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TD calls for independent inquiry into causes of November flooding in Cork

Colin Broderick on 02 26, 2010 | No Comments

TD calls for independent inquiry into causes of November flooding in Cork

CORK LABOUR TD Ciarán Lynch has reiterated his call for an independent inquiry into the causes of November flooding in Cork following conflicting statements about flood warnings to businesses and res

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[IT] Gormley tells council to reconsider plans

Colin Broderick on 01 26, 2010 | No Comments

[IT] Gormley tells council to reconsider plans

MINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has told Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to reconsider plans to rezone land in south Dublin as part of its county development plan or he may make a dir

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(IT)M50 upgrade and reduced tunnel charges good news for motorists

Colin Broderick on 12 26, 2009 | No Comments

THE NEW year will bring good news for motorists with the completion of the M50 upgrade and toll reductions for the Dublin Port Tunnel. Both the northbound and southbound mainline sections of the M5

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Tourism plan for Spike Island

Colin Broderick on 12 23, 2009 | No Comments

PLANS TO develop Spike Island in Cork Harbour as a major tourist attraction moved a step closer yesterday when an inaugural meeting was held of a special steering committee set up by Cork county manag

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Thousands of historic land files to be shredded

Colin Broderick on 12 23, 2009 | No Comments

HUNDREDS OF thousands of documents, some dating from the late 19th century, are to be destroyed as part of the Property Registration Authority’s move towards e- conveyancing. In early 2007 the au

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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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We need to design a workable land tax

Colin Broderick on 11 8, 2009 | No Comments

The government's proposed 80% tax on land as part of Nama is doomed to be withdrawn in due course because it will produce no revenue, writes Bill Nowlan The 80% levy on land will significantly d

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City footfall nosedived before Bus Gate review

Colin Broderick on 11 8, 2009 | No Comments

A new report presented to Dublin City Council says that retail activity in the city centre has been in decline since April 2008. The report was prepared as the local authority decided to review its

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Council wants to put halting site in posh suburb – Dalkey

Colin Broderick on 11 8, 2009 | No Comments

The rich and famous inhabitants of Dalkey in south Co Dublincould be hosting a halting site as well as major commercial development on their coastline if the local council gets its way. Dun Laoghai

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€300bn for offshore windfarms – Are windfarms a good idea?

Colin Broderick on 09 30, 2009 | No Comments

Lets hope the ESB will speed up the connection of wind farms in the future. This industry appears to have great potential for employment in the future and who knows if we get it right we could make a

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