to fit it out for older and disabled peopleFri May 29 2015 - 01:00
No double beds allowed for unmarried elderlyCatholic Housing Aid Society allows single beds in €17 million State-funded complexThu May 28 2015 - 01:00
Dublin councils make offer to attract landlordsGuaranteed rent of up to 92 per cent availableMon May 25 2015 - 10:42
Dublin city social housing list tops 20,000The number of applicants to Dublin City Council is up by 1,688 in three monthsMon May 25 2015 - 01:03
Replica Famine ship ‘Jeanie Johnston’ sinks in valueVessel that cost €15m to build now worth only €700,000, according to city councilFri May 22 2015 - 01:00
Sale of site for Ballymun shopping centre agreed by councillorsNew facility to replace failed Treasury Holdings schemeWed May 20 2015 - 01:05
Work on €5m Clontarf section of Dublin Bay cycle path startsMissing 2km section of 22km Sutton to Sandycove cycleway will be finished in July 2016Tue May 19 2015 - 17:07
Sisters allegedly assaulted by men they met on FacebookGardaí investigate after women (21 and 19) say they were beaten up in NewbridgeTue May 19 2015 - 09:07
New shopping centre for Ballymun after 15 year waitCity councillors to vote on €1.8m offer for site for construction of new centreTue May 19 2015 - 01:00
Almost 1,500 damp complaints to Dublin council last yearIn 97% of cases the problem was due to condensation caused by tenants, says councilMon May 18 2015 - 01:00
Memorial to Alfie Byrne in Contarf to be decommissionedRestoring curved oak bench dedicated to 10-time lord mayor would be ‘very foolish’Mon May 18 2015 - 01:00
Only 2% of GPs sign under-sixes contract ahead of deadlineOne in five plan to sign by May 27th, says National Association for General PractitionersSun May 17 2015 - 20:37
Eastern-Midlands plan aims to halt black bin landfill wasteNational policy intended to eliminate landfill usage for untreated waste by 2020Fri May 15 2015 - 01:00
No State funds for Dublin City Council to house homelessOver €50m sought to shelter destitute and restore vacant homes still not allocatedWed May 13 2015 - 01:00
New taxi ranks proposed for 31 locations in DublinSome ranks to be suspended for Luas construction phaseMon May 11 2015 - 16:40
Scheme to protect Dublin’s historic buildings ‘largely meaningless’Dublin Civic Trust critical of tax relief initiative that excludes Georgian houses on sizeSat May 09 2015 - 01:00
Dublin City Council mortgage-holders near €16m in arrearsCouncil categorises one in 10 of 2,588 low-income debtors as unlikely ever to repayThu May 07 2015 - 01:00
Alan Kelly getting real mileage out of social housing strategyMinister for the Environment dripfeeding his €3.8bn pot for housing to local authoritiesWed May 06 2015 - 01:00
Tax relief for restoring historic buildings now availableLiving City initiative, announced by Michael Noonan in 2013, has come into effectTue May 05 2015 - 21:21
The 20 Dublin homes with the highest levels of lead in waterHSE says consumption of substance can affect brain development in young childrenTue May 05 2015 - 12:01
Structural defects found in two Dublin city centre bridgesButt Bridge and Talbot Memorial Bridge require remedial work to fix cracks and faultsTue May 05 2015 - 08:18
Policy due on lead contamination of drinking waterLead common in pre-1970s houses and is still in place for some connectionsTue May 05 2015 - 01:00
State agencies seek end of high-rise restrictionsHSE, Nama and others urge Dublin City Council to remove construction limitsMon May 04 2015 - 01:00
Failed PPP scheme completed for west Dublin tenantsGrand Canal View in Bluebell will be managed by Dublin City CouncilThu Apr 30 2015 - 18:20
Museum of Dublin tenement life set for Henrietta StreetThe house, built in 1748, comprises ‘time capsule’ untouched for more than 100 yearsThu Apr 30 2015 - 01:00
Áine Lawlor and Finbar Furey receive Lord Mayor’s AwardsChristy Burke chooses four individuals and two groups for contribution to Dublin cityTue Apr 28 2015 - 01:00
Council ‘failed miserably’ to protect Stephen’s Green mews‘Hiving off’ Georgian mews to sell separately to main buildings a ‘crime for the city’Sat Apr 18 2015 - 08:56
Dublin City Council bills Government for €17.5m water ratesInvoice relates to city’s water and drainage network taken over by utility Irish WaterSat Apr 18 2015 - 01:00
Last day for submissions on segregated Liffey cycle routeA two-way riverside route is among the four options set out for public consultationFri Apr 17 2015 - 15:32
Ramps to divide walkers and cyclists on Dublin Bay routeCouncil remained concerned about number of ‘conflict points’ on proposed coastal pathFri Apr 17 2015 - 06:10
GAA €10.2m regeneration offer hangs on Alan Kelly approvalMinister wants Croke Villas used for homeless familiesWed Apr 15 2015 - 01:02
State wants post-1916 buildings on Moore Street protectedSaving 13 houses in place of shopping centre could open council to compensation claimsWed Apr 15 2015 - 01:00
Councillors scrap emergency homeless accommodation plansLabour councillors vote against Minister for Environment’s plans for O’Devaney GardensMon Apr 13 2015 - 22:02
Dublin mayor Christy Burke to block O’Devaney Gardens planMinister for the Environment Alan Kelly wants flats to be used for homeless peopleMon Apr 13 2015 - 10:02
Standards fall victim to growing demand for housingReview geared to discover if building compliance standards are stopping developmentMon Apr 13 2015 - 01:00
Imelda May, Glen Hansard and Colm Meaney in town for MusicTownFestival celebrates the capital’s music scene including choruses from Handel’s ‘Messiah’Sun Apr 12 2015 - 22:08
Fianna Fáil plans to turn Moore Street into next Temple BarParty says Government plan for National Monument doesn’t do justice to surrounding areaFri Apr 10 2015 - 13:55
Permission for refurbishment of former bank HQProtected structure was acquired in 2012 by beef magnate Larry Goodman for over €40mWed Apr 08 2015 - 01:00
Sports centres in disadvantaged areas at risk of closurePobal concerned by weak performance and lack of information on future commitmentMon Apr 06 2015 - 01:00
Crumbling Georgian guesthouse steeped in Dublin historyWork under way to stabilise building once visited by James Joyce and Michael CollinsSat Apr 04 2015 - 01:00
Kelly orders review of building regulationsMinister for the Environment says ‘outlandish charges’ sought for inspections under new systemFri Apr 03 2015 - 11:17
Peter McVerry says €85m more must be spent on rent supplementLegislation to prevent discrimination of rent supplement tenants a ‘red herring’Mon Mar 30 2015 - 01:00
Rent supplement ceiling ‘disaster’ for homelessHomeless campaigner says private sector now ‘shut off’ to supplement dependantsSat Mar 28 2015 - 20:38
Plans for Dalkey retirement complex withdrawn following oppositionAn Taisce said development was of an ‘unacceptably high density’Thu Mar 26 2015 - 11:36
Garda figures show crime increase in southeast Dublin83% increase in public order offences recorded and 30% jump in burglariesThu Mar 26 2015 - 01:00
Dún Laoghaire baths being redeveloped after 20 years out of useArtists’ studios, gallery and cafe instead of pool in refurbished Victorian buildingWed Mar 25 2015 - 09:45
Grangegorman site was earmarked for €100 million developmentMixed-use scheme with 220 apartments up to 11 storeys planned by Albion PropertiesTue Mar 24 2015 - 21:59
No savings from transfer of part of Dublin ambulance service to HSENew central control centre could result in additional costs, says Dublin City CouncilFri Mar 20 2015 - 01:00