Daithi Doolan

Sinn Féin politician Daithí Doolan

Left alliance on Dublin City Council in doubt over local property tax dispute

Labour withdraws from talks over Sinn Féin position on local property tax

Mon Jun 17 2024 - 20:08

European election results: Who is still in line for a seat and where will the transfers flow?

Slow race towards European Parliament restarts this morning as counts in Dublin, Midlands-North-West and Ireland South resume

Tue Jun 11 2024 - 10:48

Dublin council set to cancel traditional Halloween events due to coronavirus

Council management concerned that illegal bonfires are likely to replace official events

Thu Sept 03 2020 - 01:00

Rates core to council funding, but coffers bled white by Covid-19

‘How the next government deals with financing will determine services into next year’

Fri Jun 26 2020 - 18:00

Coronavirus: Dublin City Council rates down €20m in March

Retail, leisure and hospitality businesses have come to standstill during pandemic

Tue Apr 07 2020 - 18:19

Coronavirus: Strategy introduced to protect Dublin’s most vulnerable

City council’s new Covid-19 forum will meet on Thursday

Tue Mar 31 2020 - 16:02

Top-earning city council tenants most likely to default on rent

More than €27,000 each owed by 25 tenants in unpaid rents to Dublin City Council

Fri Dec 06 2019 - 01:00

Fears for Cherry Orchard housing plan over protection racket

Up to 2,700 homes planned for west Dublin suburb but concerns are mounting

Sat Oct 12 2019 - 00:27

Commuters priced out of capital excluded from Dublin housing scheme

Dubliners working in Mullingar will have more chance of a house than those working in city

Tue May 07 2019 - 01:28

Papal visit to involve closure of many Dublin roads

‘Blanket’ traffic restrictions will hurt city centre businesses, restaurant group says

Fri Aug 03 2018 - 01:00

Hundreds of protected Dublin apartments face 'delisting' and demolition

Dublin council is considering ‘delisting’ historic structures under regeneration plans

Tue May 08 2018 - 01:14

Dublin council could be exposed to ‘Carillion-type collapse’ from PPPs

Senior housing officials say Public Private Partnerships too slow and expensive

Mon May 07 2018 - 00:26

Focus Ireland urges council to keep prioritising homeless families

Homeless family should be put to the top of the waiting list – Mike Allen

Thu Mar 08 2018 - 18:52

Dublin City Council to redevelop more than 6,000 flats

Plan to raise standards in capital’s housing complexes, some which are 80-plus years old

Wed Mar 07 2018 - 20:56

Sinn Féin moves against reappointment of Housing Agency chair

SF councillor says Conor Skehan’s remarks have ‘disqualified him from the job’

Sat Jan 06 2018 - 18:21

Homelessness study points to multifaceted nature of problem

Family circumstances and loss of private rental accommodation among key factors

Fri Dec 15 2017 - 01:00

Council to spend €70m on family hubs and conversions

Concerns raised over rising costs of converting old properties into family hubs

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 20:10

Murphy criticised for not attending Dublin council meeting

Minister accused of treating council with ‘contempt’, ‘ignorance’ and ‘arrogance’

Mon Sept 04 2017 - 20:23

Councillors approve PPP plans for 500 homes

Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare homes to be built over three- to four years for €100m

Mon Apr 03 2017 - 21:08

Rapid-build housing plan will not meet Coveney’s deadline

Dublin City Council revises construction deadline for homeless accommodation

Mon Mar 20 2017 - 01:00

Single PPP consortium sought for 500 social homes

Councillors raise concerns due to collapse of developer-led social housing in 2008

Sat Mar 11 2017 - 01:00

Kelly’s flat sizes ‘too small to be wheelchair accessible’

Dublin City Council architect unable to design such apartments within size restrictions

Mon Jan 16 2017 - 01:00

Dublin city councillors approve plans for nearly 1,700 homes

Developers to be sought for O’Devaney Gardens, St Michael’s Estate and Oscar Traynor Road

Mon Jan 09 2017 - 20:14

Social housing: Community group to block construction start

Group says 72 social houses in Ballyfermot park would destroy community garden

Mon Dec 05 2016 - 01:00

Housing action plan targets threefold rise in homes in Dublin

Concerns raised at bypassing council planning process and lack of site-specific funds

Wed Jul 20 2016 - 01:00

Housing priority for homeless ended due to lack of homes

Building new homes is the only way to tackle the crisis, housing committee chairman says

Mon Jul 11 2016 - 01:00

Threats to outsource Dublin city street cleaning ‘outrageous’

Councillors and unions say privatisation of services should be resisted amid Dublin 8 row

Wed Jun 08 2016 - 20:46

Charities dismayed at modular housing delays

Council publishes fresh tender for over 150 units in areas including Drimnagh, Finglas

Wed Mar 02 2016 - 15:05

About 450 social housing units planned for Dublin sites

Proportion of buildings on council-owned land to be social housing increased to 30%

Tue Jan 12 2016 - 00:01

Tributes to teenager killed in road crash on Christmas Day

Calls for action on use of scramblers following death of Warren Kenny (16)

Sat Dec 26 2015 - 17:28

7am deadline for modular housing applications

Dublin City Council to discuss motion to protect co-op housing plans for Ballymun site

Mon Nov 02 2015 - 01:02

Modular housing plans supported by councillors

Peter McVerry Trust backs proposal to install 250 prefabricated houses on vacant sites

Wed Sept 16 2015 - 01:00

‘Modular’ houses may be built for homeless families

Homes can be assembled in days on vacant sites to provide temporary housing

Tue Sept 01 2015 - 01:00

No State funds for Dublin City Council to house homeless

Over €50m sought to shelter destitute and restore vacant homes still not allocated

Wed May 13 2015 - 01:00