Drone delivery company refused permission to retain hub in Blanchardstown
A planning enforcement notice was issued by Fingal council in July on the basis that the hub was an unauthorised development
Fingal County Council
Fingal County Council: Balbriggan, Castleknock, Howth - Malahide, Ongar, Swords, Blanchardstown - Mulhuddart, Rush - Lusk local electoral areas LEAs
Old Irish goats should be carefully managed to avoid over-grazing
Without a culling programme, it is only a matter of time before the population gets out of hand
‘Enabling’ works on MetroLink could start in 2027, says Minister
Darragh O’Brien says two consortiums have confirmed they will bid for the project
DAA gets go-ahead for Dublin Airport pier expansion plan
Airport manager wants extra space to reduce overcrowding
DAA lodges High Court proceedings over €6m development payment
Judicial review sought over decision of An Coimisiún Pleanála in relation to airport car parks
Kenny Jacobs took on the Blob and lost, but legacy of DAA battle will tell another story
Departing chief executive found a way of penetrating the institutional inertia that blights economic progress
Council told Department of Transport about ‘frustrations’ at planning tensions with DAA
State-owned airport company has asked local authority to raise 32m passenger cap at Dublin
Why is Kenny Jacobs in the DAA departure lounge so early into his contract?
Chief executive’s rift with board of state-owned airport company spilt into the open last week
Beach in Portmarnock, Co Dublin, closed to swimmers
Swimming prohibition due to overflow from wastewater pumping station expected to last for five days
Fingal council votes not to endorse any candidate for presidential election
Council rejects resolution to give nomination to entrepreneur Gareth Sheridan
War on waste – how Dublin’s local authorities are cracking down on illegal dumping
Councils have long since ceded control of bin collections, but are now focused on compliance
Rift opens up between DAA board and its CEO Kenny Jacobs
Tensions at board level have been brought to the attention of senior Government figures
Planning authority to review Howth hotel redevelopment plan
High Court overruled decision to grant permission following a judicial review
Support for Catherine Connolly presidential campaign solidifying among Sinn Féin TDs
Gareth Sheridan and Maria Steen set to make presidential election pitches to Fingal County Council
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown councillors vote not to nominate presidential candidate
South Dublin and Fingal county councils to hold meetings this week to hear from prospective contenders
Councils signal willingness to hear from presidential hopefuls, opening path to nomination
Ten candidates in the last three presidential elections have been nominated by local authorities
Glenveagh Homes to seek big changes to 650-home Dublin development
Permission was originally granted to Gerry Gannon’s property development company in 2023
Over 4,000 Dublin households told to disclose waste management details or face fines
More CCTV cameras are due to be rolled out in north Co Dublin area to catch illegal dumpers
Dublin Airport operator seeks to add new boarding gates to ease overcrowding
Airport operator applies to local authority for permission to extend its pier one west building
McEvaddy brothers submit outline plan to council for cargo development on land beside Dublin Airport
Consultants submit report to Fingal County Council for cargo scheme on behalf of DA Terminal 3 Ltd
Fingal County Council declares NTA planning application invalid
Council identifies series of issues with park-and-ride application
The recycling scheme hitting the right note: how hundreds of instruments are being rehomed
About 370 instruments have been put back into tune under a council initiative
Airlines claim new Dublin Airport night flight limit will hit growth
An Coimisiún Pleanála allows greater use of new north runway but imposes annual limit and new noise quota regime
‘The stress is inhumane’: Second Dublin council pauses scheme to buy homes of tenants at risk of homelessness
Fingal County Council has exhausted its budget for the scheme, having purchased 33 homes
‘In two weeks we will be homeless.’ Family paid deposit in 2023 for still unfinished Dublin estate
Estate of 52 houses in Hayestown, Rush due to be finished almost one year ago
New homes at former Teagasc Research Centre site in north Dublin given go-ahead despite local opposition
Fingal County Council signs off on 193 home plan
Dublin Airport passenger cap to be breached this year, says DAA
Airport records busiest-ever June with 3.5m passengers travelling through
Dublin Airport area residents appeal against permission for viewing platform
Fears raised over failure to address soil contamination from chemicals posing public health risk
Dublin Airport will eventually exceed 40 million passengers a year, Minister for Transport predicts
Darragh O’Brien wants cap on numbers abolished, arguing the airport is important for the economy
Dublin Airport has not addressed effects of noise on people living near flight paths, warns sleep expert
An Bord Pleanála due to issue final decision on night-time flights after lengthy deliberation
‘We’re blasted out of it’: Living under Dublin Airport’s flight paths
An imminent planning ruling could mean more aircraft noise for Co Dublin residents but they say the level is already ‘intolerable’
Fingal council not only party to blame for farce of Dublin Airport passenger cap
Dithering by Dublin Airport operator and Government over planning issues at airport has stymied growth and made us a laughing stock
Dublin airport operator warned over passenger cap breach
DAA says Fingal County Council enforcement notice highlights planning system `mess’
Buildings designed as creches are being sold as residential homes
Government Ministers working to update planning regulations to prevent change of use of childcare facilities
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