#DublinNews

by Stephen Davis on Jan 12th, 2026 - 252 Views

Dublin City Council Enters Exclusive Talks to Buy Camden Yard Dublin City Council has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire the Camden Yard site on Kevin Street, signing a heads of agreement that begins a formal due diligence period and could unlock a major civic office relocation and the delivery... 

by Stephen Davis on Dec 5th, 2025 - 498 Views

Dublin MetroLink progresses toward construction Project overview MetroLink is a planned high-capacity, largely underground rail line intended to connect Dublin’s south inner city to Dublin Airport and Swords. The scheme includes interchanges with existing public transport, aiming to reduce journey... 

by Shane Adlum on Aug 21st, 2024 - 1564 Views

Dublin’s Poolbeg Chimneys are Set for A Fresh Coat of Paint The Iconic structures will finally be getting some much needed repairs and a lick of paint this year. Dominating the city’s skyline since they were built in 1969 and 1977, the smokestacks have become one of Dublin’s most beloved landmarks.... 

by Craig O'Reilly on Aug 2nd, 2023 - 1707 Views

Guinness Quarter Development – Craig gives a complete overview of this huge development Ballymore have been given the go ahead to redevelop the site at St James’s gate in Dublin 8 for mixed use residential housing, hotels and offices. The development will be a new neighbourhood called the Guinness... 

by Craig O'Reilly on Jul 12th, 2023 - 1614 Views

Skeletons found at historical Site of St Mary’s Abbey on Capel Street Street Almost a hundred skeletal remains dating back to ancient medieval times have been uncovered during the architectural phase for a new hotel on Capel Street in Dublin City Centre. The site was purchased by Beannchor hospitality... 

by Aidan Crowley on Dec 13th, 2022 - 1882 Views

Inchicore Public Library Heritage Building’s New Proposals On Track – The latest proposals for the future use of Inchicore Public Library Heritage Building have now been revealed in a series of answers to questions posed to Dublin City Council (DCC) by the Fountain Resource Group’s Dublin... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Feb 11th, 2022 - 1801 Views

  Weekly Planning List 05/22 (31/01/2022-04/02/2022) All applications received will be considered by the Planning Authority to determine their validity in accordance with Planning and Development Regulations 2001.  Any application pending validation listed hereunder, and subsequently declared... 

by Shane Adlum on Jun 9th, 2021 - 1833 Views

Dublin’s Digital Hub to Close by June 2022 – Shane Adlum covers the shock closure of a modern Dublin Intuition  The Land Development Agency (LDA) are set to take ownership from the Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA) and redevelop the site into social and affordable housing. The Hub in the... 

by Stephen Davis on Jun 1st, 2021 - 2105 Views

Twenty Two New Phone Boxes Installed In Dublin – Dublin’s old phone boxes to be repurposed as information kiosks The new ‘Digital Pedestals’ featuring a modern design, touch-sensitive screens and advertising space are being installed by Eir in the capital. A spokesperson for... 

by Stephen Davis on Jan 21st, 2020 - 2369 Views

Chinese New Year at the Dublin Fruit Market – Stephen Davis tells us about a new Chinese New Year Festival in the recently closed for refurbishments, Smithfield Fruit and Veg Market The Chinese Year of the Rat is nearly upon us and the centrepiece of the celebrations in Dublin will be held this... 

by Shane Adlum on Dec 3rd, 2019 - 1936 Views

New ‘World Class’ White Water Rafting Attraction Planned for Dublin – Shane Adlum tells us about the new white water rafting centre heading for George’s Dock Plans have been unveiled for a brand new, state of the art white-water rafting attraction to be built on George’s dock in the... 

by Shane Adlum on Oct 22nd, 2019 - 2270 Views

Bomb Disposal Team Called to Christchurch Cathedral At around 1pm on Monday afternoon (21/10/19) a loud bang was heard coming from a bin on Christchurch Place, right next to the cathedral. Gardaí were alerted and the incident was treated asa potential explosive threat. The area was evacuated and the... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Apr 19th, 2016 - 2494 Views

Before the proposed changes The New College Green Dublin – Dublin City Centre  is known for its high traffic congestion levels and it is predicted that by the year 2023 morning journeys into the inner city will have risen with an additional 42,000 motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. College... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Dec 10th, 2015 - 3411 Views

York Street Playground and Garden Opens A new playground and garden was has been opened in York Street Flat Complex. Yesterday, local children from York Street and St. Enda’s National School, Whitefrair Street, joined the Lord Mayor Críona Ní Dhálaigh  and Professor Hannah McGee from the Royal... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Jul 1st, 2015 - 3232 Views

New Lord Mayor of Dublin Elected Sinn Féin Councillor Críona Ní Dhálaigh has been elected to serve as the new Lord Mayor of Dublin. Fifty-nine members of the city council voted, 41 votes went to Ní Dhálaigh, nine went to Jim O’Callaghan and Mannix Flynn received eight votes. There was one abstention.... 

by Gary Kelly on Jun 19th, 2015 - 2290 Views

We Close the Door On Another Part of Old Dublin One of Dublin’s fair city’s finest and most iconic landmarks is gone. Clerys turned off its cash registers and closed its doors for the last time last Friday, and it is hard for me to say that without getting a little bit emotional as I have a collage... 

by David Carr on Mar 3rd, 2015 - 2681 Views

NEW POWERS TO SPEED UP HOUSE BUILDING Presently the supply of new housing in the Dublin area is not matching demand and this is serving to pump up house prices in the city.  It’s widely believed that developers/property speculators are deliberately slowing work on new estates so as to profit... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Feb 18th, 2015 - 3880 Views

A Living City – Living with what?   In this article, Eoghan Brunkard discusses the “Living City Initiative”, its positives, its negatives.  Since 2012, the Government has proposed a tax incentivising scheme to rejuvenate some of the State’s city centres in the guise of the “Living... 

by David Carr on Nov 19th, 2014 - 2538 Views

Building Dreams – In this article, Dave Carr interviews one of the artists from a local studio space with a distinctive building off Thomas Street.  They discuss the importance of a building’s aesthetic in the creative process  This is the story of one building, the love of that building... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Apr 17th, 2014 - 4453 Views

The Green Party were the first of the main political parties (and I use that term loosely given their present circumstances) to propose the idea of a directly Elected Mayor for Dublin.  It is an idea that immediately caused controversy, governments, as a rule, are usually quite reluctant to devolve...