Posts Tagged Dublin

New bridge opens to traffic – Beckett Bridge

Colin Broderick on 12 11, 2009 | No Comments

[singlepic id=18 w=320 h=240 float=left]Dublin's €60 million Samuel Beckett Bridge, designed by internationally renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, opened to traffic this morning. Motorists ha

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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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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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Bus gate halves journey times in capital

Colin Broderick on 10 27, 2009 | No Comments

[singlepic id=11 w=420 h=340 float=left]BUS journey times through Dublin city centre have fallen by half since the controversial bus gGate started operating last July. City traders claim the

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The Bord are to reopen oral hearing into Dublin Port land infill

Colin Broderick on 10 11, 2009 | No Comments

AN BORD PLEANÁLA is to reopen a planning hearing into Dublin port proposals to infill 52 acres of Dublin bay. The hearing was suspended last month after it emerged the board’s advisers HR Wallin

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Siptu unveils Liberty Hall plan

Colin Broderick on 10 10, 2009 | No Comments

Interesting timing by SIPTU to announce the redevelopment of there "iconic" Liberty Hall. [singlepic id=7 w=420 h=340 float=center] Liberty Hall is to be replaced by a significantly taller buildin

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Ballymun Shopping Centre plan gets approval

Colin Broderick on 09 21, 2009 | No Comments

[singlepic id=4 w=420 h=340 float=center] A bit of good news this morning. The RPA have with drawn there objections to the Ballymun Shopping Centre development. Finally the last piece of the regene

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Dublin Bikes – Over 6000 sign up!

Colin Broderick on 09 18, 2009 | No Comments

Got my Dublin Bikes subscription card today, can't wait to have a go on one of these bikes! This is the card you get below, the same size as your credit card: [singlepic id=1 w=320 h=240 float=center

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