Grangegorman SDZ Oral Hearing – The last hurdle?
So as the end of the planning procedure element of the redevelopment of St Brendans Hospital or Grangegorman as we have all come to know draws to a close, what do we think of it? Will it be built? Should it be built in absence of the LUAS line which is supposed to serve it directly but...
Open Data – Ever wondered where all the applications are?
I’m quiet a big fan of all the nice open data initiatives that are ongoing throughout our country and i’m really impressed with the much larger effort in the uk. When the Fingal Open Data Hub appeared on the map i thought sweet, i can go do something with their data but I really wasn’t sure at...
![[Pictures] Dublin Real Time Passenger Information](http://dt106ers.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DublinBusRTPI-290x290.jpg "[Pictures] Dublin Real Time Passenger Information")
[Pictures] Dublin Real Time Passenger Information
Was on the way to get the bus home today when I came across one of these at the 27B bus stop on Eden Key outside SIPTU: What is it you might ask? Why it’s realtime passenger information as deployed by the QBN Office! I must confess I was a non believer that this would...
Dublin City Council erecting Real Time Passenger (RTP) information signs
This pole appeared over night at the 41 bus stop on Abbey Street, so I am assuming it is only a matter of time before we have signs attached and working real time passenger (RTP) information similar to other european cities. According to a recent tweet by Minister Ciaran Cuffe RTP is to be launched before the...
Poolbeg incinerator work set to restart
OLIVIA KELLY CONSTRUCTION OF the controversial Poolbeg incinerator could restart within months following the decision of An Bord Pleanála to grant permission to Dublin City Council to compulsorily purchase land required for the facility. An Bord Pleanála will this week write to the council to say that it does not intend to hold public hearings...
Developers to face high-rise curbs as council agrees plan
DEVELOPERS ARE facing severe restrictions on the construction of high-rise buildings in Dublin city following the introduction of the new Dublin City Development Plan next year. City councillors last night agreed to ban the construction of buildings above 28m (92ft) – about half the height of Liberty Hall – unless a statutory plan called a...
No water reserves in Dublin – report
WATER SUPPLY in the greater Dublin area is on a knife-edge, with demand likely to outstrip available reserves within a few years, according to a report prepared by consultants for seven local authorities. The capital has no strategic reserves of water when it should have 10-20 per cent reserves at a minimum, while existing sources...
Dublin City Council seeks to pump water daily from Shannon to Dublin
I’m not entirely convinced of the merits of doing this, but there is one thing for certain the EIS attached to this application will be one mammoth document. Surely fixing all the leaky old pipes in the city could buy some more time so that a solution closer to the city could be formulated. We shall have to wait...
Dublin Port expansion plan refused
An Bord Pleanála has today refused the Dublin Port Company permission to implement an expansion plan for the port. The company had applied to develop additional facilities with access to deepwater berths at the north eastern part of Dublin Port, off Alexandra Road through infilling some 95 acres. The controversial plans had attracted more than...
[IT] New Dublin city draft plan puts a halt to rezoning of land for housing
Don’t Forget to get your submissions in before the 12th March. Need a Planner try The Irish Planning Institute Planner Search NO NEW lands will be rezoned for housing in Dublin city until after 2017, under the new draft city development plan which has been released for public consultation. Assistant city manager Michael Stubbs said...
Dublin City Draft Development Plan – Officially on Display
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 until 4:40PM on Friday, 12thMarch 2010. All submissions or observations received during the above time period will be taken into consideration before the making of the Dublin City Development Plan...
[IT] Gormley to reject remarks on incinerator
MINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley will express his “dismay” at a Cabinet meeting next week over remarks by Dublin city manager John Tierney on the controversial Poolbeg incinerator project. Mr Tierney last week said the Minister “must be aware” that Dublin City Council had a statutory obligation to go ahead with the incinerator and...
