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Dublin City Draft Development Plan – Officially on Display

Colin Broderick on 01 12, 2010 | No Comments

Dublin City Draft Development Plan - Officially on Display

[singlepic id=20 w=320 h=240 float=left]The new Draft Dublin City Development Plan 2011 - 2017 is officially on display now, with public consultation open. Written submissions will can be made up unti

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[FI] Plans lodged for longawaited swimming pool (Balbriggan)

Colin Broderick on 01 11, 2010 | No Comments

A new six lane 25m pool for north county Dublin.  A shame though that the pool design appears not to be a full length "deep" pool, its a pity it isn't because it could have been used as a competitio

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[IT] Earth tremor felt in north Donegal

Colin Broderick on 01 10, 2010 | No Comments

AN EARTHQUAKE measuring 1.6 on the Richter scale struck Donegal on Thursday night. The minor tremor struck at 7.30pm, with the epicentre located at Bridgend in the south of the Inishowen peninsula,

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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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Bremore group says area could be as important as Tara

Colin Broderick on 12 21, 2009 | No Comments

Looks like the archeology could strike again, thanks to the majority of it not being visible. However the falling world port traffic might provide a respite for some of the archaeology to be found an

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CSO: Irish trips abroad fall by 12%

Colin Broderick on 12 21, 2009 | No Comments

Trips abroad by Irish residents fell by 12 per cent between July and September compared to the same period last year. It is the first time in 18 years that overseas travel has dropped year-on-year in

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FG in call over Poolbeg incinerator

Colin Broderick on 12 12, 2009 | No Comments

Fine Gael has called on Dublin City Council to prevent the commencement of construction work on the Poolbeg incinerator over alleged non-compliance with the planning procedure. Late last month, an

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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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