Adamstown wins planning award
Adamstown, the new neighbourhood being built on the west side of Dublin, has won a “Sustainable Communities” award from the UK’s Royal Town Planning Institute. It was the only non-UK project to pick...
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Finalists for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture include Grafton Architects
The European Commission and the Fundacia³ Mies van der Rohe announced today the finalists for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2009, one of the most...
Fit for the Kingdom: Town plans iconic cultural centre
Sydney has its famous opera house and Bilbao has its futuristic Guggenheim museum but Kenmare has unveiled its own ambitious plans to attract thousands of visitors to the Kingdom. In a bid to...
Ringsend site buyers stopped paying interest on €293m loan
A consortium involving the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) stopped paying interest on a near-€300 million property loan more than six months ago, an Oireachtas committee has heard. The State body joined with...
Plan to ban cars from Dublin’s College Green area by autumn
Cars are to be banned from the College Green area of Dublin city by next autumn as a first step towards making the city centre a public transport-only area. Dublin City Council is...
Donegal council to trial water-powered street lights
Donegal County Council is set to become what is believed to be the first local authority in Ireland to use water powered street lights. The council’s energy development officer Toni Needham said a...
DDDA accused of “unhealthy relationship” with Anglo Irish Bank
The Dublin Docklands Development Authority has today been accused of an unhealthy relationship with Anglo Irish Bank in the purchase of the Irish Glass Bottle site. The Dáil Environment Committee heard that two...
O’Connell Street planning controls face review
Dublin City Council is undertaking a review of the special planning controls on O’Connell Street in Dublin and surrounding areas ahead of a decision on whether to continue with the scheme. The planning...
Crosbie wants planning changes to Watchtower
Businessman Harry Crosbie is in negotiations with the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) about altering the use of his proposed 120-metre skyscraper in Dublin. Crosbie is asking the DDDA to allow him to...