Fingal County Council

Fingal County Council: Balbriggan, Castleknock, Howth - Malahide, Ongar, Swords, Blanchardstown - Mulhuddart, Rush - Lusk local electoral areas LEAs

DAA claims 36m passenger cap application had been deemed valid

Amid planning deepening dispute, CEO Kenny Jacobs calls for urgent reclassification of Dublin Airport at strategic national infrastructure

Wed Jan 15 2025 - 19:05

Move to increase Dublin Airport passenger cap to 36m ruled invalid

DAA ‘baffled and bewildered’ by ‘bizarre Fingal County Council flip-flop’

Tue Jan 14 2025 - 20:00

Slew of submissions against increasing Dublin Airport passenger cap

Fingal County Council receives 171 new third-party submissions on DAA plans to raise passenger limit

Tue Jan 14 2025 - 18:12

Just 142 applications for exemptions made ahead of XL bully ban despite thousands of such dogs being in State

Owners will need an exemption certificate from February 1st when the animals will be prohibited

Tue Jan 14 2025 - 06:00

Leinster House usher killed while cycling was ‘a proud Cabra man’ dedicated to his family, funeral told

Derek Doyle, a former Defence Forces member who served overseas, described as a true friend who ‘poured his heart into everything he did’

Tue Dec 31 2024 - 13:17

Last lord of Malahide Castle at centre of strange tale that reflects an era when being gay was unacceptable

Undercover: Two Secret Lives by Tony Scotland recounts the author’s involvement with Milo, Lord Talbot de Malahide

Sat Dec 28 2024 - 00:00

‘An appalling tragedy’: Tributes paid to Leinster House usher killed while cycling in Castleknock

Derek Doyle, who died in a collision last week, was earlier this year attacked by a group of men putting up posters for his wife, the councillor Tania Doyle

Thu Dec 26 2024 - 18:10

US airlines urge politicians to act on Dublin passenger cap election pledges

Airlines for America lobby wrote to outgoing Minister of State at Department of Transport James Lawless as well as other senior politicians

Fri Dec 06 2024 - 06:00

Parties challenging Dublin Airport passenger cap agree questions for EU court

Court of Justice of the EU takes an average of 16 months to rule on such matters referred by national courts

Wed Dec 04 2024 - 16:14

Barrister claims she is being bullied by ‘kleptocratic’ State agencies who want her property

Angela Heavey’s north Dublin site is the subject of a CPO, with the council hoping to enhance views of Swords Castle

Mon Dec 02 2024 - 17:19

DAA ‘ultimate’ plan is for 55 million passengers a year through Dublin Airport

Airport tells planners that increasing passenger cap to 40 million would involve a 30% rise in peak passenger traffic

Sat Nov 30 2024 - 09:56

Airline challenges to Dublin Airport passenger cap likely to need European court input, judge says

Mr Justice Barry O’Donnell said questions of EU law are ‘at the heart’ of the challenges

Tue Nov 26 2024 - 16:21

Has Fingal County Council found a solution to Ireland’s housing crisis?

Dublin council is delivering 300 new homes at high speed and at affordable rates in west Dublin

Sun Nov 17 2024 - 14:28

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

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 16:21

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

Tue Nov 05 2024 - 05:00

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

Sat Nov 02 2024 - 06:14

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

Fri Nov 01 2024 - 17:35

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

Wed Oct 30 2024 - 05:00

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

Fri Oct 25 2024 - 06:00

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

Tue Oct 22 2024 - 06:00

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

Mon Oct 21 2024 - 20:22

Dublin passenger cap costing regional airports, Kerry Airport boss tells Taoiseach

Kerry gateway chief executive warns Taoiseach Simon Harris of threats to growth

Tue Oct 15 2024 - 06:00

Warnings as criminals target east coast parking meters with bogus QR codes

Gardaí informed of scams designed to steal sensitive financial data from motorists

Mon Oct 14 2024 - 13:51

U2 drummer Larry Mullen jnr can’t live with work done on his Howth property

Plus: You can’t keep Phil Hogan down, trouble at Jack’s Hole in Brittas, and Ireland’s starring role in reality TV

Sun Oct 06 2024 - 06:00

190-acre Meath land bank zoned for agriculture and development for €8.5m

Holding occupies strategic location next to Ashbourne Business Park

Wed Oct 02 2024 - 05:41

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

Mon Sept 30 2024 - 06:00

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

Mon Sept 30 2024 - 06:00

New Howth Castle road proposals rejected following planning appeal

An Bord Pleanála said construction works would result in ‘excessive interventions’ in historic landscape

Thu Sept 26 2024 - 16:24

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

Thu Sept 26 2024 - 05:15

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

Thu Sept 19 2024 - 06:00

Draft decision on night flights ‘a backward step’, says Dublin Airport operator

An Bord Pleanala’s decision contains ‘significant contradictions’, according to DAA

Wed Sept 18 2024 - 17:20

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

Fri Sept 13 2024 - 20:04

DAA says appealing staff car park planning refusal is ‘deeply frustrating’

Development required to meet operational needs, appeals board told

Thu Sept 12 2024 - 17:47

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

Wed Sept 11 2024 - 09:43