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National Development Plan
Investment in public transport is key to success of revised national planning framework
Either we spend a lot more on public transport, especially in regional cities and on rail lines serving new commuter belts, or the framework will be meaningless
Irish pharma exports to US projected to halve over five years in event of trade war
Cabinet to be briefed on potential impact of US tariffs on the EU
Danish engineering group opens Dublin office and plans 50 hires
COWI, which has operations in more than 35 countries, says its focus here will be on driving green agenda
‘County colours’ platform compares wind energy contributions across Republic
Kerry led wind energy generation in 2023, generating 1,664 GWh of energy, followed by Cork, Tipperary and Galway
Half a million for a 33-page report on MetroLink? It may prove cheap at the price
Why spending €514,000 for a 33-page report on MetroLink may prove good value for taxpayers
Chambers pushes back on State role in flooding cover
With climate change driving concerns, a report estimates losses from a quarter-of-a-century flooding event would top €510m
Dublin Bus commuters give their views on services: ‘I just wish they were more regular’
Public share their thoughts on Dublin Bus services and network redesign
Dublin’s BusConnects: The issues still preventing it from being fully rolled out
Roll-out of Dublin bus network redesign accompanied by creation of 230km of bus lanes slowed by infrastructure delays and difficulties in hiring drivers
How long more is the Government going to cling to the fiction that 30,000 new homes is enough?
Current targets are based on published population projections from the 2016 census. Unfortunately, those projections are a serious underestimate
Dart+, social housing and hospital beds to benefit from additional €2.25bn for National Development Plan
Minister says some projects hit by construction cost inflation but denies announcement linked general election timing
Government face struggle to hit housing target, say experts
More supports needed to hit 33,450 target, experts argue
Almost €130m worth of flood defences to be completed in next three years after winter of destruction
Relief schemes are complex and take a long time, but will be vital as extreme weather events become more frequent
Builders confident about delivery of National Development Plan
Government commitment critical, says Construction Industry Federation
Tax on commercial construction could redirect resources towards housing, ESRI says
Government must ‘reassess projects to account for the demands they will place on resources and prices’, economists warn
Transport projects face delays if ‘huge hole’ in budgets not filled - NTA
Inflation has resulted in a decrease in the value of transport funding in Dublin and nationally, says NTA chief executive Anne Graham
Change is coming in Ireland – just not how the Government or the Opposition imagines
Ireland cannot sustain a bigger state on our current tax base
TikTok set to take over majority of space at Dublin office of X
Seen & Heard: EU corporate tax proposals, Ryanair considering move out of Dublin stock exchange, and inflation creates €14bn deficit in infrastructure budget
Construction industry report highlights negative perceptions of insecurity and hard labour
Young people are being put off by their parents who remember the last recession when many construction workers lost their jobs, study finds
Cost of national data centre in Co Kildare rises to €64m
The centre in Kildare will be completed in 2025 but will be only about 1% the size of other commercial data centres
‘Do these f***ers not read the news?’: Coalition rift sparked by Varadkar comments on rail plan
Fine Gael sources say the party is seeking a meeting with Eamon Ryan to discuss future roads projects and their belief that they are being undermined or abandoned
IDA Ireland should slow down its stream of new projects
Republic short of workers, which means hitting pause button on lower-priority projects in public or private sectors
Last Supper for Jurys Inn – owners rebrand chain as Leonardo
Seen & Heard: Surge in fast-track housing, inflation threat to NDP, Dublin Airport woes
No Border checks for non-Irish entering NI, says Brandon Lewis
Coveney says proposed immigration changes not yet finalised as far as Dublin is concerned
TII must work with other groups to avoid infrastructure project delays – chairman
Gareth Llewellyn to tell Oireachtas Committee TII will play part in State’s climate targets
Extra 30,000 building workers needed to hit ‘housing, climate’ targets
Budgetary watchdog warns about the inflationary impact of Coalition spending plans
Transport officials defend exclusion of south Dublin metro from NDP
Old plan had included a underground to Sandyford but it was not in the updated NDP
‘Limited’ funding for road projects in planning phase during first years of NDP
Transport Infrastructure Ireland will tell TDs that funding is close to €1 billion
James O’Connor to remain in FF after meeting Taoiseach
Cork East TD says meeting with Martin over road projects in NDP was ‘a success’
James O’Connor to meet Martin as FF future on knife-edge
Cork East TD says he was ‘misled’ over road projects; unrest at FG meeting over NDP
Newton Emerson: Train-trams could put NDP on track
All-Ireland rail project may be vision shared island unit desperately seeks
Ireland could become over-reliant on natural gas from UK, watchdog warns
Commission to urge Government to consider LNG as domestic energy sources dwindle
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