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Fingal County Council: Balbriggan, Castleknock, Howth - Malahide, Ongar, Swords, Blanchardstown - Mulhuddart, Rush - Lusk local electoral areas LEAs
Does Ryanair’s right to make money trump Dublin Airport’s obligation to obey the law?
Dublin Airport passenger cap case will be of great interest to data centre operators and wind farm investors
First crack appears in Dublin Airport passenger cap
Court has paused a process airlines warned would cause them long-term harm, but there is a long way yet to travel
Night-time limit on flights at Dublin Airport will hit critical supplies, warns freight transport group
Proposed Dublin Airport limits could stymie economy and hinder operations, freight body warns
Aer Lingus tells High Court Dublin Airport summer passenger cap will cause ‘irreparable harm’
Airline expects to lose €84m revenue next year and up to €130m in 2026 due to Irish Aviation Authority imposition of cap on traveller numbers
Dublin Airport cap hitting business travel costs, industry figure says
Air fares up 24% on last year, says travel firm which warns small firms will be hardest hit by passenger limit
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
Number of homeless deaths in Dublin reaches 40 so far this year, records show
HRB analysis shows those who died while homeless were much younger than the Irish average at the time of their death
Judge rejects council offer to children over damp living conditions
Fingal County Council offered €2,500 each to children who are said to have suffered ill health since moving into their rented home in Mulhuddart
Dublin passenger cap costing regional airports, Kerry Airport boss tells Taoiseach
Kerry gateway chief executive warns Taoiseach Simon Harris of threats to growth
Warnings as criminals target east coast parking meters with bogus QR codes
Gardaí informed of scams designed to steal sensitive financial data from motorists
U2 drummer Larry Mullen jnr can’t live with work done on his Howth property
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190-acre Meath land bank zoned for agriculture and development for €8.5m
Holding occupies strategic location next to Ashbourne Business Park
DAA chairman: ‘I would like us to take the airport off the front page’
Basil Geoghegan says airport operator, facing passenger cap struggle, has same standing in planning system as a person extending their house
DAA chief calls for Government to intervene in row over Dublin Airport passenger cap
Basil Geoghegan says ‘a level of inertia and inactivity’ has delayed resolution of the dispute
New Howth Castle road proposals rejected following planning appeal
An Bord Pleanála said construction works would result in ‘excessive interventions’ in historic landscape
New houses at affordable scheme in Dublin 15 from €320,000
Two-, three- and four-beds available to buy via the Affordable Purchase Scheme near Blanchardstown
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
Draft decision on night flights ‘a backward step’, says Dublin Airport operator
An Bord Pleanala’s decision contains ‘significant contradictions’, according to DAA
Locals in north county Dublin protest at frequency of night time flights
‘Planning permission needs to be adhered to. Enforcement needs to happen. People need to be held accountable,’ residents say
DAA says appealing staff car park planning refusal is ‘deeply frustrating’
Development required to meet operational needs, appeals board told
Regulator set to announce draft Dublin Airport slots for next summer as passenger cap looms
Announcement will come against ongoing controversy around cap imposed as condition of opening second runway in 2022
DAA’s breach of Dublin Airport passenger cap is not a good look for a State-owned company
Imagine the uproar if a property developer ignored their planning permission limitations?
Upgraded Dublin-Drogheda train service would curtail direct Darts to and from Howth
An upgraded Dublin-Drogheda service may have to run every five minutes to meet demand
Fingal is fastest growing part of country but council believes it can be growth centre for Dublin
Fingal County Council says population could rise to 350,000 within next seven years and it wants schools, active travel links and amenities available before first new housing units are completed
‘Significant’ rise in numbers near Dublin Airport exposed to high levels of night-time aircraft noise
Long-term targets to reduce general impact on residents remain on track, regulatory report says
DAA application to raise passenger cap at Dublin Airport hit by fresh delay
Three month extension granted to prepare response for Fingal County Council
Dublin Airport plan for 950-space staff car park rejected by Fingal County Council
DAA ‘very disappointed’ by proposal’s rejection on multiple grounds including other works, zoning and impact on birds and bats
Glenveagh apartment plan close to Howth Castle rejected
Housebuilder had hoped to build 135 one and two-bedroom apartments on 3.8 acre site in €60m development
DAA’s plan to build a facility for Dublin Airport plane spotters delayed at planning stage
Council seeks further information from DAA on its plans for the new aircraft observation facility
Glenveagh’s planned Howth apartment scheme encounters strong opposition from local residents
Slew of objections from local residents and groups to plan for 135-unit apartment scheme
Tourism chiefs seek VAT break and end to airport cap
Hospitality businesses under pressure as wage and social insurance costs kick in
Fingal affordable home buyers in ‘limbo’ one year after selection for State-subsidised scheme
Buyers say they were told houses in Hayestown would be ready last January
Yvonne McGuinness: ‘I’m much more at ease in the muck of a field with a class of nine-year-olds than I am with a red carpet’
Dublin artist Yvonne McGuinness lives on the fringes of a starry world, thanks to her marriage to Cillian Murphy, but says she feels more at ease in a mucky field than on a red carpet
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