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Cost of City Library project could hit €90m

Doubts had emerged over Dublin City Council’s landmark plan after the design team were let go from the project last year

Public lido floated for Dublin but councillors in the dark over costs

Plans come after controversial white-water rafting course was shelved in December

Dublin City Council to spend €125m on ‘turnkey’ homes

The authority has issued the tender for social and affordable units to be acquired from private developers before they are put up for sale

Sports Sponsorship

Media: Sponsorship now about more than just the ‘spondulicks’ for sports stars

Top-tier athletes Kellie Harrington and Ellen Keane embody an increasing trend of sports stars demanding those they partner with should meet certain ethical and social standards

An Bord Pleanála

Keegan takes aim at Hyde’s Docklands planning decision

Dublin City Council chief executive’s criticism comes amid increased scrutiny of the planning body

Gridlock between Department of Housing and Dublin City Council over roads funding

Council repeatedly sought a meeting with the Department to discuss funding problems with its roads network. It failed to get one

Ronan consortium won’t sell part of Glass Bottle site to the state

An affordable homes plan at the site in Dublin 4 is still up in the air after the first phase was given the green light

Cost for design of city library could hit €10 million

Business Post reported in February original design team had been dismissed from landmark project

DCC on course to exceed yearly target for leasing of social housing, despite government plans to end the practice

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has committed to phasing out the practice, decried as benefiting property investors at the expense of taxpayers

91% in favour of Capel Street pedestrianisation

The local authority plans to implement a traffic-free area on the popular Dublin thoroughfare

Dublin City Council considering opening new 500 seat venue in city centre

City arts officer also suggested that proposed cultural centre at Bridgefoot St could cost €16 million — €5 million higher than the cost suggested when the plan was first announced

Dublin City Council urged to accept reduced-cost offer to build Merrion Square cafe

Construction of delayed café could be done within budget, officials say

Redevelopment of Irish Glass Bottle site in Ringsend gets green light

Dublin City Council has belatedly approved plans for the first phase of construction at the 34-hectare site

Johnny Ronan’s Glass Bottle site redevelopment gets green light

First phase of Poolbeg construction approved by Dublin City Council

Ronan Group presses on with plans for hundreds more apartments at Poolbeg

Developers have separately applied for almost 600 units at the same site

Permanent Capel Street pedestrianisation moves ahead

The popular thoroughfare on the northside of Dublin city was pedestrianised on weekend evenings last summer

Dublin Town seeks to renew contract despite €4m arrears

The promotional company must now be voted back in by city centre businesses, but the margin of approval has narrowed in recent years

Capital loss: There is no shortage of ambitious projects to improve Dublin for its citizens, but just why are so few of them being realised?

Proposals to improve Dublin tend to remain just that, leading to questions about the city council’s ability to deliver both big and small-ticket items

Future of Merrion Square café, gallery and toilets uncertain

Construction was due to start in late 2021, but a decision as to whether the project will go ahead will now take place in March

Ryan gives green light to hike clamping fines to €125

The charges will rise from €80 in a move aimed at reducing illegal parking, but will apply only in Dublin city centre