Archive for November, 2009

DDDA confirms €27m loss

Colin Broderick on 11 26, 2009 | No Comments

The Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) has today confirmed that it recorded an operating loss of €27 million last year. Describing 2008 as “an exceptionally difficult year”, chie

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Underground DART plans on track despite €3bn price tag

Colin Broderick on 11 24, 2009 | No Comments

IARNROD Eireann will seek planning permission early next year to build an underground DART line in Dublin costing up to €3bn. The proposed new line would run from the Docklands to Inchicore. Capa

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Gormley ‘open’ to nuclear debate

Colin Broderick on 11 20, 2009 | No Comments

The use of nuclear power should be open for debate, Minister for the Environment John Gormley told a climate change forum in Dublin today. [singlepic id=15 w=320 h=240 float=left]“The technologie

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The great experiment by our planners to copy the European tradition of having middle income families live in apartments has largely failed

Colin Broderick on 11 20, 2009 | No Comments

How odd Fagan seems to be happy enough with the banks after all the trouble they have caused and believes planners should not be trusted!? Yet another person trying to fuel disenchantment  of planni

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Gormley publishes International Review of Waste Management Policy

Colin Broderick on 11 19, 2009 | No Comments

Landfill levy will increase to €30 per tonne, incineration levy will be €20-€38 per tonne; root and branch review of waste policy will benefit the environment and drive job creation, says Green

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Gormley’s claim over incinerator rejected

Colin Broderick on 11 17, 2009 | No Comments

THE DUBLIN city engineer has rejected claims by Minister for the Environment John Gormley that the taxpayer could face bills of €18 million a year for the next 20 years if the Poolbeg incinerator go

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Rents at lowest level ‘in decade’

Colin Broderick on 11 17, 2009 | No Comments

Rents have fallen to their lowest level in a decade to an average of €771 a month, the latest property report revealed today. Housing website Daft.ie recorded a 4 per cent fall in the last three

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10,000 EPA orders in two years

Colin Broderick on 11 17, 2009 | No Comments

A report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found its officials and local authorities issued 10,000 enforcement actions over the last two years. The study - Focus on Environmental Enfor

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Dublin ban on four-axle lorries not to go ahead

Colin Broderick on 11 16, 2009 | No Comments

A ROAD safety and traffic management measure that would have meant hundreds of large lorries removed from Dublin city streets daily has been set aside because the city council has no budget for the

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Tunnel lorry numbers halved

Colin Broderick on 11 16, 2009 | No Comments

THE NUMBER of large lorries using the Dublin Port Tunnel has halved in the last two years according to figures from Dublin City Council. The tunnel, which brings vehicles from the M1 to Dublin Port

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