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Dublin City Council to examine ending X use over concerns of sexualised content
Council could be first public body to stop use of popular social network
Permission for Luas extension to Finglas now facing three legal challenges
Proposed route would run from the current Green line terminus at Broombridge to Charlestown
Donnybrook Magdalene laundry survivor faces eviction: ‘I have nowhere to go. I am frightened’
Nuala Clarke (70) is being evicted over antisocial behaviour when she experienced psychosis three years ago
Dublin City Council targets 113 ‘inactive’ developments that could provide 13,000 homes
Council to ‘seek out’ owners without planning permission for lands that could accommodate at least 100 social homes
Conrad Hotel operator makes fresh bid for large extension of Dublin facility
Hotel would continue operating during proposed construction to add 192 rooms
Congestion charges will not be introduced in Dublin, despite worsening traffic
City council traffic chief favours public transport improvements over driver payments
Merchant’s Quay: Temporary supervised drug injection facility in Dublin to become permanent
Merchants Quay service had permission to operate until June but has now secured permanent status
Use of Dublin council home as stables will ‘take time’ to resolve, says local authority
Dublin City Council ‘fully aware’ of two other nearby properties being used for similar purposes
‘No methodology’ for removing Palestinian flag ‘dropped’ on to Dublin’s Spire
No individual or group has claimed responsibility for the flag’s placement
Accessible public transport: ‘I was told once I was inconveniencing other passengers. It’s degrading’
Issues include broken or unreliable ramps on buses and having to pre-book assistance or seats
Cameras installed to catch drivers breaking red lights at Dublin level crossing
However, plans for wider use of cameras at traffic junctions in Dublin have stalled
Plan for cameras to catch motorists breaking red lights in Dublin is shelved
However, red light cameras will come into operation at the Merrion Gates level crossings in south Dublin by the end of January
Is the Wood Quay monstrosity finally going to be demolished?
Could a magic wand finally reverse this gross example of urban vandalism, or will the Green lobby and preservationists intervene?
‘The people that run this are absolutely amazing’: Music and companionship at RDS Christmas dinner
Around 400 people attend event in its 101st year, organised and run by more than 200 volunteers
US embassy gets green light for 40 extra parking spaces at former Jurys site in Ballsbridge
Dublin council grants permission after submission cited security risks over reliance on external parking facilities
Donnybrook Circle K site developer wins approval for 143-bed aparthotel plan
Locals raised concerns, saying seven-storey development will ‘bring chaos’ to area
Dublin City Council spends €58m on homeless accommodation in three-month period
Companies owned by Seamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney and his wider family were paid about €7m
New St Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre will make enduring contribution to Dublin, designers say
DTDL lodges revised pans with Dublin City Council
Dublin’s civic offices at Wood Quay to be redeveloped for homes if council buys DIT site
DCC confirms it is in ‘exclusive discussions’ to buy former Dublin Institute of Technology site on Kevin Street
Planners back 510-apartment scheme for former RTÉ lands at Montrose
Homebuilder Cairn stripped out plans for build to rent units from previously approved 608-apartment scheme in latest €295m proposal
Shannon-Dublin pipeline plans lodged
The €6 billion project would run an underground pipe through four counties, crossing lands belonging to 500 separate owners
Future of Dublin arts centre The Complex hangs in the balance amid €7.6m bid for State funds
Petition with more than 15,000 signatures appeals for urgent action to save multi-disciplinary arts space
Owners of Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre make new redevelopment bid
Efforts to demolish much of the existing shopping centre and redevelop date back three years
Granddaughter of Chaim Herzog takes part in Hanukkah celebration in Dublin
Minister for Justice among those at Herzog Park to mark Jewish festival and commemorate victims of Sydney attack
‘Sometimes people feel Dublin Bus is letting them down, but they don’t realise the real reason’
Dublin Bus calls for congestion charges to discourage private cars from certain ‘pinch points’ in the city centre
Woman who lost tenancy after 14 years is facing Christmas in caravan with little heat or power
Local authority cannot help unless Yvette Fouché gives up her dogs - ‘Out of the question; I love them’
The council’s weekly planning alerts are a gift for busybodies like me
We’re all obsessed with property and property ownership, so it follows that property and planning drama will grab our interest
Mass eviction on Mountjoy Square: ‘I don’t know where to go with the babies’
Landlord intends to sell apartments and has issued notices of termination through estate agent Buckley Real Estate
Jewish community to be invited to meet Dublin mayor, councillors over Herzog Park controversy
Councillors want to provide assurance they are ‘not anti-Semitic’ in light of recent recommendation to rename park
Culture wars have come for Dublin’s Winter Lights festival
Posts on X are channelling rage at the wokerati accused of being out to ban Christmas
Emergency works sought for Moore Street buildings due to judicial review ‘impasse’
Hammerson is seeking planning permission to halt worsening condition of buildings on Moore Street and Parnell Street
‘Startling’: First look behind the RCSI’s new ‘front door’ on St Stephen’s Green
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland has unveiled a cubist addition to the historic Dublin square. How does it fit in with its venerable neighbours?
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