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Disruption near Dublin Airport and in city centre as taxi drivers stage Uber protest
They demand immediate end to fixed fares scheme where passengers agree to a set fee beforehand
Israeli minister clashes with Ireland’s envoy to Tel Aviv over Herzog Park name row
Irish political leaders only responded to denaming plan after criticism from Israel, says Gideon Saar
Sinn Féin should study its own political history before demanding Herzog Park be renamed
Raymond McCreesh Park was given its name in 2001 following a proposal by the party
From Belfast to Dublin to Israel’s president: Who was Chaim Herzog?
Herzog’s son is the current president of Israel, while his father was Chief Rabbi of Ireland
Councillors could not have renamed Herzog Park due to legislative delay, meeting hears
Minister has yet to make regulations for public consultation and ballot that are required to change a placename
‘Eyesore’ former pub and chipper in Dublin city centre to be turned into seven-storey 434-bed hostel
The stretch of buildings on Townsend Street has long been derelict
‘There is no necessity for it’: Rathgar residents on Herzog Park renaming proposal
‘I think whatever it’s named should be kept with some connection to the Jewish area’, says one local
Bin-bag ban finally in place on 90 Dublin streets
Refuse sacks can no longer be used to hold waste for collection outside in south inner city
Chief Rabbi: Move to erase Chaim Herzog’s name and history is cruel hammer blow
Dublin’s Herzog Park, named after the former Israeli president, is marker of Ireland’s Jewish history
Plans to remove name of former Israeli president from Dublin park suspended
City council executive ‘completely messed up’ allowing recommendation to rename park on meeting agenda, says Lord Mayor
Planning approval overturned for 221-bed student accommodation in north Dublin
Courts do not quash things on ‘mere technicalities’, says judge following decision on Santry development
Security risks behind need for US embassy’s 40 extra car spaces at former D4 hotel site
US government expects to spend some close to $700m on construction of new embassy on Jury’s Hotel plot
Dublin City Council will not remove Tricolours erected by anti-immigration groups
Erection of flags echoes similar campaign by far-right in UK that critics say is designed to intimidate immigrants
Flag wars: The battles in local communities across Ireland over Tricolours
Anti-immigration campaigners and antiracism activists are flying or removing flags across the country and arguing about what it all means
Up to 41,000 apartments with planning permission lying idle in system
New figures highlight high attrition rate for proposed apartments in Greater Dublin Area
‘Lies and snake oil’: row over Dublin council rents threatens newfound left unity
Move to raise rents supported by Labour and Greens but fiercely opposed by Sinn Féin, PBP and Soc Dems
‘Exceptionally high building inflation’ blamed for €6m Dublin park tearooms going over budget
Cost of consultant architects rose from €246,000 in 2015 to €655,000 last year, audit finds
Dublin City Council to raise social housing rents, with some tenants facing 50% hike
Councillors pass budget plan by one vote, with higher earners to pay more under new rules
Dublin’s homeless costs to top €400m next year
No reduction in homelessness expected in 2026 as more than €50m added to the capital’s budget
‘It was just carnage’: Eyewitnesses and workers on the Dublin riots, two years on
Some of those who had to deal with the consequences of the violence recall their experiences of a ‘terrifying’ night
An Coimisiún Pleanála gives go-ahead for Clonskeagh student accommodation
Case was before planning body after appeals lodged by Eglinton Residents Association and two individuals
‘You’re hoping someone stops’: Parents volunteer as school wardens to keep their kids safe
Parents of children at two primary schools in Chapelizod are concerned about heavy traffic and aggressive drivers
Call for ‘zero tolerance’ approach after latest children’s play facility arson attack
Coolock playground may not reopen before Christmas as concern of copycat trend emerges
How to earn six figures – and still qualify for affordable housing
Government is ramping up its affordable schemes, but is the offering as good as it sounds?
Storm Claudia: Motorists urged to take caution as flooding still possible in Leinster and Munster
Co Wexford badly hit, with homes and businesses flooded as rivers burst their banks
Digital Hub Development Agency facing residential land tax bill of €575,000
Charge on properties at agency’s campus in Dublin’s Liberties is in addition to €1.6m vacant site levy for warehouse
Dublin City Council tenants face rent rises up to 50% in first overhaul in 30 years
Council wants higher-income tenants to pay significantly more, with a fifth of households earning €1,000 net a week
Drones that support emergency services could be ‘revolutionary’
Research project demonstrated how the new technology could help first responders rapidly locate and understand casualties
Vandalised Diamond Park playground will cost hundreds of thousands of euro to repair
Park opened by Paschal Donohoe in 2023 to remain closed following fire damage and security issues
Renewed appeals for safety works after second cyclist hit by lorry at Dublin junction
Woman seriously injured in Dolphin’s Barn on Monday, two years after cyclist crushed to death in similar collision
Dalymount Park redevelopment €34m borrowing costs approved by Dublin City Council
Costs of redevelopment increased from €20m to €63m since council bought grounds ten years ago
Councillor Philip Sutcliffe ‘accidentally shared’ spoiled ballot containing abusive remarks
Independent Dublin city councillor apologised, adding ‘the content of that post was absolutely disgusting’
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