U2 tower could face legal challenge
The architects who won an international competition to design the U2 tower at Dublin’s south docks are contemplating legal action against the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA).
Sean Dunne’s casting of himself as a victim a bit rich
Talking about the fate of Seán Dunne’s development in Ballsbridge, my county councillor father recalled a meeting of Meath County Council back in the 1970s.
Capel Street given conservation status
Capel Street is Dublin’s latest area to become an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA),
€6m Gate Theatre development opens
The actors and director of a new production of Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing gathered at the Gate Theatre yesterday morning to start rehearsals in the new rehearsal room of the Dublin theatre.
Plans for city subverted by height arguments
It seems almost surreal to be discussing high-rise planning policy in Dublin at a time when the construction industry is almost at a standstill;
High-rise areas set out in latest draft plan
Dublin City Council’s planners are to refine and clarify their latest draft policy on high-rise development before going for public consultations later this month –
Victoria Square wins Cannes urban regeneration award
Belfast’s £400m Victoria Square shopping and leisure centre has won an international award for its impact on regenerating the city.
Titanic building ‘will be icon’
The Titanic Quarter’s centrepiece building could become as iconic to Northern Ireland as the Sydney Opera House is to Australia,
Council does not have full legal title to Blackrock Park
A former PD councillor is calling on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to acquire full legal title to Blackrock Park to prevent another “Dartmouth Square situation”.
Executive launches Titanic funds
A £97m proposal for a landmark building in the Titanic Quarter has been backed by the Stormont Executive.
