Christmas shopping in Dublin city centre set to be more pleasant this year
‘City of walking’ might not be a reality yet but lighter car traffic at key crossings is making getting around the capital on foot a much smoother experience
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Dublin City Council: Artane - Whitehall, Ballyfermot – Drimnagh, Ballymun – Finglas, Cabra – Glasnevin, Clontarf, Donaghmede, Kimmage – Rathmines,Pembroke, North Inner City,South West Inner City, South East Inner City local electoral areas (LEAs) The latest news, analysis, and features about Dublin City Council, the local authority of the city of Dublin
Struggling DublinBikes scheme gets new sponsorship
Car and home insurer RedClick signs up to three-year sponsorship scheme, with naming rights and branding
Council investigates general election candidate’s 15 posters along Dublin Marathon route
Fine Gael Senator Mary Seery Kearney has ‘huge respect’ for runners and wanted to wish them well
Eamon Waters reduces scale of planned Baggot St hotel ahead of planning appeal
Planning consultants frustrated at rejection of original proposal despite no recommendation for refusal from and council department
Residents at Hardwicke Street flats protest over parking and safety issues
The city centre residents are calling on the council for the gates to be electrified to stop non-residents parking at the complex
Local government failing to get up to speed with electric vehicles
Only a few county and city councils in Ireland have more than a handful of electric vehicles in their fleets, Geotab survey shows
Drones to the rescue? Unmanned aircraft could play ‘first responders’ role in Dublin
Two-year study examines potential use of drones in capital
Dublin ‘urban hellscape’ is a problem that exists primarily in the Government’s own head
As with an extra 1,000 gardaí proposed by the Dublin City Taskforce, many solutions offered for the capital are in the realm of magical thinking
Marc Godart-owned company pleads guilty to illegal short term letting of Dublin property
‘It’s basically an Airbnb,’ Dublin City Council solicitor says of Dublin 8 property owned by Luxembourg landlord
The Irish Times view on the Dublin City Taskforce report: a capital malaise
Critics of Simon Harris will see the entire exercise as proof of a reactive style of politics driven by the soundbite
Finglas Luas: New tram line could service population of 60,000 by 2031
Early sanction for the new line could see services in 2031 five years ahead of schedule
Twenty-two apartments in ‘luxury’ D4 development secured for social housing
Co-operative Housing Ireland ‘delighted to deliver 22 much-needed social-rental homes’ to families and individuals at Elmpark Green
Kenilworth Square residents’ group takes legal action over St Mary’s rugby pitch plan
The Rathmines, Dublin, school received a planning exemption over the conversion of existing natural grass pitch to artificial turf
Ethics complaints made to Dublin City Council against Gavin Pepper
PBP member has lodged two complaints against anti-immigration councillor
Plans for 100-bedroom Baggot Street Hotel lodged
Move to redevelop area around former AIB branch the latest hotel plans proposed for the street
Dublin City Council investigating councillor over breaching code of ethics
Issue of online misinformation about immigration highlighted at council meeting
Developer submits plans for 66 apartments on Terenure synagogue site
The south Dublin property was put on the market for €7.5 million in early 2023
Dublin councils face €10m budget hole due to spiralling homelessness costs
Rising homeless service costs ‘should’ be borne by Department of Housing, Dublin City Council says
FG councillor who said US economy is ‘ruled by the Jews, by Israel’ referred to party disciplinary process
Punam Rane, a councillor for Kimmage-Rathmines, made the remarks at a meeting of Dublin City Council
Local property tax to remain the same next year for Dublin city homeowners
Council agrees to keep 15 per cent reduction in 2025, with increases expected from 2026
Permission for Donnybrook student housing overturned
Project had faced slew of opposition, including from local tennis club
Asylum seekers cleared from Grand Canal by gardaí within minutes of arriving
Gardaí were alerted by Waterways Ireland staff patrolling area
Regulator says Irish Water will miss key targets this year
Seen & Heard: Eamon Waters planning woes, Foreign investment complacency, and SimpleStudy secures new funding
Collison brother buys period pile in heart of Dublin 4′s embassy belt
Plus: Dublin New Year’s Eve celebrations to be split in two across traditional city lines; Phil Hogan’s exclusive Brussels club; and the new plan for Terenure Synagogue
Harry Crosbie application for Dublin docklands hotel deemed invalid by council
Dublin City Council invalidated the application after public notices stated that the hotel would have 34 bedrooms but the plans showed that 35 bedrooms were planned
Drug dealing, intimidation, break-ins: Another Dublin lane set to be closed
Plans to close Swan Alley off Thomas Street will be published shortly by council
Controversial fencing being removed along Dublin’s Grand Canal
Move comes two weeks after Waterways Ireland started 24-hour patrols of the canal to stop homeless people erecting tents there
Some Dublin public transport journeys 20% shorter after traffic changes, says Lord Mayor
New transport plan involving traffic restrictions along the quays was implemented in August
Traffic restrictions in Dublin city centre on Sunday as Car Free Day celebrated
Custom House Quay closed to traffic until 7pm as streets taken over by cycling workshops, live entertainment and an outdoor cinema
Phoenix Park gate restored in €800,000 project damaged after being hit by council truck
‘Structural integrity’ of 190-year-old Cabra Gate ‘compromised’ following incident
Restaurateur who turned Dublin 4 childhood home into pizzeria must pay over €7,000 for breaking planning rules
Basil Whelan, trading as Basil Pizza of Ringsend Road, was prosecuted by Dublin City Council for failing to comply with an enforcement notice about his gable end pizzeria
Building blocks to a climate-just city
Policy silos, disjointed decision-making and lack of regional governance holds Dublin back from integrating housing and climate planning
Dublin City Council to sell vacant Liffey Street buildings that were assessed for social housing
Cassidy Travel will buy the buildings where it ‘may have been possible to create two apartments’
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