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South Dublin County Council
South Dublin County Council: Clondalkin, Firhouse - Bohernabreena, Lucan, Palmerstown - Fonthill, Rathfarnham - Templeogue, Tallaght South, Tallaght Central local electoral areas LEAs
Dublin council denies St Edmundsbury housing rezoning but gives green light to two other sites
Finnstown Castle and Coldcut Road locations approved after Minister instructed authorities to provide more land
Councillors urged to reverse ban on developing John Magnier/JP McManus Liffey Valley land
Council chief wants councillors to rezone ‘high amenity’ lands for 500 homes
Dublin residents protest against rezoning of land owned by John Magnier and JP McManus
Councillors previously rejected changing the zoning of sites at St Edmundsbury, Finnstown Castle and Coldcut Road
‘We’re not trying to slow things down’: Court-ordered demolition of homes behind schedule
But work to raze 29 modular properties built without planning permission has started
More than 300 stray horses seized in 18 months, mostly in Limerick and Dublin
Nearly 10% of horses seized were euthanised, while Shetland ponies accounted for a third of strays in Limerick
Creation of a Liffey Valley Park would protect St Edmundsbury’s unique landscape in Lucan
Area supports wildlife and preserves one of the few remaining open riverside landscapes
Louth has highest delivery of social housing in the State, new study shows
Galway city created fewest social houses in first six months of year, Hardware Association Ireland report shows
Council warned not to block rezoning of Liffey valley lands
Planning regulator says failure to rezone lands ‘risks frustrating the implementation of national housing policy’
Removal of ‘unconscionable’ housing ban on Magnier and McManus Liffey Valley lands urged
Developer Michael O’Flynn makes fresh bid to rezone St Edmundsbury near Lucan for almost 500 homes
From a dump to a national park to housing: how plans for Liffey Valley Park have changed over the years
The future of this green gateway at the western edge of Dublin city, stretching from Chapelizod to Lucan, remains in doubt
‘Golden opportunity for the council’: Locals oppose rezoning of open space in Clondalkin
All but one of the submissions to South Dublin County Council reject use of land owned by the Coldcut Club for housing
‘We offered them free to the State’: 29 homes built without permission to be razed
But judge had criticised ‘unbelievable chutzpah’ of developers behind work at Chianti Park, South Dublin
Ardstone secures approval for €70m apartment scheme beside Tallaght Stadium
Ardstone is expected to commence construction on a total of 1,000 homes this year
Judge approves demolition of 29 modular homes built without permission in Dublin
Plan means site near Brittas must be remediated in full by November
Woman who tripped on housing estate footpath awarded €110,000 by High Court
Carol Loua caught her foot on concrete projecting upwards from path which was caused by root action of a lime tree
Evara gets green light for 800 new homes at sites in Saggart and Lucan
People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy among residents who raised concerns over Saggart development
Court directs 13-week plan for removal of 29 modular homes built without permission in Dublin
Owners and developer of site near Brittas ordered to lodge €150,000 bond pending remediation
Dublin council blocked from impending rent hike following emergency meeting
Successful motion obliges council to engage with tenants and unions before increases can come into effect
Councillor calls for ethnicity and nationality to be included in crime stats, saying ‘prove us wrong’
Department of Justice project under way to improve collection and strength of data
Plan to remove 29 Brittas dwellings without permission ‘completely inadequate’, court told
Proposed removal of one house per week more expensive but less environmentally damaging, developer argues
Builder urges councillors to rezone Liffey Valley site
Plan to build homes on land owned by Magnier and McManus hinges on key vote
Twenty-nine houses built without planning permission must be removed, High Court rules
Judge notes ‘unbelievable chutzpah’ of developers who ignored warning letters and intensified construction at south Dublin site
‘Absolutely traumatising’: Ireland sees surge in arson attacks on council homes
‘New epidemic’ affecting communities while costing local authorities millions of euro
John Magnier and JP McManus could see rich returns if €4m Liffey Valley lands are rezoned
Council chief recommends 16 hectares of protected lands at St Edmundsbury, Lucan, be rezoned for housing
Fresh bid to rezone ‘sacred’ lands near Lucan for housing sees vigorous local opposition
Objectors to planned housing at St Edmundsbury, Liffey valley say rezoning would be ‘an absolute disgrace’ and ‘tragic’ for the area
Plan for 583 apartments in Walkinstown to proceed after appeal by waste facility rejected
Appeals board reassures nearby waste disposal site that it should not fear objections from future residents over smells and noise
Council taken to Labour Court over use of contractors to maintain Shamrock Rovers pitch amid overwatering investigation
Three staff suspended after Rovers match called off due to waterlogged pitch
Irish housing market no longer ‘overheating’, but price pressures remain, says Daft.ie
Prices in Dublin and urban areas are softening as second-hand home listings increase
Tallaght houses go to market after compulsory acquisition by South Dublin County Council
Four homes together in St Maelruan’s Park have been vacant and boarded up for years
Council staff suspended over alleged pitch watering at Shamrock Rovers ground
Club’s match against newly-promoted Dundalk on February 6th in Tallaght Stadium was called off due to a waterlogged pitch
Co Cork again the biggest winner in €718m regional and local roads budget
Grants for climate adaptation and resilient road works, introduced in 2020, total €16.5 million this year
‘We are just about holding it together’: Overcrowding, mould and rats in Ireland’s social housing
Nearly a decade after a European monitoring body found the human rights of local authority tenants in the State were being violated by inadequate, unsafe housing, little has changed
Your new cycle route: Where will €360m in cycling and walking funds be spent this year?
More than one-quarter of active travel and greenway funds for Dublin projects
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